Oakham School Archives

BES
Deelarchief
1802 - 2020

A collection which focuses on the history of the school campus and buildings. There is an excellent photographic record of the school campus including the development of both houses and teaching buildings.

The collection contains architectural plans for buildings and press releases/ photographs of the opening of new additions to the school campus.

This sub-fonds contains general policy documents more relevant to the estates and IT daily functions.

The three series divide this sub-fonds amongst buildings, campus services, and IT.

Oakham School

Names on the School War Memorial

WWS-WWS/1-WWS/1/3-WWS/1/3/4
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Part of The World Wars

Research on the Humfrey family and the boys who attended Oakham School compiled by Brian Needham, and further notes regarding removing or adding names to the Chapel and School House War Memorial.

Brian Needham

The Memorial Chapel

WWS-WWS/3-WWS/3/2-WWS/3/2/1
Bestanddeel
10/05/2013

Part of The World Wars

Photographs of the Memorial Chapel, the roll of honours carved by the doors and the carvings on the West front of the building.

Oakham School

A carving on the West front

WWS-WWS/3-WWS/3/2-WWS/3/2/1-WWS/3/2/1/10
Stuk
10/05/2013

Part of The World Wars

A digital photograph of a carving representing two soldiers on the West front of the Memorial Chapel.

Oakham School

The Memorial Chapel

WWS-WWS/3-WWS/3/2-WWS/3/2/1-WWS/3/2/1/16
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Part of The World Wars

A digital photograph of the Chapel next to College House with a garden in front.

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Negatives

HIS-HIS/1-HIS/1/2-HIS/1/2/1-HIS/1/2/1/16
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Part of History of the School

A group of negatives used as the illustrations in "The Story of Oakham School".

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Old Oakhamian Military War Service

REF-REF/1-REF/1/5
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18/09/2010

Part of Reference

A monograph written an updated by Brian Needham on Old Oakhamians and their Military War Service. produced for the unveiling of the Battle of Britain Memorial plaque in the Chapel by Air Chief Marshall Sir Simon Bryant.

Brian Needham

The visit of Father Douglass

HEA-HEA/5-HEA/5/5-HEA/5/5/7
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Part of Headmasters

A photograph of Father Douglass visiting the School in 1928. The photograph shows Father Douglass, Rev Scriven, Rev Edward Vere Hodge, Rev Frank Jerwood, Helen Hodge and Walter Lee Sargant in front of the Chapel.

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A booklet of photographs