June has been a busy month in the archives. We said farewell to Bow on the 22nd June, closing the book on 140 years of history in a bittersweet ceremony. Bow has seen numerous changes since its foundation in 1885, from its move from North Bailey in 1888 to its amalgamation with Dunelm School in 1938 to its merger with Durham School in 1975. Its incorporation into the Chorister School is just another step in this journey. Sunday also saw the school engage in a rudimentary dig, as with the help of John Dylan Walker's digger we were able to unearth the Time Capsule that was buried for the school's 100th anniversary in 1986. While water damage had affected much of the contents, it was evident that the contents included a Bow School cap, tie and badge, as well as photographs of the 1986 year group. 

We were also fortunate enough to be visited by the former Head of Winchester College, who was researching William Fearon, a former Headmaster of Durham School. Fearon was Head of Durham from 1882 to 1884, before moving to Winchester to become Head from 1884 to 1901; his time at Durham was characterised by an enterprising energy that saw him enlarge the playing fields and begin construction on the Science Block. He also created the path between Bow Corner and Elvet Bridge, which came to be known as 'Fearon Walk'. 

One interesting book was donated to the school by John Malden. Called the Novus Epigrammatum Delectus ex M. Val. Martiale, these are collection of Latin epigrams written by the 1st century Roman poet Martial; this particular edition was printed by York publisher John White in 1704. For a long time these, and books like it, would have been used by Durham School for the teaching of Latin, with students being provided with the works of Martial, Cato or Corderius and expected to translate these texts by the end of each week. The shortness of each Latin epigram allowed translations to happen at a smaller scale, allowing students to both read them aloud and easily translate them. This book was specifically published for Durham School, and on the inside of this book is a note from Nicholas Burton (Headmaster from 1699 to 1709) to the Dean of Durham, Mr John Montague.