The Archive

Welcome to the OSOBS Archive. 

This page is your gateway to our archived documents and memorabilia items.
The document part of the archive is divided into six main  sections each containing documents relating to a specific aspect of the school.
Simply click on the section you wish to examine then a list of the documents in that section will be available to view or download.

Most of our documents are held in PDF format and for ease of viewing. Just click on a document to view or download.
Newspaper cuttings are held as JPG images and also can be viewed on screen or downloaded.

Please click here to see our latest additions to the archive.

Much more is needed to add to the archive - please click here  so see what YOU can do to help. 
If you have items similar to those we hold here, please let us know so we can add them to the archive. 

Documents:

The sections are:
..... Administration
..... Sports
..... Music and drama
..... Newspaper cuttings
..... Personal Documents
..... Other documents
..... The sale of the school

Videos, films & recordings

.....  A copy of a TV flim report made in 1977 about the closure of the school.
.....  Recordings of the school orchestra and choir.
.....  An 8mm fiilm taken at the school on parent's day.
.....  Part of the above film but with audio track of comments added.
.....  An 8mm filem recorded inthe 1960's 
..... A video taken in the 1970s by Keith Douglas

Memorabilia

We are always seeking access to further items of inerest and know some may already be in the hands of Old Boys.
If you have something not listed here, such as old trophies, items of clothing or objects from the school, please let us know.
Click on the brown links to see more about each item.

.... The Ottershaw Plate      Can you help discover more about the origins of this item?
.... OTT 23                                     The origins of a number not allocated to any boy!
.... A school cap                          Not everyone had one of these.
.... School scarf                          Were you one of the few that had one of these?
.... The Music Trophy             This iconic trophy has a very interesting past!
.... The Pavillion Clock            This clock was housed in the chricket pavillion.

Other Items

In addition to the above, we have:
.....  All the images from Run Like a Stag can be viewed from here.
.....  A copy of a TV flim report made in 1977 about the closure of the school.
.....  Recordings of the school orchestra and choir.
.....  An 8mm fiilm taken at the school on parent's day.
.....  Part of the above film but with audio track of comments added.
.....  A wealth of photographs which can be viewed in our Gallery which is accessable from the main menu bar above
.....  Several interesting artifacts in our memorabilia section - click here to view them

The following items are available to members only but click here to see exactly what is available.
..... Copies of almost all the editions of the  Ottershaw Weekly News  .
..... Copies of The Gazette -available  for free to members -  but can be purchased by non-members by clicking here.