Cheltenham College Archive

It's not just any Wednesday, it's World Frog Day! Here are some from a performance of Aristophanes in 1903. Brekekekéx-koáx-koáx #WorldFrogDay #Archives

Today is the 60th anniversary of T H White's death. Tim was in Cheltondale, 1920-1924 and is best remembered for The Sword in the Stone #archives #reading

"And thus the whirligig of time brings in his revenges" A production of #Shakespeare 's #TwelfthNight from 1940 #Archives

(Seriously, it is an important role and she was terrific. Or treerific...)

1995 was the best year for #ArchiveAdventCalendar. Here we have the girl who played the #Tree in the nativity play. It was a wooden performance but she has since branched out.

Back to 1995 for these very colourful #CarolSingers #ArchiveAdventCalendar

Ahead of our #ChristmasJumper day tomorrow, here are some boys in the bun queue in 1930s showing off some stylish knitwear #ArchiveAdventCalendar

W H Steavenson discovered his love of astronomy as a boy, an inspired amateur, he was later President of @RoyalAstroSoc and Professor of Astronomy for @GreshamCollege Here he shares his discovery of a comet with College’s Natural History Society #ArchiveAdventCalendar #Star

In 1892, #shopping at the Grand Bazaar was strongly encouraged as it was in aid of our new Chapel. The flyer encourages 'contributions in money or fancy articles' for the stalls #ArchiveAdventCalendar

@rugbyhistorian We think Christowe's skull and crossbones first appeared before 1866, a motif borrowed from the 17th Lancers. Our first photograph of it is in 1877. Here is an example from 1896 (most photographs show the boys with their arms crossed so you can't see the emblem clearly!)

A house at Rugby School wore a small black badge on a white jersey. But one house at Cheltenham College wore a jersey exactly like Cardiff's first one: TD Selby Cardiff's first captain went to the school with with other early Cardiff men. I think that must be its inspiration

All food is #FestiveFood when you wear a paper hat! @CheltPrep enjoying their Christmas lunch, 1996 #ArchiveAdventCalendar

When only one can be Joseph, and it isn’t you. #Nativity #Archives

Artworks and manuscript by St George's alumnus Edward Wilson from Scott's Terra Nova Antarctic expedition, where they died in 1912. Mike Stroud, another @StGeorgesUni alumnus photographed Wilson's work table in the 1980s #ExploreYourArchive #EYAExpedition

In 1902, @NewickHouseCC contained two charming cats who couldn’t be left out of the house photograph #CheltenhamCollegeCats #Archives

William Hume-Rothery was a Metallurgist, Fellow of the Royal Society and Old Cheltonian. These are his entries in the 1927 and 1952 College Registers listing his many achievements #DisabilityHistoryMonth #Archives

In the first 400 years since the publication of 400 years ago, #Shakespeare's #FirstFolio, as there ever been a finer Bottom? #schoolarchives @CheltPrep 1949

Leconfield HsM sporting a moustache you say... J. Williams and rowing pair, 1912 #Movember #Archives

“If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!” Frankenstein 2003 #EYASpooky #ExploreYourArchive #Halloween2023

The first recorded sporting success of Ethiopia's Prince Alamayu - beating 67 other boys to come third in a race at Cheltenham College's sports day on April 4, 1873. "His success appeared to be a popular one," reported the Cheltenham Examiner. @CheltColArchive @CheltCollege

@CheltPrep teacher and pupil c1898 #WorldTeacherDay #Archives