College House (Old Sanatorium)
Part of Buildings and Estates
A collection of photographs and art work of College House, formerly the Old Vicarage, which was the Sanatorium before becoming the first girls' boarding house in 1971. Also contains a large file on the architecture and history of the building.
Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls
Part of Buildings and Estates
A list of School buildings and their dates of construction and contractors compiled by R.E.M. Thomas, School Marshal, and other town buildings. Two pages A and B.
R.E.M. Thomas
Old School (Shakespeare Centre)
Part of Buildings and Estates
A collection of photographs and art work of Old School, oldest building of Oakham School, in Cutts Close park.
Oakham School
Part of Buildings and Estates
This file focusses on photographs, of the Jerwoods Campus since its opening in 1974.
L.R. Shipsides
Part of Buildings and Estates
This sub-file focusses on photographs of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre since its refurbishment and opening in 1984.
L.R. Shipsides
Part of Buildings and Estates
A collection of photographs of the Old Gymnasium and the Wharton Pavilion from the late 1970s.
L.R. Shipsides
Photographs of the architectural model
Part of Buildings and Estates
Four photographs (A to D) of the model of the proposed Jerwoods Campus for the Lower School in the early 1970s.
Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls
Part of Buildings and Estates
A collection of photographs of the School theatres, the Barraclough Hall and the QET.
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 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