76-528: Sherborne School (1846) Durham School (1850) St Paul's School (1850) The Veterrimi IV ( veterrimi four or V4 ) is a rugby tournament between four of the oldest rugby playing schools in the world. The event is scheduled to be held biennially or triennially (every two to three years). "Veterrimi" is Latin for "oldest". The idea for the Veterrimi IV tournament came from Durham School's director of sport, Ben Mason. To celebrate
152-434: A Norman church, is described by William of Malmesbury. In his capacity as bishop, he displayed a great deal of energy. This included going into public places where he would sing hymns and passages from the gospels interspersed with bits of clowning to draw attention to his message. Rogers has Aldhelm claiming to have built an innovative organ , "a mighty instrument, with innumerable tones, blown with belows, and enclosed in
228-522: A Sherborne boys' boarding house in September 2022. Sherborne School houses are separated into in and out houses, with in houses situated near to the school, and out houses spread out around the town. In: a, b, c, f. Out: d, e, g, h, m. The school chapel was originally the monastic hall (built in the early 15th century over the 12th century undercroft) used by the Abbot of Sherborne Abbey. It
304-734: A cathedral and college of clergy at Sherborne to relieve pressure from the growing see of Winchester. It is one of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom . Anglo-Saxon masonry survives in the Beckett Room, below the school library, a reminder that Sherborne continues to occupy part of the Saxon Cathedral to which it owes its foundation. Alfred the Great , King of the Anglo-Saxons, is said to have been an early pupil of
380-570: A charter of doubtful authenticity cited by William of Malmesbury , by Leuthere , Bishop of Winchester (671–676), to succeed to the direction of the monastery, of which he became the first abbot . Aldhelm introduced the Benedictine rule and secured the right of the election of the abbot by the monks themselves. The community at Malmesbury increased, and Aldhelm was able to found two other monasteries as centres of learning, at Frome , Somerset and at Bradford-on-Avon , Wiltshire . Following
456-530: A few Sherborne School boy as well. It relocated to Westbury House, now Wessex House, in 1872, and finally to its current site in 1885, when the Preparatory School became independent. Westbury House, formerly the Bell Inn, was used solely for Sherborne School boys from 1861 to 1868, it was then used again to house Sherborne Preparatory School, as well as the boarders from Abbey Cottage, 1872–85. It
532-550: A friendly Twenty20 fixture on the ground. On 27 May 2011, the Upper hosted Dorset against Gloucestershire . Rugby has been played at Sherborne since 1846. Sherborne was the third school to take up the sport after Rugby itself and Cheltenham, and it competes in an invitational tournament, the Veterrimi IV , involving the four oldest rugby-playing schools. The school has played over 100 matches against local rivals Downside, and
608-583: A gilded case." (It is not clear from the source cited whether the device was innovative for the premises, the locale, or a fundamental advance on existing known technologies.) Aldhelm was on his rounds in his diocese when he died at the church in Doulting village in 709, the Church of St Aldhelm and St Aldhelm's Well in the village are dedicated to him. The body was taken to Malmesbury, and crosses were set up by his friend, Egwin , Bishop of Worcester , at
684-573: A long-established practice because they were unaware that the law had changed." Sherborne School merged with Sherborne Prep School in April 2021. Sherborne Prep School is a co-educational independent preparatory school for boys and girls aged 3–13 years, affiliated to IAPS (the Independent Association of Prep School). Sherborne has a partnership with the neighbouring Sherborne Girls school. While both are single-sex boarding schools,
760-457: A long-established procedure in sharing information with each other, and were unaware of the change to the law (on which they had not been consulted). She wrote to John Vickers, the OFT director-general, saying, "They are not a group of businessmen meeting behind closed doors to fix the price of their products to the disadvantage of the consumer. They are schools that have quite openly continued to follow
836-427: A magnificent altar, he received a popular ovation. Aldhelm wrote in elaborate, grandiloquent and very difficult Latin , known as hermeneutic style . This verborum garrulitas shows the influence of Irish models and became England's dominant Latin style for centuries, though eventually it came to be regarded as barbarous. His works became standard school texts in monastic schools, until his influence declined around
