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David Cummins (40-50G) recalls the daily routine of life at WBS in the 1940's.. More...

Photo of a West Buckland cricket team (early 1900's) taken in front of the school, including Char

Derek Rabley (39-41F) recounts how his father, had a narrow escape in WW1. More...

Rev Brereton

The first in a series of articles by eminent School Archivist, Berwick Coates in which he introduces us to the characters who made the school what it … More...

The Band

Our thanks to Steve Davies (57-63B) for sending this picture of West Buckland School’s first rock heroes More...

History relates that a type of skibob was used by postmen and bakers in European mountain villages (Austria / Germany) during the early 20th century t… More...

"She Stoops to Conquer"

All schools 'do' plays, and in the 50's plays seemed to replace dramatic musicals under Ernie Harries in the 30's More...

A blot on the landscape... More...

Brian W. Aldiss O.B.E. (39-43F)

I arrived at WBS shortly after WW2 had been declared. THE FAMILY HAD LIVED ON THE NORFOLK COAST - FEARING HITLER MIGHT INVADE, FATHER REMOVED US TO DE… More...

At first, rugby seemed an alien sport to me having been raised on football and tennis.  More...

Every time I go to West Buckland now I marvel at the facilities that now exist for games and sport generally. More...

Harries

Great Headmasters, like great wine, need a long history and a healthy tradition behind them. More...

" The Ration Train"

I remember two winters in particular during my 12 years at West Buckland when we had severe blizzards with seriously deep drifted snow. The second o… More...

David Lawton remembers the legend that was Wally Dale More...

After receiving a letter from Ron which mentioned that he didn’t think he would be able to get to the school again, we raided the archives and took th… More...

John Squire (33-36C) recalls his time at WBS... More...

School Archivist, Berwick Coates

Berwick Coates observes,Old boys who return to West Buckland after forty or fifty, even sixty or more years, generally notice two things: one, that a … More...

Gerald

David Lawton shares his memories of WBS legend, Gerald Parker... More...

Charlie Swaine and David Floyd

David Floyd (66-69C) asks what is the point of running 12 miles in a circle?   More...

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