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A photograph in black and white of the tearing down of the Ashburton Dining Hall, prior to the construction of the Merton building on the same site in July 1989.

A photograph of the unveiling of the commemorative plaque inside the new Headquarters in 1999.

A photograph of the unveiling of the commemorative plaque inside the new Headquarters in 1999.

Three letters from R.E.M. Thomas, School Marshal, to Cecil A. Hewett (A), Professor James Stephen Curl (B) and David Watt (C) regarding the architecture of College House and a comparison with Quaintree Hall in Braunston.

Two plans, for the ground floor and the first floor, of the new Music School, with hand-written notes. Two pages A and B

A black, spiral bound album of prints of drawings of Oakham School buildings by Julia Roberts; including Old School, Peterborough House, Lincoln House, Buchanans, Rushebrookes, Oakham Canal, Wharflands, Chapmans, School House, Round House, the quad, College House, the Memorial Library, the Sargants Laboratories, the Wharton pavilion, the Buttercross, Deanscroft and the Chapel.

A collection of documents relating to the Wharton pavilion, built on the site of the Old Gymnasium, adjacent to Wharflands. The opening ceremony took place on 4 July 1983 by O.O. Ron Jacobs ('45), President of the R.F.U. In July 2014, the Wharton Pavilion, known as Stumps, was taken down.

A collection of documents relating to the Wilson Fields and cricket pavilion, including photographs of the opening. In 2005, the Springfield Playing Fields on Ashwell Road were renamed the Wilson Fields, to honour O.O. Lynn Wilson ('57). Lynn Wilson also funded the construction of a pavilion on the fields. The official opening ceremony took place on 16 May 2005.

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.

A collection of documents, chiefly photographs, of Wharflands, purchased by the then Headmaster Walter Lee Sargant in 1920. The property was converted into a boys’ boarding house for twenty-six boys, while the Old Stables were used for other school purposes. Extension work began in 1928, adding four new dormitories and a large dining hall. The O.T.C. established its headquarters in the new extension. With the boys now living in the extension, the Housemaster and his family could occupied the old house. The first floor was converted into some classrooms, for the teaching of Science and Maths. In 1960 and 1977, a series of improvement and refurbishment work started and changing rooms were modernised, while new rooms were added.