Happy 60th birthday to The Digby, which opened its doors as a school boarding house on 18 September 1964 with 62 boys (including 1 day boy) under housemaster Peter Currie and house tutor Robert Glen.
Find out about the history of The Digby, including why there are stone ostriches on the roof, why the house colours are green and black, which PM stopped by for lunch in 1932, and the novels and film in which the house features.
You can also view house photographs and read Peter Currie’s account of the early days of The Digby.
Visit Sherborne School Archive News for more stories from the archives.
Posted 18 September 2024 by Sherborne School Archives.