- BES-BES/1-BES/1/9
- Sub-Series
- 1946 - 1984
Part of Buildings and Estates
A collection of photographs of the School theatres, the Barraclough Hall and the QET.
Photo-Reportage Ltd
Part of Buildings and Estates
A collection of photographs of the School theatres, the Barraclough Hall and the QET.
Photo-Reportage Ltd
Part of Buildings and Estates
A collection of documents relating to the various Science buildings and laboratories on campus throughout the years. It includes the Sargant Laboratories and further refurbishments, the Biology block and the Mehra Faculty of Science. The bulk of the sub-series is made of architectural plans and designs.
Oakham School
Statistics on the need for a larger Music school
Part of Buildings and Estates
A draft document on the reasons why the School needs a new Music School.
Oakham School
Part of Buildings and Estates
A survey report for Old School (Shakespeare Centre) from Bond & Read, Chartered Architects. Contents: Brief Description; Structure; Stonework; Roofs; Rainwater Disposal; Windows; Interior; Services; Summary; Urgent Work; Further Work; Scope of the Survey; Key Drawings. Seven pages A to G.
Bond & Read
Part of Buildings and Estates
This file contains items relating to the construction of the new Music School in 2010, such as architects drawings and plans and proposals.
Franklin Ellis Architects
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
Three letters from R.E.M. Thomas
Part of Buildings and Estates
Three letters from R.E.M. Thomas, School Marshal, to Cecil A. Hewett (A), Professor James Stephen Curl (B) and David Watt (C) regarding the architecture of College House and a comparison with Quaintree Hall in Braunston.
R.E.M. Thomas
Part of Buildings and Estates
Two plans, for the ground floor and the first floor, of the new Music School, with hand-written notes. Two pages A and B
Oakham School
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
Part of Buildings and Estates
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.
Alan Oliver