Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

I would reiterate what GP says about girls on the ground floor - it was also the case at Glasgow Uni with the halls of residence. At Hertford, lower dorm was laid out bed - locker - bed - locker all the way down both sides. At Horsham, we divided lower dorm into year groups with our wardrobes, it was a huge space. All the seniors were in individual cubicles upstairs. It seems to me to be a great shame if the dayrooms are to be abandoned. Where do the juniors go for time with friends, 'playing' and prep? And where does the house gather together? - do you still have roll calls after tea, or house meetings etc?

lucyinthesky wrote:were there still open dorms in your time? when I was in Col, there were rooms of 1-3 depending on age, but the walls didn't reach the ceiling so we were all connected and could still talk all night without leaving bed!

Alas, no longer...

There were Doorms up until 1999, then they changed, i think some houses had doorms even later until 2000

cj wrote:It seems to me to be a great shame if the dayrooms are to be abandoned. Where do the juniors go for time with friends, 'playing' and prep? And where does the house gather together? - do you still have roll calls after tea, or house meetings etc?

the juniors congregate on Back Ash, unfortunately for studious seniors (ahem!) I don't know what happens for roll call in the new houses cos (luckily) I moved out of Col A the term before they started ripping it up.

Prep happens in bedrooms now that they're mostly single rooms. They took up the extra room needed to equip each room with bed, desk, wardrobe, (sink in some cases!) by abolishing dayroom.

a bit , but did anyone hear about the scandal involving bruce chucking out many historic and precious LPs? into the outside bins!!!
I and a few others rescued most of them but loads were badly damaged. sacrilege...

This is terrible news. List the precious LPs binned by this Bruce, whoever he is, and confront him.

I'm really appalled!

Munch

Great Plum wrote:I never agreed with the way the houses were orignally being refurbished - Lamb, Peele etc... it's also true to say that Lamb already looks 'tired' inside after its refurbishement...

I haven't been in any of the 'less renovated' houses that retained a dayroom etc, but surely a dayroom (or at least a room where the whole house can gather) is vital.

An interesting point - Exeter university don't have any girls in the halls sleeping on the ground floor due to safety issues...

I really do think you should elaborate on this tit-bit of information a bit more, young Plum !!

J.R. wrote:

Great Plum wrote:I never agreed with the way the houses were orignally being refurbished - Lamb, Peele etc... it's also true to say that Lamb already looks 'tired' inside after its refurbishement...

I haven't been in any of the 'less renovated' houses that retained a dayroom etc, but surely a dayroom (or at least a room where the whole house can gather) is vital.

An interesting point - Exeter university don't have any girls in the halls sleeping on the ground floor due to safety issues...

I really do think you should elaborate on this tit-bit of information a bit more, young Plum !!

(By the way, 'Bruce' must be my parents' next door neighbour - Bruce Grindley who is the director of music)

Well, they thought it was 'dangerous' for them - they didn't specify...

As for the day rooms, I think when the refurb is done, 8 of the houses will have dayrooms, and 8 won't... Does this mean that 8 houses will retain the lav ends?

lucyinthesky wrote:a bit , but did anyone hear about the scandal involving bruce chucking out many historic and precious LPs? into the outside bins!!!
I and a few others rescued most of them but loads were badly damaged. sacrilege...

I`ve got some too- no I didn`t go scrambling in the skips, my daughter did! I must say, I was pretty horrified too.
So if anyone would like a classical album complete with CH music school stamp........! They might end up on ebay if I ever got myself organised!!

Great Plum wrote:An interesting point - Exeter university don't have any girls in the halls sleeping on the ground floor due to safety issues...

Really? my halls in Leicester had girls on the bottom floor -although when approached about it the powers that be said it wouldnt have done had their been enough boys to fill the two bottom floor wings-there were in my halls 90 girls and 10 boys!

We had bars on our windows to stop us escaping and i have to admit it did un nerve me being on the bottom floor which is why i prob spent most nights asleep in one of my friends rooms!

As for the re-furb i know that it does take away the past but in Ba B as GE/Deps had one commone room and LE/UF had another the day room was barely used by the yuounger years and only really for roll call!

I have to admit Lamb does look a little tired now and i dont envy those who got studies at the vey front of the house on the bottom floors that have the grecians path underneath it!

Angela Woodford wrote:I have posted before that I attended my godson's Confirmation during the early 90's and saw a very primitive dormitory where he slept. There were boards under the bed! It looked a dreadful place to sleep! Though I note via the Forum that you guys remember those days of cold baths and removing each other's bed boards with relish. The regime must have made you strong and tough!
Munch

Didn't you know where Charles Atlas came from?
That California governor (whatever he name is) has nothing on us.

sejintenej wrote:

Angela Woodford wrote:I have posted before that I attended my godson's Confirmation during the early 90's and saw a very primitive dormitory where he slept. There were boards under the bed! It looked a dreadful place to sleep! Though I note via the Forum that you guys remember those days of cold baths and removing each other's bed boards with relish. The regime must have made you strong and tough!
Munch

Didn't you know where Charles Atlas came from?
That California governor (whatever he name is) has nothing on us.

You've got it all MAPPED out, haven't you David ??

Ah yes, setting boards was great fun. Open dorms really were the best. although slightly cold.

Mrs C. wrote:

lucyinthesky wrote:a bit , but did anyone hear about the scandal involving bruce chucking out many historic and precious LPs? into the outside bins!!!
I and a few others rescued most of them but loads were badly damaged. sacrilege...

I`ve got some too- no I didn`t go scrambling in the skips, my daughter did! I must say, I was pretty horrified too.
So if anyone would like a classical album complete with CH music school stamp........! They might end up on ebay if I ever got myself organised!!

Yes, I heard about this too, via a pained phone call from another forum member.

I must admit that it did strike me as an odd thing to do. People still pay money for such things. In fact, I know a specialist shop in London who might have popped down and made an offer for the collection.

Oh well, I'm sure there were reasons. Were most of the records in reasonable nick (before they hit the bins)?

Yes!

Mrs C. wrote:Yes!

I thought they might have been. Back in the '70s, for example, a careful stylus inspection took place before records could be borrowed.

I can't see why he would have thrown them away!