2014 marked the 300th Anniversary of the Hanoverian Dynasty. One of the events planned by Historic Royal Palaces was the Glorious Georges exhibition at Kensington Palace. The School has for many year…

CHARLES RIDLEY PAWSEY A further addition to the archive category ~ Books written by or about Old Berkhamstedians.   To War With The Old Gent ~ Written by Nicholas Lambert. The story of the 1/8th Batt…

  Eyewitness at Dieppe is a retelling of Canada’s worst military disaster. The original account was entitled Rehearsal for Invasion, a wartime bestseller written by Wallace Reyburn OB Lowers 1929. W…

This decorated cricket stump was dropped off at my office just before the summer holidays (see photo gallery below story). It has been split in two, with hinges at each end to allow it to fully open,…

  A British Hero of the Holocaust. An auction lot came to the attention of the Old Berkhamstedians in early November. Noonans Mayfair auction house were offering for sale a collection of medals; cata…

For those of you who have never had the chance to visit the exhibition room, please take a look at the selection of photos that were recently taken by the marketing department. We hope you enjoy the …

Robert Goodall established a chemist’s shop in Leeds in 1853 and five years later partnered with two chemists, William Powell and Henry Backhouse. They began to make relish from a family recipe and b…