The “Bug” Club 1953The Club members in front of the biology labA few names:  From L to R – David Roberts, Malcolm Livesey, ? Price, ? Ridsdale, Steve King, Peter Farrell, ? , ? , ? . Ken “Bogey” Murch who ran the club gave me a life-long interest in natural history. Perhaps someone can provide some other names? From …

John Lloyd (1946-1954) GalleryI shall always be extremely grateful to the staff of Chi High for their dedication and kindness during my period at the school and subsequently.  They provided me with an educational and social background that enabled me to pursue a fulfilling professional and an ensuing happy family life. I hope Tich would be proud of my geographical …

The Acts of St RichardThe Acts of St Richard – Notes The Acts of St Richard, a pageant, was presented in celebration of the septcentenary of St Richard of Chichester in the summer of 1953 in the Bishop’s Palace Garden.  Geoffrey Marwood was the overall director with each scene being performed by different groups from the diocese. The School performed …

John Benn GalleryPlease note that if you wish to enlarge a photograph, simply left click it with your mouse.I too was at the School from 1951 to 1956. I would love to contact some old mates. I lived in East Preston near Angmering-on-Sea and travelled by train everyday. John BennA picture of my form – either 5th or 4th form. I …

The Taming of the ShrewHere we have three pictures of The Taming of the Shrew and the programme. There is a number of question marks where the actors have not been named. Is there anybody mentioned in the programme who is an Old Cicestrian who can fill the gaps, please?The CastPeggy Meager as Bianco and Margaret Hyland as KatharinaPeter Ansell, …

The Scarlet PimpernelThe Cast of The Scarlet Pimpernel November-December 1955 Le Lion d’Or – CalaisThe Garden of Sir Percy’s HouseI remembered that I prepared a cast list for the first picture some years ago. At that time I made this note: The following are listed in the programme – Alan Humphreys, David Orton, Anthony Read. Three names in all for …

The Servant of Two MastersPeter Ansell was a prominent thespian in the 1950s  and 1960s and kindly sent these pictures. He commented  in December 2018, as below: Here are six pictures from The Servant of Two Masters. Unfortunately, I do not have a programme. There are some gaps in the main picture legend. Maybe John Smale could help? Incidentally, the …

Marcus Rumpus 1954-1962 Colts XV 1957-1958 1st XV 1959-19601st XV 1958-1959Prefects 1960Claude the Skeleton with friends from VI Biology Upper 1960Presumably “Claude” the skeleton, who got a mention somewhere in the CHSB90 bash, is sitting on “THOR” Stevens knee. Alan Boorman is to the right of Thor; Colin Alexander is kneeling on the other side of Thor I think, Alge …