Oakham School Archives

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File
21/07/1994

This file contains various artwork of Old School throughout the years.

Corinna Meggitt

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

Wharton Pavilion (1983-2014)

BES-BES/1-BES/1/13-BES/1/13/2
File
1978 - 1999

Part of Buildings and Estates

A collection of documents relating to the Wharton pavilion, built on the site of the Old Gymnasium, adjacent to Wharflands. The opening ceremony took place on 4 July 1983 by O.O. Ron Jacobs ('45), President of the R.F.U. In July 2014, the Wharton Pavilion, known as Stumps, was taken down.

L.R. Shipsides

Photographs of the opening ceremony

BES-BES/1-BES/1/13-BES/1/13/2-BES/1/13/2/1-BES/1/13/2/1/7
Item
04/07/1983

Part of Buildings and Estates

Two photographs (A and B) of Ron Jacobs opening the new Wharton Pavilion on 4 July 1983. Also present were the Headmaster Richard Bull and the Chairman of Quatercentenary Appeal Committee Tom White. The photographs were taken by Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls Photography and the numbers of print are written on the back: V353/4; V353/5, respectively.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

BAFS Pavilion (since 2014)

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File
2014

Part of Buildings and Estates

A collection of documents relating to the BAFS Pavilion, built on Doncaster Close, on the site of the original cricket pavilion. It was opened on 24 May 2014, on Speech Day, by Mike Gatting. It was named BAFS after O.O. Brian Smith (‘54), captain of the school’s unbeaten first Rugby XV, Hockey XI and Cricket XI teams.

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Opening

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Sub-File
2014

Part of Buildings and Estates

This sub-file focusses on the opening of the BAFS Pavilion in 2014.

Rutland & Stamford Mercury

Pavilion Opening at Oakham School

BES-BES/1-BES/1/13-BES/1/13/3-BES/1/13/3/1-BES/1/13/3/1/1
Item
2014

Part of Buildings and Estates

An article published in a local magazine reporting on the opening of Oakham School's newest Cricket Pavilion on 24 May 2014, named in honour of O.O. Brian A.F. Smith. Two pages A and B.

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Sports Hall

BES-BES/1-BES/1/14
Sub-Series
1972 - 1990-01-13

Part of Buildings and Estates

A collection of documents, including photographs and commemorative plaques, relating to the Sports Centre, opposite Wharflands, opened in Winter 1972. A new modern indoors swimming pool was built in 1976.

L.R. Shipsides

Ephemera