Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Busby's
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Description area
Dates of existence
1925-
History
Busby’s was named after the Head Master Richard Busby (1606-1695). The house colours of blue and maroon were taken from the first housemaster’s dining room carpet. Busby’s is one of the two houses that still regularly produces a house magazine, the annual College Street Clarion.
Places
The house is located at 26 Great College Street, in the corner of Dean’s Yard.
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Control area
Authority record identifier
GB-2014-WSA-01872
Institution identifier
GB 2014
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Status
Final
Level of detail
Partial
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Entry created by Felicity Crowe, Archives and Records Management Assistant, February 2020.
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Sources
Westminster School Archive; Tanner, Lawrence, 'Westminster School: Its Buildings and Associations'.