1857. February 1st. Sunday
Sermon time Fine but warm and thawing in the middle of the day. Warden preached on the natural badness of boys, a shrewd sermon, but not one, I think, that should be preached to boys themselves. He was always lays bare the springs.
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1857. January 21st. Wednesday
Common Room meeting
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1856. February 24th. Sunday
Shaky finances
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1857. 18th November. Wednesday
Oxford results Fine but cold. Rode in to Oxford to see Class List. Poor Melhuish only a third! Most unfortunate for him and us. How I do wish we could gain some honours.
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1855. November 3rd. Saturday
Naughty prefects
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1855. October 18th. Thursday
The first football |
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1857. 2nd October. Friday
Chapel
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1857. 19th September. Saturday
News from the Sepoy Rebellion in India The news from India still of doubtful character. A letter to the Warden from Mr. Talbot. Havelock had fallen back on Cawnpore, but was again advancing towards Lucknow. I find in the list of those murdered in this horrible mutiny, my old friend Block. 10 years ago we were freshmen together at Trinity. Then came his appointment to the Civil Service, 2 years since I found he had returned on leave and married. I hope his wife has been spared. What a state of things this is! Deus miseareatur animae. [God have mercy on his soul] Poor Gibbings feels his brother’s death deeply. Tomorrow he is going to preach and have a collection for sufferers in India. I have promised to help him in the afternoon.
How Radley was affected by the Sepoy Rebellion can be read in A letter home, 1857 in 100 Radley objects. William Wood’s Diary 1855-1861, ed. by Mark Spurrell, is available from Oxfordshire Record Society. These excerpts are presented to give a flavour of life at Radley in the 1850s |
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1855. September 11th. Tuesday
News from the Crimean War News arrived by this morning’s post of the Taking of Sebastopol!!! This is indeed glorious. It took place on Sunday. The Warden had word sent in a letter, Lord Panmure having telegraphed to the Mayor of Oxford. I rushed out and told the boys as I had done last year when we heard of the Alma. They all ran out and a gave a spontaneous and hearty cheer. Mr. Bartley read “Julius Caesar”.
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1856. September 2nd. Tuesday
A chat in Common Room In evening an amusing chat in Common Room sitting on the table, Macrorie, West, Owen, Wilson and myself. The last of our many happy talks in that room with Owen.
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