An Old Shirburnian, of course! Follow this link to find out Who Put the Buck into Buck’s Fizz? Visit Sherborne School Archive News for more stories from the archives. Posted 27 June 2016 by Sherborne School Archives. Follow Sherborne School Archives on Twitter.
The Buck’s Fizz cocktail, consisting of two parts Champagne to one part freshly squeezed orange juice, was invented in 1921 by the bartender of Buck’s Club in London, apparently as an excuse for patrons to begin drinking earlier in the day! Buck’s Club had been opened as a gentlemen’s club in June 1919 and was … Read more
Photographs of the School Gym Squad dating from 1920 to 1970 are now available online. Notable former members of the School Gym Squad include Christopher Chataway (1947 & 1948 Gym Squad) who went on to become a record-breaking athlete and set the pace for Roger Bannister’s sub-four minute mile. Another member, John Cordingley (1933 & … Read more
‘One of the last true cavalry charges’ is how the famous charge of the Dorset Yeomanry against a mixed Turkish and Senussi force in the Egyptian Western Desert has been described. The battle took place 100 years ago on 26 February 1916. To find out about the battle and the part played in it by … Read more
Listen to a recording of The Carmen sung by the boys of Sherborne School and sing along with the words below: The Carmen (words by the Rev. E.M. Young, music by L.N. Parker) Olim fuit monachorum Schola nostra sedes; Puer regius illorum Fecit nos heredes; Hoc in posteros amoris Grande dedit signum; Sonet ergo Fundatoris … Read more
80 years ago, on 20 January 1936, King George V died and his son Edward VIII succeeded to the throne. Edward’s reign was to last just 10 months. As Prince of Wales, Edward VIII visited Sherborne School in 1923. Read about the Prince of Wales’ visit to Sherborne School Visit Sherborne School Archive News for more … Read more
‘The steaming Punch Bowl in our midst seemed the very spirit of Christmas and jollity.’ Read the full account of Christmas at Sherborne School in the days of Headmaster H.D. Harper Visit Sherborne School Archive News for more stories from the archives. Posted 8 December 2015 by Sherborne School Archives. Follow Sherborne School Archives on Twitter.
To find out, why not sit the exam today using copies of the 1922 Common Entrance Exam papers held in the School Archives. Unfortunately, the School Archives only hold the exam papers and not the answers! Visit Sherborne School Archive News for more stories from the archives. Posted 20 November 2015 by Sherborne School Archives.
‘The most wonderful cricketer that ever held a bat’ is how Lillywhite’s Cricketer’s Companion described one of England’s greatest cricketers, W.G. Grace, who died one hundred years ago on 23 October 1915. W.G. Grace (1848-1915) may never have played on the Upper at Sherborne, but on 17 February 1889 he penned a letter, on official … Read more
The biographies of two Old Shirburnians are published this month: Prof: Alan Turing Decoded and John le Carré: The Biography. Both biographies include research carried out by the authors in the School Archives. In Prof: Alan Turing Decoded, Dermot Turing, Alan Turing’s nephew and fellow Old Shirburnian, takes a fresh look at the influences on Alan’s … Read more