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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 Photographs

  • HOU-HOU/9-HOU/9/1
  • Sub-Series
  • 1977 - 2003
  • Part of Houses

This sub-series focuses on photographs of girls in Orchard Close and Buchanans House, mostly in the 1990s and early 2000s. It also contains photographs of the Sixth Form cohort.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

House Photographs

  • HOU-HOU/10-HOU/10/1
  • Sub-Series
  • 1948 - 1988
  • Part of Houses

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.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

House Photographs

  • HOU-HOU/3-HOU/3/1
  • Sub-Series
  • 1972 - 2015
  • Part of Houses

This sub-series focuses on photographs of girls, living in Round House since its inception, as well as well Leavers photographs of both School house and Round House pupils since the 2000s.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

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