The actor and writer Russell Thorndike proudly believed he could rewrite most of Shakespeare’s texts from memory. This, he felt, might be useful should all copies of the Bard’s works be consumed in a fire. Bardic memory feats apart, he ...
In January 1901 James Douglas, former chorister in the St George’s Chapel choir, wrote an account for his daughter of the years he had spent at Windsor, from 1847. Over a century later, their descendants gifted a copy of this ...
The unique and humorous letters of Colin McCallum, a young St George’s School chorister, who, in 1902, took part in special Royal services at the Royal Mausoleum, Private Chapel at Windsor Castle and the coronation of King Edward VII at ...
Nowadays, St George’s School pupils participate in the annual National Book Week and have access to a new computer suite and well-resourced library. However, back-copies of the School Magazine reveal the modest beginnings of the School Library. It was only ...
Reports on political and social unrest in England and the British Empire in the early decades of the 20th century may be found the St George’s school magazines. Some of the writers demonstrate attitudes which would be unlikely to appear ...
Windsor Castle was declared a fortress area at the start of the war, so the school had to relinquish the key to the Hundred Steps which were closed for the duration. After Evensong, instead of the usual prayers, special intercessions ...
Among the many famous Old Boys of St George’s School, Windsor Castle, W. G Edwards should hold a special place. At school in the 1890s, he was a distinguished chorister. On his death aged 93 his obituary in the school ...
‘St George’s School Magazine’ was initiated by George Foster who became Headmaster in the Christmas Term 1904. From its first edition, in 1908, it was published at the end of each term and always featured an editorial of events of ...