100 Year Anniversary of the Sinking of the Titanic

Barbara Dainton

RMS Titanic

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'We Bought a Zoo' - Benjamin's Film
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Joe Begley At School 1997 - 2004 'Passed Out' From Sandhurst
On Friday 20 April 2012 Joe Begley ‘passed out' from Sandhurst at the Sovereign's Parade. It was a wonderful day, especially as the weather was lovely. Joe is joining the Royal Logistics Corps, and will be attached to 16 Air Assault, based in Colchester. The Old Russellians wish Joe all the very best for his future career. Open Document.


My Russell Hill Days
My Russell Hill schooldays were eventful – never dull. I began them in 1937, as a seven year old, at Hope Morley House. I remember being particularly enthralled with Hope Morley's wonderful day room, with its large rocking horse and dolls house. Classes were small and our education formal, but we also found time to acquire such practical skills as knitting. Miss Bird was head teacher of the kindergarten and she ensured our early school life was both enjoyable and calm. It was a pleasant introduction to what was to be a long association with the school. Read More.


Vaughan Family - 1920s
Kathleen May Vaughan was born on 27th October 1900 in London to Herbert Lawrence Vaughan and Lucy May Vaughan, nee Hooker. Herbert Lawrence Vaughan was the youngest child of seven of a prominent Congregational Minister Frederick Vaughan, and his wife Georgeanna Vaughan nee Oxley; Lucy May Hooker was the third child of seven of a Naval officer Edmund Hooker who saw service in the China Seas, and his wife Frances Moon. Read More.