St Edward's School Oxford and the Great War 1914-1918

S ELF - SUFFICIENCY DURING THE G REAT W AR 1916 The Quad was used during the war both for the feeding of sheep and later for the growing of hay. These very rare photographs show the harvest of 1916 with hay being collected with the Lodge and the ‘New Buildings’ in the background. The ‘Keble’ fields on the opposite side of the Woodstock Road were also laid to hay, potatoes, leeks and cabbages. With most of the gardeners and field hands at war, the boys were put to work in their leisure time - there was also the help of ‘two old ladies in sun bonnets’ (Cowell).