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This sub-file contains various photographs of the girls in their boarding house, as well as various items recording the every day life and events in Buchanans House.

A photograph in black and white of the Seventh Form girls in Buchanans taking position on the stone bridge for the informal photograph in 1980.

A photograph in black and white of the Seventh Form girls in Buchanans taking position on the stone bridge for the informal photograph in 1980.

A photograph in black and white of the Seventh Form girls in Buchanans taking position on the stone bridge for the informal photograph in 1980.

This file focusses on photographs of Buchanans, formerly Orchard Close, in the 1980s and 1990s. Some of those photographs were taken for marketing purposes, including publication in the Oakham School Magazine.

Five photographs of the girls in Buchanans in 1980, getting ready for the informal photograph on the stone bridge and in the pond.

A collection of documents, mostly photographs, of Buchanans house, formerly Orchard Close from the 1980s and 1990s.
Orchard Close had been built in 1929 by W.L. Sargant as a private residence along the cricket fields when he retired. Later, in July 1975 the Trustees acquired the house from the school doctor, Dr T.D. Brentnall. In early October 1975, Orchard Close had become a girls’ boarding house. The house was later modernised to accommodate Sixth and Seventh Form girls. It was renamed Buchanans House in Summer 1977, following the retirement of Headmaster J.D. Buchanan. Work was completed on Buchanans house in 1982. The extension was ready for occupation in January 1983 and was officially opened on 23 February by former Headmaster John Buchanan.

A photograph in black and white of the Seventh Form girls in Buchanans taking position on the stone bridge for the informal photograph in 1980.

This sub-series focuses on photographs of girls in Orchard Close and Buchanans House, mostly in the 1990s and early 2000s. It also contains photographs of the Sixth Form cohort.

This series focuses on the boarding girls in Orchard Close (built in 1929), later Buchanans House. It became a girls' boarding house in early October 1975 and Michael Stevens was its first Housemaster. It was renamed Buchanans House in Summer 1977, following the retirement of Headmaster J.D. Buchanan. Work was completed on Buchanans house in 1982 and the extension was ready for occupation in January 1983. The house was first a Seventh Form house and transitioned to a Middle School house in the 1980s.