1980s & 1990s
Mr Christopher Bacon, Headmaster, 1979-1998
When Mr Turner left to become Headmaster of Stowe School, in 1979, there were 125 girls at Dean Close School and the total school number stood at 427. Christopher Bacon was appointed as the next Headmaster.
Under Mr Bacon, the School's facilities were modernised to rank alongside the best in the land. The most notable are the Edwards Building (dining hall and language departments), The Bacon Theatre (named after Christopher Bacon on his retirement), the Music School, connected by an enclosed bridge to the theatre, and the Art School. The Flecker Library, a magnificent modern library in the original school room, was opened by His Grace The Archbishop of Canterbury in 1997.
Most internal areas of the School were refurbished in the 1990s. Academic and sporting results, cultural achievements and the School's reputation all reached new heights during the Bacon years. The School celebrated its Centenary in 1986, HRH Princess Alexandra honouring the School with her presence. Mr Bacon retired to his farm in Monmouthshire in 1998.