Dormitory names...

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!