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Christ's Hospital
Motto Honour All Men, Love the Brotherhood, Fear God, Honour the King.
Established 1552
Type Independent school
Religious affiliation Anglican
President HRH The Duke of Gloucester
Headmaster Mr John Franklin
Founder King Edward VI
Location Christ's Hospital
West Sussex
England Flag of England
Students 831: 412 girls & 419 boys (2008)
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11 to 18
Houses 16 Boarding Houses
School colours Blue & Yellow

         
Grades 71% A/A* at GCSE, 80% A/B at A-level
Former Pupils Old Blues
Website www.christs-hospital.org.uk
"Bluecoat" redirects here. An independent school is a school which is not dependent upon national or local Government for financing its operation and is instead operated by tuition charges gifts and Prince Richard Duke of Gloucester (Richard Alexander Walter George born 26 August 1944 is a member of the British Royal Family, the youngest grandchild of King George Edward VI (12 October 1537 &ndash 6 July 1553 became King of England and Ireland on 28 January 1547 and was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine Settlements Most settlements in West Sussex are either along the south coast or are situated in the M23 corridor England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Alumni of Christ's Hospital school are known as Old Blues. They include: General Roger Allam "Basil" (John For other uses, see Bluecoat (disambiguation).

Christ's Hospital (popularly known as The Bluecoat School, and also by the nicknames "Housey" and "CH") is a full board coeducational boarding school located in the countryside just south of Horsham, West Sussex, England. A boarding school is a School where some or all pupils not only study but also live during term time with their fellow students and possibly teachers Horsham is a Market town situated on the River Arun in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England with a population of roughly 50000 Settlements Most settlements in West Sussex are either along the south coast or are situated in the M23 corridor England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The school was originally founded in the 16th century in Greyfriars, London and Hertford. Christ Church Greyfriars, also known as Christ Church Newgate was an Anglican church located on Newgate Street opposite St Paul's Cathedral in the London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Hertford (standard pronunciations /'hɑːtֽfəd/ and /'hɑːֽfəd/ local pronunciation /'ɑːʔֽfəd/ is the affluent County town of Hertfordshire,

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The Charitable Foundation

Christ's Hospital is unique for a British independent school in that it educates a large proportion of its students free, and most at a reduced rate. This stems from its founding charter as a charitable school. School fees are paid on a means-tested basis (in 2006/7 families with a net assessed income of £7,499 pa (and below) pay nothing in contributions), with substantial subsidies paid by the school so that students from all walks of life are able to have a comprehensive, high quality, public school education that would otherwise be beyond the means of their parents. The term means test refers to an investigative process undertaken to determine whether or not an individual or family is eligible to receive certain types of benefits from the In 2005/6 average parental income assessed was £14,275; over 50% of pupils are from families with a household income of less than £13,000; half are from single parent families; a third would qualify for free school dinners in the state system (compared to the national average of 14. 3%).

View of the Christ's Hospital quad
View of the Christ's Hospital quad

In 2005/6, 18% of parents paid nothing at all and about one third paid less than £250 per year per child. The entrance process uses exams and interviews and prefers to award school places to those who show academic potential that would benefit from the high quality environment that the school offers to those that would otherwise not be able to afford it. The number of pupils who pay the full fee (~£18,400) is limited to 6% of the School population; in 2005/6, the average annual parental contribution was £2,785 and 98% of parents received some form of support.

In 2005/6 82% of children attending CH came from state or grant-maintained schools. In 2006, 19% of children accepting places were assessed as being in "very high" need, 64% in "medium to high" need and 17% in "low" need. [1]

Westward photo of Quad and Front Avenue
Westward photo of Quad and Front Avenue

The trustees of the foundation are the Council of Almoners, chaired by the Treasurer of Christ's Hospital, who govern the foundation according to a Scheme of Administration granted by the Charity Commission. The Charity Commission for England and Wales (Welsh Comisiwn Elusennau Cymru a Lloegr) is the Non-ministerial government department that regulates registered The historic Court of Governors survives as a formal institution consisting of over 650 benefactors but its powers have since the 19th century been largely transferred to the smaller Council of Almoners.

