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by Florida Blue
Thu Jun 22, 2023 11:55 am
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Miss Gracie, Matron in Maine in the 1960s?
Replies: 9
Views: 21631

Re: Miss Gracie, Matron in Maine in the 1960s?

Does anyone know the name of the matron who preceded her in Maine? I have a photo of her her sitting next to 'Doggy' Barker in probably 1962. For some reason my Mac will not let me post it here. ``when I click on the image icon it just says in the text. David Alexander Miss Hayward was matron in Ma...
by Florida Blue
Tue May 17, 2022 7:59 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: How Much Kit Brought Down From Newgate Street Still Exists?
Replies: 9
Views: 6778

Re: How Much Kit Brought Down From Newgate Street Still Exists?

Hmmmmmm, methinks Rockfreak was just joking,
by Florida Blue
Tue May 17, 2022 12:06 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: How Much Kit Brought Down From Newgate Street Still Exists?
Replies: 9
Views: 6778

Re: How Much Kit Brought Down From Newgate Street Still Exists?

But what else from Newgate Street is still in use?

Possibly some old books in the library?
by Florida Blue
Tue Apr 20, 2021 6:55 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: CHOBA Webinars
Replies: 1
Views: 900

Re: CHOBA Webinars

id anyone else sign up for any of the CHOBA webinars? I've enjoyed two of them, Bletchley Park and today on the Welchman-Turing Bombe, used to decode Enigma messages. I learnt a lot and may well sign up again if something catches my eye. Yes Katherine, I watched the one on the Bombe. Absolutely inc...
by Florida Blue
Sun Mar 07, 2021 3:02 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Bring back proper rugby
Replies: 8
Views: 3754

Re: Bring back proper rugby

I remember that field in Southgate where I worked briefly in the 50's. Cruising around on a moped during the lunch hour one day I noticed it, on Chase Side I think it was but may be wrong. I worked for a company headquartered in Tottenham within sight of the 'Spurs ground. (thought I'd throw that in...
by Florida Blue
Thu Feb 25, 2021 11:22 am
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Was Rock 'n' Roll Banned at CH in the Fifties?
Replies: 29
Views: 9349

Re: Was Rock 'n' Roll Banned at CH in the Fifties?

Interesting subject but straying a little off the core subject & digging deep into the memory cells, yes, Maine B had a house radio in the dayroom. I recall the occasion when it croaked its last crackle of Radio Luxemburg, the Goon Show or some such show. A new radio was duly ordered & when ...
by Florida Blue
Wed Jan 06, 2021 4:35 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: UNDERGROUND BUNKER
Replies: 10
Views: 4045

Re: UNDERGROUND BUNKER

I remember what we referred to as a concrete "Pill Box", much as described by LongGone, in the woods overlooking the Arun from the west side about a mile or so from the station.
by Florida Blue
Sun Jul 19, 2020 11:43 am
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: GRACE
Replies: 71
Views: 34295

Re: GRACE

alterblau wrote: Sun Jul 19, 2020 10:03 am Mr Ed has written



The Housey Special (a train for London Bridge only for CH pupils) left at about 9am and the school was empty before mid day.
In my day the Housey Special went to Victoria
by Florida Blue
Thu Jan 30, 2020 2:00 pm
Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
Topic: Milk
Replies: 28
Views: 21797

Re: Milk

As far as I remember, mid to late 1940's Prep.A & B gathered in the assembly hall for the mid morning milk break with Prewett's biscuits. Set-up courtesy Jack Hards & fellow bokker Wells (no relation). Some staff also in attendance I believe. No recollection of milk in dayrooms in those days.
by Florida Blue
Tue Dec 24, 2019 12:07 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Old Blue Clearout
Replies: 34
Views: 17205

Re: Old Blue Clearout

the small car that was manhandled during break in the 1/4 mile and wedged between 2 trees... I seem to remember that was an Austin 7 (the pre-war variant) belonging to to a junior master (maybe music?) and the man-handling was done, very easily, by Beaky Davies and a fellow Harlequin rugby player. ...
by Florida Blue
Thu Nov 01, 2018 1:05 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Wendy Fryer
Replies: 19
Views: 8348

Re: Wendy Fryer

How many other CH masters married infirmary nurses? I can only think of one 'almost' example: Peter Brotherton called his marriage off at the last minute. An indecently late minute, in the view of many. Tom Keeley married dietician Belinda. William Philip Cathcart Davies ---------- He did his Natio...
by Florida Blue
Mon Jun 04, 2018 9:15 am
Forum: Maine Photos
Topic: Maine B 1952
Replies: 7
Views: 5567

Re: Maine B 1952

You are correct Michael, Carey was senior housemaster, until he left in 1953 to become headmaster of Bromsgrove. I also left in 1953 and, as far as I know, Peto took over at that time so it may well be a first. I remember Peto arriving on the scene at Maine B shortly after I came up from Prep B and ...
by Florida Blue
Sat May 05, 2018 4:00 am
Forum: Maine Photos
Topic: Maine B 1952
Replies: 7
Views: 5567

Maine B 1952

http://www.chforum.info/pictures/GWells-MaineB1952Pic.jpg Back row: Hosking, Godfrey, Chubb, Godden-Kent, Wells, Atkinson, Ford, Martin, Lovegrove, Theobald 4th. Row: Wharton, Ind J, Pask, Jones, Aitken, Shuttleworth P, Chilton, Boughton, Lawson, Attenborough, Corp 3rd. row: Moule M, McGregor R, Hu...
by Florida Blue
Sun Mar 04, 2018 12:47 am
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: From the sublime to the ridiculous
Replies: 293
Views: 138608

Re: From the sublime to the ridiculous

Here's the link- just thought it was somewhat hilarious!
https://www.snopes.com/politics/humor/horsethief.asp