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Grosvenor Talbot Griffith Oakham School
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G. Talbot Griffith's portrait

  • HEA-HEA/7-HEA/7/1-HEA/7/1/5
  • Item
  • c.1959
  • Part of Headmasters

A photograph of the portrait of Headmaster G. Talbot Griffith, painted by Carlos Sancha.

Carlos Sancha

Grosvenor Talbot Griffiths

This series focusses on the headmastership of Grosvenor Talbot Griffith (1935-1958) and contains items relating to the life at School in the mid-20th century, its staff and pupils.

Oakham School

Headmasters

  • HEA
  • Subfonds
  • 1818 - 2023

Stretching back to the headmastership of Dr. Doncaster, this collection comprehensively covers the correspondence, publications, photographs and other ephemera of the headmasters of Oakham School up to the present day. For many of the headmasters, correspondence and rolls calls are a significant theme in their series.

This collection also contains an excellent record of speeches and sermons given by G. Talbot Griffiths and John Buchanan.

The final series on reports covers the headmaster's, deputy headmaster's and registers writings on the state of the school, including topics such as building and estate development, admissions, the curriculum, examination results, and Old Oakhamians.

Oakham School

House Photographs

  • HOU-HOU/10-HOU/10/1
  • Sub-Series
  • 1948 - 1988
  • Part of Houses

This sub-series contains photographs of the boys in Deanscroft. It covers the whole history of the boarding since its inception in 1948, up to 1988 when the boys were transfered to the new Haywoods house.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

I go to Oakham - War comes.

  • WWS-WWS/2-WWS/2/2-WWS/2/2/2-WWS/2/2/2/2
  • Item
  • 2004
  • Part of The World Wars

An account of John Good's time at Oakham School and the changes that occurred during the Second World War. The account spreads over two chapters and the pages are numbered A to I.

John Good

Inspection of the cadets

A photograph of Oakham School cadets being inspected on Doncaster Close in the 1950s. The photograph was taken by Stamford Mercury and the number of print is written on the back: 2489/4.

Stamford Mercury

Inspection of the cadets

A photograph of Oakham School cadets being inspected on Doncaster Close in the 1950s. The photograph was taken by Stamford Mercury and the number of print is written on the back: 2489/2.

Stamford Mercury

Inspection of the cadets

A photograph of Oakham School cadets being inspected on Doncaster Close by Colonel Postlethwaite in 1954. The photograph was taken by Stamford Mercury and the number of print is written on the front: P759/3.

Stamford Mercury

Inspection of the C.C.F. drums

A photograph of Oakham School C.C.F. drums being inspected on Doncaster Close in the 1950s. The photograph was taken by Stamford Mercury and the number of print is written on the back: 2489/1.

Stamford Mercury

New address

  • HEA-HEA/7-HEA/7/6-HEA/7/6/5
  • Item
  • 01/01/1958
  • Part of Headmasters

A note regarding the Griffith family's new address after they leave Oakham School.

Grosvenor Talbot Griffith

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