Farmer House
Upper School Day (Boys 14-18yrs)

Farmer House is named in honour of Samuel William Farmer, a local landowner and philanthropist, who was one of the founding fathers of Dauntsey's when it moved to the present site in 1895. The Trust established from his legacy remains a significant supporter of Dauntsey's. Farmer House is located rather appropriately in the building which was originally built as the Farmer Laboratories in the 1920s and comprises; common rooms for the Fourth Form, Fifth Form and the Sixth Form, and a house quiet room/work room.

Throughout the school year a number of trips and visits are arranged, including regular outings to the local curry house for the Fifth Form, paintballing, cinema and bowling evenings. The culture of the House is one of involvement in everything that Dauntsey's has to offer, and it is very much hoped that Farmer boys will be regarded as 'doers'.

The House is heavily represented in all of the major sporting and cultural events of the school year, and thanks to a competitive streak, Farmer has secured the Strong Cup (the senior boys' inter-house competition) twice in the last three years.



Housemaster
James O'Hanlon

Housemaster,
James O'Hanlon

James came to teach Chemistry at Dauntsey's in 1996 and became Housemaster of Farmer House until he and his wife, Erica, went into boarding and took over the running of Fitzmaurice in September 2002.

After a happy four years they have now moved out of boarding and James has once again taken over the helm of Farmer House. James graduated in Biochemistry from the University of Swansea and prior to training as a Chemistry teacher at Bath University, he worked in industry, in Sales and Marketing, with the last five years at an Optical Pharmaceutical company.

 Erica O'Hanlon is a member of the English Department and their daughter, Emily, is at the school, whilst their son Tom left Dauntsey's in 2007.

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