When boys walk through the portals of The Doon School,it takes a while to let go of the apron strings and settle down. 

The extra care and concern so needed at that stage is ensured by housing the young D formers in two Holding Houses under the personal care of a Housemaster and his wife. The school has built two new Holding Houses as part of its thrust on modernisation.

Foot House is one such house and has been named after the school's founding headmaster.