P.W.S.T.S Standard

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In 1928 HRH the Prince of Wales granted permission for the PWSTH to bear his royal crest.

We are still trying to trace the location of the original silk colours of the Prince of Wales Sea Training Hostel (Limehouse). Tony Towndrow remembers personally taking the PWSTH silk flag, in 1943, to a London company of flag makers called 'Adam, Lane and Neeve'. He recalls that at the time the silk flag was in excellent condition but the hostel required a replica cotton flag for general use.

Roger Jennings contacted the PWSTS Society to say that his father was a Director of 'Adam, Lane and Neeve' for many years. He explained that the building was very badly firebombed during the blitz. Most of the contents were lost. It would have been around 1943 so he expects that the flag was destroyed in the fire.


The service of thanks giving for the work of the PWSTS on the occasion of the 'Laying up of the colour' was held at St Peter-upon-Cornhill, London EC3 on Monday 27th October 1975.

PWSTH INGHAM
  

We are extremely grateful to Mr Neil Kent of the Holy Trinity Church of Ingham for allowing us to reproduce these photographs. The flag can be found hanging behind the pulpit.

We believe that the PWSTS Ingham, Stalham flag, shown below is the second (copy) colours of  PWSTH Limehouse. These colours were then transferred to PWSTS Ingham, Stalham in 1940.

click on each image to enlarge           Holy Trinity Church web page

 

   

PWSTS DOVER

 



We are extremely grateful to Gavin Dobie of New Zealand for the Dover flag. Gavin trained at Dover in 1956 and was presented with the flag in New Zealand in 1975. Gavin has kept the flag in very good condition. This flag is now in Australia as the Prince of Wales Sea Training School Australian branch standard.

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PWSTS DOVER

Roger Head PWSTS Standard Bearer

 


In July 2005 the above flag was kindly returned by Mr Tony Thomas, St Helen's Bishopsgate Church Building Manager. The following inscription is contained on a wooden plaque which is still at St Peter-Upon-Cornhill Church. 'The Prince of Wales Sea Training School. Founded by the British Sailors Soc 1920. Colour laid up in St Peter-Upon-Cornhill 27th Oct 1975.

This flag is now used as the Prince of Wales Sea Training School standard UK. Click here to see it in use

 

Efforts are currently underway to establish the whereabouts of the original silk colours of PWSTH Limehouse.
If you can help please contact the society.