John Bain holds the distinction of being the only Shirburnian to have played international football (soccer) for England. Find out more about The Bain of Their Lives See also: Shirburnians who have represented their country in sport History of Sherborne School’s Playing Fields & Pavilions Visit Sherborne School Archive News for more stories from the archives. Posted 12 … Read more
Between the 27 May and 4 June 1940, 338,226 British and allied soldiers were evacuated from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk. Codenamed ‘Operation Dynamo’, the evacuation was the mastermind of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay. ‘The Ferryman’, a patriotic poem written by Sir Alan Patrick Herbert, celebrated the achievements of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay and the … Read more
The 21 July 2017 sees the UK release of Christopher Nolan’s film, Dunkirk, starring Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance and Harry Styles. Watch the Warner Bros. official trailer on youtube. Between the 27 May and 4 June 1940, 338,226 British and allied soldiers were evacuated during ‘Operation Dynamo’ from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk. However, … Read more
On 19 July 1917, the London publishing firm Grant Richards published Alec Waugh’s first novel, The Loom of Youth. The novel, which went on to become a best-seller, caused a great controversy at Sherborne School, with the result that Alec and his father resigned from the Old Shirburnian Society (they were not reinstated until 1933) and Alec’s brother … Read more
On 6 April 1918, nine days after he had been captured by the German army, 2nd Lieutenant Alec Waugh wrote a postcard from Mainz POW Camp to a schoolmaster at Sherborne School. Follow the link to find out what Alec wrote on his postcard from Mainz. Information about Alec Waugh’s time at Sherborne School is … Read more
Find out how an incident during a history lesson at Sherborne School became the inspiration for Ian Messiter’s radio panel-game, Just a Minute. Just a Minute & Mr Parry-Jones Visit Sherborne School Archive News for more stories from the archives. Follow Sherborne School Archives on Twitter.
On 1 July 2016, Sherborne School will commemorate eight of its former pupils who died in the fighting on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. Henry Robinson King, a Classics teacher at Sherborne School, described the 1 July 1916 in his diary as ‘Cold and objectionable till 4, then fine. Watched some … Read more
Discover the story behind how a teacher at Sherborne School inspired Ian Messiter to devise the BBC’s longest-running game show. Just a Minute, Mr Parry-Jones. Visit Sherborne School Archive News for more stories from the archives. Posted 26 March 2015 by Sherborne School Archives.
The 87th Academy Awards see two films with Sherborne connections nominated for Oscars, The Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything. But has an Old Shirburnian ever won an Oscar? Read Sherborne School and the Oscars to find out. Visit Sherborne School Archive News for more stories from the archives. Posted 5 February 2015 by Sherborne School Archives.
In memory of the comedian, singer and actor Lance Percival who died on 6 January 2015 we have reproduced here an interview made with Lance in May 2000 and published in The Shirburnian. John Lancelot Blades Percival came to Sherborne in April 1947 from Earlywood School, Ascot. A member of School House, he became a House Prefect … Read more