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#1732791721361912-466: A mortuary before monks were buried, and a number of skeletons have been found on the site. It was brought into the school's use in 1550, as part of the Royal charter, and has since been used as a brewery, laundry, vegetable store, lumber shed, boot room, and ravens' nook. Bow House is thought to date from the 14th century, but probably rebuilt in the 16th or 17th century. It became an inn c1850 and in 1916
988-421: A pilgrimage to Rome, he was given permission by Pope Sergius I in a Papal Bull of 701 to establish the monastery at Frome, where he had already built a church circa 685. The Anglo-Saxon building of St Laurence's Church, Bradford-on-Avon dates back to his time, and may safely be regarded as his. At Malmesbury he built a new church to replace Máeldub's modest building, and obtained considerable grants of land for
1064-412: A programme of shared academic, co-curricular and social activities enables Sherborne boys and girls to mix and work together. 1868–90 1872–85 From 1899 to 1902, Ramsam House, renamed as Wingfield House, was the first home of Sherborne Girls' School before moving to their current site. Abbey Cottage, now the bursary, was the first location of Sherborne Preparatory School , though it was used to board
1140-640: A scholar spread to other countries. Artwil , the son of an Irish king, submitted his writings for Aldhelm's approval, and Cellanus , an Irish monk from Peronne , was one of his correspondents. Aldhelm was the first Anglo-Saxon , so far as is known, to write in Latin verse, and his letter to Acircius ( Aldfrith or Eadfrith, king of Northumbria ) is a treatise on Latin prosody for the use of his countrymen. In this work he included his most famous productions, one hundred and one riddles in Latin hexameters. Each of them
1216-437: A silk mill c1740. This more than doubled the size of the school site and contributed hugely to the school's development thereafter. The old monastic buildings were restored and converted into a chapel, dormitories, big schoolroom, and classrooms in 1853, and over time the quadrangle, as can be seen today, was gradually formed. In 1873, the governors bought a further 8 acres (3 hectares) or so from Lord Digby's trustees, allowing
1292-635: A state of intellectual intoxication which delighted its beholders, but which left little to posterity." However, Michael Lapidge praises his immense learning, observing that his knowledge of Latin texts is greater than any other pre-Conquest Anglo-Saxon writer, and that "the originality and importance of his corpus of Latin writings well justifies his status as the first English man of letters". According to William of Malmesbury , Aldhelm also wrote poetry in Old English and set his own compositions to music, but none of his songs, which were still popular in
1368-401: A writer and scholar of Latin poetry, was born before the middle of the 7th century. He is said to have been the son of Kenten, who was of the royal house of Wessex . He was certainly not, as his early biographer Faritius asserts, the brother of King Ine . After his death he was venerated as a saint, his feast day being the day of his death, 25 May. Aldhelm received his first education in
1444-616: Is "an illuminating revelation of the accepted conditions in Victorian days". In the English public school tradition, Sherborne remains a full boarding school with boys living seven days a week in one of eight boarding houses. Sherborne is one of only four such remaining single-sex boys' boarding independent senior schools in the United Kingdom (the others being Eton , Harrow and Radley ). There are three academic terms in
1520-413: Is a 13–18 boys public school and boarding school located beside Sherborne Abbey , in the parish of Sherborne , Dorset . The school has been in continuous operation on the same site for over 1,300 years. It was founded in 705 AD by St Aldhelm and, following the dissolution of the monasteries, re-founded in 1550 by King Edward VI , making it one of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom . Sherborne
1596-499: Is a complete picture, and one of them, De creatura , runs to 83 lines. That Aldhelm's merits as a scholar were early recognised in his own country is shown by the encomium of Bede ( Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum 5.18), who speaks of him as a wonder of erudition. His fame reached Italy, and at the request of Pope Sergius I he paid a visit to Rome, of which, however, there is no notice in his extant writings. On his return, bringing with him privileges for his monastery and
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#17327917213611672-704: Is a very rare and early example of a classically-inspired shell house, dating from c. 1750 though it likely originated as a C17 dovecote. All of the shells are native to the British Isles, with the majority coming from the Dorset coast. There is a small ice room beneath. Music is a Sherborne tradition. Many boys achieve grade 8 distinctions for voice and a range of instruments. Several boys each year also pass their ATCL diplomas, many with distinction. Some then go on to take their LTCL diplomas. The Week Good Schools Guide named Sherborne as The Best Independent School in
