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Old Pricean made Bishop of Basingstoke
We
are delighted to report the news that the Venerable Peter Hancock (1966-1973)
the Archdeacon of the Meon has been appointed by Downing Street to be Bishop of
Basingstoke.
Peter is a member of our Committee and played a prominent part in our Anniversary Event in 2008.
Peter has a rare gift for delivering profound sermons with wit and great warmth and those of us in the Meon Valley will be very sorry to see him move on.
Full details of the appointment can be found here http://www.christiantoday.co.uk/article/portsmouth.archdeacon.to.become.new.bishop.of.basingstoke/26154.htm
William Price Commemorated
William Price died on 31st May 1725 but founded the School by his Will dated 1721. He lies in the cemetery of St Peter & St Paul, Fareham. Several members of the Committee took the opportunity to place a wreath at the tomb on the anniversary of his funeral which took place on June 3rd 1725.
The ceremony was conducted jointly by Patrick Nobes (President) and Charles Evans (Chairman) and was attended by Derek Marlow (Vice-President), Michael Croad-Brangwyn (Hon. Treasurer), Richard Brent (Hon. Archivist), Brian Pearce and David Williams.
It has been decided that this will be now an annual event but in future will take place prior to the Summer Luncheon.
Summer Luncheon - 6th June 2010 at Noon
Our Summer Luncheon was held at Lysses House Hotel on Sunday, 6th June 2010 drinks from Noon with lunch about 13.00.
Next Event - AGM and Luncheon
Subject to confirmation but usually at Lysses House Hotel in Fareham on the first Friday in October 2010 - Guests welcome for Luncheon. Details to follow...
Prices in 1911
An interesting piece of research by Mike Bayliss lists the "Residents" in the census of 1911:
|
Name |
Relation |
Condition |
Age |
Occupation |
Where born |
|
BRADLY, Stephen
Reginald N?? |
Head |
Married |
38 |
School Master (Head) |
Worcestershire,
Wibbenhall |
|
BRADLY, Edith Beatrice |
Wife |
Married 9 years |
34 |
|
India, Malaba Hill,
Bombay (Resident) |
|
BRADLY, Pauline
Marjorie |
Daughter |
Single |
8 |
|
Beds, Bedford |
|
GALE, Arthur Stephen |
Assistant |
Single |
35 |
School Master
(Assistant) |
Lancs, Urban?
[illegible] |
|
JOHNSTON, Richard
Oliver |
Assistant |
Single |
27 |
School Master
(Assistant) |
India, Colaba, Bombay
(Resident) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MORRIS, Eliza |
Servant |
Widow |
58 |
Cook domestic |
Hunts, Kimbolton |
|
MORRIS, Beatrice May |
Servant |
Single |
20 |
Nurse domestic |
Yorks, Sheffield |
|
MOORE, Annie Elizabeth |
Servant |
Single |
23 |
Parlourmaid domestic |
Bedfordshire, Wootton |
|
FROST, Edith May |
Servant |
Single |
19 |
Kitchenmaid domestic |
Hants, Fareham |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PEBLES, Stanley George |
Boarder |
|
15 |
School |
Hants, Portsmouth |
|
OWTON, John Udall |
Boarder |
|
13 |
School |
Hants, West End |
|
JUDGE, Leslie Russell |
Boarder |
|
14 |
School |
India, Surat
(Resident) |
|
RIDSDALE, Cyril |
Boarder |
|
9 |
School |
India, Surat
(Resident) |
|
KITLEY, Ralph Chevin |
Boarder |
|
11 |
School |
Warwickshire,
Birmingham |
|
SCOTT, Robert Bernard |
Boarder |
|
9 |
School |
India, Calcutta
(Resident) |
|
SCOTT, Richard Harold |
Boarder |
|
10 |
School |
India, Calcutta
(Resident) |
|
FORD, Henry Pannel |
Boarder |
|
12 |
School |
Hants, Portsmouth |
|
MATHER, Robert Keith |
Boarder |
|
10 |
School |
Somerset, Cheddar |
|
BALLINGTON, Alexander
Ernest |
Boarder |
|
13 |
School |
Derbyshire, Matlock |
|
BALLINGTON, Harold
Summer |
Boarder |
|
13 |
School |
Derbyshire, Matlock |
|
THOMAS, John Boey |
Boarder |
|
13 |
School |
Hants, Botley |
|
COLES, Edward John |
Boarder |
|
15 |
School |
Hants, Clanfield |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anniversary Event 2008
The Old Priceans Centenary Summer Luncheon at Ferneham Hall, Osborne Road, Fareham took place on Sunday 8th June. This was preceded by a walk from the site of the original school in West Street, Fareham followed by a service at SS Peter & Paul Church, Fareham led by old boys, Very Revd. Peter Hancock, Archdeacon of the Meon with an address from Revd. Canon Martin Seeley.
A professionally produced souvenir photographic album of the event is available here.
Former English master, Tony Johnson was moved to pen this poem:
CLASSROOM EXAMINATION - 2a
Price’s School 1966
These ageing men were boys I used to teach.
Now, rôle reversed, I listen and I learn,
For one boy’s now the canon come to preach
To attentive silence more than I could earn.
They were the cunning masters of mayhem,
Of artful doodle and of daring daydream.
Such fine bubbling brains! No one could stop them
From acting like a loose anarchic team.
Memory draws a classroom castle in the air,
Where appear thirty brilliant pairs of eyes,
Which stalk the ether and begin to stare.
To scrutinise, assess, and analyse.
Are you weak? Are you strong? You cannot bluff.
We can shave off a beard or rip off a mask.
Who are you? Do you care? D’ya know your stuff?
Answer! Before you set us any task!
.
Tony Johnson
Tony wrote: Canon Martin Seeley looked at me and said,”2a.” He gave the address at St Peter and St Paul on 8th June 2008, in a ceremony to mark one hundred years after the move of Price’s School from West Street to Park Lane. He was in 2a and was one of several in that class who eventually went to Cambridge, the best class I ever taught.
Westbury Exhibition closed 21st June 2008
The Exhibition featured display panels and cabinets intended to provide visitors with an extensive view of Price’s and The William Price Charity through the years.
F. E. C. Gregory's book The History of Price's School describes the original opening...