Admissions

Admission of pupils is either by open competitive examination or by "presentation" - in either case the suitability of candidates is judged according to criteria of need and parental income. Certain individuals and corporate bodies exercise rights of presentation, proposing suitable candidates for admission. In effect, the selection of pupils is made according to a complex set of scholarships.

In the open competitive examination, precedence is given to candidates who satisfy the conditions of a number of trusts, including:

Some of the means of entry are denoted on the uniform by a round metal plate (varying in design according to type of presentation) sewn on the breast of the housey coat.

History

Christ's Hospital's buildings in London in 1770.
Christ's Hospital's buildings in London in 1770.

Christ’s Hospital was the result of the vision of King Edward VI, assisted by Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, and Sir Richard Dobbs, Lord Mayor of the City of London. Edward VI (12 October 1537 &ndash 6 July 1553 became King of England and Ireland on 28 January 1547 and was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine Nicholas Ridley (died October 16, 1555) was an English Clergyman. The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of (and head of the City of London Corporation. Its genesis was the earlier dissolution of the monasteries and the resultant overflow onto the streets of the poor and destitute. The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the formal process between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded Encouraged by a sermon from Ridley, exhorting mercy to the poor, the King wrote to the Lord Mayor encouraging him to action. This he did via a committee of 30 merchants. Henry VIII had already granted the use of Greyfriars to the City for the relief of the poor and Edward granted The Palace of Bridewell, his lands of the Savoy and rents and other chattels to create three Royal Hospitals — Bridewell Hospital (now the King Edward's School, Witley, Surrey), St Thomas Hospital and Christ's Hospital, which was for the education of poor children. The Savoy Palace was considered the grandest nobleman's residence of medieval London, until it was destroyed in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381. King Edward's School Witley is an independent co-educational boarding and day School, founded in 1553 by King Edward VI and St Thomas' Hospital is a large NHS Hospital in Lambeth, London, England.

The first boys and girls entered the school in Newgate in 1552. Newgate was a Gate in the west of London Wall round the City of London. The Royal Charter was granted and signed by its Founder, Edward VI, the following year. A Royal Charter is a Charter granted by the Sovereign on the advice of the Privy council to legitimize an incorporated body such as a city company The first Treasurer was Richard Grafton. Richard Grafton (died 1572 a member of the Grocers' Company, was King's Printer under Henry VIII and Edward VI. The Protestant Foundation survived the Marian period and in the 1560s sent its first scholars to Oxford and Cambridge. Mary I (18 February 1516 &ndash 17 November 1558 was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 19 July 1553 until her death

The school occupied Newgate as its major site for 350 years, but from time to time children were housed in other parts of the country. 32 children perished during the Great Plague of 1665 and the following year the Great Fire of London destroyed much of the Hospital except 4 cloisters and 3 wards, but there were no casualties among the children. This article is about the Great Fire of 1666 For other great fires in London see Early fires of London or Second Great Fire of London. Around 200 pupils were sent to Islington and Clerkenwell and then to Ware and Hertford. By the end of the 17th century the buildings had been rebuilt with the assistance of Sir Christopher Wren, a Governor of Christ's Hospital, and Nicholas Hawksmoor who designed the Writing School (1696). Sir Christopher Wren ( 20 October 1632 &ndash 25 February 1723) was a 17th century English Designer, Astronomer Nicholas Hawksmoor (probably 1661 - 25 March 1736) was a British Architect born to a humble family in Nottinghamshire The church of Christ Church Newgate Street, designed by Wren, replaced the damaged choir of the former Greyfriars' church, and served as a place of worship for the children of Christ's Hospital in the City until the move to Horsham.

