- BES-BES/1-BES/1/15-BES/1/15/1
- File
- 16/04/2005
Part of Buildings and Estates
A collection of photographs relating to the Wilson Playing Fields and Pavilion, since its opening in 2005.
Oakham School
Part of Buildings and Estates
A collection of photographs relating to the Wilson Playing Fields and Pavilion, since its opening in 2005.
Oakham School
Part of Buildings and Estates
A collection of photographs of Wharflands house, documenting the improvements and changes of the boarding house since 1920.
Clive Coombes
Part of Buildings and Estates
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.
Aerofilms Ltd
Part of Buildings and Estates
This file focusses on photographs of the Schanschieffs site, including a scrapbook of the refurbishment and opening.
Oakham School
Part of Buildings and Estates
A collection of photographs of the Barraclough Hall since its construction in 1946. Once a warehouse at the terminus of the Canal on Ashwell Road, later converted into stables, the Barraclough Hall was named in honour of Mrs Barraclough, benefactor to the school, and in memory of her late husband, Norman Barraclough (OO, 1883). At the west end was the stage and the theatre would seat about three hundred and fifty people. Other features included a traditional long hall, raked stage and Proscenium Arch. The opening ceremony took place on 20 June 1953.
Photo-Reportage Ltd
The Queen Elizabeth Theatre (since 1984)
Part of Buildings and Estates
A collection of photographs of the QET since the transformation of the Barraclough Hall as part of the Quatercentenary Development Plan. The architect, W.O. Wilson, had designed a modern auditorium, with raked seating and a large stage below the audience, a gallery and a foyer facing the Music School lawn and purpose-built rooms for changing, costumes, scenery making and storage. It was equipped with a computerized lighting system and sophisticated sound equipment. The new Oakham Theatre was officially opened on 16 November 1984 by Queen Elizabeth II.
L.R. Shipsides
Part of Houses
Five photographs of farewells speech and presentation of a bicycle to Tim Manly in the Quad.
Oakham School
Part of Houses
This file contains various photographs of the boys in Sargants, mostly prefects groups, house families and year groups, in 1986 and in 1991.
Oakham School
Various house events, Spring & Summer 2022
Part of Houses
A group of print-outs of photographs of house events and trips in the Spring and Summer terms 2022.
Kim Robinson
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