St Trinian's School on their way to and from school; they originally inspired his cartoons and characters. The Perse School for Girls' Archive area holds several original St Trinian's books, given to the school by Ronald Searle. He also based the school partly on the former Cambridgeshire High School for Girls (now Long Road Sixth Form College). In the 1950s, a series of "St Trinian"s comedy films was made, featuring well-known British actors, including Alastair Sim (in drag as the headmistress, and also playing her brother); George Cole as spiv "Flash Harry", Joyce Grenfell as Sgt Ruby Gates, a beleaguered policewoman; and Richard
St Trinian's Church dedicated to the 4th century Scottish Pictish saint, Ninian, but later the name changed to Trinian. St Trinian's is recorded as a ruin of a 14th century church on an ancient site, as proved by the 7th century cross on the grave which can be seen at the front of the remains of the altar. The cross possibly marks the site of the founder's shrine in what would have been an original Manx Keeil. In connection with St Trinian's Church there was a independent barony, whose tenants owed no immediate fealty to the King of Mann, though the Baron was