Annual Centenary Lecture

Campaign to Save Scott’s Hut, Antarctica

In 1910 Sexey’s School played an important role in supporting the last expedition of Captain Scott. 100 years ago, the staff, pupils and parents were involved in raising funds to enable the expedition to buy top quality equipment; Sexey’s contributed a sleeping bag called Sexey’s. 2010 is the centenary year of the embarkation of the expedition and we are supporting the campaign to save the expedition base, in Antarctica. Remarkably the hut still survives, packed full of supplies, equipment and personal items belonging to Scott and his men. As a documentary record of Antarctic exploration 100 years ago, it has no parallel and the UK Antarctic Trust is working hard to ensure that future generations will continue to be inspired by the stories of Scott and his colleagues.

Charley Brentnall -  Charley founded Carpenter Oak & Woodland in 1987. A leading figure in the UK timber-framing industry, Charley is a member of the Timber Framers’ Guild, Carpenters’ Fellowship, the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) and is a past member of the British Woodworking Federation’s British Standards Committee. Charley is one of the timber conservators who has worked for the Antarctic Heritage Trust restoring Scott’s Hut.