Oakham School Archives

BES-BES/1-BES/1/13
Sub-Series
1931 - 2014

A collection of documents, including photographs and commemorative plaques, relating to the School's cricket pavilions on Doncaster Close since the 19th century.

L.R. Shipsides

Buildings and Estates

BES
Subfonds
1802 - 2020

A collection which focuses on the history of the school campus and buildings. There is an excellent photographic record of the school campus including the development of both houses and teaching buildings.

The collection contains architectural plans for buildings and press releases/ photographs of the opening of new additions to the school campus.

This sub-fonds contains general policy documents more relevant to the estates and IT daily functions.

The three series divide this sub-fonds amongst buildings, campus services, and IT.

Oakham School

Barraclough Dining Hall

BES-BES/1-BES/1/12
Sub-Series
1987 - 1988

Part of Buildings and Estates

A collection of photographs and art work of the Barraclough Dining Hall. It was opened on 28 September 1987 by Lord Forte. It contained two dining halls on the ground floor and a staff dining hall, bar and common room above. It was named Barraclough Hall, in memory of Norman Barraclough (OO, 1883) and his widow, Mrs Barraclough, a great benefactor to the school.

Roger Blackmore

An invitation

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Item
04/07/1983

Part of Buildings and Estates

An invitation for the opening of the Wharton Pavilion.

Oakham School

An invitation

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Item
25/04/2009

Part of Buildings and Estates

An invitation from the Oakham School Foundation to the opening of the Jerwood School of Design on 25 April 2009.

Melanie Russell

A programme for the Sargant Laboratory fete

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16/05/1959

Part of Buildings and Estates

A programme for the fete including programme of events, details about the Sargant Laboratories, adverts, maps, children's sports, stalls and music band.

Oakham School

A programme

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Item
04/07/1983

Part of Buildings and Estates

A programme for the opening of the pavilion including order of events, and guest list. Three pages A to C.

Oakham School

A photograph of the reopening of Choir Close

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Item
09/11/2001

Part of Buildings and Estates

A photograph of the reopening of Choir Close in Church Passage by former inhabitants and their wives: Rev Terence Treanor, Liz Darrall, Mary Treanor, Rev John Darrall, Brian Welford and Roger Blackmore. The photograph was published in the 'Old Oakhamian Magazine', Spring 2002, no.19.

Oakham School

A photograph of the guests