Oakham School Archives

A photograph of the opening

BES-BES/1-BES/1/12-BES/1/12/1-BES/1/12/1/5
Item
28/09/1987

Part of Buildings and Estates

A photograph in colour of Lord Forte speaking at the official opening of the new dining hall on 28 September 1987.

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A photograph of the opening

BES-BES/1-BES/1/12-BES/1/12/1-BES/1/12/1/19
Item
28/09/1987

Part of Buildings and Estates

A photograph in black and white of Lord Forte in the service area of the new Barraclough Hall, holding a tray of food.

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Art

BES-BES/1-BES/1/12-BES/1/12/2
File
1987

Part of Buildings and Estates

This file focusses on art work, including architect drawings, of the Barraclough Dining Hall.

Greer Coles

Barraclough Dining Hall

BES-BES/1-BES/1/12
Sub-Series
1987 - 1988

Part of Buildings and Estates

A collection of photographs and art work of the Barraclough Dining Hall. It was opened on 28 September 1987 by Lord Forte. It contained two dining halls on the ground floor and a staff dining hall, bar and common room above. It was named Barraclough Hall, in memory of Norman Barraclough (OO, 1883) and his widow, Mrs Barraclough, a great benefactor to the school.

Roger Blackmore

Barraclough garden

BES-BES/1-BES/1/25
Sub-Series
N/D

Part of Buildings and Estates

A collection of documents, mostly photographs, relating to the Chinses garden and heron sculpture in front of the Barraclough.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

Buildings and Estates

BES
Subfonds
1802 - 2020

A collection which focuses on the history of the school campus and buildings. There is an excellent photographic record of the school campus including the development of both houses and teaching buildings.

The collection contains architectural plans for buildings and press releases/ photographs of the opening of new additions to the school campus.

This sub-fonds contains general policy documents more relevant to the estates and IT daily functions.

The three series divide this sub-fonds amongst buildings, campus services, and IT.

Oakham School

Drawings of the new dining hall

BES-BES/1-BES/1/12-BES/1/12/2-BES/1/12/2/1
Item
1987

Part of Buildings and Estates

Two drawings (A and B) of the new Barraclough dining hall by Greer Coles in 1987.

Greer Coles

Negatives of School buildings

BES-BES/1-BES/1/27-BES/1/27/1-BES/1/27/1/17
Item
c.1990

Part of Buildings and Estates

Four negatives of 12 photographs of pupils in front of various School buildings, including College House, Reception, the main Entrance and the Barraclough Dining Hall, probably in the 1990s.

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Negatives of the Barraclough Dining Hall