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Buildings

This series is related to the buildings on the School campus and documents their history. Most of the collection is made of photographs and artwork, as well as architectural plans. Each sub-series focusses on a different building.

Oakham School

Photographs

This file contains various photographs of School House and Old Hall throughout the years.

Roy Peters Photography

School Campus

A collection of photographs and art work relating to the whole School Campus, in particular aerial photographs from 1937 of the School and the town, and a file of individual photographs of buildings around the campus. The oldest items in this sub-series date back to the 19th century.

Aerofilms Ltd

Chapmans (Junior House)

  • HOU-HOU/7
  • Series
  • 1911 - 2010
  • Part of Houses

This series focuses on the Junior House/Chapmans pupils and staff since its opening in 1910. It first comprised the Junior Department with facilities for boys boarders and classrooms. The house was renamed Chapmans in September 1960, after Frank Emerson Chapman, first Housemaster of the Junior House; it became a Senior House. Most of the series is made of photographs, house photographs as well as more informal photographs.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

Ephemera

  • HOU-HOU/7-HOU/7/2
  • Sub-Series
  • 1920 - 1960
  • Part of Houses

This sub-series contains various items related to Junior House/Chapmans. The bulk of the sub-series is informal photographs of everyday life in the boarding house in the 1950s/1960s.

Photo-Reportage Ltd

Publications & Admission

  • HEA-HEA/6-HEA/6/2
  • File
  • 1929 - 1931
  • Part of Headmasters

This file focusses on admission prospectuses and various publications in the 1930s.

Oakham School

Grosvenor Talbot Griffiths

This series focusses on the headmastership of Grosvenor Talbot Griffith (1935-1958) and contains items relating to the life at School in the mid-20th century, its staff and pupils.

Oakham School

Administration

  • HOU-HOU/7-HOU/7/4
  • Sub-Series
  • 1939
  • Part of Houses

This sub-series focuses on the administration and everyday running of the Junior House/Chapmans.

Oakham School

Deanscroft

  • HOU-HOU/10
  • Series
  • 1948 - 2017
  • Part of Houses

This series focuses on the boarding boys in Deanscroft, since its opening in 1948. The Headmaster himself was Housemaster, until 1971. Deanscroft boarding house was closed on Speech Day 1989, prior to its conversion into Stevens, a boarding house for girls. The boarding boys were moved to the newly built Haywoods House on Kilburn Road. The items include the complete set of house photographs and informal photographs showing boys around the house and on campus, as well as duty records.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

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