1748-662: Is one of the twelve founding member public schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference in 1869 and is a member of the Eton Group and Boarding Schools Association. Sherborne educates about 600 boys, aged 13 to 18, and three quarters of its 2021 A level results were A or A* grades. Many of the school buildings are on the National Heritage List for England, including seven listed as grade I, four listed as grade II*, and 19 listed as grade II;
1824-521: Is possible that the Sherborne School boys from Westbury House were then relocated again to Mapperty House, though this is only speculative as the dates match up – it could merely be a coincidence. 9&11 Cheap Street (there doesn't seem to have been a name for this building at the time) was used to board a number of boys between 1864 and 1868. Curiously, the housemaster did not live within the building, but some 200 yards away at Monk's Barn. This
1900-403: Is the oldest of the buildings specifically designed for school use and was the original "scholehouse" built in 1554, on the site of an earlier "schole". The building as seen today dates from when it was rebuilt in 1606 with the architect believed to have been Inigo Jones (1573–1652). High on the east wall is an effigy of Edward VI , sculpted by Godfrey Arnold in 1614. A bay window was added to
1976-401: Is usually used by the 1st XI cricket team. The ground was first used in 1870, when Sherborne School played Clifton College . The ground is also one of the venues used by Dorset for their home fixtures. Dorset played their first match on the ground in the 1902 Minor Counties Championship against Devon . From 1902 to 1997, the ground played host to 69 Minor Counties Championship matches, with
2052-640: The AJ Dingle Trophy named in honour of Arthur James Dingle who was a pupil at Durham School , an Oxford Blue and who was capped three times for England playing on the wing. He participated in the very last Five Nations match before the outbreak of war before joining the East Yorkshire Regiment and, after a failed attack during the largest battle of the Gallipoli campaign , he was listed as missing presumed killed. His body
2128-582: The Archbishop of Canterbury . He is commemorated by a statue in niche 124 of the West Front of Salisbury Cathedral . There is also a statue in Sherborne Abbey of Aldhelm, created in 2004 by Marzia Colonna. Aldhelm's flag may be flown in his celebration. The flag, a white cross on a red background, is a colour reversed version of England 's St. George flag. Aldhelm is remembered in
2204-499: The Church of England with a commemoration on 25 May. In 2023, a pastoral area of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Clifton was named in honour of Aldhelm. Aldhelm's collected works were edited by Rudolf Ehwald, Aldhelmi opera (Berlin, 1919). An earlier edition by J. A. Giles , Patres eccl. Angl. (Oxford, 1844) was reprinted by J. P. Migne in his Patrologiae Cursus , vol. 89 (1850). Aldhelm's fame as
2280-758: The Country for Music in 2015. In 2010 Sherborne built a new music school with highly specialist recital and recording space. Designed by Richard Keating of Orms, the building won numerous architectural awards including the 2012 RIBA South West Region Award, BCSE Award 2012 and RIBA South West Excellence in Architecture Award 2012. The school has two choirs, two close harmony groups, a symphony orchestra, sinfonia, chamber orchestra, concert and radio orchestras (Trinity term only), wind band, wind quintet, string, wind, brass and jazz ensembles and various other smaller instrumental ensembles. Performance spaces include
2356-508: The Courts' south side is a scheduled monument. Applicable law requires that the school perform any renovations or restorations of these structures with utmost care and attention to detail. The school also has a branch located in Doha, Qatar . Sherborne was founded as a cathedral school when, in 705 AD, King Ine of Wessex instructed Aldhelm , a churchman and distinguished scholar, to found
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2432-523: The Free Chapel of Thornton in the parish of Marnhull . The lands with which the chantries were endowed are predominantly in Dorset, specifically in the manors of: On 24 October 1851 Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby , owner of nearby Sherborne Castle , gave to the governors of the school a plot of land, measuring just under 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 acres (0.6 hectares), including the remaining old monastic buildings, though these had been converted for use as
