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Kneeler to celebrate John’s years of service as Church Warden

Remembering JAD

In February 2020, I received a request from a parishioner in Pulborough. The lady, a friend of John ‘JAD’ Davison, Master at Berkhamsted 1960-1997, had been tasked with making and embroidering a knee…

Old Berkhamstedian rugby scarf, City tie

Old Berkhamstedian sporting memorabilia

An Old Berkhamstedian ‘City tie’ with its distinctive stripes of gold, red and white on dark navy. Donated by Mike Horton OB Swifts, 1964. The tie was worn by Mike’s Grandfather, Alick C.Pratt OB, 18…

war books

Books about the Great War

'I Escape!' tells the story of Jocelyn L. (H) Hardy OB Bees, 1911. As a prisoner of war in the First World War, he planned twelve escapes from the many prison camps that tried to contain him. Five o…

Uppers Rugby cap, shirt badge and colours award card

An Uppers boy

After seventy five years, a return visit to the school by D.Wardill Uppers 1943, resulted in a generous donation of a very well preserved Uppers Rugby cap, shirt badge (with the original price ticket…

magazine

Sixth form publications

Two very different publications, produced by the VI Form, one hundred years apart. The 1919 ILLITERARY DIGEST featured stories, i…

Snowman from the 1930s and the "Chronicle" from December 1915

Christmas

A very cold 1930s winter saw the boys build this magnificent snowman on the edge of the Terrace garden, complete with boater and scarf. The girls were kept busy, should they choose to be, with ‘Comp…

Centenary of the Armistice

Centenary of the Armistice

Passages from the 1918 December editions of the Girls’ Chronicle and Berkhamstedian magazines. …

John Norman Fletcher

An OB and a Gamma Airship

J.N. Fletcher was a pupil at Berkhamsted for five years. Captain of both the Football and Cricket 1st XI teams, Senior Prefect and 2nd Lt. in the Corps. …

War medals and School sports medals

Medal collection

This collection with original addressed boxes, comprises – The Campaign Star 1939-45, The Defence Medal, The Africa Star 1939-45, The War Service medal and the General Service Medal with Palestine 1…

Berkhamsted School claret

A bottle of Bordeaux

Donated by Mr W. C. Thorburn, who served as the Schools’ Accountant from 1976 – 1995, this bottle of Bordeaux was produced to commemorate the 450th Anniversary of the School in 1991.

School Scout shield

Berkhamsted Scouts

Log book and photographs of the Scouts at camp, c.1954

Scout camp c.1954

On December 16th 2016, the newspapers were reporting on the Cub Scouts celebrating their 100th anniversary. On the same morning, a parcel was gifted to the archive from Mr. James Hasler, a Master at …

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