THE Royal High School Preservation Trust (RHSPT), the charity behind the transformation of Edinburgh’s Royal High School into a National Centre for Music, is searching for a chair and trustees to help lead the project. If you are interested in the Old Royal High School renovation you may wish to apply for the positions advertised […]
Christmas Party 2023
On Monday the 11th of December thirteen members of the Royal High School Club in London met up in the Iron Duke pub in Mayfair for our Christmas party. The bar staff had reserved some tables for us in a cosy corner, near to the bar, and we settled down for a relaxed evening of […]
The Royal High School Club in London’s Annual Dinner 2024
Just a quick note to inform you that the Royal High School Club in London will be holding its next Annual Dinner on Friday the 8th of March 2024 at the Davy’s at St James wine bar in Crown Passage, Pall Mall, London SW1Y 6QY with dinner served at 7:30 p.m. For now, please just […]
Pre-Christmas drinks party
Monday 11th December 2023 The Royal High School Club in London is hosting an informal pre-Christmas drinks party at the Iron Duke pub, 11 Avery Row, Mayfair, London W1K 4AN on Monday the 11th of December from 6:30 p.m. until around 9:00 p.m. The Iron Duke is the traditional Fuller’s pub in the heart of […]
Old Royal High School plans scaled back.
The plans for renovation of the Old Royal High School building have been scaled back because of escalating costs. As a result St Mary’s music school will not now relocate to Regent Road. However the proposed National Music Centre for Scotland will still be created on the Regent Road site. Further details on The National […]
St Mary’s School at the Old Royal High
The old Regent Road buildings are being converted for use by the St Mary’s School of music. Pupils from the school were given a sneak preview of their new home. An article and photographs appear in The Scottish Field Since this news item was posted, it has now been reported that the restoration will be […]
The Royal High School digital history
The RHS Club is pleased to announce that the ‘Digital History’, which has until now been available only on a USB memory stick, has been substantially transferred to the Club website.The new product is very similar to the USB format, except for some components which are too large for online publication, including several large videos, and PDF’s of the five main […]
School Organ Project
Two pipe organ enthusiasts, Alan Buchan and Dr Alan Ireland, both former pupils of the school, kindly agreed to perform on video as the instrument has now been repaired and tuned.Alan Buchan played Widor’s Toccata and Handel’s Arrival of the Queen of Sheba.Dr Alan Ireland played Sir Alexander Mackenzie’s Hymnus and John Ireland’s Alla MarciaThis […]