Letters reveal Wilde's golden love
Part of Buildings and Estates
A newspaper cutting from The Independent reporting on letters revealing a previously unknown male love of Oscar Wilde, and on the debate concerning the frescoes in Old School. Hand-written note from Rod Smith to Graham Smallbone at the bottom of the article.
The Independent
Battle lines drawn over frescoes
Part of Buildings and Estates
Newspaper cutting from The Daily Telegraph reporting on the debate concerning the frescoes in Old School and the decision to install panelling instead of covering them.
The Daily Telegraph
A fax from Bond & Read to Tom Reay
Part of Buildings and Estates
A fax transmission from Bond & Read, Chartered Architects, to The Bursar Tom Reay, enclosing a letter from English Heritage to the Philip Dales at Rutland District Council, regarding the refurbishment of Old School and protecting the frescoes. Three pages A to C.
Bond & Read
A letter from Carol Purcell to Graham Smallbone
Part of Buildings and Estates
A letter from Carol Purcell at the Department of National Heriatge, to the Headmaster Graham Smallbone replying to a previous letter and consulting the local authority.
Carol Purcell
Splendid Parthian shot for Giuseppi
Part of Activities and Societies
A photocopy of a newspaper cuttings from The Daily Telegraph reporting on Oakham School success at Bisley and winning the Ashburton Shield in 1987.
The Daily Telegraph
Part of Activities and Societies
A photocopy of a newspaper cuttings from The Times reporting on Oakham School success at Bisley and winning the Ashburton Shield in 1987.
The Times
A photograph of the Shooting team, 1954
Part of Activities and Societies
A photograph of Oakham School 1st Shooting team at Bisley in 1954. With signatures on the back.
The Daily Telegraph
Practice at the shooting range
Part of Activities and Societies
A photograph of pupils at shooting practice at the School shooting range. The photograph was taken by Photo-Reportage Ltd and the number is stamped on the back: 147870.
Photo-Reportage Ltd
Part of Buildings and Estates
A photograph of Deanscroft house, from the garden with the tennis courts. The photograph was taken by Photo-Reportage Ltd and the number of print is stamped on the back: 147833.
Photo-Reportage Ltd
Part of Buildings and Estates
A photograph of a dorm on the first floor of Deanscroft in the 1960s. The photograph was taken by Photo-Reportage Ltd and the number of print is stamped on the back: 157551.
Photo-Reportage Ltd