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This series focusses on documents relating to Brian Welford' career at Oakham School as Master-in-charge of Rugby in the 1970s and 1980s. Also contains documents relating to the history of rugby and Old Oakhamians, kept by Mr Welford in his personal files.

This series focusses on obituaries, tributes and memorial services in memory of staff, teachers and their family.

Newspaper cuttings printed on one page reporting on the 1979 rugby visit from Japan School to Oakham School.

This file focusses on various documents relating to Sports at Oakham School.

A collection of documents relating to Round House, the first purpose-built girls’ boarding house, built in 1972 on what was School House tennis court. The Architect, Tom E. Wilson, designed a building in the shape of a Dovecote, or a Birdcage. The builders were George Duxbury (OO, '34) and Sons. The new house contained thirty bed-sitters on three floors, built around a central spiral stairway. A common room linked the new building with the War Memorial Library. At the back of the Library were built a small flat and domestic offices. Sixty girls moved in from the beginning of the 1972 Winter term and the boarding house was officially opened on 28 October 1972 by Mrs Haywood.

Round House development revised proposals report, prepared by Pick Everard Architects, including an introduction; the proposals on the new layouts, plans; estimated Costs of the project; drawings and photographs.

A sepia toned, oval framed photos of School House. The photograph was taken by John Burton & Sons, and the date is estimated between 1863 and 1911.

Three photographs of Old School, All Saints Church and School House in their original frame. The photographs were taken by John Burton & Sons, Photographers and Artists, Leicester, in activity from 1863 to 1911.

A sepia toned, oval framed photos of All Saints Church. The photograph was taken by John Burton & Sons, and the date is estimated between 1863 and 1911.

A sepia toned, oval framed photograph of Old School. The photograph was taken by John Burton & Sons, and the date is estimated between 1863 and 1911.