St Edward's 150 Years - by Nicola Hunter

St Edward’s: 150 Years

Chapter 8 / Celebrations

Left: At 4pm a 1942 RAF Dakota C-47 carried out a flypast, twice, over the Quad and Upper One. The sound of its roaring engine was very distinctive. Below left: In the Cloisters was awonderfulandcomprehensive exhibition by Archivist Chris Nathan,illustratingthehistoryof the School. Below: A display was given by the Central Band of the Royal Air Force. Band Master: Warrant Officer Terry Gardner; Drum Major: Gary Cooney. The Band plays by permission of the Air Force Board of the Defence Council. The Salute was taken by our visitor, who also gave the Gaudy Prizes and placed the time capsules beneath the entrance to the new Jubilee House, General Peter Pearson. Bottom: Enjoying the festivities on Quad and Field Side.

Below: The Art and DT exhibitions for the day were extensiveandofatremendouslyhighstandard.TheArt and DT Departments as well as the North Wall were showing the work of our pupils.

in the sun. There was an impressive amount of Rhubarb on display, as can be seen from the photographs. At 3pm the new girls’ boarding house, Jubilee, was officially opened by General Peter Pearson and two time capsules were buried beneath its entrance. A Routemaster bus purveying drinks had been in the Quad since Wednesday (looking quite at home there!), and Rhubarb bands entertained those who came to the Quad on Saturday afternoon for refreshment. At 4pm a 1942 RAF Dakota C-47 carried out a flypast – twice – to the delight of those watching out for it. The final event of the day, before the Gaudy Ball (the largest ever), was Beating Retreat for which there was a drill display by the Central Band of the Royal Air Force. Photographers abounded and you will see in the photographs of this chapter that the traditional end to the academic year was a stylish event very much enjoyed by all 3,000 or so who attended. A fitting end to our 150th year.

Above left: The Routemaster busintheQuadservingdrinks. Above:The opening of Jubilee House (left to right): General Peter Pearson, Warden Jones, HousemistressPaedraGowen. Right: The time capsules buried beneath the entrance to Jubilee House. Below left: The Wizard , Peter Meecham’sballoon,flyingfrom the Lower Fields at the end of the day.

Right: 1st XI vs Martyrs, Upper One.

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