A Sherborne School boy’s account (pre-health and safety!) of 5th November celebrations in 1858: ‘I suppose I shall never forget the first half year that I spent within the walls of the King’s School, Sherborne, and all the various incidents that occurred during that time to make me as jolly as could be expected for … Read more
The Feast Day of St Emerenciana (also known as St Emerentiana) is celebrated by the Catholic Church on 23 January. Emerenciana was a foster sister of St Agnes and was stoned to death when she was found praying at Agnes’s tomb. She is often represented holding stones and lilies and is the patron saint of … Read more
‘Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that.’ So, began Charles Dickens’s reading at Sherborne’s Literary and Scientific Institution on Thursday, 21 December 1854. Read about Charles Dickens’ visit to Sherborne. Visit Sherborne School Archive News for more stories from the archives. Posted 4 December 2017 by Sherborne School Archives. Follow Sherborne School Archives … Read more
Three generations of the Powys family attended Sherborne School. Not only were John Cowper Powys and his brothers Littleton Charles Powys, Albert Reginald Powys, Llewelyn Powys and William Ernest Powys pupils at the School, but also their uncle, Littleton Albert Powys, and John Cowper Powys’ son, Littleton Alfred Powys. Find out about the Powys family … Read more
When Alan Turing’s school friend Christopher Morcom died aged 18 in February 1930, Alan wrote to his mother saying, ‘I feel sure that I shall meet Morcom again somewhere & that there will be some work for us to do together, as I believed there was for us to do here.’ Two years after Christopher … Read more
‘You must run, you must go, if you’re fond of fun and foolery, All the world and cousins are sure to be there, Never stop, quickly-hop, a pin for prudish schoolery, Such a centre of attraction is “Pack-Monday” Fair.’ Sherborne’s Pack Monday Fair takes place on 16 October 2017, find out how the event has … Read more