Reference
Z1647/10
Title
The Cedars School Leighton Buzzard - The First Twenty-Five Years by F Fairbrother MSc, headmaster 1921-46. Signed by the author.
Date free text
1946
Production date
From: 1921 To: 1946
Scope and Content
Includes photographs of: The Old House, East Front; group photograph of governors and staff at the opening ceremony; The Old House, West Front; Sir Richard Allen takes tea with the Headmaster on the opening day; The Upper Lawn; The Temple of Diana, now the Library; The Grounds seen from the Library; A corner of the school hall showing panelling; The Lecture Room; one corner of the library; the playing field (duirng a game of cricket); the start of the three mile road race; the 'Banqueting Hall' after coversion into the school hall, before the west wing was built; The hall; the foundations of the west wing showing different levels required to connect up with the library; Mr Richmond laying foundation stone of the west wing; West Wing completed; Mr Green, chairman of governors, opening the swimming bath; the headmaster swims the first length; The Swimming Bath; 'Girls at the ready' [to dive into the swimming bath]; Lord Rosebery and Mr Wallace talk with the headmaster after the opening of the gymnasium and housecraft block; the grynasium and housecraft block; The Housecraft Room; the Gymnasium; The inner quadrangle, showing the east side of the west wing and the hall; the Cloisters of the West Wing; The Author; Mrs Fairbrother; an elementary chemistry laboratory; a form room in the west wing; the first Shakespearean play performed by the school - Midsummer Night's Dream; The last Shakespearean play performed by the school before the war years - Twelfth Night; Mr J R T Tarver, chairman of governors.
Contents: Chapter 1 Early Days; Chapter II The Governing Body; Chapter III Assistant Masters and Mistresses (includes list of permanent staff with their dates of appointment and leaving); Chapter IV The Opening of the School; Chapter V The first five years; the second five years; the middle years; the last decade; Memories by various former members of the school. List of those who have given their lives for their country during the years 1939-1945; Decorations conferred on old boys for distinguished service during the Second World War; University Honours; Old pupils in the services during the war years; dramatic and operatic performances.
Level of description
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