Christ's Hospital was bestowed with its second Royal Charter by Charles II in 1673. A Royal Charter is a Charter granted by the Sovereign on the advice of the Privy council to legitimize an incorporated body such as a city company Charles II (Charles Stuart 29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685 was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. This charter specifically created the Royal Mathematical School whose original purpose was to train mathematicians and navigators who would progress into careers as Naval officers or merchant seafarers. Samuel Pepys, Secretary to His Majesty's Navy and from 1699 Vice President of Christ's Hospital, featured strongly in his considerable contribution to Christ's Hospital. Samuel Pepys, FRS (23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703 was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, who is now most famous for Isaac Newton, Jonas Moore, John Flamsteed and Edmund Halley contributed to plans for the course of study of the new school within the Foundation. Sir Isaac Newton, FRS (ˈnjuːtən 4 January 1643 31 March 1727) Biography Early years See also Isaac Newton's early life and achievements Sir Jonas Moore (1617-1679 was a mathematician surveyor Ordnance Officer and patron of astronomy John Flamsteed FRS ( 19 August, 1646 - 31 December, 1719) was an English Astronomer and the first Edmond Halley FRS (ˈɛdmənd ˈhɔːlɪ ( November 8, 1656 &ndash January 14, 1742) was an English Astronomer

This early 19th-century picture shows the Great Hall on St. Matthew's Day, 21 September. On this day, two Grecians destined for scholarships to Oxford and Cambridge Universities gave orations in praise of the school, one in Latin and the other in English. The Verrio painting can be seen along the wall on the right.
This early 19th-century picture shows the Great Hall on St. Matthew's Day, 21 September. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. On this day, two Grecians destined for scholarships to Oxford and Cambridge Universities gave orations in praise of the school, one in Latin and the other in English. The Verrio painting can be seen along the wall on the right. Antonio Verrio ( 1639 -17 June 1707 was an Italian painter of the Baroque period active in England.

The girls settled at Hertford from 1707. Hertford (standard pronunciations /'hɑːtֽfəd/ and /'hɑːֽfəd/ local pronunciation /'ɑːʔֽfəd/ is the affluent County town of Hertfordshire, The Governors had been paying a teacher in Hertford from 1653, and the removal of some children from London following the Great Fire strengthened the link with the town. In 1761, 200 boys under the age of 10 along with the boys from Ware were relocated at Hertford. In 1778 the last girls were moved out of London to join the others at Hertford, where the school was rebuilt 1795-1798 to provide accommodation for the new numbers.

Two of 19th century London's most notable architects, John Shaw Senior and John Shaw Junior were architects and surveyors to Christ's Hospital throughout the first half of the 1800s. John Shaw, Senior (1776 - 1832 was an architect related to the Shaw and Hardwick family and one of the first Architects to draw up plans for Semi-detached housing John Shaw Junior (1803&ndash1870 was an English Architect of the 19th century who was complimented as a designer in the "Manner of Wren " The Shaws' work included the old school hall (c. 1825).

A commission of inquiry in 1837 proposed reforms, and in 1864 the Taunton Commission investigated the endowed schools. As a result of this a greater number of girls were admitted. However in the 1890s boys still outnumbered girls at Hertford, and it was not until all the boys were brought together on a new site (as proposed by a commission of 1877) that Hertford became a girls-only school.

1,200 acres (4. 9 km²) of land outside Horsham was purchased from the Aylesbury Dairy Company for £47,500. Horsham is a Market town situated on the River Arun in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England with a population of roughly 50000 The foundation stone was laid by Edward, Prince of Wales on 23 October 1897, on behalf of the Sovereign, the date being the anniversary of the birthday of the founder. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Architectural features from the old school buildings (the Grecians' Arch and the Wren Arch) were salvaged and incorporated in the new buildings.

The boys were relocated from Newgate and Hertford to the purpose built site in Sussex in 1902.

Over the centuries Christ’s Hospital has continued to enjoy royal patronage. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge started a tradition of Royal Presidents in 1854. Duke of Cambridge is a title (named after the city of Cambridge, England occasionally conferred upon junior members of the British royal family In 1919 His Majesty George V became the first Royal Patron, followed by His Majesty George VI in 1937 and Her Majesty the Queen in 1953. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II The magnanimous support of the City of London Corporation and Livery companies of the City (some 20 actively support children in the School) remains uninterrupted. The City of London Corporation (formerly known as the Corporation of London)is the municipal governing body of the City of London. Christ’s Hospital remains true to its founder’s principles of supporting disadvantaged children and by remaining a School for the public.

