Small oval painting based on green-brown colour scheme; head and shoulders in profile; he wears classical drapery. Inscribed on a band round the edge as follows: "Hanc bibliothecam operum ab alumnis scholae suae per saecula conditorum dono dedit Godferidus Georgius Roundell Greene MCMLVI".
Spaull, L.C.
Inscription: 'Westminster School Golfing Society Pitamber Cup'. Not loaded. No cover. Handles. Donor: Presented by E.R.B. Graham (OW), president of the Elizabethan Club. Awarded: 1952-1964. Maker's mark obscured.
Inscription: 'Governement de la Republique Francaise Westminster School Grand Concours 1952'. Not loaded. No cover. Handles.
Barker Ellis Sliver Co Ltd
Inscription: 'Interhouse Senior Fencing Cup presented by E.R.B. Graham O.W. 1946'. Not loaded. No cover. Black plastic plinth. Handles. Donor: E.R.B. Graham, 1946. Awarded: 1946-47-1967-68. Maker's mark obscured.
One copy annotated on reverse by R.S. Chalk, as follows:
'1918-1924
In those days Ashburnham Staircase was regarded as a ‘nine days’ wonder’ and considered so exceedingly precious that we boys were only allowed to use it once every three years - at ‘Commem’. I have memories of walking up it for the first time on Nov 17, 1919 and again that date in 1922. We walked in wonder and awe, but there was such a crush we could hardly appreciate its beauty. Towards the end of my time (presumably after A.T. Willet became Librarian in 192__) regulations were relaxed and the Staircase was more frequently opened. But it then ceased to bear its former ‘inaccessibility’ charm!'
This booklet contains a short history of Grant's House and the Old Grantite Club. It is based largely on the work of Lawrence Tanner (G 1905 - 1909) and was edited by him. At the back of the booklet are lists of Grant's Housemasters, Heads of House and Presidents of the Old Grantite Club. There are also two inserts at the front, of a printed letter asking Old Grantites for donations for a new edition of the booklet, and a hand written letter from Marjorie Murray-Rust, the widow of Thomas Moray Murray-Rust, Housemaster of Grant's (1935 - 1948).
This booklet is a second edition of 'Grants and the Old Grantite Club' which was originally produced in 1959 and gives a short history of Grant's House and the Old Grantite Club. It contains almost the same history printed in the previous edition but has a more detailed account of Grant's House in the nineteenth century which includes two first-hand accounts of daily life at Grant's House and the views of the matron, Joan Fenton. There are also details of developments since 1959 and the addition of more photographs of Grant's House. Updated lists of Grant's Housemasters, Heads of House and Presidents of the Old Grantite Club are also included. \r\n\r\nInserted within the booklet is a leaflet for the Old Grantite 75th Jubilee on September 28th 2001.
