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A collection of documents, mostly photographs, of the boarding house Haywoods on Kilburn Road, next to Chapmans. This new house was named after Colonel Tom Haywood, former Trustee. The boys previously in residence in Deanscroft moved into their new house in September 1989.

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.

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.

News paper cutting from the Leicester Mercury reporting on the debate concerning the frescoes in Old School.

This sub-series relates to the history of Old School, oldest building of Oakham School, in Cutts Close park. It is made of a collection of photographs and art work; of newspaper cuttings and letters, mostly relating to the debate concerning the refurbishment of the building and preserving the frescoes painted by Mary Sargant Florence.

This file contains various photographs of the Merton building on Church Street, since its construction in 1990.

This file focusses on photographs of Haywoods, a boarding house for boys, since its construction in 1988.

This sub-file focusses on photographs of the Barraclough Dining Hall since its construction in 1987.

This file focusses on photographs of the Schanschieffs site, including a scrapbook of the refurbishment and opening.

This file focusses on various publication, mostly newspaper cuttings, related to the frescoes in Old School and the painter Mary Sargant Florence and post-medieval mural painting. This file is from the year 1993.