Talk:King Edward's School, Witley

"New" boarding houses
I've just changed the date that pupils moved in to Autumn 76.

I was one of the first pupils in them - a 3rd-former in Wakefield when they opened. The Queen Mum is down as visiting them, and seeing as we were already in them when she came (76 as per the article), either the date they opened or the date she visited must have been wrong.

I can't remember where else she visited, but I remember her walking through our 3rd/4th form study area (between the entrance and the common area) and talking to the lad next to me (Patrick Unwin).

NB - Witley/Wormley - look at the wikipedia entry for Wormley. I'm not sure whether the school was there before the station, or whether they arrived at the same time, but the station was named after the nearby village, and Wormley as a village/hamlet only appeared AFTER the station.

Ed China
Shouldn't the famous sofa car maker be 'Edd China' who has a Wiki page on him instead of 'Ed', or are the two the same person?Foreverkeeper2 (talk) 04:38, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
 * They're the same bloke, I've corrected and linked. —Vanderdecken∴ ∫ξφ 21:27, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi and help?
Firstly, well done. Some points you might like to explain are "Witley"? Where does this come from, its not the name of the place where the school is now .... or is it. Secondly, the history intrigingly says "This was attributed by the Bridewell governors as due to their close contact with prisoners. " ... which prisoners? Sounds interesting? Can the history be more explicit on this point.

Finally and this is a big ask. Sir James Sanderson, 1st Baronet is a new article and will be on the front page of wikipedia in next 5 days. My sources say there is a portrait of him in your school. My ref says "and his portrait, that of a very handsome man, may be seen in the Court Room of Bridewell Royal Hospital, of which he was a Governor". Can someone see if its still there? If someone can get a good camera phone pic of the portrait then it too may be on the front page. Thanks for listening ... Victuallers (talk) 10:24, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
 * The current proper address of the school is "King Edward's School, Witley", Wormley, Witley, Godalming, Surrey GU8 5SG. I have no idea about the prisoners bit. As for the portrait, I don't believe it does exist at the school - remember that these days Bridewell Royal Hospital refers purely to the organisation that is also King Edward's School, not the building or site itself. I'm an ex-student as of July so I can take pictures if necessary, but I'm fairly certain the portrait isn't there. There's definitely no Court Room at the school. I'll ask the director of marketing and the school archivist. —Vanderdecken∴ ∫ξφ 19:23, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

Hey, thanks for for reply. I found out about the prisoners bit, put crudely, the place(palace!) was used for homeless tarts and paupers in 1780 or so until the school proper was started. I've added a link to the building ... where Henry VIII lived! There is some interesting school history that's not included here. I also found a picture of your school getting the charter from the King and a painting of the "ladies?" in the (school?) building... As for the painting.... it was there in 2004. If you look at Sir James Sanderson, 1st Baronet then you will see the reference. It would be good to let the world see the picture after the school has kept it safe for so long. Please tell us what the archivist say! Victuallers (talk) 08:50, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
 * -) Should the article say it became co-educational AGAIN in 1952 ??? Victuallers (talk) 08:55, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Fame
Sadly, picture will not be in time, but your President Sir James Sanderson should be on the front page of wikipedia tomorrow Victuallers (talk) 14:40, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

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Choirmaster edit removed.
An edit regarding the conviction of a choirmaster of the school was removed from the history page. The removal was justified as "Not a significant event relating to the history of the school". I disagree, It is a part of the school's history and an event recorded in national newspapers. The edit was made by IP address 193.148.18.237 rather than a username - who's only edit was to remove my edit. I will be replacing the content and will continue to do so, although I am willing to hear arguments as to why this is not relevant to the school's history. If anyone stumbbles across this page, finds the edit is no longer there and wishes to re-enstate it:


 * In early 2015 Edward Moore, a choirmaster at King Edward's, Witley, was handed a 9-month sentence for inappropriate sexual conduct with a girl student.  TheAlmightyDada (talk) 15:22, 19 February 2019 (UTC)