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Old School (Shakespeare Centre)

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.

Oakham School

Architecture

This file focusses on architects' reports regarding the refurbishment of Old School in the late 1980s-early 1990s.

Bond & Read

Report on the Murals

A report on the murals in Old School (Shakespeare Centre) from Bond & Read, Chartered Architects. Contents: Description and History; Appendix; Key Drawings. Seven pages A to G.

Bond & Read

Correspondence

This file focusses on correspondence regarding the refurbishment of Old School in the late 1980s-early 1990s and the issue concerning the frescoes.

Oakham School

A fax from Bond & Read to Tom Reay

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 Elizabeth Cumming

A letter (A) from Dr Elizabeth Cumming to the Headmaster Graham Smallbone regarding the debate concerning covering the frescoes in Old School. Attached is a photocopy of an article published in The Times on 20 August 1993 regarding an exhibition on Phoebe Anna Traquair in Edinburgh Art Galleries (B).

Dr Elizabeth Cumming

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