Talk:Alleyn's School

message: My additions ref taverns, bear-pits and brothels come from http://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=89. FWIW, when I was at the school almost 30 years ago, the drama society was called the Bear Pit. No idea if it still is. Strangely, dear old Edward's role of brothel-keeper is omitted from official stuff put out by the school :-) Please don't think this is malicious -- I have very fond memories of the place -- but this detail shouldn't be glossed over. UrsusMaximus 22:05, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Brothels 

message: Interesting to hear the reason behind our playing soccer and not rugby. I imagine few who were not at Alleyn's during our brief dalliance with the game will know about the rugby/chaplain/blackboard duster episode, so here it is! UrsusMaximus 21:15, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rugby 

message: Please could someone add something about DoE, CCF and Fun Fizzical (left on behalf of User:Umbuntu) JoshHolloway 20:30, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extra-Curricular Activites 

message: I propose the following structure. Over the next few days I will try and implement this, unless I face opposition. Please make your thoughts known *before* I do this, if possible! Thanks. 
A tab notates a new heading.
History
:Edward Alleyn's Involvement
:The College of God's Gift
:Wartime at Alleyn's
:Headmasters
::The Revd J. H. Smith (1882-1902)
::H. B. Baker (1902-1903)
::F. Collins (1903-1920)
::R. B. Henderson (1920-1940)
::C. R. Allison (1940-1945)
::S. R. Hudson (1945-1963)
::C. W. Lloyd (1963-1966)
::J. L. Fanner (1967-1975)
::D. A. Fenner (1976-1992)
::Dr. C. H. R. Niven (1992-2002)
::Dr. C. Diggory (2003-)
Alleyn's Today
:
:Academic Results
:Development of Facilities
:School charities
:Extra-Curricular Activities
::Combined Cadet Forced
::The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
::Sport
::Clubs and Societies
:Publications
::Scriblerus
::Lower School Magazine
::Blue
::End of term newsletter
:The role of Computing and Technology at Alleyn's
:Financial Costs
:Pastoral Care
::Houses
::Chaplain
::Councilling
::Head of Year
Trivia
Notable Alumni
See Also
External Links
JoshHolloway 13:36, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Please note a few things: only the first word of a heading should be capitalised unless it's a proper name; headers should never use a single = sign; headers shouldn't really be introduced unless there's something to put under them (they can always be added later); some things really are of limited interest and don't belong in an encyclopaedia - this includes such things as names of staff (except the headmaster) and pupils, and also very detailed information about curriculum, activities, results etc. Otherwise we are in danger of having a prospectus, not an encyclopaedia article. -- Necrothesp 23:46, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Structure to the article 

message: Some information should be given about plays etc. at Alleyn's. How it is going to change with the addition of the new theatre. Thanks, Umbuntu 15:13, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Please remember that this is not an intranet or prospectus for the school. Only information that is of interest to non-pupils should be included. -- Necrothesp 16:44, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  This is important in the history of the modern theatre - the Bear Pit is thought to date back to Shakespeare's company and was the root of the entire National Youth Theatre movement, via the detachment of the Head of English, Michael Brook, in 1956. In the 1960s, something like half the NYT were either current or past Alleyns pupils - as were the audience of Top of the Pops! This is why so many thespians are in the alumni list.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.201.73.25 (talk) 01:28, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  School plays and drama at Alleyn's 

message: Thanks for uploading that photo Josh, it looks great! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Umbuntu (talk • contribs) 16:53, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  The snow photo 

message: Could someone please give information on the new building starting next half term? Thanks, 81.154.3.126 19:24, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'll add some information shortly. JoshHolloway 20:30, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  information on new building 

message: could someone make the headmasters section into a table. it would look a lot neater 172.189.253.58 11:52, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Headmasters section - tabulate request 

message: 172.189.63.34 13:10, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Klaxons + Alleyn's? 

message: Currently, the article says "Alleyn Old Boys". This was true when the school was all-male ("Old Alleynian" having been pinched by Dulwich College), but I can't imagine the term is still used. Or is it? The Edward Alleyn Society website speaks of alumni, which isn't much help. Anyone able to shed light? --UrsusMaximus (talk) 19:39, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: They're called Old Boys and Old Girls in speeches and (for instance) in the 2007 Yearbook. JoshHolloway 19:35, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  What we call former pupils 

message: Apparently the school is one of many to be connected with Freemasons. If so, this deserves a mention, previous heads have come from Freemasons schools and the Saddler's company is run by Freemasons.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.129.105.11 (talk) 18:02, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Freemasons 

message: I think perhaps the flu section could become part of a section about outbreaks of germs at the school but I am not sure that any of the known victims caught it at the school.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.80.103.44 (talk) 19:43, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Epidemics at Alleyn's 

message: Perhaps mention Roy Hodgson was once a PE teacher  at the school.
Camayoc (talk) 19:27, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Roy Hodgson 

message: An anonymous user added
* Paul Lacey (born 1959), Engineer
No citation of evidence of being an AOB - remove?
--Camayoc (talk) 21:34, 28 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  AOBs 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Really? 46.34.227.128 (talk) 12:04, 19 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Marc Bolan a former student... really?