2508-522: The Garth and conduit before the latter was moved to the town's market place in 1553. The building was a silk mill from c. 1740 and later still, perhaps, a brewery. It was acquired by the school in 1851 and restored in 1853. The Upper Library was used as the main school assembly room up until 1879 (when the Big Schoolroom was built) and has been used as the main school library since. The Lower Library
2584-511: The Grand Slam in the 1980 Five Nations Championship, their first championship clean sweep since 1957. The Shirburnian is the official School magazine, first published in March 1859. It was devised as 'an outlet for its [the school's] wit, and also an easy means of printing all its News, both as regards those of us who are here and those who have left.' The initial run was short-lived, but it
2660-485: The North African scholar Hadrian became abbot of St Augustine's at Canterbury . Aldhelm was one of his disciples, for he addresses him as the 'venerable preceptor of my rude childhood.' He must, nevertheless, have been thirty years of age when he began to study with Hadrian. His studies included Roman law , astronomy, astrology, the art of reckoning and the difficulties of the calendar. He learned, according to
2736-464: The Pilgrims (Old Shirburnians) played their 100th match against Radley in 2015. Robert Hands, a former sports journalist for The Times , has written a history of rugby at Sherborne School. A number of old boys and staff have reached the international stage, including Mike Davis who was a teacher and coach at Sherborne School (1974–2002) where, alongside Phil Jones between 1975 and 1978, he coached
2812-588: The School House Oak Room). To the north was a brewhouse and woodhouse, built at the same time, extended in 1642, and cellars made in 1655. Only the cellar and 1642 extension survive today as in 1835 they were demolished to make space for a new classroom with dormitories (since known as the Bell Buildings) on top of the 17th century cellar. The Old Schoolroom was used for the town's Assizes from 1604 for around 85 years, and from 1645 to 1649 it
2888-519: The Sherborne year, Sherborne is a full boarding school for boys with boarding houses operating on the house system . In addition to a house master, each house has a matron, assistant matron, senior tutor and one or more resident tutors. Each house has around 70 boys from across all year groups. There are nine boarding houses: Abbey House has been in continuous use since 1868, but it was also used from 1835 to 1849. Wallace House (formerly Elmdene)
2964-561: The Sixth to commemorate the school's Royal foundation in 1550. The words were written by Edward Mallet Young in 1887, and set to music by Louis Napoleon Parker . It is sung by the entire school, including the staff, although only the first and last verses are sung nowadays. Sherborne holds its own rock festival in the heart of its historic grounds, aptly named "Concert in the Courts", featuring Shirburnians and boys and girls from local senior schools, performing and spectating. The festival began in
3040-504: The South wall in 1886 when the building was undergoing another restoration. The windowsills of the OSR are made out of old school desks and are covered, on both upper and under faces, with historic graffiti of boys' names, the earliest known being from 1698. A "New Schoolhouse with Offices" was built to the north in 1607, providing space for a writing school with a library above (the latter is now
3116-517: The Sunday with Durham and St Paul's in the main final and Sherborne and Cheltenham playing in the 3rd/4th place play-off. After day 1 of the competition Sherborne School hosted a black tie dinner for parents and players with guest speaker John Bentley . Durham were presented with the AJ Dingle cup by Tim Stirk ( OD ), president of England Rugby Football Schools Union. The next occurrence of the event
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3192-647: The Tindall Recital Hall, the Big Schoolroom, and the Powell Theatre. There are two Abbey services a week which are accompanied by the chapel choir, with the chamber choir singing an introit on Sundays. Once a term the chamber choir sings for a service in an external venue. These include: Salisbury Cathedral , Winchester Cathedral and various Oxford college chapels, amongst numerous others, as well as these, international tours are available for various ensembles. The Sherborne School Choral Society
3268-526: The United Kingdom. It is located in Sherborne, occupying its own campus, Newell Grange, while sharing some facilities with Sherborne School. In 2009 Sherborne founded Sherborne Qatar Prep School in Doha , Qatar , followed by Sherborne Qatar Senior School in 2012. In 2005, 50 of the country's leading independent schools, including Sherborne, were found guilty of running an illegal price-fixing cartel, which had allowed them to drive up tuition fees. Each school
