On Tuesday evening June 11, a most distressing accident occurred, which threw a gloom over the whole school. Four King’s Scholars, Monckton, Stedman, Savile and Webber, went on the water on a small sailing boat belonging to Stedman, contrary to the advice of Roberts, who warned them of their danger for the wind at the…
This year (1833) Williamson, in consequence of a great many fellows being out of school with the Influenza, endeavoured to put a stop to our going on the water by sending a note to Roberts ordering him not to let out any boats to us. We however went on in a boat belonging to Searle…
The old Westminsters thinking they could bring a better eleven to the field than they did on the former day challenged us to play them on the Thursday week following when they were beaten with 7 wickets to go down. The following were the players Old Westr Mayne Lee Ellison Crawford May Sandys Hodgson Borradaile…
On Tuesday Aug. 7 1832 the annual match between the TB and KS took place in Tothill Fields when the former were beaten with 2 wickets to do down. The following were the players T.B. Milman Tennyson Parkes Sealy Bromley Seaton Stevens Palmer Warren Barnett Sr Whittaker K.S. Randolph Webber Goodenough Charlton Hickson Hemery Farrer…
On Wednesday Augt 1st the sixth annual match between eleven of the old Westminster club, and eleven of the present Westminsters, took place in Tothill Fields when the latter beat with 4 Wickets to go down. The players were as follows – Old Westrs Durell Ellison Loftus Wittam Hay Cotton Page Alfrey Jeffrey Sandys Hodgson…
On Friday July 20 1832 The annual Cricket Match was played between the TB who had not played in the Grand Match and the Lamprobaticks, in which the latter were beaten with 3 wickets to go down. The following were the players T.B. Milman Sealy Bromley Seaton Hurst Stevens Smale Taunton Barnett Barnett Whittaker K.S.…
The Coronation Sept. 8th 1831 At this Coronation as at the last seats were assigned to the whole School Townboys as well as King-Scholars to witness the ceremony. Those allotted to us were separate from the KS and close to the Peers seats in the south transept; in full view of the thrones though not…
On Thursday July 21st (1831) the annual match between the TB and KS took place in Tothill fields when the latter were beaten with 7 wickets to go down. The following were the players TB Borradaile Milman Moore Marten Warren Templer Palmer Blackall Pearson Stikeman Savile KS Tattersall Carrow Hemery Randolph Sr Randlph Jr Webber…
On Friday the 15th of July the annual match was played between the TB who had not played in the Grand Match and the Lamprobaticks in which the former were beaten single handed by 32 runs. The following were the players T.B. Ridley Colborne Vance Templer Stikeman Palmer Parker Lamb Barnet Lavile Pearson Jnr Milman…
On the 15th of July (1831) the 5th annual match was played between 11 of the Old Westminster club and eleven of the TB and KS then at Westminster which was won by the former by 16 runs. The following is the list of the Westminsters who played. Borradaile Milman Moore C. Marten Warren Palmer…