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Durnford School was an English preparatory school for boys which opened in 1894 on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset. The school occupied Durnford House, in the High Street of the village of Langton Matravers near Swanage, and was notoriously spartan and uncomfortable.
Durnford School, Middleton, a two-star listed building by Edgar Wood and James Henry Sellers was demolished during the autumn of 2002. At the last moment, at the instigation of J.H.G. Archer, this bad loss to architecture in Lancashire was mitigated by the preparation of a set of record drawings.
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Durnford School From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Durnford School was a notoriously Spartan and uncomfortable [1] preparatory school which opened in 1894 [2] on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset. The school occupied Durnford House, in High Street (postcode BH19 3HB) in the village of Langton Matravers near Swanage. "Strip and swim"
The school opened in 1908 having been built to accommodate one thousand children. It was a remarkable structure with definite Frank Lloyd Wright features that, when it opened at the turn of the Twentieth Centrury, must have been regarded as quite revolutionary and completely different from any other school built in the area. Located at the ...
19. März 2023 · Durnford Street School in Middleton (Image: Middleton Guardian) Durnford Street school opened in 1908 and was built to accommodate a thousand pupils. The Grade II Star listed building was...
Durnford's most famous former pupil is Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond novels and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. In 1939, the school was sold by Corbett to Victor Haggard (H) and Evan Hope-Gill (Hopper) who inherited 37 boys.
Durnford School. Ian and Peter were enrolled at Durnford Preparatory School in Dorset which was overseen by eccentric headmaster, Tom Pellat, who encouraged the boys to nurture their individuality.
