Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

Great Plum wrote:I think the only casualty was Mongy's car...

That car was fantastic although I once remember him pulling up behind me while I was running a steeplechase and then speeding up in order to get me to run. My reaction was to sit down and he gave up and gave me a lift back! Always hated steeplechases.

cj wrote:I have vowed that I shall be carried out of our current abode feet first. No more. Ever, ever.

I have a similar view but I have decicded than when the time comes I will in fact be buried in the house and it will be bricked up and left as a lasting legacy....

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Given that group of names very likely to be Cath, the only other obvious one missing is Jay. Adam, I stopped going to the NE for a bit, so let's plan around you coming south and then not actually meeting :oops: . I am sort of thinking I wil probably make a 20 year reunion in a couple of years back ...

The bocker ghost in the tube was around in my day, there are loads of ghost stories, some in the sicker, some on big side, in the quad, in the chapel, in various houses but i can't remember the details of any. Harry's alley was known in my time with regards to Harry Spurrier too I seem to remember s...

s'funny i've just been looking at a load of old photos and came across one of rick and it brought back some odd memories.

Also got a few of various Col A ladies, Zoe, Clare, Esther, Alice, Hannah and one that may include you but as it's the back of a head with long dark hair i can't be sure.

Timely bumping of this thread as I was about to post a question as to whether Mid A still had the rights to supplying drum majors after seeign the triple drum major jump picture posted . as for vidoes Cath it would be great to see those, i seem to have lost touch with so many people and been too laz...

I used to go for quite a lot of late night walks mainly in the summer though. The one that sticks in my mind is the one that happened after a couple or ten shandys. I awoke one night on big side, slightly confused but none the less alive. I looked at my watch to see it was about 1am and proceeded to...

Great Plum wrote:Dr Maddren is now the longest serving member of staff I think... he's the head of science...

Holy Crap, he's still there? He taught me Chemistry on my LE over 20 odd years ago! he was really good too.

Reuben wrote:Etheldreda!!

That was his/her name. Fantastic name for a dog.

At the risk of stating the obvious The Guardian on a Wednesday has jobs and useful articles around both fundraising and environmental roles. Worth a weekly read.

So over a year later and no drinkies.....anyone still around the north east?

Richard "Killer" (Killa ?) Fry - dominated meals but in reality had a heart of gold and was a superb Biology teacher. I sincerely hope he is still around. Mongy Torkington - how could chemistry lessons be anything but exciting with him doing things like accidentally igniting an oil covere...

I think he retired from teaching at C.H. during my time there (i.e. before 1989). Fairly sure he was still there in 89 when i left. The main thing i remember is his big 'dulux' dog who spent half the year with heavy,matted fur and the other half of the year looking half the size after his/her annua...

Reuben wrote:

I never tire of that image