Wooden carving of the Westminster School Badge. An inscription on the back reads 'Westminster Carved by J.Selwyn Dunn May 1932'.
Enclosing a long lost Virgil - but the Horace is not to be had.
15 small silver shields & 3 silver plaques (1 school crest, 1 presentation: A.T. Willett (OW) 1922'. Awarded: 1922-1935. Damage to plaque at point of shield. Needs refixing. Missing 1 large silver shield. Some loose elements stored separately.
Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd14 small raised shields on a silver plaque. Presented by the Elizabethan Club 1906. Awarded: 1906-1920
Hancocks & Co3 plaques (1 school crest) and 14 small shields on a wooden support. Awarded: 1921-1934. Damage to plaque at tip and 2 shields missing. Presented by the Rev. G.H. Nall 1922. Some loose elements stored separately.
Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co LtdWestminster School Indoor Football Tournament played between Common Room and Sports Centre Staff
Schooldays at Westminster. [2:05] Memorable teachers. A Maths Master who left Germany just before WWII. Stephen Lushington, English Master. [2:45] Time in Wren’s. House Master, Charles Keeley, a History Master: difficult to get to know, no pastoral care, but great teacher. [3:54] Shooting at the leader of the Combined Cadet Force. [6:29] Involvement in drama at school. [7:13] Closed exhibition to Christ Church, Cambridge, to read Mathematics. Involvement with drama. College life. [9:44] First job, working for Coal Board. Computers still new. [10:38] Unpopularity when visiting mines, since visiting to see if the mine should be closed. Difficult. Resigned after a year. [11:18] Decision to become a teacher. Computing. [12:12] Head of Maths at Westminster at 25 years old. Enjoyed teaching. [14:00] Enjoyed his time at Westminster. Pupils were beginning to think for themselves. [14:49] School had become more academic, partly due to John Rae’s Head Mastership. [16:05] Being House Master of Busby’s. Drugs. [17:46] Called by Scotland Yard when boys climbing Foreign Office. Similar things happened frequently - more relaxed then. Girls began boarding in Busby’s in his last year as House Master. [19:07] Became Under Master. Reputation for being fierce. Governing Body complaints about pupil behaviour. [23:23] Pushing pupils to work hard. Maths is exciting. [25:43] Left Westminster for Emmanuel School in Battersea. Started to take in girls while he was there. [27:53] Importance of co-education. [29:28] Head Mastership of Westminster came up. Asked to apply. [29:50] Giving thought-provoking sermons. [32:28] Talking to pupils but also support staff. [33:03] Advantages of Westminster. Pupils feel part of the life of the country, for example taking part in the Iraq War demonstrations, and yet in tranquil and beautiful surroundings. [43:08] Receiving pupils whose parents wouldn’t be able to afford fees. [36:00] Didn’t get Abbey involved in School as much as wanted. [36:34] Proposal to set up school in China rejected by Governing Body. Proposal to have underground gym in Dean’s Yard. [37:26] Disney payment for rights to Winnie the Pooh. Other donations to the School. [40:27] Giving pupils expelled from other schools a second chance. [41:03] Pupil perceptions of his toughness. [42:52] Retired early at 58. [43:23] Teaching Maths at state schools in his retirement. [44:38] Changing the timings of the school day at Hampton Court School to complement teenagers’ circadian rhythms. [47:46] Pupils at Westminster very varied. Advice to Andrew Lloyd-Webber that musicals aren’t profitable. [49:31] Sense of social responsibility. Could cause discomfort when teaching at Westminster. [50:52] Exciting the difference you can make at a state school. [51:36] Discussing his trips to Communist countries with pupils. [53:29] Advantages of Buddhism. Everyone should attend Abbey. [55:25] School exhibitions to Skye and elsewhere. Pupil mislaid on a mountain. More Health and Safety now. [57:19] Expeditions were run by staff who were following their passions. [59:09] Effects of new technology in schools. Programming. Cyberbullying. Pornography online. [1:01:50] Increasing number of women teachers. [1:04:16] Changes in the value of grades. [1:06:36] The beauty of an elliptical flowerbed.
Rudder Shield. Oak support with stand at back with silver plaque and projecting rudder by Rawlings and Summers. Awarded: 1916-1971. Rudder dates from the mid 19th Century.
Mappin & Webb Ltd15 small shields, 1 central plaque (school crest) and a small presentation plaque inscribed: 'Presented by the Elizabethan Club 1887'. Awarded: 1887-1901. Several shields need re fixing.
Hancock, Charles Frederick, 1807-189115 small raised shields on silver plaque with school crest in the middle. Awarded: 1891-1905. Lower plaque loose.
William Gibson & John Langman