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Photographic and Art Collection Old School English
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Frescoes

All the items in this series are related to the frescoes in Old School, commissioned by Walter Lee Sargant and painted by his sister, Mary Sargant-Florence, illustrating the "Story of Gareth".

Oakham School

Old School Frescoes

A series of photos of frescos in Shakespeare Centre by Mary Sargant Florence (including some images of Old School before it was the Shakespeare Centre). Also included is a letter from Margaret Camester which attaches extract of book to be published about the women's peace movement of 1915 (which contains a pamphlet by Mary Sargant Florence called 'Militarism versus feminism' and biography of her). At the back is a sheet which includes the inscribed stone over the old school door and a translation of it.

Oakham School

A photograph of Old School

A black and white photograph of the interior of the Old School, showing the frescoes and the museum cases, before it was altered to become the Shakespeare Centre.

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