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1890s Westminster

A set of 50 glass plate negatives showing scenes of the school, school life and the surrounding area. Stored in the original wooden box. The title "Westminster" has been written on the lid, and each end of the box is marked with a letter "K". The lid opens on a hinge, and there is a numbered list of titles pasted to the inside of the lid. Wooden dividers hold the slides upright and apart from each other.

Governing Body Minutes 1889-1903

Bound Volume, detailing minutes from the meetings of the Governing Body during this period. \r\n\r\nRecord includes: Headmasters reports, account records, Standing Comittee reports, improvements to the school site, a list of those present at each meeting, pupil numbers, examination results, structural and locational changes to the school, budget, accounts, balance sheets, Headmaster's letter, Minutes of the Finance Committee.

The Elephant's Revenge

This description contains terms and images that are offensive. They should be understood in their historical context and do not represent the views of Westminster School today. A story based on Wilhelm Busch's 1863 comic morality tale, in which an elephant is shot and takes revenge on its attacker. The titles come from the captions that appear on the slides. A complete digitised set of these slides can be found online at http://www.slides.uni-trier.de/set/index.php?id=3000009 [accessed: 07/10/2015]

Westminster School Series AFB

This series of postcards depicts scenes from around Westminster School. They were numbered by R.S. Chalk (OW), who penned the following note regarding the series in 1976:

"Westminster School Postcards c.1911
(Purchased up Suts. c.1923)
1,2 - Staff
3-12 - School & Busby Library etc.
13-19 - College
20 - 25 Ashburnham & Library
26-31 - Yard, Rigaud's, Grant's
32-33 - Dean's Yard
34-36 - College Hall
37,38 - Science Labs
39-44 - Fields and Gym
45-47 - O.T.C.
48 - Carpenter's Shop

It would seem 9 of the original 57 p.c.s are missing. These included (i) Interior of Suts (alas!); (2) Art School (memories of incredible character W. Kneen); (3) Ashburnham Staircase (? two); (4) Fields); also perhaps a second view of College Garden
R.S.C, 1976"

Chalk annotated the back of the postcards he had in his possession. These annotations are included in each record for which they are present.
Each postcard in this series is marked 'Westminster School Series AFB' on the reverse. While the meaning of 'AFB' is uncertain, it is possible it may refer to the initials of the photographer, who is potentially a College John named Arthur Brown. This speculation is drawn from information included in Chalk's captions.

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