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House Ledgers

These ledgers were created by the Heads of Ashburnham House and give details of events within the House including sporting achievements, music competitions, plays the House performed, punishments given and anything else the Heads of House thought noteworthy of recording.

Ashburnham House Ledger 1902-1915

This ledger was kept by the Head of House and gives details of sporting results and accounts of matches, notes on the characters of team members, names of those who received colours, names boys who had arrived and boys who had left the House, details of tannings, those representing the House in school societies, and any other events which the Heads thought interesting to record. Some entries include general summaries of the term or year. At the front of the volume are details of Head of House, Monitors, Housemasters and those who gained pinks. There is also a list of those who received double pinks at the back of the volume. Inserted throughout the volume are House lists, newspaper cuttings and various other notices of events in the House.

Ashburnham House Ledger 1891-1902

This ledger was begun in Play term 1891 by R. R. Campbell (A 1888 - c.1893) and continued by subsequent Heads of House. It gives details of sporting achievements of the House and accounts of matches, lists of those who received the House colours and pinks, names of boys who have left and arrived, the names of monitors and anything else the Heads thought interesting or noteworthy of recording. Early entries include lists of all the fellows in the House. At the beginning of the volume is a short history of Ashburnham House prior to its separation from Homeboarders House in 1891. There is also a list of Heads of House and monitors and Housemasters at the front of the volume. Stuck in throughout the volume are House Lists.

Ashburnham House Ledger 1915-1922

This ledger was kept by the Head of House and recorded new boys and boys who had left, sporting results and accounts of matches, notes on the characters of team members, names of those who received colours, details of tannings, names of Head of House and monitors and any other events which the Heads thought interesting to record. There are house lists stuck in throughout the volume, usually at the beginning of Play Term each year. There are inserts throughout the volume marking several pages. At the front of the volume are details of Head of House, Monitors, Housemasters and those who gained pinks.

Ashburnham House Ledger 1923-1927

This ledger was kept by the Head of House and gives details of new boys and boys who had left, sporting results and accounts of matches, comments on the characters of House members, names of those who received colours, notes on the 'Ash Tree' (the House magazine), details of tannings, names of Head of House and monitors and any other events which the Heads thought interesting to record. Some entries include summaries and general notes on the previous term. At the front of the volume are details of Head of House, Monitors, Housemasters and those who gained pinks. Also inserted at the front of the volume are notes on the ledger from a researcher. Throughout the volume are inserts of House lists as well as other letters and notices, including a guide on tanning. One entry mentions the General Strike in May 1926 and the various roles Ashburnhamites took on during the strike.

Ashburnham House Ledger 1927-1937

This ledger was kept by the Head of House and gives details of new boys and boys who had left each year, sporting results and accounts of matches, comments on the characters of boys after they left the House, names of those who received colours, notes on music competitions, details of tannings, names of Head of House and monitors and any other events which the Heads thought interesting to record. Some entries include summaries of the previous term. Not all Heads of House contributed to the ledger each year. At the front of the volume are details of Head of House, Monitors, House Masters and those who gained pinks. There is also a list of Heads of Ashburnham House on the first page and at the back of the volume. Inserted by a researcher are markers throughout the book as well as some loose pages which contain notes on the volume.

Ashburnham House Ledger 1953-1960

The first entry is continued from the previous volume. This ledger was kept by the Head of House, in which they would note down details of boys who arrived and left each year, those who received the House colours, details of the 'Ash Tree' (the House magazine), comments on the characters of members of the House, comments on discipline within the House, details of sporting results, art events and music competitions, general notes and summaries of events in the House and anything else the Head of House thought interesting. Some entries describe the Play Supper. At the front of the volume are details of Housemasters, Heads of House, Monitors and the names of those who were awarded pinks and double pinks. Those awarded double pinks are also listed at the back of the volume. Inserted throughout the volume are house lists as well as notes by a researcher. There is also a list of members of Ashburnham who were killed in the Second World War inserted towards the end.

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