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Cricket pavilions

A collection of documents, including photographs and commemorative plaques, relating to the School's cricket pavilions on Doncaster Close since the 19th century.

L.R. Shipsides

Correspondence on Catering staff

  • AB-AB/26-AB/26/13-AB/26/13/44
  • Sub-sub-file
  • 1983-12-19 - 1984-01-03
  • Part of Anna Bentley

Three letters from Alan Grieve and Roger Blackmore regarding OSEL events and Activity Holidays in 1984 and the need to add to the catering staff.

Alan Grieve

Buchanans (Orchard Close)

  • HOU-HOU/9
  • Series
  • 1977 - 2011
  • Part of Houses

This series focuses on the boarding girls in Orchard Close (built in 1929), later Buchanans House. It became a girls' boarding house in early October 1975 and Michael Stevens was its first Housemaster. It was renamed Buchanans House in Summer 1977, following the retirement of Headmaster J.D. Buchanan. Work was completed on Buchanans house in 1982 and the extension was ready for occupation in January 1983. The house was first a Seventh Form house and transitioned to a Middle School house in the 1980s.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

A photo album

A blue photo album containing photographs of the opening of Schanschieffs, retiring teachers, sports teams, the school orchestra, Oxbridge entrants, the 50th anniversary of Deanscroft/Haywoods, the Harvest Party, the Row Across Channel challenge, Sports Day and the visit of Garry Kasparov.

Oakham School

A letter from Roger Blackmore to Peter Gravells

  • AB-AB/26-AB/26/13-AB/26/13/38
  • Item
  • 22/02/1984
  • Part of Anna Bentley

A letter from Roger Blackmore to Peter Gravells, Executive Chairman at Catering by County Ltd, regarding the ox roast letter, the Grand Ball letter and OSEL's demands.

Roger Blackmore

A letter from Roger Blackmore to Alan Grieve

  • AB-AB/26-AB/26/13-AB/26/13/22
  • Item
  • 24/09/1984
  • Part of Anna Bentley

A letter from Roger Blackmore to Alan Grieve responding to the memorandum AB/26/13/21 and giving feedback from an OO Committee meeting regarding the Dinner on 24 November.

Roger Blackmore

A letter from Roger Blackmore to Alan Grieve

  • AB-AB/26-AB/26/13-AB/26/13/23
  • Item
  • 07/09/1984
  • Part of Anna Bentley

A letter from Roger Blackmore to Alan Grieve regarding a card to be sent to all Old Oakhamians and the catering arrangement for the OO Dinner.

Roger Blackmore

50 years of Deanscroft/Haywoods

  • HOU-HOU/10-HOU/10/2-HOU/10/2/1
  • Item
  • 1998
  • Part of Houses

A photograph of the guests, staff and former staff, attending the celebration of the 50 years of Deanscroft/Haywoods in 1998.

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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