Christ's Hospital today

The move in 1902 to the 1,200 acres (4. 9 km²) at Christ’s Hospital was greeted with much consternation among Christ’s Hospital Governors, being at the behest of a Government commission. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge was moved to say "I am one of those who are perfectly prepared to go with the spirit of the age in which we live, but I confess that I am also one of those who do not love change for change’s sake. To upset an old and long standing institution. . . is a very dangerous experiment to try. " Nevertheless the 'experiment' was to work spectacularly well, and Christ's Hospital now enjoys the benefits of the gentle Sussex countryside whilst being (in terms of campus size) the largest school in the country.

The Hertford school for girls merged with the boys at Horsham in 1985 and hence Christ’s Hospital returned to its original co-educational roots. The Charitable Foundation staff, who had remained in Great Tower Street, London, moved to Horsham in 1987.

Christ's Hospital is the most philanthropic of all independent schools, with assets of £261 million and an income from its investments in property and securities of £9 million (a substantial proportion of the income goes towards subsidising school fees). It said it was in a sound enough position to "withstand the vagaries of the markets". However, recent expenses (such as a gas leak which required a complete replacement of the CH gas pipes, and ongoing refurbishments which have incurred spiralling costs) have dented this title, and Christ's Hospital is now in a somewhat poorer financial situation.

The school is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC is an association of the headmasters or headmistressess of 242 leading day and boarding independent schools in John Franklin was appointed as the new headmaster from September 2007 in succession to Dr Peter Southern. Mr Franklin was born in Brisbane and was educated in both the UK and Australia. He was previously Headmaster of Ardingly College.

As part of the commemoration of the 50 years since the artist's death, the chapel hosted an exhibition of the "Brangwyns": cartoons by the artist Frank Brangwyn of the paintings the artist made for the chapel depicting scenes from Christian history such as Peter standing up with the eleven, conversions and martyrdoms. The word cartoon has various meanings based on several very different forms of Visual art and Illustration. Sir Frank William Brangwyn RA RWS PRBA HRSA ( May 13, 1867 - June 11, 1956) was a Welsh artist painter

Christ's Hospital has been ranked in Tatler magazine's Schools Guide 2007 as one of the top 180 public schools in the UK.

In terms of campus size, it is the largest school in the UK.

Traditions

Constant Lambert as a pupil, wearing the traditional uniform
Constant Lambert as a pupil, wearing the traditional uniform

Uniform

The school is best known for the Tudor uniform: long blue coat, knee-breeches, yellow socks, and bands at the neck for boys. Leonard Constant Lambert ( August 23, 1905 &ndash August 21, 1951) was a British composer and conductor. School uniforms are common in primary and Secondary schools in many nations

Second and third form pupils wear a simple leather belt with a buckle. Once a pupil reaches their Little Erasmus (year 9), they are presented with a more elaborate hallmarked sterling silver 'broadie' buckle and belt which the pupil keeps after leaving the school. Sterling silver is an Alloy of Silver containing 925% pure silver and 7

A complementary uniform was introduced for girls on re-unification of the schools – knee length pleated skirt, summer jacket, yellow socks (for the boys and junior girls), and grey socks or grey/black tights for senior girls, as well as the long coat in winter, and the bands. The nickname "Blue-coat School" comes from the blue coats worn by the students – however, the nickname used within the school community itself is "Housey" and the long coat is called a "housey coat".

Links with the city and the Lord Mayor of the City of London are maintained, with an annual parade through the City of London on St Matthew's Day and a regular place in the Lord Mayor's Show. The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of (and head of the City of London Corporation. Matthew the Evangelist (מתי/מתתיהו "Gift of Yahweh " Standard Hebrew and Tiberian Hebrew: Mattay or Mattithyahu The Lord Mayor's Show is one of the longest established and best known annual events in London which dates back to 1215

One of the Christ's Hospital traditions is marching into lunch with the band, which is done each day except Sunday, weather permitting.

