Category Archives: Abbey

Sunday January 17th

A somewhat lengthy Abbey Service with a School Communion. We met Sir Frederick (Bridge) on our walk this morning and he insisted on stopping and saying how sorry he was he couldn’t come to our Supper last term…  

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Sunday November 22nd

Went to Abbey this morning. The Bishop of Melanesia preached, simply, shortly (and consequently mercifully!).

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Saturday November 21st

I read my paper before the Natural History Society this afternoon. It came out rather shorter than I had intended but I think people seemed interested although my little jokes were appreciated only in the moderate way most lecturers pleasantries … Continue reading

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Saturday October 31st

This morning Barrington-Ward formally asked me to join those who are going to the Deanery. He went to see the Dean last night and talked over with him and he proposes to lecture to us on the early history of … Continue reading

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