Photos from our recent Drinks Party at the Fleming Collection are now on the website,
view them at http://www.royalhigh.org.uk/drinks_2008.htm
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Rugby-mad John Hall
Sad to report John Hall whose career at the Royal High spanned three decades died in May this year. His obituary appears in the Scotsman. See http://news.scotsman.com/reallives/Rugbymad-PE-teacher-John-was.4072846.jp
Thanks to David Robertson for passing on the news.
Thanks to David Robertson for passing on the news.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Where are they now
The popular 'Where are they now' section of the site has just been refreshed, with the new look being applied to the site. Navigation should be easier now.
If you'd like to get in contact with your former friends and classmates and have a class or school activity photo you'd like to send in please contact me at webmaster@royalhighlondon.org.uk .
View the new look pages at http://www.royalhigh.org.uk/rhswhere.htm
If you'd like to get in contact with your former friends and classmates and have a class or school activity photo you'd like to send in please contact me at webmaster@royalhighlondon.org.uk .
View the new look pages at http://www.royalhigh.org.uk/rhswhere.htm
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Former RHS Pupil Eric Brown
From - The Scotsman 12/05/2008
A PENSIONER who holds the title of being the world's most prolific test
pilot will be awarded with an honorary doctorate by Edinburgh University.
Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown, 89, who once crashed while performing a
demonstration for Sir Winston Churchill, will be awarded the degree next
month by his alma mater in honour of his distinguished career .
The former Royal Navy officer's career almost ended before it began when he
was captured by the Gestapo as a modern languages undergraduate on exchange
in Nazi Germany. But he was mistakenly released by the SS, who failed to
realise he was an RAF volunteer service pilot - and later ended up
interrogating key Nazi figures including Herman Goering to learn from their
advanced aviation technology.
Now he is in the Guinness Book of World Records for notching up 487 test
flights, having served as the chief test pilot at the Royal Aircraft
Establishment in Farnborough.
And his long career included 11 near fatal accidents, such as when he
crashed before the former war prime minister at Donibristle in 1941, falling
into the Firth of Forth and ending up with a broken nose and arm.
Captain Brown, who gave up his wings at 72, said: "I was surprised and very
honoured to be awarded the doctorate. Studying modern languages at Edinburgh
University gave me an exciting part of my life, going to Germany and then
spending time interrogating people.
" I loved the challenge of flying. Speed is like an aphrodisiac, and I love
fast aeroplanes, like I love fast cars. But I realise my reactions are now
not as quick as they used to be."
Captain Brown inherited his love of planes from his father, a pilot in the
Royal Flying Corps during the First World War.
Originally from Edinburgh, he learned to fly alone as a student with the
university air squadron.
After 42 years serving as a Royal Navy officer, he is the Fleet Air Arm's
most decorated pilot and also holds the world record for the most carrier
landings, 2,407.
His book on his adventures, Wings on My Sleeve, has sold 30,000 copies since
first being published in 1961.
A PENSIONER who holds the title of being the world's most prolific test
pilot will be awarded with an honorary doctorate by Edinburgh University.
Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown, 89, who once crashed while performing a
demonstration for Sir Winston Churchill, will be awarded the degree next
month by his alma mater in honour of his distinguished career .
The former Royal Navy officer's career almost ended before it began when he
was captured by the Gestapo as a modern languages undergraduate on exchange
in Nazi Germany. But he was mistakenly released by the SS, who failed to
realise he was an RAF volunteer service pilot - and later ended up
interrogating key Nazi figures including Herman Goering to learn from their
advanced aviation technology.
Now he is in the Guinness Book of World Records for notching up 487 test
flights, having served as the chief test pilot at the Royal Aircraft
Establishment in Farnborough.
And his long career included 11 near fatal accidents, such as when he
crashed before the former war prime minister at Donibristle in 1941, falling
into the Firth of Forth and ending up with a broken nose and arm.
Captain Brown, who gave up his wings at 72, said: "I was surprised and very
honoured to be awarded the doctorate. Studying modern languages at Edinburgh
University gave me an exciting part of my life, going to Germany and then
spending time interrogating people.
" I loved the challenge of flying. Speed is like an aphrodisiac, and I love
fast aeroplanes, like I love fast cars. But I realise my reactions are now
not as quick as they used to be."
Captain Brown inherited his love of planes from his father, a pilot in the
Royal Flying Corps during the First World War.
Originally from Edinburgh, he learned to fly alone as a student with the
university air squadron.
After 42 years serving as a Royal Navy officer, he is the Fleet Air Arm's
most decorated pilot and also holds the world record for the most carrier
landings, 2,407.
His book on his adventures, Wings on My Sleeve, has sold 30,000 copies since
first being published in 1961.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Make a note of these dates.
Our Annual Drinks and Nibbles Party has been provisionally booked for 10th November 2008 at the Fleming Collection.
Next year's Royal High School Club in London Annual Dinner will be on Friday 20th March 2009. The venue will be announced later.
Further details will be posted on the website when available.
Next year's Royal High School Club in London Annual Dinner will be on Friday 20th March 2009. The venue will be announced later.
Further details will be posted on the website when available.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Happy Days at the Royal High School 1947-1951
James Donaldson left the school in 1951 and emigrated to Australia - hope he wasn't trying to get as far away from the place as he could!
Anyway he has sent us some tales of his time there which you can read in the second half of our 'Pongo' page in Happy Days.
Anyway he has sent us some tales of his time there which you can read in the second half of our 'Pongo' page in Happy Days.
Friday, February 29, 2008
A bit of Nip Tuck
Yes the web site is undergoing a facelift. The refreshed pages are designed to work well with the modern browsers, Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2 and should be compatable with other up to date browsers.
In the new design, we have a 'Meet the committee' page with photographs and short
biographies of your club committee. Dr John Murray's speech on 'Music in Europe' has been added to the new look 'Happy Days' section of the site, with improved navigation and some new photographs.
Webmaster Will's Top Picks lists pages which are popular and interesting.
The Site map has been improved and provides an alternative view of the web site.
The refurbishment is on-going and it will be some time before all the pages have been
brought up to date.
For the techies amongst you, the site now uses XHTML 1.0 Strict and is checked with the W3C validator.
In the new design, we have a 'Meet the committee' page with photographs and short
biographies of your club committee. Dr John Murray's speech on 'Music in Europe' has been added to the new look 'Happy Days' section of the site, with improved navigation and some new photographs.
Webmaster Will's Top Picks lists pages which are popular and interesting.
The Site map has been improved and provides an alternative view of the web site.
The refurbishment is on-going and it will be some time before all the pages have been
brought up to date.
For the techies amongst you, the site now uses XHTML 1.0 Strict and is checked with the W3C validator.
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