Christ's Hospital

Christ's Hospital (also popularly known as the Blue-coat School) is a school which is now in Horsham, West Sussex, United Kingdom, and was formerly in London.

Traditions

The school is best known for the Tudor uniform: long blue coat, knee-breeches and yellow socks, and bands at the neck for boys, and a complementary uniform was introduced for girls on re-unification of the schools - knee length pleated skirt, summer jacket, yellow socks (for the juniors), and grey socks or grey/black tights for seniors, as well as the long coat in winter, and the bands. The nickname "Blue-coat School" comes from the blue coats worn by the students - however the nicknamed used within the school community itself is "Housey" and the long coat is called a housey coat.

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Links with the City and the Lord Mayor of London are maintained, with an annual parade through the City of London on St Matthew's Day and a regular place in the Lord Mayor's Show.

Related Topics:
Lord Mayor of London - St Matthew

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One of the Christ's Hospital traditions is marching into lunch each day with the band.

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