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Houses Correspondence
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A letter from Bertie Bowes to Lynn Wilson

  • HOU-HOU/13-HOU/13/4-HOU/13/4/3
  • Item
  • 04/01/1957
  • Part of Houses

A letter from Bertie Bowes, Housemaster of Wharflands, to Lynn Wilson informing him that he will be a house prefect next term alongside John Grenfell and explaining the responsibilities and duties of the prefects.

K.R. Bowes

A note from Mrs Fitzpatrick to Mary Hoyle

  • HOU-HOU/12-HOU/12/2-HOU/12/2/5-HOU/12/2/5/139
  • Item
  • 03/06/1992
  • Part of Houses

A note from Mrs M.J. Fitzpatrick, Sarah Fitzpatrick's mother, to Mary Hoyle, Housemistress of Stevens, enclosing her daughter's passport photograph.

Oakham School

Deanscroft

  • HOU-HOU/10
  • Series
  • 1948 - 2017
  • Part of Houses

This series focuses on the boarding boys in Deanscroft, since its opening in 1948. The Headmaster himself was Housemaster, until 1971. Deanscroft boarding house was closed on Speech Day 1989, prior to its conversion into Stevens, a boarding house for girls. The boarding boys were moved to the newly built Haywoods House on Kilburn Road. The items include the complete set of house photographs and informal photographs showing boys around the house and on campus, as well as duty records.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

A letter from John Buckingham to Jon Wills

  • HOU-HOU/10-HOU/10/4-HOU/10/4/2
  • Item
  • 21/02/2017
  • Part of Houses

A letter from John Buckingham to Jon Wills regarding naming the Deanscroft house photograph of Summer 1963, enclosing list of names. Two pages A and B.

John Buckingham

The Wharflands Portraits

  • HOU-HOU/13-HOU/13/4-HOU/13/4/2
  • Item
  • 24/06/1988
  • Part of Houses

A memo by John Barber, Housemaster of Wharflands, about the Wharflands portraits. The portraits were given to Bertie Bowes by the two Miss Daniells.

John Lewis Barber