Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

Yes, CCF still exists.

I've never understood the old insistence by Horsham that items should be bought from John Lewis, there was no such insistence at Hertford.

I am happy to be corrected on this but I seem to remember that we only had very few items from home; indoor shoes, hockey boots, slippers, brush, comb, nit comb ...

As far as I remember - colours at Hertford (late 50s - early 60s) entitled you to wear the CH crest on your blazer. Mere mortals like me only ever had the crest on our hats (except Ashbourne hats).

I was given the book as a school prize from primary school, but it took me years to link the author to the name of a house at Horsham. I almost certainly didnt know the Horsham house names. The names of our Wards (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) I always found singularly unimaginative.

I re-read your Barnes Wallis memory Katharine. I remember those mirrors too. He came to Hertford and spoke about VTOL at the same assembly. He brought along models and was quite dismissive of Concord (I think it was under development at the time).
For some unknown reason he seemed to take an ...

Tennick was her maiden name. 3's. Same year group as you and I. Sciences A levels.

So sorry to hear this. Angela and I were contemporaries in 3's. Unfortunately we lost touch after school.

You are right Katharine - absolutely no carteers advice at Hertford. In addition our external exam results were sent to us by post with no follow up or support in any way. This is in stark contrast to the help that students receive now, both at CH and elsewhere.

Definitely 7's.

PS I cant find Viv Walker.

You are right, Lesley was in 4's.
We wore Judys in junior wards. They were disappearing when I arrived in '58. They were flowery and a slightly darker blue than zephyrs.

I think that I can add Lesley Thorpe, Marilyn Buckler, April ?.

Yes. I was sad that I could remember so few names but so many faces. Ruth, Joe Sutton, Caroline Scott sprang out with names to faces but I need to think hard about some others.
The picture of Ruth in a zephyr brought me up short. I remember zephyrs and judys before we went over to skirts and blouses ...

You need to add Sussex University to the list of places DR didnt let us apply to. Much too "fast" for her taste I think.

I moved into teaching when I was 40. I then taught in inner city comprehensives until I retired. I saw more quality teaching than I ever experienced at CH. The best teachers were leagues ahead of the worst teachers at CH. The pastoral care system was well developed and well intentioned - in stark ...