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This sub-series is made of items relating to the new Johnsons building, Faculty of Social Sciences, opened on 09 September 2017.

This file focusses on the official opening of the Faculty of Social Sciences on 9 September 2017.

A collection of documents relating to the Wilson Fields and cricket pavilion, including photographs of the opening. In 2005, the Springfield Playing Fields on Ashwell Road were renamed the Wilson Fields, to honour O.O. Lynn Wilson ('57). Lynn Wilson also funded the construction of a pavilion on the fields. The official opening ceremony took place on 16 May 2005.

A selection of photographs in colour and black and white of the opening of the Lynn Wilson fields, an annual OO dinner and presentations/ events that have occurred on the playing fields.

A photograph of Lt Col Maxwell Heron ('74) inspecting Oakham School R.A.F. cadets in 1999 at the opening of the new C.C.F. Headquarters.

A photograph of Lt Col Maxwell Heron ('74) inspecting Oakham School R.A.F. cadets in 1999 at the opening of the new C.C.F. Headquarters.

A collection of documents, mostly photographs, relating to the Schanschieffs site.
In 1994, the School purchased the Catmose Vale site, behind Rushebrookes house. The original buildings were built in 1836-1837 by William J. Donthorn. They used to be the town’s workhouse, which later became the Catmose Vale Hospital. On the site was built a car park, two Day boys’ houses and the original buildings were converted into two Day girls’ houses. The four houses were officially opened on 17 September 1997 and were named after Rutland villages: Gunthorpe and Hambleton (Day girls), and Barrow and Clipsham (Day boys). The site was named after O.O. Simon Schanschieff ('57), Chairman of the Trustees.

An album/ scrapbook recording the history of the Schanschieff site, Rutland independence, photos of the house (external and internal) as well as of Clipsham and Barrow. Conains mood boards for colour schemes and designs of each of the houses. Also contains fabric samples. Has photos of the Simon Schanschieff portrait at the back with the artist Jume Mendoza; also Graham Smallbone and Pippa Schanschieff

This sub-series focusses on the Merton building, erected on the site of the old Ashburton Dining Hall. It was in use on the first day of the 1991 Winter term and the official opening ceremony took place on 26 November. Michael McCrum, former Trustee and Master of Corpus Christi, Cambridge, opened the new block. It comprised “spacious corridors, staff rooms for each subjects and twenty-four comfortable and acoustically effective classrooms”. The building was named after OO Thomas Merton (‘32). The Headmaster, Graham Smallbone, planted a tree outside the entrance to commemorate the 450th anniversary of the Diocese of Peterborough. This new building houses the English, Maths and History Departments.

Photographs in colour and black and white of the construction of the Merton builing, the opening and pupils walking, including 1 negative