The Rule Book
Peter Robinson (Wargrave 1949–53) kindly donated a College rule book to us which had belonged to his father, Robert Cecil Robinson (Wargrave 1918–24). We’ve selected a few choice ones…
The Robinson brothers, left to right, Alec, Cecil, Bertie, Victor
A New Boy Should Realise that he is not here to please himself but to do all he can to add to the reputation of the School. (a) He should always put the interests of the School before those of himself or his House. (b) watch the School’s First matches not as a mere spectacle, but as a struggle for the honour of the School. Things Forbidden No boy is to use or have in his possession any of the following articles: catapults, fireworks, gunpowder, firearms of any kind,
Out of Bounds …all Towns, Tea gardens or Strawberry Gardens, except Thornwell [tea garden at Wilmington], Ivy Cottage at Pevensey, and the Eight Bells Garden at Jevington. Three of Peter’s uncles were OEs: Victor (Wargrave 1916–18), Bertie (Wargrave 1916–22) and Alec (Wargrave 1928–30). Catherine Clifton (Nugent 1989–91), who runs the Lansdowne Hotel, Eastbourne, is also related through Peter’s great uncle.
playing cards, smoking materials. No boy can ride a motor cycle or drive a car or any other vehicle. Boarders may not have bicycles. Dress Boys who have leave to ride horses may wear riding breeches, but must wear the usual black or dark blue coat and School cap. Boys must leave Eastbourne at the end of term and return after the holidays in ordinary School dress wearing School straw, bowler or cap.
New Writing Martin Haldane Ahmad Thomson (Black - water 1966–68) contacted the archives to ask if we had copies of an in-house College magazine New Writing for which he designed the cover. We were able to locate the 1968 edition (blue front cover) and the 1970 edition (yellow front cover) together with the cover of the November 1968 Eastbournian of which he was also responsible.
The Cuckmere boat house
New Writing, Easter 1970
Looking through a 1920s snapshot album, we came across a photo of the original boathouse at Cuckmere. The Eastbourne College Rowing Club was founded on the banks of the river in 1928 and its first boat house was a converted army hut. Stephen Foot (Wargrave 1901–06) wrote in the 1956 Eastbournian : ‘We bought a big army hut from Summerdown Camp at a very cheap price and the school carpenter with some of the boys re-erected it at Exceat.’ Summerdown was a large First World War army convalescent camp sited approximately where Old Camp Road is now. After the war, many of the wooden buildings were sold off and were used for a variety of purposes. The original boat house was demolished in 1934 and a new one built in its place.
Ahmad is the author of Golden Days on the Open Road which describes his journey to the acceptance of Islam in 1973. One of the dedications in the book is to his English teacher, Philip Le Brocq, whose best lesson was: ‘The experience in life which is unique to everyone is that each one of us can fall in love.’ Ahmad’s latest literary work was published in 2023, The Presence of Islam in Andalus . The archives team very much enjoy helping OEs and others with their enquiries and was delighted to receive the following comment from Ahmad: ‘the work of the archivist is essential in helping to keep good memories alive.’ Eastbournian, November 1968
Derek Blackburn (School 1960–65) College ephemera and newsletters Kim Brake (Reeves 1968–72) A carved wooden ‘totem pole’, a 1966 gift from visiting rugby team from Brentwood College, Vancouver Philip Hepburn (Blackwater 1961–66) Photographs of Ascham and the College; a rugby shirt DONATIONS We are grateful to the following for their donations to the archives this year
Peter Robinson (Wargrave 1949–53) College ephemera and snapshots Harvey Smith (Reeves 1980–84) Newspaper cuttings and other ephemera Former member of staff Small Victorian stained glass panel saved from Blackwater House prior to demolition Forest School, London, E17 Copies of the Eastbournian from 1906 and 1914
Pip Kirtley Sports team photos and three reference books by EC Arnold Family of John William Murfin (School 1953–57) Snapshot album and other photos Mike Price (Reeves 1955–58) Various College ephemera Peter Roach (School 1957–62) Eastbournians, Blue Books, programmes and scorecards
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