Henry Thornton School (HTS) was evacuated to Bognor Regis in September 1939. It was a blunder as there was no grammar school in that town. By 1 November 1939 HTS was settled in Chichester High School for Boys (CHSB). Boys-only the two schools may have been, but there were differences. The Head Masters were a contrast. The host Head, Dr …
Geoff Wills (1943-1952) on Cricket, his life at School and after
English Schools Cricket Association (ESCA) 1951-1952 I was both honoured and elated to be selected for the ESCA senior XI in the years 1951 and 1952, especially as in the latter year I was appointed captain. I understand that ESCA was formed in 1948 and in those days only two matches were played each season – one each against the …
Random thoughts and recollections – Barry Capon 1947-1955
School caps They had to be worn at the time of entering the school gates. If not worn then there were consequences – detention or lines I think. If in later years you were elevated to being a prefect you wore a yellow hooped cap and if you were school captain or deputy school captain the cap had a yellow or …
From Heather Sullivan – Gateway Engagement Officer Weald and Downland Museum
Dear Sirs, Would some of your families enjoy spending some time ‘living’ life as it was in the past in our historic houses as part of our Family Volunteering Challenge? We are hoping that you would be kind enough to let your families know about our exciting Family Volunteering Challenge that we are launching here at the Museum. This would …
The Southern Way by Bill Allen
This learned article on South Coast Steam was written by Bill Allen of the School Railway Society, published in The Southern Way No 17 edited by Kevin Robertson, and will be of interest to all those many boys who had the privilege of travelling to and from School on the “Steamer”.
School caps
The picture shews four caps and I am pleased to have had the following input from old boys: Edward Cooper: As I remember it, the ordinary school cap was plain green; the prefect’s cap had the yellow circles (as in photograph lower left) but still retained the central green button. The school captain had a yellow tassel and a central …
Instructions for joining the Old Cicestrians
Members who have already filled in a Bank Mandate form do not need to complete this part of the process. If you have not yet completed a Standing Order mandate, it can be found at the bottom of this page and should be downloaded, printed, completed and sent to our Treasurer, John Child, whose address can be found at the bottom of the …
Jesus’ Toolbox 2006 by Phil Collins (1955-1961)
Available in Kindle Books to download. “Jesus’ Toolbox is about: Faith and the leap of it Belief and the profit from it Tabloid Journalism and the truth of it Alcohol and the resort to it Greed and the surfeit of it Adultery and the thrill of it Justice and the poetry of it Televangelism and the money in it The …