Print preview Close

Showing 22 results

Archival description
Buildings and Estates N/D
Print preview View:

Photographs

This file focusses on photographs of Queen Anne's house.

N/D

Photographs

This file focusses on photographs of the day house Johnsons, since the 1970s.

N/D

Photographs

A collection of photographs of Wharflands house, documenting the improvements and changes of the boarding house since 1920.

Clive Coombes

Photographs

This file focusses on photographs of the Schanschieffs site, including a scrapbook of the refurbishment and opening.

Oakham School

Queen Anne's house

A collection of documents relating to Queen Anne's house at the back of Round House. Queen Anne's used to be the gymnasium, and was later converted into classrooms. It is nowadays the Round House tutor flat.

N/D

School Campus

A collection of photographs and art work relating to the whole School Campus, in particular aerial photographs from 1937 of the School and the town, and a file of individual photographs of buildings around the campus. The oldest items in this sub-series date back to the 19th century.

Aerofilms Ltd

Science buildings

A collection of documents relating to the various Science buildings and laboratories on campus throughout the years. It includes the Sargant Laboratories and further refurbishments, the Biology block and the Mehra Faculty of Science. The bulk of the sub-series is made of architectural plans and designs.

Oakham School

Wharflands

A collection of documents, chiefly photographs, of Wharflands, purchased by the then Headmaster Walter Lee Sargant in 1920. The property was converted into a boys’ boarding house for twenty-six boys, while the Old Stables were used for other school purposes. Extension work began in 1928, adding four new dormitories and a large dining hall. The O.T.C. established its headquarters in the new extension. With the boys now living in the extension, the Housemaster and his family could occupied the old house. The first floor was converted into some classrooms, for the teaching of Science and Maths. In 1960 and 1977, a series of improvement and refurbishment work started and changing rooms were modernised, while new rooms were added.

Clive Coombes

Results 11 to 20 of 22