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One folder of documents pertaining to the Thanksgiving Service on the occasion of the Re-Opening of the College Dormitory by His Majesty the King, on June 6th 1950. Includes three copies of the Order of Service, one ticket to the Nave of Westminster Abbey for the service, and one newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper.

Vacher & Sons Ltd.

One folder of documents pertaining to the visit of Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh for the Quartcentenary of Westminster School 11th November 1960. Including one printed order of service from Westminster Abbey, two tickets the the Abbey service, and one booklet of fixtures of Quatercentenary events.

Hove Shirley Press
GB 2014 WS-02-POS-01-10 · Item · c.1911
Part of Westminster School's Archive and Collections

One copy annotated by R.S. Chalk on reverse, as follows:
'R.S.C. Memories 1922-1924
The destruction of this superb ceiling (I believe by an H.E. bomb earlier in the Blitz than the gutting of School) was a calamity indeed.
It was a great relief to O. WW once of the VII to know that it was so expertly replaced after the War- its moulding including the Redstart which had nested in the ruins during the Exile.
I sat under this ceiling for my two years in the VII 1922-1924 and (with many another) frequently admired its beauty.
The details of the moulding were so delicate and detailed that we were of opinion (I think wrongly) that it could not be plaster- work, but must be wood-carving white washed over.
The VII Form Room was also used out of School for meetings of Deb. Soc, but I think for no other recreational purpose. Also, on rare occasions, by the School Monitors in trying a case referred to them by the H.M.'