A Halloween party that I organised in '77, was set in the basement of the Court. Through various people I got permission from the owner and managed to get hold of theatrical props, a dried ice machine and florescent strobes. The scene was set for a 'bit of a scary do' and many students played the ghoulish bit to the 'N'th degree. I never found out who came as a 'grave with attached headstone', they had to dance alone because of the 'sticky-out' bit, but they are still remembered to this day for their great originality.

I always believed that this folly was built to screen the then, Lords view of Church Street. It certainly is a strange mixture of architecture and would seem to have only that purpose. The sculpted topiary is also an impressive walled feature and encloses the house and grounds on the town side. The designer gardens and views of the lake, on the other side, were accessible through a side gate. As students of the college you could stroll around the gardens for free, admire the beautiful flora and fauna while discovering some of the secret areas and pick up the feathers dropped by the peacocks around the grounds. Lord Methuen allowed them to be taken at first but a few years later he would accost any poor student who was making off with 'his feathers' and demand 50p each for them. Luckily I had my collection by first year and still have them 27 years later, a reminder of those days.

The music room was in the building on the right side of the main entrance. I spent too much time in there mostly because of that Bosendorfer grand piano, I usually got in there early before someone else did. You could make as much noise as you liked in there without annoying your friends, except for the foundation students who used the studio directly opposite... it must have been hell for them!