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A photograph in black and white of a girl sitting on the stone bridge outside the new Buchanans extension, built in 1982-1983.

This series focuses on the boarding girls in Orchard Close (built in 1929), later Buchanans House. It became a girls' boarding house in early October 1975 and Michael Stevens was its first Housemaster. It was renamed Buchanans House in Summer 1977, following the retirement of Headmaster J.D. Buchanan. Work was completed on Buchanans house in 1982 and the extension was ready for occupation in January 1983. The house was first a Seventh Form house and transitioned to a Middle School house in the 1980s.

This series focusses on the headmastership of John David Buchanan (1958-1977) and contains items relating to the life at School in the 1960s and 1970s, its staff and pupils. The bulk of the series consists of books, publications, letters, speeches and sermons written by Mr Buchanan himself.

This sub-file contains various photographs of the girls in their boarding house, as well as various items recording the every day life and events in Buchanans House.

A storage file with negatives of Roger Blackmore's photographs. Various: holidays, cats, school ground, sailing, indoors sport.

The series contains negative files produced by Roger Blackmore, showing pupils, staff, school campus and buildings, drama productions, sports competitions and other activities.

A storage file with negatives of Roger Blackmore's photographs. A list of contents: Les Cusworth, Medical Congress 1989, new buildings, Haywoods opening, Festival '89, athletics.

A storage file with negatives of Roger Blackmore's photographs. Various contents: pupils, school ground, rugby, classrooms.