No 85
The sixth dinner was unavoidably put off this year, as there was no opportunity, on account of there being no College Play. W.P. Lamb Head Boarder
No 84
In consequence of the death of his Royal H. Frederick, Duke of York and Albany January 5th 1827, Dr Goodenough thought fit to put off the College Play this year. We therefore broke up on the Saturday instead of the Tuesday. W.P. Lamb Head Boarder
No 83
On the following Friday a match was played in Tothill Fields, between some Old Westminster and some of those who had played in the regular match which was won by the former by six wickets. Those who played in the match are as follows Old Westminsters Knyvett Page Junr Page Senr Hodgson Tattersall Dodgson Greseley…
No 82
The annual match was played between the TB & KS as usual in Tothill Fields which was won by the latter by 16 runs; we being unlucky in being deprived of one of our best players, who was laid up by illness. Those who played were as follows T.B. Wrottesley Senr Mure Lendon Hudson Duberly…
No 81
The old Tent being declared unfit for further use, a new one was purchased at the expense of the school, which cost four and twenty pounds William Pitt Lamb Head Boarder
No 80
On Tuesday 11th of July the Annual Cricket Match, was played between the Townboys who had not played in the great Match, and the Lamprobaticks, which was won by the former, by one innings by a great majority; a Townboy of the name of Woodgate beating them of his own Batt. The list of the…
No 79
The subject of the Dean’s Prize Verse this year was “Druids” George MacLeay Head Boarder
No 78
Goodenough thinking fit to take notice of some slight disturbances, which took place about this time, came round and made a speech at the several boarding houses, severely condemning and strictly prohibiting for the future any game likely to draw fellows together such as shaving &c – adding moreover if the usher should be out…
No 77
The Right Honourable Charles William Wynne having generously given a writership to be contended for by any Boy in the Sixth Form at Westminster, who chose to enter into competition, on Wednesday February 7th and Thursday the 8th. Six Candidates, Davis, Escombe, Bailey and Findlater T.B. but Home Boarders and Froude and Allen K.S. were…
No 76
On Friday January 5th 1827 departed this life H.R.H. Frederick Duke of York and Albany regretted by all the nation but most sincerely so by the Westminsters as he had always been a Patron to them – To evince their grief the Sixth Form voluntarily went into deep mourning. G. Chetwynd Head Boarder