- BES-BES/1-BES/1/16-BES/1/16/1-BES/1/16/1/4
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- c.1990
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A photograph of Chapmans, formerly The Junior House, from the main entrance in the 1990s.
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A photograph of Chapmans, formerly The Junior House, from the main entrance in the 1990s.
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A collection of documents, mostly photographs, of Buchanans house, formerly Orchard Close from the 1980s and 1990s.
Orchard Close had been built in 1929 by W.L. Sargant as a private residence along the cricket fields when he retired. Later, in July 1975 the Trustees acquired the house from the school doctor, Dr T.D. Brentnall. In early October 1975, Orchard Close had become a girls’ boarding house. The house was later modernised to accommodate Sixth and Seventh Form girls. It was renamed Buchanans House in Summer 1977, following the retirement of Headmaster J.D. Buchanan. Work was completed on Buchanans house in 1982. The extension was ready for occupation in January 1983 and was officially opened on 23 February by former Headmaster John Buchanan.
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A photograph of Buchanans bridge
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A photograph of Buchanans bridge, looking towards the house and garden in the 1990s.
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This file focusses on photographs of the day house Johnsons, since the 1970s.
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A negative of four photographs of Haywoods house in the 1990s.
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A photograph of Haywoods house
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A photograph of Haywoods house in the 1990s.
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A photograph of Haywoods house
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A photograph (A) and a negative (B) of Haywoods house in the background, with a cricket match being played on Doncaster Close in the 1990s.
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A photograph of Haywoods house
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A photograph of the back of Haywoods house, from the garden, in the 1990s.
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A collection of documents, including photographs and art works, of Chapmans, formerly Junior House, built in 1910. The Georgian-style house stood on a ground of one-and-a-half acres. It consisted of dormitories and classrooms facing south which were “well-lighted and ventilated”. The Junior House had been built initially in order to provide a well-equipped Junior Department for a limited number of boarders. In 1936, a new wing was added to the house, comprising a large dining hall, a leisure room, and a new sick room. Rooms were also designed for a House Tutor. The original house was improved, especially the kitchens where “all wash-basins were fitted with hot and cold water, and baths and lavatories were added”.
In September 1960, the Junior House was set to become a Senior House and was renamed Chapmans, after Frank Emerson Chapman, first Housemaster of the Junior House. In 1961, a wide new wing was built on what was the playground. The boys could now enjoy the comfort of new changing rooms, a common room and studies. Above, a dormitory accommodation and rooms for the House Tutor were also added. The old dining room was expanded into a former common room.
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A photograph of Buchanans bridge
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A photograph of Buchanans bridge and extension (tutor flat), looking towards Rushebrookes, in the 1990s.
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