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Buchanans (Orchard Close)

  • HOU-HOU/9
  • Series
  • 1977 - 2011
  • Part of Houses

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.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

House events

  • HOU-HOU/17-HOU/17/1-HOU/17/1/15
  • Item
  • 2020
  • Part of Houses

An A1 poster with photographs of five house events in the Spring term 2020: a Fifth Form tutor outing to Wildwood in town after their mock exams; a Third form social with Buchanans; Rushebrookes Senior Netball team competing in the 2020 Interhouse Netball; Quiz night organised by the prefects; Rushebrookes girls on a paintballing trip at the weekend.

Kim Robinson

Photo album, 1989-1991

  • HOU-HOU/12-HOU/12/2-HOU/12/2/1
  • File
  • From 1989 to 1991
  • Part of Houses

A photographic file from the first two years of Stevens house. The photographs are individual shots of the girls when they first came to the house, as well as an informal photograph of the Sixth form. The photographs were initially gathered in a photo album.

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Photo album, 1991-1992

  • HOU-HOU/12-HOU/12/2-HOU/12/2/3
  • File
  • 1991 - 1992
  • Part of Houses

A photographic file recording the girls in Stevens over one academic year, from 1991 to 1992. The photographs are the profile photographs of the girls, as well as formal and informal photographs of the Fifth and Sixth form girls. The photographs were initially gathered in a photo album.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

Photo album, 1992-1993

  • HOU-HOU/12-HOU/12/2-HOU/12/2/7
  • File
  • 1992 - 1993
  • Part of Houses

A photographic file recording the girls in Stevens over one academic year, from 1992 to 1993. The photographs are the profile photographs of the girls, as well as formal and informal photographs of the Fifth and Sixth form girls. The photographs were initially gathered in a photo album.

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Photo album, 1993-1994

  • HOU-HOU/12-HOU/12/2-HOU/12/2/5
  • File
  • 1992 - 1997
  • Part of Houses

A photographic file recording the girls in Stevens over one academic year, from 1993 to 1994. The photographs are the profile photographs of the girls, as well as formal and informal photographs of the Fifth and Sixth form girls. Also contains various photographs of house events over several years, such as Guest Night, a Barn dance with Wharflands and other informal events in house. The photographs were initially gathered in a photo album.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

Photo album, 1994-1995

  • HOU-HOU/12-HOU/12/2-HOU/12/2/4
  • File
  • 1994 - 1995
  • Part of Houses

A photographic file recording the girls in Stevens over one academic year, from 1994 to 1995. The photographs are the profile photographs of the girls, as well as formal and informal photographs of the Fifth and Sixth form girls. The photographs were initially gathered in a photo album.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

Photo album, 1996-2000

  • HOU-HOU/12-HOU/12/2-HOU/12/2/2
  • File
  • 1996 - 2000
  • Part of Houses

A photographic file recording three academic years, from 1996 to 2000. The photographs are the profile photographs of the girls, as well as formal and informal photographs of the Fifth and Sixth form girls. The photographs were initially gathered in a photo album.

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Deanscroft

  • HOU-HOU/10
  • Series
  • 1948 - 2017
  • Part of Houses

This series focuses on the boarding boys in Deanscroft, since its opening in 1948. The Headmaster himself was Housemaster, until 1971. Deanscroft boarding house was closed on Speech Day 1989, prior to its conversion into Stevens, a boarding house for girls. The boarding boys were moved to the newly built Haywoods House on Kilburn Road. The items include the complete set of house photographs and informal photographs showing boys around the house and on campus, as well as duty records.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

Chapmans (Junior House)

  • HOU-HOU/7
  • Series
  • 1911 - 2010
  • Part of Houses

This series focuses on the Junior House/Chapmans pupils and staff since its opening in 1910. It first comprised the Junior Department with facilities for boys boarders and classrooms. The house was renamed Chapmans in September 1960, after Frank Emerson Chapman, first Housemaster of the Junior House; it became a Senior House. Most of the series is made of photographs, house photographs as well as more informal photographs.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

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