One of the privileges of leading a school community like ours is the chance to see the familiar through new eyes. It’s often in those moments when we step back, or hear a fresh perspective, that we’re reminded of just how special our surroundings, experiences and people truly are. When we’re immersed in something every day, it’s easy to overlook the beauty and meaning right in front of us.
On Tuesday evening, I had the pleasure of welcoming 20 distinguished gentlemen from Brooks Club, several of whom had also been members of the St. James’s Club, which was once based in our very own building at 106 Piccadilly (Coventry House). Though originally built as an 18th-century residence, Coventry House became home to the St. James’s Club from 1868 until 1975. Its illustrious membership included Ian Fleming (who is said to have written Goldfinger in what is now our Drama studio), Evelyn Waugh, Osbert Lancaster, and Lord Lucan, among others.
