February 1947 Urging economy with bathwater because of possilbe low supplies of coal and coke (Electricity OK because school generates its own.)

Article in Archeology( March 1998) by John Macolm Russell about his discovery of Canford frieze

Steve Challis' scans of various documents and photos of history of grounds See: MD04-605

Plan of school site

Plan of school site

August 22, 1922 Announcement of sale of Canford ManorDecember 16, 1922: Peer's Mansion as School - Wimborne College January 1, 1923 Letter from Old Wimburnian (Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School) approving of the objections to naming new school Wimborne College. January 2, 1923 Letter from Percy Warrington defending choice of name, saying it derives from Lord Wimborne, not the adjoining town. He refers to the Headmaster of Wimborne College January 4. 1923 Letter from A de B. V. Paget (another old Wimburnian) also disapproving of the proposed name.

9 bulletins from 2003 - 2009 (in single pdf) 2003 Oct, Dec 2004 Jan. Feb, Mar, May, Oct 2005 Jan 2009 Oct

Canford Library: The Future - A Modest Proposal A paper by Librarian Sue Ahern as she approaches retirement.

Getting to grips with developing and managing e-book collections: an introduction SLA Inset 31st March 2011 Report by Sue Ahern, Librarian

A brief account published by EC Chancellor as the Canford Library Bulletin No. 1, 1931

December 16, 1922: Peer's Mansion as School - Wimborne College January 1, 1923 Letter from Old Wimburnian (Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School) approving of the objections to naming new school Wimborne College. January 2, 1923 Letter from Percy Warrington defending choice of name, saying it derives from Lord Wimborne, not the adjoining town. He refers to the Headmaster of Wimborne College January 4. 1923 Letter from A de B. V. Paget (another old Wimburnian) also disapproving of the proposed name. March 8, 1923 Letter from Percy Warrington saying school will be called Canford School.