Since I was in the neighbourhood, I thought I would go and see Harrow School, which I have never been to.
It’s a bit unrewarding because, like Oxbridge colleges, it is, for obvious reasons, very strictly private, apart from what can be seen from the High Street.
This is the Old School, the original bit, Jacobean, but done up by C.R. Cockerell:-
The Vaughan Library by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (1861-3) commemorates Charles Vaughan, the headmaster who resigned in 1859 (blackmail) :-
Nairn is pretty dismissive of all of it, but it looks good to me, stretching along the top of the hill, a mixture of buildings, all with a strong civic presence.
| Charles | Saumarez | Smith | 
Dear Charles,
I continue to enjoy reading your blog very much and to see the many places you get to visit and comment on.
I just had to be in touch to say that I took several groups of RA Friends for tours inside and around Harrow School back in the day. We’d leave by coach from Piccadilly and finish the afternoon with one of Harrow’s famous rugby teas, cakes, sandwiches, lashings of tea, before bringing everyone back to the RA.
The old schoolroom was probably the highlight of the tour with signatures scored into the desks and woodwork by many famous alumni including Churchil.
Sue Stamp Tours still going strong you’ll be glad to hear!
With warmest regards,
Sue
Dear Sue, Let me know if you ever organise another tour. I will join up ! Charles