Talk:Wrekin College
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NAME - this page should be renamned "Wrekin Collee and Old Hall School" or the preps school should have its own page — Preceding unsigned comment added by Moistwand (talk • contribs) 22:55, 24 June 2023 (UTC)
Houses & colours have changed since 1960. Was then a 100% boys boarding school. Saxon - Blue/Grey with thin red stripe. Norman - Brown/Grey. Tudor. York. Windsor - Blue/Black. Bayley - Green/Black. I think - 50 years is a long time !! there must be some other old Wrekinian around who remembers more. Timothy J Baker 21:32, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
Thank you 80.2.16.73 for the clarification on House colours.
Why don't you register it's a much better approach.
In 1965 the Houses were:
| House | House Colours |
|---|---|
| Norman | Brown/Grey |
| Saxon | Blue/Gray/Thin Red Stripe |
| Tudor | Purple/Grey |
| York | Maroon/Black |
| Bayley | Green/Black |
| Windsor | Blue/Black |
The Houses were always listed in this order
Wrekin Vocabulary
| Expression | Meaning |
|---|---|
| BigSide | 1stXV Rubgy Pitch |
| G-Block | Non-Science Classrooms |
| Plant | Short Cross Country Run |
| Bridle | Long Cross Country Run |
| Sprog | First Year Student |
| Blue Book | School Calendar |
| Half Past | Minor Punishment involving getting up Early |
| Tick | More Serious Punishment involving writing an Essay |
| Flip-Flap | Fire Escape |
| Cabbage Patch | Junior Rugby Field |
| White City | The Toilet Block |
| Boot Hole | Room for storing Tuck Boxes |
| Flags | Pavement |
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Questionable Old Wrekinian
[edit]I am not myself an OW, but I question the claim of James Faulkner, the actor born in 1948, to be an Old Wrekinian. His wiki biography does not mention Wrekin College in his early life details and in his infobox his Education is given as the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, attended post Royal School of Church Music. I am therefore reluctant to wikilink his name without evidence connecting.Cloptonson (talk) 12:03, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
- https://www.wrekincollege.com/old-wrekinian-of-the-fortnight--acclaimed-actor--james-faulkner-b6166/806744.html
- https://www.oldhall.co.uk/london-branch-dinner-20182/5002791.html Caj58uk (talk) 00:17, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
"Crown Princes of India" as alumni (subsection Old Hall School)
[edit]Although the term may have been mentioned in the published sourced cited, there has been no such title as Crown Prince of India at any rate in the lifetime of Old Hall School. India as a nation state had no unified monarchy except perhaps through British monarchs being titular "Emperors of India" from Queen Victoria to George VI, which arose because most of the landmass of Britain's Indian Empire were a conglomeration of native principalities, each with their own designated succession lines and heirs to throne. More exact identification of the individuals and their relevant states needed.Cloptonson (talk) 12:48, 10 March 2024 (UTC)