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King's Mead School: progress updates |
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06/11/24 |
Death of Sir John Nott aged 90, KM Old boy, Gurkha Officer and Secretary of State for Defence during the Falklands War in 1984. Head Boy, Captain of cricket and football, Victor Ludorum and triumphant in boxing and chess. |
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19/06/24 |
Book launch in The Army and Navy Club by Mark O'Neill when he lectured a large, eclectic and appreciative audience on his latest book, this one on Taiwan entitled 'The Island'. |
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17/06/24 |
Old Boy luncheon in the Army and Navy Club with Maxine Maxwell - click here for a photo |
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02/03/24 |
Memorial Service for Dr David Maxwell held in Eastbourne. |
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18/12/23 |
Dr David Maxwell KM 1959-1964 died following a long and courageous battle against his health challenges. |
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1/12/21 |
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9/5/20 20/3/20
25/3/19
10/2/19
20/4/18
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2/2/14
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Denise Rawlins, the wife of the Assistant Headmaster, Mike Rawlins died today. She lived in or near Petersfield for many years
Now
with complete set of KM
Terminal Letters 1959-67 (courtesy of Richard Wall)
A most successful and convivial reunion dinner was held in Boodles, London, courtesy of Charles Watson with over 50 attendees present. Terminal letters from
1965 and 1967 and miscellaneous
School Calendars added courtesy of Earl Howe (Erick Curzon)
Reunion dinner
planned for 25th April 2014 at Leander Club, Henley |
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30/3/2013
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Miss
Phillips (Wendy Cardell), matron 1962-68 died on 16/3/2013. Updated various
deaths +/- links to obituaries |
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4/12/08
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Jane Barrett died at home on 4th December 2008. A memorial service
was held in St Catherine's Church, Criccieth
at 2 pm on Sunday 25th January 2009. Any donations to the Marie Curie
Foundation.
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3/2/07
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Terminal
letters from 1945-1947 now on line - (contributed by James Cramsie). Accessed
from half way down the school
home page
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1/1/07
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Obituary
for Henry Osmaston (died 2006) |
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12/5/06
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School
list and calendars from 1960 and 1961
(contributed by Joe
Carr)
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14/1/06
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Now with 230 Old Boys definitely traced
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23/9/05
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John
de Courcy (later Lord Kingsale) - to KM 1950-54 |
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20/9/05
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I
am sorry to write that John Silberrad (1938) died
on the 9th September 2005 |
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4/3/05
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I
am sorry to write that Lord Keyes (RGB Keyes - to KM in 1928) died suddenly
today |
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28/12/04
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Kindly
provided by James Cramsie:-
Terminal
Letter Summer 1944 (Bideford) |
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5/9/04
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The 2nd Reunion dinner has had to be postponed - possibly until Easter
2005: Further
details |
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23/6/04
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A
2nd Reunion Dinner is planned for Friday 24th September 2004 -
but see
above
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30/5/04
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A
dedication service for the King's Mead School Memorial Garden was held on
Saturday 22nd May 2004, following which Ann Hubbard (nee Sandeman)
provide refreshments at her home |
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13/1/04
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9/1/04
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A
memorial obelisk and memorial garden have now been established in a corner of
the original King's Mead site. Photos to follow soon |
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14/12/03
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The
school and chapel buildings were demolished last month. Efforts are being
made to transport the chapel memorial sills to Norfolk for safe keeping
following Peter Bowles' kind offer. A memorial stone to the school and for those who died in World War II is being made and will be planted in a small garden on the KM site near to where the chapel stood. Link to an obituary to Broderick Chinnery-Haldane (1912-1996) added |
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7/10/03
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Terminal
Letter Summer 1964 courtesy of Nigel Slater |
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5/10/03
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The
King's Mead site is now being demolished. A memorial garden will be left
behind in a spot close to the chapel |
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10/8/03
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Football
team of 1955 ........ South Down Hunt........IVA
classroom.....
(all courtesy of Peter Bowles) |
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21/6/03
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Delays
in planning permission to redevelop the KM site:- |
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1/6/03
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14/4/03
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Public inquiry
into the refusal of planning permission for
the earlier application |
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11/4/03
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8/4/03
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Seaford
Gazette article (2/4/03) about local resistance to renewed planning
application
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24/3/03
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Notice of
planning application for redevelopment of the site
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22/3/03
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Photos of the Connaught
Shield, a Commonwealth/Empire scouts' shooting trophy won by the King's
Mead troop in 1929 and 1934 |
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8/3/03
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2/3/03
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1960 Terminal
Report (Andrew Thomson being brave enough to submit his) |
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27/2/03
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Obituaries
for Lord
Westbury (Hon David Bethell) |
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30/1/03
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Cricket
team of 1956 (courtesy of Robert Mackenzie) |
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25/1/03
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Shooting VIII 1928,
winners of the St George's Shield |
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23/1/03
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Obituaries
for Peter Beck,
Tim Rathbone
and the Earl
of Limerick can also be accessed from the bottom of the school home page
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17/1/03
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Football
team of 1930 (courtey of Geoffrey Pollitt) |
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5/1/03
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1/1/03
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5/12/02
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Football
1953, Programme
for Sports Day 1953 |
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15/11/02
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14/11/02
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Seaford
Gazette reports on local protest at planning application to build on King's
Mead site
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3/11/02
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1/11/02
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Girls at King's
Mead!! |
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19/10/02
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Application for planning
permission to develop the King's Mead site into 24 houses. Details of a
dedicated area for a memorial to KM and those who died in the war are under acive discussion. Peter Ingram has
written to the Lewes Council representing the concerns of KM Old Boys. |
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15/10/02
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King's
Mead cheque and cheque book added to the memorabilia site
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13/10/02
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Names
of winners of tennis, swimming, boxing, gym, shooting and fives cups can now
be accessed through the sports photos
page
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12/10/02
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KM School
calendar Easter 1960 ............KM School
calendar Easter 1963 |
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5/10/02
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'Sick Wing' photos |
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3/10/02
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1/10/02
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29/9/02
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Order of
Service of Thanksgiving for Peter Barrett |
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11/9/02
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10/9/02
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Photos
of 1911,
1916,
1918
cricket teams, and 1923 Patrol
Leaders
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8/9/02
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"The Thief
Unmasked" (1929) programme |
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5/9/02
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"Toad of
Toad Hall" programme, 1956 |
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29/8/02
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Photographs
dating from 1925/26 from the album of Claude Allenby
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17/8/02
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Peter
Barrett, Headmaster 1951-1968, died today. A thanksgiving service was held at St.
