We paid a visit to the
Queen's weekend residence for last week's Sunday
Snap. Sadly she wasn't in but I did ask where it was and the
answer is
Windsor Castle
Flying the flag this week
with the right answer were Cheryl,
Anne, Susan,
Angela,
Nikki, Erica,
Cass and Jen.
From Windsor we make the
short journey over the River Thames. The school in the photograph is
perhaps the most famous school in the world. It was founded in 1440
by Henry VI and was originally designed to give free education to the
poor boys of the local area before going on to King's College,
Cambridge. The school was known for its admission's policy of having
to put one's son's name down at birth in the hope of gaining a place
many years later. This practice was officially stopped in 2002.
Current school fees are
£12,354 per term and the school year is split into three terms.
Historically the school year was divided into two with holidays only
at Christmas, when the pupils remained at the school, and in the
summer. As such the terms were known as 'halves'. Although the year
was split into three terms in the 18th century they are
still referred to as halves.
The school has an impressive
alumni with prime ministers, politicians, royalty from around the
world, members of the nobility, writers, actors, sportsmen and
well-known businessmen. Famous names include Princes William and
Harry, David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Eddie Redmayne, Bear Grylls, Sir
Matthew Pinsent and the current Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin
Welby. This week's question is
Which school is this?
Joining us last week was
Jack
and Noah posing as silhouettes at sunset. Cheryl
was having fun at the agricultural fair. There was a blast from the
past from Anne
with a photograph of when she was a child. Finally, Susan
has been enjoying a weekend in Blackpool.
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Judging by the alumni, I'd say it's Eton but I've never seen it - it looks like a prison. I was expecting vast open fields for playing rugby and polo !
ReplyDeleteThe only name I could think of is Eton. Those prices though :O
ReplyDeleteI was thinking Eton by your description then I see a few similar guesses in the comments so I'm going with Eton!
ReplyDeleteI have no idea to be honest!
ReplyDeleteThe only 'posh' school like this that I can think of is Eton but it doesn't look like what I expected it to if it is x
ReplyDeleteNo idea but it looks like a grand building :) x
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