An appreciative Guardian obituary of M R D Butler (Peele B 1940-48, Governor):
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/ ... r-obituary
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- Mon May 07, 2012 3:35 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Death of Michael Butler
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2129
- Wed May 02, 2012 9:43 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Death of Nigel Farrell
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4960
Re: Death of Nigel Farrell
Just discovered there's a parallel thread about Nigel's death here:
http://www.chforum.com/php/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=4062
http://www.chforum.com/php/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=4062
- Wed May 02, 2012 9:34 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Siblings in different Houses
- Replies: 38
- Views: 8699
Re: Siblings in different Houses
Yes - the models and actors Eliot, Julian and Ryan Gregory were all at CH from 1995 to 2002.Kit Bartlett wrote:Have we ever had triplets at CH?
(Five years later they gave this interview: http://www.movmnt.com/army-of-three-int ... 04084.html)
- Tue May 01, 2012 2:56 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: More sad news
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7668
Ron Lorimer's Thanksgiving Service
I hope that we will hear news of his funeral as I would like to go. If anyone has news of this please would they post it. Details were in The Guardian the other day. Cremation was private but there's to be a Thanksgiving Service at St Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent this Friday (4th May) at 2.00...
- Wed Apr 18, 2012 10:56 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Even more sad news
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2568
Re: Even more sad news
Sad news indeed. He was himself an Old Blue (Coleridge B 1931-40) and later a Governor.
- Sun Feb 12, 2012 4:12 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: On Radio 4 this week
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2551
On Radio 4 this week
Alex Lanipekun (LaA 92-99) co-stars with Kenneth Cranham in the three-part police drama The Interrogation on BBC Radio 4 at 2.15pm this Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Some details:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/progin ... ation.html
Some details:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/progin ... ation.html
- Sat Dec 17, 2011 2:16 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Old Blue to head Serious Fraud Office
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1838
- Thu Oct 13, 2011 12:35 am
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Death of Nigel Farrell
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4960
Death of Nigel Farrell
Shocked to see this untimely obituary of Nigel Farrell (MdA 62-70) in today's Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituar ... rrell.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituar ... rrell.html
- Wed Aug 03, 2011 4:46 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: BUCKLES
- Replies: 26
- Views: 10975
Re: BUCKLES
In the early Seventies it used to hang in the Infirmary day room.J.R. wrote:I remember that painting, though I cannot remember where it was hung during my day.
- Sun Mar 13, 2011 4:25 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Old Blues Day 2011
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5662
Re: Old Bloes Day 2011
I'm afraid your invitation has just been withdrawn, due to your distressing dietary habits.Bingo the Poop-Eating Dog wrote:Whatever it is, am I invited?
- Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:20 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Kissing Practice
- Replies: 62
- Views: 16292
Re: Kissing Practice
I once saw a bullfinch. Twelve feet long, it was.
On another occasion I posed as the Turkish Ambassador and opened a hydro-electric dam on the summit of Ben Nevis.
Hope this helps!
On another occasion I posed as the Turkish Ambassador and opened a hydro-electric dam on the summit of Ben Nevis.
Hope this helps!
- Wed Nov 10, 2010 6:24 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: CH Under Queen Blooody Mary's Regime?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 4124
Re: CH Under Queen Blooody Mary's Regime?
The full account in The Christ's Hospital Book (1953) runs as follows: The children who accompanied the Corporation to the King's palace to receive the Royal Charter rejoiced in their new lot and their new clothes. Soon their rejoicing was turned to fear. In August, 1553, they assembled at Aldgate t...
- Sun Jun 27, 2010 7:03 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: Who has made it on to the big screen?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5417
Re: Who has made it on to the big screen?
A guide to Old Blues listed in the Internet Movie Database:
http://www.webspawner.com/users/obsimdb/index.html
http://www.webspawner.com/users/obsimdb/index.html
- Thu Apr 01, 2010 11:55 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: "University of Housey"
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3900
Re: "University of Housey"
Bah!
Still, you never know...
Still, you never know...
- Thu Apr 01, 2010 10:39 pm
- Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
- Topic: "University of Housey"
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3900
Re: "University of Housey"
Sounds as if Barnes Wallis's dream of "the College of Christ's Hospital at University Standard" may at last be coming true.