Norman Martin (1942-47) has sent in this photo of his form group taken in 1946 and featuring the renowned J.J. ‘Jasper’ Dodds. Norman writes:
My only memento of my time at Bournemouth School is [this] photograph taken in 1946 showing the 5th form of that year presided over by J.J. himself and flanked by two of [...]
Frank Daniel (1937-41) has sent in a number of photographs from a school play which occurred sometime during his years at Bournemouth School. They appear to have been taken in the area known as ‘The Copse’.
Mick Fionda (1947-52) has sent this picture of a Bournemouth School cricket team taken in 1952. “I thought this photograph of 1952 may raise a few laughs with someone, somewhere,” he says.
In preparation for the centenary celebrations, David Hilliam has producing an excellent book looking back over the first 100 years.It runs to 150 pages and has fascinating sections from whichever era you were at Bournemouth School.
Written by former Deputy Head David Hilliam, there is something for everybody, including the School song, a year-by-year chronology of [...]
The following extract is taken from today’s Bournemouth Daily Echo:
AS BOURNEMOUTH School celebrates its 100th birthday today, teachers and their 1,000 pupils have begun experimenting with state-of-the-art computer facilities and an Internet video-link with schools here and abroad. It’s a stark contrast to the school’s opening day on January 22, 1901, when 54 boys started [...]