Past Donations

An Old Berkhamstedian ‘City tie’ with its distinctive stripes of gold, red and white on dark navy. Donated by Mike Horton OB Swifts, 1964. The tie was worn by Mike’s Grandfather, Alick C.Pratt OB, 18…

The school’s Transport Manager, Alan Gillman, spotted these two items, whilst browsing the internet and kindly donated them to the collection. William Henry Goss developed a range of crested china, s…

'I Escape!' tells the story of Jocelyn L. (H) Hardy OB Bees. 1911. As a prisoner of war in the First World War, he planned twelve escapes from the many prison camps that tried to contain him. Five o…

A recent email, regarding the possible donation of memorabilia from an Old Boy, resulted in several conversations and after seventy five years, a return visit to school. Mr Wardill and his niece, arr…

This trio of silver cups hark back to a time when Alderley and Four Oaks were part of the Girls’ School. Purchased in 1945 and used for boarding, they were located in Chesham Road & Graemesdyke Road.…

The two school lists from the 1940s were amongst a parcel of papers donated to the archive. They contain the names of all the pupils and each class, from the Preparatory I to Upper VI Classical. W…

A donation of sorts….. this slim book was saved from the dust and grime of the West Wing cellar by one of the Estates team, who happened to be working with a contractor during the half-term. It is …

This collection of War medals and School sports medals were very recently donated to the school by Mrs A.P.Warren, widow of Richard Edmund Rufus Warren OB Uppers, 1940. The collection of war medals, …

This bottle of Bordeaux was produced to commemorate the 450th Anniversary of the School in 1991. It arrived at the School a few weeks ago, as a donation from Mr William Thorburn, who served as the Sc…

On December 16th 2016, the newspapers were reporting on the Cub Scouts celebrating their 100th anniversary. That same morning I received a parcel from Mr. James Hasler, a Master at the School from 19…

I have, this past week, catalogued one donation, which contained seventy two items. Personal letters and memorabilia of a life, lived during the Great War and one which revolved around the School. It…