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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.

A group of photographs, taken by the Photographic Society and David Morgan, of the Royal visit, C.C.F. training, boys walking on campus, the Baths and the archaeological dig on the Castle grounds.

This file focusses on various items relating to G. Talbot Griffith and life at School during his headmastership. The bulk of the file relates to the visit of Prince Philip in 1957.