OBs share reminiscences of their school days. Tales of hidden motor vehicles, illicit drinking, inspirational magic lantern shows, obligatory cold plunge baths and the introduction of ‘pop music’, have kept us all amused.
If you’d like to share your reminiscences and help us create a unique insight into the life of the school, please get in touch at obclub@bedfordschool.org.uk, adding ‘Reminiscences’ to the subject line.
Memories of Bedford School – By Andrew Peacock (51-58)
"I came to England from South Africa with my father Rev'd H H E...
Reminiscences & Historical Facts – Julian Hopkins (53-58)
"Following a year at Linden House, I was a boarder at Kirkman’s in Newnham...
Memories of Bedford School – By John Wyborn (47-52)
My rich Uncle ‘Cush’, who had been to a grammar school himself, had wanted...
Memories of Bedford School – Anthony Wood (43-55)
"I entered Bedford School just before my seventh birthday in May 1943 along with...
Memories of Bedford School – By Tim Toyne Sewell (50-59)
Bedford was an odd choice of school, Haileybury or St Peter's York having stronger...
Memories of Bedford School – By Julian Dalzell (55-67)
When I say Bedford School was in my blood, I talk almost literally. I...
The Dawn of the Computer Age at Bedford School
In the early 1970s, in an act of amazing foresight and openmindedness, the School,...
An Extraordinary Day
December 1890 was turning out to be the coldest on record. Temperatures of minus...
