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A post card written to Monsieur Pierre Dupont in 1948, showing Deanscroft house.

A collection of documents relating to the various Science buildings and laboratories on campus throughout the years. It includes the Sargant Laboratories and further refurbishments, the Biology block and the Mehra Faculty of Science. The bulk of the sub-series is made of architectural plans and designs.

This file focusses on photographs of the various Science buildings and laboratories throughout the years.

A photograph of Oakham School staff in the mid to late 1960s, under Headmaster John Buchanan.

A photograph of Oakham School teaching staff in the academic year 1971-1972, under Headmaster John Buchanan.

A plaque commemorating the opening of the Sports Hall on 15 July 1972 by Eric Weiss, Trustee and Benefactor of Oakham School. Also mentioned are the Designers, Loughborough Recreation Planning Consultants Ltd, and the contractors, Simons Construction Group Ltd of Lincoln.

A collection of documents, chiefly photographs, of the day house Johnsons.
In 1972, the first purpose-built house for Day boys emerged to the west of the Ashburton Dining Hall. It was made of a large assembly hall-cum-classrooms, a study for the Housemaster, changing rooms with showers and a series of studies for the boys. It came into use in Spring term 1972. In 1973, the Day girls of Talbots House moved in upstairs of the Johnsons Day boys.

This file focusses on photographs of the day house Johnsons, since the 1970s.

A photograph of Johnsons house for Day boys, probably in the 1970s, showing boys walking around.

A collection of documents, mainly photographs, of Jerwoods, the Lower School Campus. In 1962 the School purchased the old vicarage on Burley Road, named Peterborough House. In 1967, the Junior boys moved into their new boarding house. In 1974, new houses were erected around Peterborough House. The duo-decagonal Lincoln House for boarding girls was designed by Tom E. Wilson and built by George Duxbury and Sons, the architect and contractors of Round House. Behind it was built the Coleman Building, named after Leslie Coleman, into which Sargants (Day boys) and Ancaster (Day girls) moved in 1975. On 14 May 1974, John Jerwood unveiled the foundation stone and the Junior School was officially opened on 23 November. The houses comprised small dormitories with bunk beds, common rooms, a junior library and playing areas. The Coleman Building was linked to Lincoln House and Peterborough House.