3344-402: The celebrations marking the four hundredth anniversary of the granting of Sherborne's royal charter. Established in 1977, Sherborne International is an independent co-educational boarding school, owned and governed by Sherborne School, for those from non-British educational backgrounds who wish to improve their English language skills before moving on to study at boarding schools elsewhere in
3420-429: The creation of additional facilities and further prospects for the school. The old Abbey Silk Mill (not to be confused with the silk mill in the old monastic buildings) was converted into a workshop, concert room, museum, armoury, and laboratories, and a swimming bath was dug nearby, followed by the building of the fives courts the following year. The sanatorium in was completed in 1887, and the next big construction project
3496-448: The diocese was divided into two parts. Sherborne was the new see, of which Aldhelm became the first bishop around 705. He wished to resign the abbey of Malmesbury which he had governed for thirty years, but yielding to the remonstrances of the monks he continued to direct it until his death. He was now an old man, but he showed great activity in his new functions. The cathedral church which he built at Sherborne , though replaced later by
3572-605: The dissolution of the Benedictine Monastery of Sherborne in 1539 had an impact on administration and finances, Sherborne School remained in continuous operation, as evidenced by extant documents including the Abbey churchwardens' accounts for 1542, which record a rent received from the school, and conclusively from a note on the certificate for Dorset under the Chantries Act , dated 14 January 1548, which records
3648-423: The doubtful statements of the early lives, both Greek and Hebrew . He certainly introduces many Latinized Greek words into his works. Ill health compelled Aldhelm to leave Canterbury and he returned to Malmesbury Abbey, where he was a monk under Máeldub for fourteen years, dating probably from 661 and including the period of his studies with Hadrian. When Máeldub died, Aldhelm was appointed in 675, according to
3724-468: The education of boys, and a board of twenty governors under a warden. A further note of continuity was struck when the last headmaster of Sherborne under the old foundation, William Gibson, was appointed as the first headmaster under the new foundation. When Edward VI re-founded Sherborne, he granted the school an endowment of valuable lands which belonged to abolished chantries in the churches of Martock , Gillingham , Lytchett Matravers , Ilminster and
3800-469: The final Championship match involving Dorset coming in 1997 when they played Herefordshire . In addition, the ground has hosted 13 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches, the last of which was in 2008, when Dorset played Buckinghamshire . The ground has also played host to a single List A match, when Dorset played Bedfordshire in the 1968 Gillette Cup . On 30 May 2010, Dorset played Somerset , which included international players such as Craig Kieswetter in
3876-469: The first Bishop of Sherborne, and the school remained under the direction of Sherborne's bishops until 1122, when its supervision passed to the abbot of the Benedictine monastery which had been established at Sherborne by Wulfsige III in 998. The school continued under monastic direction until the dissolution of the monasteries by King Henry VIII in 1539. The school continues to occupy the site of
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#17327917213613952-424: The first tournament, dropped out of the second; St Paul's School took their place. Sherborne were missing two players, both of whom had been selected to play for England U18 against Leicester Academy. The first four games on the first day finished with two out of two wins for St Paul's and Durham. The remaining two games being unnecessary to decide the finalists it was decided that straight finals would be played on
4028-414: The former monastery; the school chapel (12th century, modified in the 15th, 19th, and 20th centuries), library (13th century, 15th century roof and windows), and the Abbot's House (c. 1480), occupied by the headmaster and the senior staff, are all former monastic buildings. The outlines of the monastic cloister, and curious first floor Abbot's Chapel, are visible on the walls beyond the Abbot's House. While
4104-453: The late 14th century and was originally a hall-house with attached barn. It is the only religious building in the country to have been dedicated to this saint . The oldest part of Abbeylands, fronting onto Cheap Street, dates from the 16th century. It was extended in 1649 and again in 1872. It is said that there is an underground passage that runs from the cellars at Abbeylands to Sherborne Abbey, but this has never been substantiated. This
