The decades rolled away and memories were dusted off in late March at an Archives Soiree in the College library.
Past and present staff, Old Princethorpians and local historians gathered to pore over some of the 4,000 photographs amassed from the time of St Mary's Priory and the transfer to the MSCs in 1966, through the 70s, 80s and 90s to the early 00s.
The evening was part of a new project to systematically archive Princethorpe documents, photographs and other memorabilia.
Celia Scott, the College librarian together with local resident and past parent John Dyke, are in the process of sorting and cataloguing all the material prior to storage in a new purpose equipped, temperature and humidity controlled archive room within the College.
Comments, Eddie Tolcher, Foundation Bursar and OP, "In the process of gathering all the material together we have come across some items that are a complete mystery to us. It was great to have such an enthusiastic bunch shed some light on the names and events that are such a formative part of the College's history."
Anyone interested in coming to further archive events should email Celia Scott