The Mysteries

BX20-42C

Junior play

Happy End

BX20-42B

Hecuba

BX20-43D

The Merry Widow

BX20-43A

Billy Liar

BX20-43B

King Henry the Sixth

BX20-43C

(2 copies)

Cabaret

BX20-44A

Hiawatha

BX20-45A

Jesus Christ Superstar

BX20-45C

The Odyssey (Junior Play)

BX20-45B

Munjichaps hand painted programmes

BX20-52

Programme done by Mr Benson 'and myself' (Bell?) 'for the first Munjichaps show to raise funds for the proposed golf course. Includes two photographs (EL02508 and EL02509 ) and a plan for the Golf course (EL02510). Two other programmes from Chancellor

The Munjichaps

BX20-48

Programmes for three years

Unsorted Reviews and Photographs

BX20-47

Mainly from the Echo Collected by Robin Whicker

Play administration

BX20-46

Various; kept by MHCS when he was in charge of arranging seating for summer Shakespeare. Schedule and arrangements for week of production: Troilus and Cressida (1977),The Tempest (1978), Romeo and Juliet (1979), Merry Wives of Windsor (1980)As You Like It (1981), Antony and Cleopatra (1982)Donated by Michael Symonds

List of Major Drama Productions

BX20-49

Two handwritten list compiled by Robin Whicker. One lists all the school productions from 1985-1994 (excludes house drama); the other lists the Shakespeare productions from 1960-1996 (Complete list of plays in Archive Database)

Thunder Rock

BX20-51

Brief Production notes Poster signed by cast and crew

Costume and wig order for The Lady's Not for Burning

BX20-53

Letters to Desmond Vowles frin JH Spaans (wigs) and Aubrey Samuels (costume)

Kenya Partnership present

BX202-04

Carved animals presented to Canford by Mwega Primary School in recognition of the 2001 trip

Drama awards

BX20-50

Certificates for winning 1st (Weevils in my Biscuit) and 2nd (Perfection City) prizes at the Ferndown Drama Festival in 1976 Certificate of merit in the Dorset Drama league for the Caford School Juniors in 1976 Notes on the Tuesday Drama group winning their class in 1989 and 1990 at Dorset drama festival

Hockey mug

BX201-07

Two mugs commemorating the hockey match between Canford and Charterhouse It was the curtain raiser to the Oxford v Cambridge match

Teechers

BX20-44B

Monteacute/Marriotts play

Black Comedy

BX20-44C

Wimborne play

Zigger Zagger

BX20-45D

School House play

Maurice (Dancing)

BX20-45E

Wimborne House play

Maurice (Dancing)

BX20-45F

Salisbury/Lancaster play

Oboe

BX202-01

Oboe in case with 'Lawrence Brewer' inscribed on silver nameplate. LB was tracked down and said that he had bought it in 1959 and sold it in 1963/4 to a 'woman who taught the oboe at a music school near Romsey, Hants' No further info so may have come via Canford Summer School of Music

Coffee mug

BX202-05

Produced as part of a Business Studies 'Canford Social Enterprise' project. The team produced bags of Dominican coffee which were sold in aid of the Canford Partnership; the cups were an extra.

Canford Sauvignon Blanc

BX201-01

Two empty bottles of 1995 white wine. Canford briefly provided wine at formal meals with its own label. These were found under the floorboards of School House during the 2022 renovations.

Shackleton pewter mug

BX201-02

Inscribed 'Best wishes Derek' 'From the Canford 1st XI 1989' Donated by his son, Julian.

Shackleton pewter mug

BX201-03

Inscribed 'Derek Shackleton From Canford School Music Dept 1992'. Derek Shackleton cleaned the Music Dept for a short time once he had retired as cricket professional. Donated by his son, Julian.

Shackleton pewter mug

BX201-04

Inscribed 'Thanks Canford 1st XI 1988' Donated by his son, Julian.

Atheltics Victor Ludorum cup 1925

BX201-05

Awarded to EN Ewart who won it each year from 1923 - 25. He was also the captain of the rugby team and was briefly a sports coach at Canford after he had left. Given by his daughter, Fearne Spark in 2021.

Prep school cup (RN Saunders)

BX201-06

Awarded to RN Saunders in his final year at prep school for being Head Boy, achieving colours in four sports and winning an exhibition to Canford. Bought on Ebay, although not strictly a Canford archive item.

Bugle

BX202-02

Missing mouthpiece. Inscribed: 'Donated to Canford School by Mr & Mrs Day for Antony Woodhams' S1989-94

Silver chalice

BX202-03

Might not be a chalice as it has a stand. Given by AR Barbour Simpson to the parish church in 1937 when he left Canford to become a prep school headmaster at Hillstone. He was married to Enid Canning's sister and was a successful housemaster of Beaufort. He became an infamous headmaster (read AR Wilson), so the parish church thought it inappropriate to keep the dish.

Brass hand bell

BX202-07

Found in the Admissions Dept in 2023 where it had been for some time. Origin unknown, but probably used in School House for calls i the 1990s and earlier. Has a slightly Heath Robinson look to it, with the lead weight joined to the brass bell with a piece of wire and string. Handle (with brass end) not detached.