4180-399: The long histories of playing rugby in English schools he conceived bringing four of the oldest of these clubs together to play a two-day tournament. On the first day participating in a round-robin tournament to qualify for a final and a third-fourth "wooden-spoon" match on the second day. Schools that have taken part in the tournament are: The winner of the Veterrimi IV tournament is awarded
4256-516: The mid 1990s and the proceeds from it are donated to charity. In the chapel there are two organs: one is a 24-stop Neo-Baroque pipe organ by S.F. Blank; the other is a Hauptwerk virtual organ with the specification of the Hereford Cathedral organ. This organ was installed by Magnus and is the largest instrument they have installed in the UK. The school's cricket ground – the Upper –
4332-574: The monastery. Aldhelm held this post until circa 705 when he became Bishop of Sherborne . Aldhelm was deputed by a synod of the church in Wessex to remonstrate with the Britons of Dumnonia ( Devon and Cornwall ) on the Easter controversy . British Christians followed a unique system of calculation for the date of Easter and also bore a distinctive tonsure; these customs are generally associated with
4408-532: The nave, and create the antechapel which has the names engraved of those who died in World War I and World War II . The Side Chapel, created by knocking through into the School House Studies (now the headmaster's building) in 1881, was dedicated to St Andrew in 1988 and has its own altar. The library was the "Abbot's Guesten Hall" (13th century, modified 15th century) and would have looked over
4484-407: The practice known as Celtic Christianity . Aldhelm wrote a long and rather acrimonious letter to king Geraint of Dumnonia (Geruntius) achieving ultimate agreement with Rome. Aldhelm also personally visited Devon & Cornwall about this time, potentially on a diplomatic mission, which he recounts in his Carmen Rhythmicum . In 705, or perhaps earlier, Hædde , Bishop of Winchester , died, and
4560-409: The school at Sherborne as continuatur quousque [long continued]. On 29 March 1550 a formal instruction was issued by King Edward VI to re-found Sherborne School – the first of his whole foundation – together with a good endowment of lands that the school might ever endure. A beautifully engrossed Royal Charter was sealed on 13 May 1550, under which the school was to have a headmaster and usher for
4636-490: The school bought the building as a staff common room, which it remains as today. Built in the 14th or 15th century, the Abbey Grange was originally the monastic granary. In 1827 it was converted into a dwelling by an OS governor, and in 1969 the governors bought the property to house the headmaster and their family. Now known as Nethercombe Farm, this building is in the grounds of Sherborne International. It dates from
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#17327917213614712-509: The school of the Irish scholar and monk Máeldub (also Maildubh , Maildulf or Meldun ) (died c. 675 ), who had settled in the British stronghold of Bladon (or Bladow ) on the site of the town called Mailduberi, Maldubesburg, Meldunesburg, etc., and finally Malmesbury , after him. In 668, Pope Vitalian sent Theodore of Tarsus to be Archbishop of Canterbury . At the same time
4788-469: The school to four unbeaten seasons with 35 out of 35 school matches being won. Only a handful of games were lost during a coaching partnership which spanned six seasons. He was appointed as head coach of England for the 1979/83 seasons, the only England senior coach ever appointed on the merits of their achievements as a school coach rather than a club coach. In his first season as the England coach, they won
4864-512: The school, a tradition supported by the seat of West Saxon government having moved to Sherborne in 860 (after Winchester was sacked by the Danes) when Alfred was about 11 years old. That Alfred's son, later Bishop of Sherborne, was also educated at a cathedral school (in Winchester following its recovery by Wessex) is regarded as additional presumptive evidence in support of the claim. Aldhelm was
4940-476: The time of the Norman Conquest. Modern historians have contrasting views of his writings. Peter Hunter Blair compares him unfavourably to Bede: "In the mind of his older contemporary, Aldhelm, learning of equal depth produced little more than an extravagant form of intellectual curiosity...Like Bede he drank deeply from the streams of Irish and Mediterranean scholarship, but their waters produced in him
5016-511: The various stopping-places. He was buried in the church of St Michael at Malmesbury Abbey . His biographers relate miracles due to his sanctity worked during his lifetime and at his shrine. The cape in Dorset commonly known as St Alban's Head is more properly called St. Aldhelm's Head in his honour. Aldhelm was revered as a saint after his death, with his feast day being celebrated on 25 May. His relics were translated in 980 by Dunstan ,
