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News paper cutting from the Leicester Mercury reporting on the debate concerning the frescoes in Old School.

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.

This series is related to the buildings on the School campus and documents their history. Most of the collection is made of photographs and artwork, as well as architectural plans. Each sub-series focusses on a different building.

A collection of documents relating to Round House, the first purpose-built girls’ boarding house, built in 1972 on what was School House tennis court. The Architect, Tom E. Wilson, designed a building in the shape of a Dovecote, or a Birdcage. The builders were George Duxbury (OO, '34) and Sons. The new house contained thirty bed-sitters on three floors, built around a central spiral stairway. A common room linked the new building with the War Memorial Library. At the back of the Library were built a small flat and domestic offices. Sixty girls moved in from the beginning of the 1972 Winter term and the boarding house was officially opened on 28 October 1972 by Mrs Haywood.

Round House development revised proposals report, prepared by Pick Everard Architects, including an introduction; the proposals on the new layouts, plans; estimated Costs of the project; drawings and photographs.

A sepia toned, oval framed photos of School House. The photograph was taken by John Burton & Sons, and the date is estimated between 1863 and 1911.

Three photographs of Old School, All Saints Church and School House in their original frame. The photographs were taken by John Burton & Sons, Photographers and Artists, Leicester, in activity from 1863 to 1911.

A sepia toned, oval framed photos of All Saints Church. The photograph was taken by John Burton & Sons, and the date is estimated between 1863 and 1911.

A sepia toned, oval framed photograph of Old School. The photograph was taken by John Burton & Sons, and the date is estimated between 1863 and 1911.

This file focusses on photographs on the School Campus throughout the years. Some photographs are of the whole campus, in particular aerial photographs taken by Aerofilms Ltd, and some are collection of individual buildings, taken by Companies or individuals.