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A letter from John Buchanan to Parents

  • HEA-HEA/8-HEA/8/2-HEA/8/2/8
  • Item
  • 24/03/1958
  • Part of Headmasters

A letter from the Headmaster, John Buchanan, to Parents regarding the events of the Spring term 1958, including the hockey season, the works on the Sargant Laboratories, the raising of the minimum age of boarding and Speech Day. Two pages A and B.

John Buchanan

A letter from Jon Wills to Lewis Moody

  • HOU-HOU/4-HOU/4/4-HOU/4/4/1
  • Item
  • 23/04/2004
  • Part of Houses

A letter from Jon Wills, Chairman of the Old Oakhamian Club, to Lewis Moody ('97) regarding attending the opening of a room named after him in School House.

Jon Wills

A letter from Richard Bull and Tom Haywood to Parents

  • HEA-HEA/9-HEA/9/1-HEA/9/1/4
  • Item
  • 07/1980
  • Part of Headmasters

A letter from the Headmaster Richard Bull and the Chairman of Trustees T.C.S. Haywood to Parents regarding the building of a new Biology Block, including plans, and the pre-payment of fees scheme III. Two pages A and B.

Richard Bull

Buchanans (Orchard Close)

  • HOU-HOU/9
  • Series
  • 1977 - 2011
  • Part of Houses

This series focuses on the boarding girls in Orchard Close (built in 1929), later Buchanans House. It became a girls' boarding house in early October 1975 and Michael Stevens was its first Housemaster. It was renamed Buchanans House in Summer 1977, following the retirement of Headmaster J.D. Buchanan. Work was completed on Buchanans house in 1982 and the extension was ready for occupation in January 1983. The house was first a Seventh Form house and transitioned to a Middle School house in the 1980s.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

Correspondence

  • HEA-HEA/9-HEA/9/1
  • File
  • 1978 - 1984
  • Part of Headmasters

This file focusses on letters sent by Headmaster Richard Bull during his headmastership (1978-1984). The bulk of the collection is made of letters sent to Parents.

Richard Bull

Deanscroft Beach Studies

  • HOU-HOU/10-HOU/10/2-HOU/10/2/8
  • Item
  • N/D
  • Part of Houses

A photograph showing Upper School boys leaving the Deanscroft Studies, probably in the 1960s.

Oakham School

Deanscroft Beach Studies

  • HOU-HOU/10-HOU/10/2-HOU/10/2/9
  • Item
  • N/D
  • Part of Houses

A photograph of Upper School boys standing outside the Deanscroft Beach Studies, probably in the 1960s.

Oakham School

Invitation to the Rededication of the Chapel

  • CHA-CHA/4-CHA/4/3-CHA/4/3/6
  • Item
  • 30/09/2007
  • Part of Chapel

An invitation from the Headmaster and Chairman of Trustees to a service of rededication of the School Chapel and to the opening of 'Littles' on 30 September 2007.

Oakham School

John David Buchanan

This series focusses on the headmastership of John David Buchanan (1958-1977) and contains items relating to the life at School in the 1960s and 1970s, its staff and pupils. The bulk of the series consists of books, publications, letters, speeches and sermons written by Mr Buchanan himself.

John Buchanan

Mary and Michael Stevens

  • HOU-HOU/12-HOU/12/2-HOU/12/2/8-HOU/12/2/8/1
  • Item
  • 16/10/1989
  • Part of Houses

A photograph of Mary and Michael Stevens in front of the plaque celebrating the opening of Stevens House, a boarding house for girls, on 16 October 1989.

Oakham School

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