5092-553: Was founded in 1871 by J R Sterndale-Bennett, the then director of music. Nowadays it consists of the Sherborne School choirs, Girls' School Choir, and members of public from the local area. It performs annually, and concert venues have included Sherborne Abbey, Wells Cathedral, and Poole Lighthouse. The school song is the Carmen Saeculare , also known as Carmen Shirburniense , and features a rousing last line in each verse of Vivat Rex Eduardus Sextus or Long Live King Edward
5168-564: Was held by Cheltenham between Friday 30 October and Sunday 1 November 2015. The first round of matches started at 10 am, the second round at 12 noon with a hog roast between 12 noon and 2 pm. The teams taking part were Cheltenham , Durham , Sherborne and St Paul's . St Paul's won this third edition of the series. There is, as yet, no host determined for the fourth tournament. http://www.schoolssports.com/CompetitionMicrosite/?TID=0d8664a6-cee1-4cba-b72c-b554fb3b3603 Sherborne School Sherborne School
5244-482: Was in use as a silk mill from c. 1740 and was acquired by the school in 1851 from Lord Digby. It was restored and extended, and in 1855, consecrated as a chapel, dedicated to St John the Evangelist . It has been extended several times: eastwards in 1853; westwards in 1865; northwards, to create the north aisle, in 1878 and; eastwards in 1881 (into the headmaster's building); westwards and northwards in 1922 to extend
5320-548: Was never found. The first tournament was hosted by Durham School, taking place on Saturday 23 October. There was unrelenting rain but the supporters turned out in their hundreds to be part of this special day. Durham School and Rugby School battled it out in the final, with the A J Dingle Trophy finally going to Rugby School. The event received extensive coverage by the national and local press as well as specialist rugby media including Sky Sports Rugby Club News, Sky Sports News, BBC Look North and Metro Radio. Rugby School, having won
5396-699: Was occupied by a garrison from the Civil War. The Slype is a lean-to building against the North Transept of the Abbey and is the only surviving part of what would have been the Monks' Dormitory. On the lower floor, there is a passage with 12th century arcading, as well as two 13th century vaulted chambers. The passage would have led from the Cloisters towards the Monk's Infirmary. It was probably used in part as
5472-594: Was originally used as a 'waiting house', but in 1977 it became a full house and was renamed Wallace House after headmaster Alexander Ross Wallace. In 1999, The Green moved from the Old Green (formerly the Angel Inn) to its current site at Greenhill House (formerly the site of Sherborne International, until 1991). The Old Green was then converted into housing. Westcott House was closed to pupils in 1999 for use as part of Sherborne International . It will be reopened as
5548-552: Was required to pay a nominal penalty of £10,000. All schools involved in the scandal agreed to make ex-gratia payments totalling £3 million into a trust. The trust was designed to benefit pupils who attended the schools during the period in respect of which fee information was shared. However, Jean Scott, the head of the Independent Schools Council, said that independent schools had always been exempt from anti-cartel rules applied to business, and were following
5624-542: Was resurrected in May 1864 and has been published continually – almost every term since that year, becoming an annual publication from 1997. Sherborne School's buildings and grounds have been used in several films including: Headmasters of Sherborne from 1437 to the present time. Aldhelm Aldhelm ( Old English : Ealdhelm , Latin : Aldhelmus Malmesberiensis ) ( c. 639 – 25 May 709), Abbot of Malmesbury Abbey , Bishop of Sherborne , and
5700-680: Was the Carrington Building in 1910, incorporating and replacing (in part) the old Abbey Silk Mill, to be used as new laboratories and classrooms. A new workshop was completed ten years later, forming what is now the Devitt Court. Over the years many more construction projects were completed, including the sports centre in 1974, the largest most recently being the Music School in 2010. On 1 June 1950 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visited Sherborne School and took part in
5776-490: Was the cellarer's store room and outer parlour. Later it was used as three classrooms, then the headmaster's office, but since 1926 it has been used as the Lower Library. In 1981 the library expanded into the 12th century undercroft below the chapel. From 1670 to 1861, the school library was situated in the current School House Oak Room (built 1607), before being moved to its current location. The Old Schoolroom (OSR)
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