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
‘Summer Hols begin’ wrote the Rev. H.R. King in his diary on Tuesday, 31 July 1917. The Rev. Henry Robinson King (1855-1935), a master at Sherborne School, kept a daily diary in which he recorded the weather, world events (in red), and his own activities. The previous day had been fine until the evening when … Read more
Experiences in the Royal Flying Corps by Lieutenant Antony Henry Whitford-Hawkey (1899-1918) (The Green, September 1913-20 June 1917). Published in The Shirburnian, November 1917. When I left Sherborne to join the R.F.C. last summer term just before Commemoration I little thought what lay before me. I had visions of getting into a ‘bus and doing loops, … Read more
In tribute to Lord Attenborough who died on 24 August 2014, aged 90, we remember the early days of his film career when he came to Sherborne School in 1948 with the Boulting Brothers to film The Guinea Pig. For further information you can read an account of the filming of The Guinea Pig at Sherborne School. The Guinea Pig … Read more
Today is the anniversary of the death of the first Old Shirburnian known to have been killed during the First World War: Ronald Campbell Ross (b 1909-1912). Ronald Ross was a 2nd Lieutenant in The Royal Scots and was reported missing, presumed killed, after the battle of Le Cateau on 26 August 1914, aged just … Read more
In 1885, having just finished his second year studying law at Oxford University, Randle Holme decided to spend his summer vacation exploring the forests of Brazil. Randle Fynes Wilson Holme (1864-1957) had attended Sherborne School (School House) from May 1878 to July 1883. He was a scholar and in 1882 was Head of School (look for his … Read more
John Garrett (a 48-52) has donated to the School archives his father’s collection of School badges, gym belts, caps and boater ribbons. John’s father, Geoffrey Garrett (a 21-26), was obviously very proud of his collection and kept them in pristine condition mounted in a wooden case. Here’s what we think they were awarded for, but … Read more
Well, that’s what you would have paid if you had dined at the Digby Hotel in the early 1960s. Jonathan Griffin (m 1963-68) has donated to the School Archives a wine list he was given by Peter Currie during a tour of the then Digby Hotel soon after it was purchased by the School. Jonathan … Read more
Saturday 8 March 2014, 2.30pm, Roman Catholic Hall, Westbury, Sherborne, Dorset. Drawing on the rich archive of Sherborne School Patrick Francis will explore the impact of the Great War on the School community. Over 220 young men were to lay down their lives during those terrible years which saw war on a truly industrial scale. … Read more