Benedict Cumberbatch may have gone to Harrow, but his father, the actor Timothy Carlton, came to Sherborne! During his time at Sherborne, Timothy Carlton Congdon Cumberbatch (g 1953-1958) rubbed shoulders with the nephews of Alan Turing’s school friend, Christopher Morcom, and decided that he wanted to become a professional actor. Read Sherborne’s Turing-Cumberbatch Connection to … Read more
Between 1864 and 1922, the firm of Clayton and Bell designed eleven stained glass windows for Sherborne School, ten for the School chapel (although two were destroyed during the bombing of Sherborne in 1940) and one for the Upper Library. Set into the windows of the Old School Room are the crests of eleven … Read more
Material from Sherborne School’s 1905 Sherborne Pageant archive is featured on ‘The Redress of the Past: Historical Pageants in Britain’ website. The project, which is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, is examining historical pageants in twentieth-century Britain. Dr Tom Hulme of King’s College London has researched 60 pageants and describes the Sherborne Pageant archive held … Read more
What is Commem? When was the first Commem? Has Commem changed much over the years? To find out more visit: History of Commemoration Day (Commem) (pdf) Films of Commem Days in the 1930s and 1940s can also be viewed on Sherborne School’s Youtube page Posted 18 June 2014 by Sherborne School Archives. Visit Sherborne School Archive News … Read more