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Category Archives: Locations
Memory of Wartime Piers Court
A letter reposted from the magazine This England recalls WWII schooldays at Piers Court. The magazine appears quarterly, and this letter is in its Autumn 2018 issue. This is from an evacuee who now lives in America. The letter is … Continue reading
Posted in Evelyn Waugh, Hampstead, Heath Mount, Newspapers, Vile Bodies, World War II
Tagged Muddy Stilettos, Otago Daily News, Piers Court, This England
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Another Waugh School Under Threat
Last week, The Spectator reported the threat of closure faced by the Downside Abbey School. (See previous post). Now the Daily Mail has announced that another Waugh-related school is endangered, although there is no imminent threat to its continued existence. … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Lancing, Newspapers
Tagged Daily Mail, IKEA
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Roundup: From Australia to Europe via Mexico
–A recent issue of The Australian has an essay by Paul Monk entitled “Western Civilisation: A primer for willing readers.” This includes a broad consideration of liberal arts educational experiences over the years. Among those discussed are the Oxford years … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Oxford, Put Out More Flags, Remote People, Robbery Under Law
Tagged Alex Murray, Edward Gibbon, FiveBooks, Junge Welt, Project MUSE, The Australian, TLS
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Waugh Plaque Unveiled
The Oxford Mail in a follow-up to its previous story, reports on the unveiling ceremony for the Evelyn Waugh Blue Plaque and the dinner that took place yesterday at the Abingdon Arms: Speaking at the ceremony, organised by Beckley and … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Waugh, Evelyn Waugh, Events, Newspapers, Oxford
Tagged Abingdon Arms Beckley, Blue Plaque, Oxford Mail
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Whatever Happened to Harold Claire ?
The Oxford Times in its Gray Matter column includes this among today’s stories: I HAVE often wondered what became of Beckley farmer’s boy Harold Claire, and just possibly I might find out on Saturday night. Claire was a boozing companion of the … Continue reading
Posted in Diaries, Evelyn Waugh, Events, Newspapers, Oxford, Vile Bodies
Tagged Abingdon Arms, Harold Claire, Oxford Times
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Abingdon Arms Announces Waugh Plaque Unveiling
The Abingdon Arms in Beckley, Oxon., has announced the details of its plans for the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the association of Evelyn Waugh with their premises. See previous posts. Here is the message from the organizer of the … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Waugh, Evelyn Waugh, Events, Oxford, Vile Bodies
Tagged Abingdon Arms, Memorial Plaque
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A Visit to Burgh House Exhibit: Evelyn Waugh and Basil Bourchier
Milena Borden has kindly sent this report of her visit to a Waugh-related exhibit in North London which was mentioned in a previous post: Closing this Sunday, the exhibition A Totally Preposterous Parson: Evelyn Waugh and Basil Bourchier is displayed in … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Catholicism, Evelyn Waugh, Events, Hampstead, Waugh Family
Tagged Burgh House, Rev Alan Walker, Rev Basil Bourchier
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Roundup: Ruins, Snobs and Remittance Men
An art exhibit in Sheffield is named for a Waugh story. This is Love Among the Ruins at the S1 Artspace gallery. The gallery is temporarily located in the garage of the Park Hill housing estate while another part of … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh, Love Among The Ruins, Newspapers, Oxford, Remote People, The Loved One
Tagged Hertford College, Professor Mondo, The Mercury (South Africa), The Star (Sheffield), Volksstimme (Basel)
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