Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

I remember Adrian Matthews car was damaged - remember him coming into English that morning and he just sat there in silence.

Anyone remember Cherry Reds and spotted blouses?! :lol: No... but according to our inimitable (though many tried) matron, the reason girls on the UF and above wear grey socks is because when the schools were merged, the more senior girls outright refused to wear the yellow socks. I was at CH during...

Good pictures - bring back a few memories for me! Mind you - I slept through the storm!

stoice wrote:Vonny have pm'd you

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stoice wrote:and now recently just having had a son, the thought keeps returning.

Did you have your son in St Mary's in Pompey?

Yes I did Vonny

Me too - heard some horror stories about St Mary's but both times I was in it was fine!

stoice wrote:and now recently just having had a son, the thought keeps returning.

Did you have your son in St Mary's in Pompey?

Adrian Matthews I would say - possibly the best teacher I had at CH(especially enjoyed the extra english lessons he gave my class - red wine all round! ) He wasn't at CH very long though. Very decent bloke.
Bob Sillett was another one I remember well.

My elder daughter is 6 next week so she will start at senior school in approximately 5 years time which isn't that long away really. I always thought I would like to send any children I had to CH but now it's getting nearer and nearer to decision time I'm not sure :? A kid free house sounds appealin...

jtaylor wrote:I remember being given, and receiving, "the bumps" on my birthday....great fun if done carefully, but when the person on the duvet hits the ceiling,

That happened to me at Hertford - thought I'd broken my leg it hurt that much

Great Plum wrote:Surely having 3 uniforms is a bit bizarre? (and expensive!)

I guess so. As all uniform was provided I didn't give it a second thought!

Wasn't the Hertford uniform really unpleasent? It wasn't anything special really. In the winter we wore grey tunics with a sort of checked blouse and black macs! In the summer we wore striped summer dresses in various colours with a black blazer. The cherry reds and spotted blouses were for sundays...

Anyone remember Cherry Reds and spotted blouses?!

I was at Hertford for 4 years and then Horsham for 3 years so got to experience both schools. Hertford was much more strict than Horsham. There were major differences between the schools. Hertford was soooo small compared to Horsham and the fact they had broken bottles stuck to the tops of the walls...

Miss Lindsay in BaB - anyone remember her waking us up?! Couldn't really forget!

I agree - much better!