The Right Reverend John Percival, Bishop of Hereford was the first headmaster of Clifton College, and not a lot of people know that, particularly, those I expect at, wait for it…Clifton College. Even if they did, do they know that prior to that he had been President of Trinity College, Oxford and Headmaster of Rugby School. This man’s fame just goes on and on and it’s no wonder, then that they named a road after him! And that is where I have been today in a ‘sort of’ Arts and Craft movement house that I found, by and large in reasonable condition. It had suffered from some historic settlement, but had is the operative word – good! It had a ‘new’ roof, but I suspect that was over thirty years ago but it was a shame that the original clay plain tiles were discarded in favour of concrete, particularly as clay tiles are still available, even new. Some funny little oddities – a skylight that could not be reached unless you are a member of the jolly green giant family, a blocked access hatch onto the inner roof slopes – where do builders come from - and a stop tap that could not be turned of because the trap was so small, unless you were a child (and children don’t have the strength to turn off such taps), but of course it is in Clifton, so you must expect such things but have faith...   more »