Music

Christ's Hospital has a long and distinguished musical tradition and has one of the largest school music departments in the country, with around 35 visiting staff and 9 residential staff. The residential music staff include John Forster as Head of Piano and Conducting (a former Professor of the Royal College of Music) and Terry Whittingham as Bandmaster (a former Bandmaster of the Queen's Own Highlanders); the current Director of Music is Bruce Grindlay, who succeeded Peter Allwood (brother of Ralph Allwood, Director of Music at Eton) in 2001. The Royal College of Music is a well known conservatoire located in the South Kensington district of London, England, and one The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons, officially abbreviated "QOHldrs" was an Infantry Regiment in the Scottish Division Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British Independent school for boys founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. Tim Callaghan LRAM is the Head of Strings. Famous alumni of the Music Department at Christ's Hospital include the conductors Sir Colin Davis, Charles Hazlewood, Adrian Bawtree and Simon Joly, the trumpeter David Mason (formerly Principal Trumpet of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra), the tenor Charles Corp, and the composer and conductor Constant Lambert. For the former Formula One driver see Colin Davis (driver WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes Charles Matthew Egerton Hazlewood (born 14 November 1966) is a British conductor and broadcaster on Music. David or Dave Mason may refer to David Mason (trumpet player, retired British trumpet player best known for his 1967 solo on The Beatles' Penny Leonard Constant Lambert ( August 23, 1905 &ndash August 21, 1951) was a British composer and conductor.

The school's chapel (seating 1000 and second only in size to Lancing College Chapel) has a large five-manual Rushworth and Dreaper organ, one of four organs in the School (the others being a 3-manual 1829 Hill in Big School, played on by Mendelssohn and Karg-Elert, a 2-manual Father Willis in the Dining Hall, and a Flight and Robson chamber organ in the Court Room). Lancing College is a co-educational English Independent school, founded in 1848 by Rev Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born and generally known as Felix Mendelssohn (February 3 1809 &ndash November 4 1847 was a German Composer Sigfrid Karg-Elert ( November 21 1877 - April 9 1933) was a German composer of considerable fame in the early twentieth century best Henry Willis & Sons is a firm of Pipe organ builders founded in 1845 in the UK, examples of whose work can also be found in other countries The 140-strong Chapel Choir has made many recordings and through these has earned an excellent reputation. Throughout the School's history, many musically gifted pupils have gone on to take up choral and organ scholarships at Oxford and Cambridge or have gained places at leading music conservatoires.

The school has a Symphony Orchestra and many other smaller choirs and instrumental ensembles, along with the celebrated annual House Singing Competition, which in 2006 was won by Barnes A house.

The Music Department organises a concert every February at the Purcell Room in London, thus providing an excellent performance opportunity for budding soloists and chamber musicians, alongside masterclasses with musicians such as Stephen Kovacevich, Hugh Bean, Adrian Thompson and Patrick Russill. The Purcell Room is a concert and performance venue which forms part of the Southbank Centre, one of central London 's leading cultural complexes Stephen Kovacevich (born October 17 1940 who has also been known as Stephen Bishop and Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich is an American classical Pianist and Hugh Cecil Bean CBE (22 September 1929 - 26 December 2003 was an English Violinist He was born in Beckenham. The school is also famous for being the first place in England to host a complete cycle of the chamber music of Brahms, under the direction of the then Head of Piano John Thwaites. Johannes Brahms ( pronounced ˈbʁaːms (May 7 1833 &ndash April 3 1897 was a German Composer John Thwaites may refer to John Thwaites (British politician (1815&ndash1870 John Thwaites (Australian politician (born 1955

Christ's Hospital was featured in the first series of the reality television programme Rock School, in which KISS legend Gene Simmons helped a group of CH pupils form their own rock band. For the documentary about an actual school of rock music see Rock School (film. Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz (pronounced Haium on August 25, 1949) is an Israeli -born American Hard rock Bass Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums.

Christ's Hospital Band

The school's most famous ensemble is the band, which plays for the daily parade and performs in the annual Lord Mayor's Show in the City of London. The Lord Mayor's Show is one of the longest established and best known annual events in London which dates back to 1215 For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically The band played in the prestigious Rose Bowl Parade in California in 2002. The Tournament of Roses Parade was established and first held on January 1 1890 in Pasadena California, eight miles (13 km northeast of Downtown Los Angeles California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.

The band led the procession at the Queen's 80th birthday in London on 21 April 2006.

