Douglas Kell has been in touch recently about the fire escape ladder, and there was a mention of all the dormitory names!
So while I'm still awake, here are the names I remember...
Please, anyone can correct me if I've gone wrong!
Caxton - over the Middle Common Room overlooking the front lawn and at the West end of the building
Cranmer - over the Middle Common Room overlooking the front lawn
Sydney - in the main house, next to Cranmer and up a few steps and overlooking the front lawn
Nelson - next to Sydney and overlooking the front lawn - the first dorm to have double bunks...
Alfred - next to Nelson in the main house
Lister - the North-West side of the house, in the main house overlooking the Garden Room
Grace - at the back, next to Lister and looking North
Elgar - the small two-bed dorm in the passage next to the sick bay near Sister's room
Wren - across the bridge and over the stables
Faraday - a bit further on and over the stables wing where the woodwork shop was! Matron, (Miss Reynolds back then) had her room around there too!
I don't think there were any more, but there may have been in later years!
