Objects of Substance - The Wilkinson Safe

Tann’s Defiance Safe with border details intact

Before Mr Hopkins adopted the safe, it was part of the Business Manager’s office furniture throughout 1984. At this point, it was used as the ‘main repository for the Board Minutes, numerous savings bank books and various School documents’. According to pr evious School Business Manager (1986 to 2005), Mr John Pietzner, the ‘savings bank books held monies that had been endowed to the School for prizes and awards. The Board Minutes were always classified confidential and so the safe was kept either directly in, or in the vicinity of, his office during the four times (his) office was relocated.’ The safe continued to house the Board Minutes up until 2005.