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Archival description- BES-BES/1-BES/1/12
- Sub-Series
- 1987 - 1988
Part of Buildings and Estates
Roger Blackmore
A letter from Graham Smallbone to Elizabeth Cumming
- BES-BES/1-BES/1/1-BES/1/1/4-BES/1/1/4/31
- Item
- 21/10/1993
Part of Buildings and Estates
A letter from the Headmaster Graham Smallbone to Dr Elizabeth Cumming regarding preserving the frescoes in Old School whilst trying to restore the historical building, and discussing the press coverage of the debate.
Graham Smallbone
- BES-BES/1-BES/1/1-BES/1/1/5
- File
- 1993-09 - 1993-11
Part of Buildings and Estates
This file focusses on various publication, mostly newspaper cuttings, related to the frescoes in Old School and the painter Mary Sargant Florence and post-medieval mural painting. This file is from the year 1993.
Alan Powers
- 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
- BES-BES/1-BES/1/1-BES/1/1/4
- File
- 1985 - 1994
Part of Buildings and Estates
This file focusses on correspondence regarding the refurbishment of Old School in the late 1980s-early 1990s and the issue concerning the frescoes.
Oakham School
Old School (Shakespeare Centre)
- BES-BES/1-BES/1/1
- Sub-Series
- 1970 - 1994
Part of Buildings and Estates
This sub-series relates to the history of Old School, oldest building of Oakham School, in Cutts Close park. It is made of a collection of photographs and art work; of newspaper cuttings and letters, mostly relating to the debate concerning the refurbishment of the building and preserving the frescoes painted by Mary Sargant Florence.
Oakham School
Battle lines drawn over frescoes
- BES-BES/1-BES/1/1-BES/1/1/5-BES/1/1/5/3
- Item
- 02/10/1993
Part of Buildings and Estates
Newspaper cutting from The Daily Telegraph reporting on the debate concerning the frescoes in Old School and the decision to install panelling instead of covering them.
The Daily Telegraph