A bit of history about the Guest Library....

Sir Ernest Lucas Guest from what was then known as Rhodesia, donated a large collection of valuable books to Bishops Prep School in honour of his twin sons, John and Mellville who attended Bishops in the 1930's.  Johns was head of School House and second prefect of the College.  He was also captain of cricket and vice-captain of the 1st XV.  He was a fine boxer and athlete, was sergeant of the school band and a keen history scholar.  He also won a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford.  When World War II broke out he signed up with the King's Royal Rifle Corps but sadly was killed in action leading his platoon in an attack at Sidi Resegh in Egypt in 1941.  He was only 21 years old.  Mellville too was a prefect and excelled at sport.  After leaving Bishops he joined the RAF, doing duty mostly along the coast of Britain.  He was awarded the DFC.  He was not yet 21.  Sadly, his plane went down in the Bay of Biscay in October 1943.  Both boys were passionate about Bishops and were life members of the ODU.