Cheltenham College Register 1841–1927

with supplement of 1841–1919 Additions and Corrections 1919–1951

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Printing Details

Large hardback, bound in black cloth with gilt titling to spine and gilt crest to upper board. 28.5 × 19.5cm. lvii, 13pp photos, 904pp. Supplement is the same size and 427pp.

A huge round up of the staff and pupils of Cheltenham College from its foundation in 1841 through to 1927 in the main volume, with more listed and corrections made in the supplement. book is arranged by year with the then headmaster given at the top of the page. The book's prelims list the governing body, headmasters, boarding-houses and their house masters. Then the list of pupils fills 900+ pages showing their biographical details and where they have the information, what they went on to do. The book also shows the high cost of the Great War, with the nearly a casualty per page within the school intake from the late 1880s onwards. The book has 13 pages of photographs of the school and a fold-out plan of the grounds and of the school. The supplement, whilst thinner, brings the information up to date to 1951.

Condition

The main book is in very good condition, with a slight water wrinkle to the bottom corner of the pages, and light rubbing to the binding but remaining in strong readable condition. The supplement has a heavier and more noticeable water stain to the corner with visible wrinkle but again the text is in good readable condition.