Oakham School Archives

Headmaster's speech, 1966

HEA-HEA/8-HEA/8/5-HEA/8/5/8
Item
1966

A speech given by Headmaster John Buchanan on Speech Day 1966, paying tribute to the Guest, Sir Thomas Armstrong, discussing the building programme and the Music School, the new innovation that is College House, and boarding matters. The speech is typed, with hand-written notations. Six pages A to F.

John Buchanan

Dates in Oakham area

BES-BES/1-BES/1/3-BES/1/3/2-BES/1/3/2/7
Item
1998

Part of Buildings and Estates

A list of School buildings and their dates of construction and contractors compiled by R.E.M. Thomas, School Marshal, and other town buildings. Two pages A and B.

R.E.M. Thomas

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

Art

BES-BES/1-BES/1/27-BES/1/27/2
File
1922 - 1988

Part of Buildings and Estates

This file focusses on artwork of various buildings on the School Campus in the 20th century.

Julia Roberts

An aerial view of campus

BES-BES/1-BES/1/27-BES/1/27/1-BES/1/27/1/12
Item
N/D

Part of Buildings and Estates

A print-out of an aerial photograph of the School campus in the snow, showing Wharflands, the Science buildings, Deanscroft, the Cricket fields, Orchard Close.

N/D

Aerial photographs of the School Campus