Catherine's Church,
Criccieth, Gwynedd
on Thursday September 5th at 2.30pm
An account of the service by Peter Bowles with photographs |
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7/8/02
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The King's Mead
School Hymn as sung by the choir of St Faith's at Ash prep school |
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5/8/02
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Clothing Lists 1959 |
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1/8/02
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Photos
of 1963
Cricket, and1964
Rugby teams |
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3/7/02
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Photos
of Cricket
1960, Football
1960, Rugby
1961 and a pile
of School Reports
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28/6/02
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The school and chapel change hands. Now owned by Sun Line
Properties, Brighton
Photograph of 2 King's Mead hymn books retrieved from the chapel |
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21/6/02
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KM Reunion dinner: 63 Old Boys, staff and guests met at the Army
& Navy Club, London for an excellent reunion dinner. It is likely that
another will be held in 2 years' time. |
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24/5/02
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5/6/02
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Peter
Beck
(Master before World War II - died 17th May 2002): Obituary from the Times
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24/5/02
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1/5/02
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27/4/02
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31/3/01
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We
are planning a London reunion dinner in June 2002. Dates to be confirmed. |
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1/3/02
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8/2/02
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Report from
English Heritage turning down the application for listing the chapel
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10/1/02
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130 Old Boys and over 8 former members of staff contacted
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4/1/02
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28/12/01
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Application for 'spot' listing of the school chapel received by
Department of Culture and passed to English Heritage for
consideration
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27/12/01
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Third article in Brighton Argus following
a second press release
by Norman Baker, MP
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14/12/01
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School building now emptied of nursing home residents and
locked/boarded up.
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11/12/01
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100 Old Boys contacted
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7/12/01
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19/11/01
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80 Old Boys contacted
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7/11/01
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Over 60 Old Boys contacted
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5/11/01
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Norman
Baker MP receives a response from Westminster Healthcare indicating that they
are aware of the sensitivity of the war memorials and that they are
considering many options with respect to the chapel and its contents and also
concerning the Nursing Home, for which
cooperative plans with local Government are being considered |
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5/11/01
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Article
in Brighton Argus
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5/11/01
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Item
on BBC Southeast TV news. BBC relate that Westminster Healthcare are also considering
selling to a developer as an option |
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2/11/01
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Article
in Sussex
Express
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28/10/01
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Over 50 Old Boys now contacted
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24/10/01
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Norman
Baker, Local MP, writes to Westminster
Healthcare and issues a press
release
about his concern for the chapel |
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17/10/01
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Peter
Ingram and Erick Curzon (Earl Howe) met with the local MP, Norman Baker, who
expressed interest and offered to write to Westminster Healthcare. He did
this a few days later. |
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8/10/01
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Structural Survey of the
school chapel by Westminster Healthcare
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8/10/01
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Letter from
Westminster Healthcare to the Seaford Town Council
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8/10/01
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19/9/01
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Letters
from Seaford
Town Council to Westminster Healthcare and from the Seaford
Museum to Jane Barrett |
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7/9/01
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Ann
Hubbard spent 45 minutes with the Chairman of Seaford Town Council, who was
very interested in the turn of events and intends to discuss the fate of the
school building and chapel with the local MP, Norman Baker. |
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4/9/01
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Visit
to the school (now called St Mary's House). It was apparently refurbished 4-5 years ago. The wooden panels in the dining room were removed and some placed in the attic (above the 'sick-wing'). Some I couldn't get at but those that I saw related mostly to 1920-30. Also some relating to prize winners (swimming, shooting etc). The chapel is in considerable disrepair - even to someone who knows nothing about surveying. Woodworm is evident. The wooden beams running the length of the building are now supported with scaffolding. A lot of mould around the altar. The wooden chairs are all there, most donated in 1920-30s but some with names familiar to me (Gill, Sowerby, Arbuthnot + others). The spine of the roof seems to be sagging in the middle. The swimming pool is still there albeit full with garden rubbish. The tennis courts and boating pond now have houses on them as do the playing fields. I understand that the plan is to try to empty the school building of residents by end October and then to pull it down. Their objective is to rebuild a home that complies with current legislation but no plans as yet exist. The manager, who was kind enough to show me round, made much of wanting to preserve things, with items being stored in the Seaford Musem, until they could be reincorporated in the new building. She was keen to find as many people as possible who wanted to keep things that had their name or that of their families. She was keen to offer use of the library for any sort of reunion before it all came down. Michael Rawlins' house is still there and is still called Boundary House. |
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8/8/01
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Article in Seaford
Gazette about prospects for the school chapel |
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