Item consists of a black and white panoramic photograph of the Appleby College Campus. Buildings in the photograph include Powell's House, the Gymnasium, the Chapel, Colley House, the grass tennis courts and behind the trees you can just see the Headmaster's house and the infirmary. The covered rink, which collapsed in January 1945, does not appear to be in the photograph. The flag pole is visible as are several student throwing a football around.
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- The first school gym was located in the original barn which burnt down in November 1913. As a temporary measure, the school enlarged a small barn which became a temporary gym until such time as a new gym could be constructed. The parents rallied together and fundraised to build the school a new gymnasium, which was opened in January 1915. It contained a complete set of apparatus for Swedish Gymnastics, as well as a stage. The building was located to the south of the barn, and would eventually be located between Powell's House Residence and the Chapel. In 1921 a changing room area was constructed under the stage. By 1926 a new lighting system had been installed in the gym.
- During the 1954-1955 school year, fundraising began for the construction of a brand-new gym. The 'new gym' was located between the Classroom Building and the grass tennis courts, included a main floor 90 feet long and 60 feet wide, a stage and underneath the stage was a shooting gallery and storage space. The 'new gym' was completed during the 1955-1956 school year.
- In 1967 the 'old gym' (built in 1915) was torn down to make way for the extension of the chapel.
- In 2018-2019 the brand new A.W.B. Alumni and Athletics Centre opened with a new single gym and a double gym. The 1956 single gymnasium became known as the 'old single gym'.
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- UF gym
- UF gymnasium
- UF Gymnasium