Talk:Strand School

message: Very good article. Pictures are the main bit that would improve. refs are good and so are alumni. Alumni should be reffed too. Nearly a B. Schools project can help Victuallers 19:47, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

message: Was absolutely spot on with regard to the first two paras: 1.1 Origins  and 1.2 Relocation to Brixton. These have been substantially altered to remove any potential plagiaristic content and are fully referenced.
Actually the area of South London is known as 'brixton Hill', rather Brixton itself which is a mile closer to London centre.
 Terry nyorks (talk) 16:50, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: It was an unpardonable solecism, certainly in my day (the early sixties), to refer to the school as either "Strand Grammar School" or The Strand School; it was always Strand School, or simply Strand. I seem to recall this was one of the first things drummed into us in first form. Certainly no old boy or former master would make such an error. I have accordingly altered the terminology where appropriate. Wingspeed (talk) 23:51, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: The school's name

message: ===??Sir Jack Drummond===
I'm a little troubled by the inclusion of Sir Jack Drummond in the list of Old Boys - because his Wikipedia entry states that he attended not Strand but King's College School. It was when King's College School was still in the Strand, so it looks like this is how the error's arisen. The citation is of no immediate help since it's non-online. Can anyone able to throw light on this please do so. Otherwise, if I may suggest, the name is best removed. At present the link contradicts the list. Wingspeed (talk) 02:03, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: See also The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Aug 6, 1952; pg. 6; Issue 52383. Rwood128 (talk) 14:50, 30 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Old Boys

message: I'm a little troubled by the inclusion of Sir Jack Drummond in the list of Old Boys - because his Wikipedia entry states that he attended not Strand but King's College School. It was when King's College School was still in the Strand, so it looks like this is how the error's arisen. The citation is of no immediate help since it's non-online. Can anyone able to throw light on this please do so. Otherwise, if I may suggest, the name is best removed. At present the link contradicts the list. Wingspeed (talk) 02:03, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: See also The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Aug 6, 1952; pg. 6; Issue 52383. Rwood128 (talk) 14:50, 30 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: ??Sir Jack Drummond

message: I seem to recall that two former Head Boys achieved particularly high office in Whitehall. One (Pitblado, possibly) became something like Private Secretary to Churchill & then maybe Eden. My memory's too fuzzy to be at all exact; but certainly something like that. Anybody else able to assist? Wingspeed (talk) 02:03, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Churchill's Private Secretary?

message: Based on other content in Wikipedia and on the Guardian article at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/06/fatal-hike-became-nazi-propaganda-coup, it would appear the teachers name was Keast rather than Keasting. It also appears that there other points of view regarding Keast's role.110.21.184.239 (talk) 06:57, 6 July 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: A most interesting article. When did it first appear in The Guardian? Rwood128 (talk) 12:26, 6 July 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: I might be sensible to merge English Calamity with this article (and d/w the problems with that article at the same time). Any objections, or comments? Rwood128 (talk) 21:11, 14 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  1936 tragedy