In December 1868, the very first team photograph was taken of Sherborne School’s 1st XV. The taking of the team photograph was indicative of an increased interest being taken at Sherborne in the game. It was even suggested that boys were now taking as much interest in the rugby football as in cricket, ‘for though … Read more
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Kindertransport, or Children’s Transport, the name given to the rescue movement which between December 1938 and September 1939 arranged for some 10,000 mostly Jewish children being brought to Britain from Nazi Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia. Three of these children were taken in by Sherborne School. Find out … Read more
Having enjoyed a fantastic weekend of rugby, here are some Sherborne international rugby stats you might enjoy: Who are the most-capped Shirburnians? Top of the list is R.C.S. Dick (School House 1927-1931) with 14 caps for Scotland XV (1934-1938). Joint second with 10 caps each for England are P.L. Candler (Abbey 1927-1932) England XV (1935-1938) and C.M. Payne … Read more
On the 11 November 1918, the bells rang out across the country announcing the signing of the Armistice. Many greeted the news with elation and wanted to celebrate, but others thought it should be a time for quiet reflection. Find out how news of the Armistice was greeted at Sherborne School: Armistice Celebrations at Sherborne … Read more
Today, on National Poetry Day, we celebrate the former Poet Laureate and Old Shirburnian, Cecil Day-Lewis CBE. In 1947, Cecil Day-Lewis wrote a poem about visiting the annual Sherborne Chrysanthemum Show during his first term at Sherborne School: The Chrysanthemum Show by Cecil Day-Lewis Posted 4 October 2018 by Sherborne School Archives. Visit Sherborne School Archive News for … Read more
Lo! In the Heights, & the valleys of England News of a great & a terrible war GOD of our nation & GOD of our Empire Help us, we pray thee, & guard thou our shore. In September 1914, a 15 ½ year old pupil at Sherborne School wrote the words and music for ‘War … Read more
The poet T.S. Eliot was born 130 years ago on 26 September 1888. In 1963, Eliot wrote to the secretary of the Merton Society at his former Oxford college saying, ‘My closest friend at Merton, whose name was Culpin, was taken late because of bad eyesight and was killed, I think, on his first day … Read more
This year’s U.N. International Day of Peace celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The theme this year is the right to peace. Boys and staff at Sherborne School have been asked to make an origami Peace Crane which will form an installation in the war memorial ante-chapel around the School’s Books … Read more
Dr William McEnery served as a medical practitioner in Sherborne for 40 years, living with his family at Semington House in The Avenue. During the First World War, Dr McEnery served on the board of the Sherborne Urban Military Service tribunals. With seven of his children serving their country, one of whom was killed in … Read more
On the 14 May 1948, the Boulting Brothers arrived at Sherborne to film The Guinea Pig. This was the first of a number of films made at Sherborne School. The film starred Richard Attenborough, Sheila Sim, Bernard Miles, Cecil Trouncer, Robert Flemyng and Joan Hickson. During their stay in Sherborne, the cast and crew stayed at … Read more