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Published book entitled 'Portrait of Bedford School, a Book of Photographs'. Including 134 printed photographs representing life at Bedford School. Each photograph is numbered with a caption although no names have been given: - 1 & 2: Frost over School Field and 'inky' pitch - 3: October morning [school building] - 4: March on the Ouse [boys in rowing boat] - 5: Room CP - 6: Redburn Study - 7: Science Laboratory - 8: Break [boys sitting on bench in playground] - 9: Waiting for lunch - 10: Serving St.Cuthbert's - 11: View of Halls from Library - 12: 'Inky' gymnastics - 13: 'Inky' soccer - 14: Lower School Form Match [rugby] - 15: Under 15 'B' on Gordon Field [rugby] - 16: 1st XV photo [rugby] - 17: School field from Kirkman's - 18: 1st XV limbering up [rugby] - 19: 1st XV Match and Science Block [rugby] - 20: Ist XV threequarters [rugby] - 21: 8.30 am [Boys walking to class] - 22: The new side-chapel. - 23: Chapel Path - 24: After Lower School Prayers - 25: Towards Monday First Period - 26: Jazz group - 27: Burnaby fire practice - 28: Lower School metalwork - 29: Upper School hobby [model aeroplane making] - 30: Boat building - 31-34: In the workshops - 35: Lower School Geologists - 36: C.C.F. parade for inspection - 37 & 38: Wednesday afternoon C.C.F. and Group activities - 39: Ousel cover [cricket] - 40: Briefing the tribesman - 41: R.S.M. - 42 & 43: Empire Day - 44: Peacekeeping role [boys in uniform] - 45-47: Familiar figures [groundsmen, caretakers etc.] - 48: Players in waiting [drama performance] - 49: Great Hall rehearsal - 50-54: The Back-stage Team - 55: Le Malade Imagainaire [collage of various drama performances] - 56: Faustus [drama performance] - 57-59: Oh what a lovely war [drama performance] - 60: Fives silhouettes [gymnastics] - 61: Angular [gymnastics] - 62: Seconds out: [Boxing] - 63 & 64: 'Inky' in the Gym - 65: Lower School basket-ball - 66: Conkering Heroes [boys playing conkers] - 67: Week-end soccer - 68: Mountaineering Club - 69: Archaeologists - 70: Memorial Library - 71: Choral Society - 72: Joint Rehearsal [orchestra] - 73: Four instrumental Studies [orchestra] - 74: Rehearsing for Orchestral Open Day - 75: Drums for the Military Band - 76: Upper School Sports - from the gun [sprinting] - 77: Junior Relay Takeover - 78: Junior Relay final stage - 79: 'Flats and Hurdles' - 80: Long Jump - 81: Senior Relay: last lap of spring - 82: Summer trees at the Pavilion - 83: M.C.C. [cricket scoreboard and spectators] - 84: Sidelines [boys watching] - 85-88: 1st XI match [cricket] - 89: Junior House Match [cricket] - 90: 1st XI fielding practice [cricket] - 91: Top level encouragement [cricket] - 92: 1st XI net [cricket] - 93: 1st VIII racing [rowing] - 94: Supporters on 'Spenny' [bridge on Ouse] - 95: Timekeepers for the Junior Head of the River - 96: Senior House Fours [rowing] - 97: Gossip [boys standing next to swimming pool] - 98: Top Board [diving] - 99: In and out past Burnaby [boys walking on pavement] - 100: Life Saving Practice - 101: Water Polo - 102: Sanderson's relax [boys reading on grass] - 103: After lunch at Howard's [boys sitting on bench chatting] - 104: Compline [boys returning over a misty sport field] - 105: Howard's reading room - 106: 'O' Level instructions [boy reading notice on board] - 107: Exam supervision - 108: Morning Prayers during exams taken by the Vice-Master (109) - 110: Kirkman's House Commonroom - 111: 'Inky' music [boys playing on the tambourine] - 112 & 113: 'Inky' Sports Day [sprinting & hurdles] - 114: Haul [tug-of-war] - 115: Heave [tug-of-war] - 116: Hurdles - 117: Sprint - 118: Dining Halls Cloisters - 119 & 120: Visit to the Art Room - 121: 'Inky' Shareout [boys painting] - 122: Farrar's Book at Bedtime - 123: Farrar's leprechaun [boys playing games] - 124: 'Inky' cricket match - 125: Old Bedfordians Week - 126: Military Band from Memorial Library - 127: House Swimming Relay - 128: Lower School Relay [swimming] - 129: House Swimming - backstroke - 130: Boathouse balcony [rowing club on the Ouse] - 131: Boathouse genius [man making or repairing boat] - 132: In step [boys carrying rowing boat] - 133: Bedford Regatta - 134: Tennis courts and Burnaby House [boys playing tennis] - Compiled and edited by J. Hope-Simpson, esquire. - Contributors of photographs: J. Hope-Simpson, A.G. Gibson, C.J. Harvey, J.C. Holmes, M.A. Jolles, K.H.W. Keith, P.R.L. Osborne, N.W. Penn, C.J. Willows, D.B. Baker, S.J. Cox, A.C. Gardner, K.S. Hall, J.P. Marchant, D.S. Palmer, T.W. Snow, N.H. Sutcliffe, I.D. Taylor and P.R.O. Wood and Mrs. Wood. - Printed by Diemer & Reynolds Ltd, Eastcotts Road, Bedford.

1967

From: 1967 To: 1967

book

item

Old Bedfordians Club,
Diemer & Reynolds Limited,
Hope-Simpson, J.,
Gibson, A.B.,
Harvey, C.J.,
Holmes, J.C.,
Jolles, M.A.,
Keith, K.H.W.,
Osborne, P.R.L.,
Penn, N.W.,
Willows, C.J.,
Baker, D.B.,
Cox, S.J.,
Gardner, A.C.,
Hall, K.S.,
Marchant, J.P.,
Palmer, D.S.,
Snow, T.W.,
Sutcliffe, N.H.,
Taylor, I.D.,
Wood, P.R.O.,
Wood

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