Items of Interest

Items of Interest

From time to time we feature artefacts of special interest or particular relevance

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'Then & Now' 5

Two men of the School Corps

Berkhamsted School’s first Sergeant-Major, John Ballam, who served with the Ashridge Volunteer Rifle Corps as an instructor c.1900s Fast forward to January, 2002 when CSM Carter joined Berkhamsted f…

'Then & Now' 6

Evolution of the prospectus

The evolution of our prospectuses, how very different the 1930s and ‘50s items look, compared to the more 2017 examples.

Newcroft Grounds

Newcroft Grounds, Then and Now

Comparison photographs of the enclosing of the Newcroft grounds; the first two show the posts and fencing along the wall in Mill Street, with the junior boys and masters cheering on the House Long Ru…

Old Bank Books

Girls' Grammar School bank books

With banks becoming a rare sight on the high street landscape, these finds are a reminder of how certain financial transactions were handled in the latter part of the 19th century. The two bank books…

Portraits, framed replicas were used for the stage

Berkhamsted on the Stage

Two connections to Berkhamsted school on the stage; one close to home, the other in London. A former Director of Performing Arts Development had obviously had a major clear out and a parcel of past p…

OB Football Club

From a biscuit tin

A battered old ‘Peak Freans’ biscuit tin revealed a bundle of fixture lists and just the one selection book. The items featured show the football fixtures for the Old Berkhamstedians, with the O.B.F…

O-level results

Exam papers c.1950s

Examples of papers from the 1950s. The results card, an actual postcard, was addressed and posted out, with all the results (P or X) for the world and the postman to see!

Gaussen Watch

The Gaussen Watch

1914 saw a British foursome become the first team outside of America to take part in the Penn Relays in Philadelphia. The members of the 4xmile relay team were A N Jackson, G M Sproule, N S Taber and…

BJS Express

Berkhamsted Junior School Express

ghost train

The Ghost Train

With all the latest technology to bring you instant news and pictures of the latest school productions, here’s a reminder of how the School produced in the ‘olden days’ of the ‘60s, March 1965 to …

Servant Bell

Servants Bell

A lovely set of Edwardian Servant bells, manufactured by C.Brightman, Watford. Originally used in the Girls’ School, the item has indicator windows for the Drawing Room, Business Room and Front Ent…

gazette

The Berkhamsted Gazette

During the removal of a false wall, a copy of the Berkhamsted & District Gazette, was found. Dated 1st April 1988, it had been placed there with a note which reads – ‘This copy of Berkhamsted Gaze…

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