Sanderson Room
The Fellows’ Library includes amongst its treasures many rare books on theology, a number of first editions and some fine specimens of rich binding and early printing.
In November 1920 the British Museum was commissioned to write a report on the Fellows’ Library. Many of the books were found to be water-damaged and in poor condition. They were ‘carelessly mixed’ with old magazines from the school library.
We can infer therefore that the Boys’ Library and the Fellows’ Library were at
some time placed together in what is now the Sanderson Room.
In the 1930s there was a dispersal with the arrival of Thomas Baker, bookseller and publisher, who purchased a number of volumes. In May 1971 another sale of books from the Fellows’ Library raised money for provision of books for the Boy’ Library.
Since 2008 the Archivist and the Librarian have been bringing together all original library books dispersed throughout the College.
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Drama trip to All My Sons
A class of Sixth Form Drama students went to Wyndham’s Theatre in London on 28 January to see Arthur Miller’s play All My Sons. Directed by Ivo Van Hove, the production transported us into the intense heart of Miller’s work through a stark, contemporary aesthetic. We were taken into the world of the Keller family, centred around the […]
Travel Awards: Cairo with Iona M
Pupil Iona shares her experience in Cairo thanks to a Lancing College Travel Award: Spending August at the convent clinic in Cairo was a challenging experience that permanently reshaped my understanding of poverty and its detrimental effects. During my stay, I helped treat patients from the city’s poorest areas, whose injuries and illnesses were severe and often neglected because they could not access affordable healthcare. The stark contrast between the lives of the patients in […]
The OL Club Carol Service and Christmas Party
Over 250 OLs, families and friends gathered at St Peter’s Church in Eaton Square, SW1 for a festive evening of traditional carols, seasonal readings and joyful celebration. Lessons were read by Alexa Bailey (Manor 2000-2002), Philip Womack (Sanderson’s 1995-2000), Rosie Scott- Griffin (Manor 2002-2007), Jeremy Tomlinson (Honorary Secretary of the Friends of Lancing Chapel), […]