Drama

An Arts Centre complex (architect: Bill Howell) was opened in 1974 including a theatre with Tudor style auditorium, music school extension, Octagon rehearsal/performance space and classrooms. The Christ's Hospital Arts Centre served as a principal arts venue for Horsham and the surrounding area until the establishment of an arts centre in Horsham in the 1980s. A programme of performances continues to be open to the public. Old Blues who have achieved notability in theatre and film include Jason Flemyng, Leo Gregory[4], James D'Arcy, Michael Wilding and Roger Allam. Jason Flemyng (born September 25 1966) is an English actor He is known for his Film work which has included roles in British James D'Arcy is an English Actor. He was born 24 August 1975 in London, England. Michael Wilding (23 July 1912 &ndash 8 July 1979 was an English Actor. Roger Allam (born 26 October 1953) is an English Actor, known primarily for his Stage career although he has performed in

Organisation of the School

Year Groups

The ages currently range from 11 to 18, although "Leigh Hunt" was originally a prep school which took children from the ages of 8/9, in preparation for the senior school.

The school uses traditional year group names. The nomenclature used by the school and its National Curriculum equivalence are shown in the following table:

School

Nat. The National Curriculum was introduced into England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a nationwide curriculum for primary and secondary Curric. equiv.

Second Form

Year 7

Third Form

Year 8

Little Erasmus

Year 9

Upper Fourth

Year 10

Great Erasmus

Year 11

Deputy Grecians

Year 12 (lower sixth)

Grecians

Year 13 (upper sixth)

Accommodation

View of Grecians East
View of Grecians East

The School Houses are named after notable Old Blue writers. The house system is a traditional feature of British Schools and schools in ex- British colonies, similar to the collegiate system of a University Each house has an "A" and "B" side, each housing roughly 50 pupils:

Two additional houses provide sixth form facilities:

Grecians East and Grecians West were completed early in 2001 and provide individual study bedrooms plus several general common rooms and kitchenettes shared by a group of 7 to 10 pupils. George Peele (born in London and baptized 25 July 1556 &ndash buried 9 November 1596) was an English Dramatist Thomas Middleton (1580 &ndash 1627 was an English Jacobean playwright and Poet. Samuel Taylor Coleridge ( 21 October 1772 &ndash 25 July 1834) was an English Poet, Critic and philosopher Charles Lamb is the name of Charles Lamb (writer (1775-1834 a British essayist Charles Lamb (politician (1891-1965 a Canadian Thomas Barnes may refer to Thomas Barnes (journalist (1785–1841 British journalist and former editor of The Times Thomas Barnes (MP Sir Henry James Sumner Maine, KCSI ( August 15, 1822 - February 3, 1888) was an English comparative jurist and James Henry Leigh Hunt ( October 19, 1784 &ndash August 28, 1859) was an English critic essayist poet and writer A kitchenette is a cooking area in Motel and Hotel rooms small apartments, college dormitories, or office buildings

Originally the other houses provided two dormitories (Upper Dorm and Lower Dorm) sleeping up to about 30 boys each. As the merger of the boys and girls approached, some dormitories were divided into cubicles, and subsequent developments created dormitories accommodating about 12 pupils each. Since 2001 there has been a rolling refurbishment programme (due for completion in 2007). The refurbished houses provide a range of accommodation: 4-bed rooms for the junior pupils to 1-bed rooms for the more senior pupils.

Until the 1960s, boys at Horsham lived in all-through houses from 2nd Form to Grecians. Then houses were divided into Senior houses (Peele, Thornton, Middleton, Coleridge and Lamb) and Junior houses (Barnes, Maine, Leigh Hunt) with boys transfeyrring to a Senior house after L. E. In conjunction with the merger, a further reorganisation occurred with each house converting to a Senior side and a Junior side. This system reverted to the all-through houses in 2000.

Thornton was changed from a boys house to a girls house in 2007, meaning that there are now an equal number of girls and boys at the school for the first time in its history.

Old Blues

See List of notable Christ's Hospital Old Blues. Alumni of Christ's Hospital school are known as Old Blues. They include: General Roger Allam "Basil" (John

Staff

Notable members of staff have included:

See also

References

  1. ^ Council of Almoners Annual Review 2005/2006
  2. ^ John & Frances West & their charities
  3. ^ http://west-group.hami.co.uk/html/weststory.html
  4. ^ How I found my inner hippy | | guardian.co.uk Arts

External links

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