A photograph of the opening of the Shakespeare Centre
Part of History of the School
A photograph of the opening of the Shakespeare Centre on 25 October 1969, used in John Barber's "The Story of Oakham School".
Stamford Mercury
A photograph of the Johnson Coat of Arms
Part of History of the School
A photograph of the coat of arms of the Johnson family, carved above the door of School House, used in John Barber's "The Story of Oakham School".
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Part of History of the School
A photocopy of the entry for Rev B.N. Turner in Nichols's literary history book "Illustration of Literature", pp.140-194. Pages are numbered A to AB.
John Nichols
Who better to record history of Oakham School?
Part of History of the School
A press cutting from The Journal regarding the publication of "The Story of Oakham School" by John Barber.
The Journal
A letter from L.W. Bunning to Terence Treanor
Part of History of the School
A letter from L.W. Bunning to Rev Terence Treanor regarding his ancestor John Bunning, information from "The Story of Oakham School" by John Barber and writing his family history.
Lester Bunning
A letter from Frederick H.G Percy to John Barber
Part of History of the School
A letter from Frederick H.G. Percy, Honorary Archivist of Whitgift School, to John Barber, regarding old School Houses in various school and enclosing his research on Schoolhouses' dimensions in English schools.
Frederick H.G. Percy
A letter from Peter North to John Barber
Part of History of the School
A letter from Peter North, Principal of Jesus College, Oxford, to John Barber regarding his book "The Story of Oakham School".
Peter North
A letter from K.R. Bowes to Tom Badgery
Part of History of the School
A letter from K.R. Bowes to T.W. Badgery regarding the purchase of Doncaster Close and the 1832 Reform Bill abolishing the Rotten Boroughs. The letter was enclosed with HIS/1/2/4/48.
Kenneth Richard Bowes
Part of History of the School
A letter addressed to John Barber referring to the last paragraph in his book "The Story of Oakham School" on pp.74-75 and regarding the purchase on Doncaster Close and the 1932 Reform Act.
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A portrait of Baptist Noel Turner
Part of History of the School
A print out of a portrait of Baptist Noel Turner, Headmaster of Oakham School between 1769 and 1778.
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