Wednesday 21 January 2015

Nostalgia 1

What we think is all or part of what was Huntingdon Grammar School, attended by my father in the 1920's.

At least a passing couple were fairly sure that it had been the Grammar School and were very sure that it had been the Registry Office after that because they had got married there. It is also in Old Grammar School Walk,

Now removed to Hinchingbrooke House, once the home of the 1st Earl of Sandwich (the 4th Earl was the inventor of the popular snack), Samuel Pepys's sponsor. I suppose he would be reasonably happy with having given his name to the ubiquitous snack, even if Pepys is more famous in other ways. Cromwell also had it for a while, presumably when the Earl was out of favour, or perhaps sharing the exile of his future king.

Reference 1: http://www.hinchingbrookeschool.net/page/default.asp?title=Home&pid=1.

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