Heritage Year Award

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Plaque commemorating the First Prize awarded to Canford for Robin Noscoe's design of the area between Salisbury House and the river. Awarded by the British Heritage Competition in European Architectural heitage year 1975, sponsored by BTA and the Guardian.

Photo donated by Arthur Wren

BX310-05

Photo of main building in wooden frame inscribed: Presented to The School by ARTHUR WREN Head Groundsman 1924-68

Canford School Development Masterplan

BX31-12

Drawn up by Terence O'Rourke plc, Town Planners, Landscape Architects, Urban Designers. Chapter headings include: Introduction, The Present Position, Future Policy, Principal Development Proposals, Conlcusions. Maps included: Location, Planning Designation, Existing Buildings, Constraints, Masterplan. Appendices include Survey Drawings and Arboricultural Report.Proposals include girls' boarding house, Sports Hall, theatre, masters' houses (conversion and new build), chapel (conversion)Includes letter to Terence O'Rourke from Poole Planning Department which discusses landscape implication of building plans (Item - (letter only - held for some time by Andrew Powell, Head of Biology)

Fortieth Anniversary Development Campaign

BX31-13

With insert about recently completed Pavilion Theatre brochure advertising it for use

The Nineveh Society - A Legacy for Canford

Bx31-14

With inserts:Codicil form; Legacy Intention form; Your Bequest Simple Wording

A Programme for Life - The Campaign for Canford

BX31-15

Appeal 2008/2009

Progress Report on Swimming Bath Appeal

BX31-17

Headmaster's Appeal for School Swimming BathLetter explaining that MHO has condemned swimming in StourLeter giving progress report on appeal

Canford Campaign Patron's Reception

BX31-18

Booklet launching Canford CampaignLetter and invitation to one of three events (Harrogate, London, Canford) in autumn 2010 (x 3)

The Canford Campaign +Update from Development Director

BX31-20

Launch booklet: Review of developments since 1992; outline of projects: new classroom block; new chapel, assembly, music space+ Update from Development Director, January 2011

Library Documents

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Sue Ahern's paper on future development of the Library 22/1/93Minutes of Library Discussion Group 19/10/93The Role of the Committee 7/12/93Circular concerning behaviour in the Library 13/10/95Committee Minutes 9/5/95

Connections ; General Studies

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Audit and Course Overview (September 2009)Connections is the interegrated General Studies course offered to all year groupsProgramme for General Studies (L6) for Easter Term 2009

Poet Heroes - Admired by the Canford English Staff

BX32-06

English staff (Dr Kennedy, Miss Barratt, Miss Watts, Mrs Knott, Mrs Ellis, Mr Vandvik, Miss Collin, Mr Owen, Mr Ahern) for National Poetry Day 2009

Launch of the Canford Campaign

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Campaign Brochure (2 copies)Letter, invitation and reply card for reception on 24th SeptemberInvitation and reply card to Jersey reception on 15th SeptemberInvitation and reply card to Parents' reception on 5th and 26th NovemberInvitation and reply card to OC Lawyers' Dinner on 3rd NovemberCalendar of Upcoming events for 2012 (2 copies

The Canford Campaign - Development Annual Report 2011

BX31-26

Contains list of benefactors and feature on planned Chapel / Assembly Hall / Performance area

Connections: Wild at Canford

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Book of facts and poems about wildlife produced by Librarian Sue Ahern for John James for Shell Connections programme.

Development Report 2012

BX31-21

3 copies

Shell Music and Poetry Evening

BX32-10

Organisation of Geography books in library

BX32-07

(with note from Library to RSR, Head of Geography). List of classifications made for pupils

Connections Courses

BX32-12

Brief outline of courses for Fourth, Fifth, Lower Sixth and Upper Sixth forms(2 copies)

Phillips Sale Catalogue of Printed Books, Maps, Atlases..

BX32-04

Contains many books from school library that had originally been of the Canford Manor library under the Guests.Some items in catalogue are ticked: are these the books from library?

Andrew Motion Poetry Recital in Library

BX32-05

Leaflet produced by Sue Ahern, Librarian, visit of Andrew Motion's (Poet Laureate) reading in the library. 13.03.2003See EL01780-8

Pavilion Theatre Brochure

BX31-13a

Advertising it for use for public hire 

Development Annual Reports

BX31-25

Includes item: Philanthropy at Canford 2013-14 2014-15

Granting of Arms

BX310-01

Parchment roll with seals attached from College of Arms granting arms to Canford School. Housed in red box. See also BX27-20 (correspondence)

USSR tour bag

BX310-08

Travel bag inscribed 'Canford School USSR 1988' given to everyone in the tour party. Donated by JRO (Jerry Orme).

Brass name plate for Leonard Lyle Laboratories

BX310-02

'The Leonard Lyle Laboratories 1959' inscribed in white on brass plate. Name given to chemistry labs before 'John Lever Building'

Time capsule

BX311-02

Small box put together by L6th Business Studies set. Includes a video, various cards (detention, commended work etc), a copy of The Times (24 May) and a copy of Time magazine (26 Jun).

Printing blocks

BX311-03

Various blocks used for printing: A4 size for Cymbeline programme (first performance in open air theatre) 'The Art School' for headed notepaper 'Cross section' - unknown use Joseph leading Mary and jesus on a donkey - unknown use Bowing Elizabethan courtier - unknown use

Dorset County Netball Association winner's shield

BX310-06

Large wooden shield covered in small silver shields representing the winners of the Senior Schools Section Over fifty small shields covering a large number of schools. Earliest winner is Parkstone (1951) Canford won in 2003, 2010 and 2014. Other schools (eg Bryanston and especially Parkstone) won it more times but the large shield was full after 2014, so Canford kept the trophy

Framed photo of Rev Macnutt

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Silver frame inscribed: Presented to the Rev John Stewart Macnutt MA First Headmaster Canford School 1923-28B By 'Parents Friends and Old Canfordians

Honours Boards

BX310-03

Twenty-three plywood boards, previously on the wall in the school (don't know where exactly), listing scholars to universities (mainly Oxbridge). Names painted in black listing year and destination.

Librarian's letters

BX32-02

Several letters to and from Sue Aherne on a variety of topics (unsuitability of books for young children; suspension of services; school history)

Library events

BX32-08

Leaflets and a small poster advertising events in the library: Readathon 2001 (Take a book to bed) World Book Day Three in the Week (2006; writers at Canford) Jo Shapcott (poet in residence 2005) Goats and Goldfish ( a limited edition of poems produced by the Canford press c2007/8)

Newton, Keats and the Rainbow

BX32-01

Booklet produced by the library showing the connection between science and poetry.

Music baton

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Inscribed on silver band “Presented to W. E. Taylor Esquire by the boys of Clarence School, Weston- Super-Mare Dec 1895” William E Taylor was the music master at Clarence School in 1895 but left soon afterwards. As the school only moved to WSM in 1895 he cannot have been there very long.

Wooden box inscribed 'Canford School'

BX311-01

Black box, (60cm x 35cm x 30cm) made from plywood. Includes a brass lock (no key) but the plywood means that the box isn't very strong. Inscription is in large white paint on top Unknown date and origin but may be CCF