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This collection contains material relating to the history of the houses and their pupils. Each series is focused on a different house and many contain rich and detailed photographic records of houses year by year. Some houses are more detailed than others.

Other highlights of this collection include house handbooks, which help to induct a pupil into a house and its daily routine; photographs of daily life, including house events and leisure time; and administrative documents such as house diaries which record the calendar of house events, achievements of pupils, and accounts of incidents.

Included in this sub-fonds are houses which are no longer in existence such as Johnsons and Ruddles.

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.

This sub-series contains photographs of the boys in Deanscroft. It covers the whole history of the boarding since its inception in 1948, up to 1988 when the boys were transfered to the new Haywoods house.

Two photographs (A and B) of the boys in Deanscroft in the academic year 1987-1988 under the Housemaster Brian Welford. The two photographs are slightly different and of a different format. The photograph B has a number of print written on the back: AA152/1.

A photograph of the boys in Deanscroft in the academic year 1986-1987 under the Housemaster Brian Welford.

A photograph of the boys in Deanscroft in the academic year 1985-1986 under the Housemaster Brian Welford.

A photograph of the boys in Deanscroft in the academic year 1979-1980, under the Housemaster Brian Welford.

A photograph of the boys in Deanscroft in the academic year 1980-1981, under the Housemaster Brian Welford.

A photograph of the boys in Deanscroft in the academic year 1981-1982, under the Housemaster Brian Welford. The photograph was taken by Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls Photography and the number of print is written on the back: T143/1.

A photograph of the boys in Deanscroft in the academic year 1984-1985 under the Housemaster Brian Welford.