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House events

  • HOU-HOU/17-HOU/17/1-HOU/17/1/15
  • Item
  • 2020
  • Part of Houses

An A1 poster with photographs of five house events in the Spring term 2020: a Fifth Form tutor outing to Wildwood in town after their mock exams; a Third form social with Buchanans; Rushebrookes Senior Netball team competing in the 2020 Interhouse Netball; Quiz night organised by the prefects; Rushebrookes girls on a paintballing trip at the weekend.

Kim Robinson

Deanscroft

  • HOU-HOU/10
  • Series
  • 1948 - 2017
  • Part of Houses

This series focuses on the boarding boys in Deanscroft, since its opening in 1948. The Headmaster himself was Housemaster, until 1971. Deanscroft boarding house was closed on Speech Day 1989, prior to its conversion into Stevens, a boarding house for girls. The boarding boys were moved to the newly built Haywoods House on Kilburn Road. The items include the complete set of house photographs and informal photographs showing boys around the house and on campus, as well as duty records.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

Buchanans (Orchard Close)

  • HOU-HOU/9
  • Series
  • 1977 - 2011
  • Part of Houses

This series focuses on the boarding girls in Orchard Close (built in 1929), later Buchanans House. It became a girls' boarding house in early October 1975 and Michael Stevens was its first Housemaster. It was renamed Buchanans House in Summer 1977, following the retirement of Headmaster J.D. Buchanan. Work was completed on Buchanans house in 1982 and the extension was ready for occupation in January 1983. The house was first a Seventh Form house and transitioned to a Middle School house in the 1980s.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

Chapmans (Junior House)

  • HOU-HOU/7
  • Series
  • 1911 - 2010
  • Part of Houses

This series focuses on the Junior House/Chapmans pupils and staff since its opening in 1910. It first comprised the Junior Department with facilities for boys boarders and classrooms. The house was renamed Chapmans in September 1960, after Frank Emerson Chapman, first Housemaster of the Junior House; it became a Senior House. Most of the series is made of photographs, house photographs as well as more informal photographs.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

Stevens

  • HOU-HOU/12
  • Series
  • 1989 - 2008
  • Part of Houses

This series focuses on Stevens House pupils and staff since its opening in 1989 after the conversion of Deanscroft, a former boys' boarding house. Most of the series is made of photographs, house photographs as well as more informal photographs focussing on house events.

Oakham School

House Photographs

  • HOU-HOU/12-HOU/12/1
  • Sub-Series
  • 1989 - 2008
  • Part of Houses

This sub-series focuses on photographs of girls, living in Stevens since its inception in 1989.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

House Photographs

  • HOU-HOU/13-HOU/13/1
  • Sub-Series
  • 1920 - 2008
  • Part of Houses

This sub-series focuses on photographs of boys, living in Wharflands since its inception in 1920. The bulk of the collection gathers photographs from the 1960s to 1980s.

Heawood & Son

House Photographs

  • HOU-HOU/9-HOU/9/1
  • Sub-Series
  • 1977 - 2003
  • Part of Houses

This sub-series focuses on photographs of girls in Orchard Close and Buchanans House, mostly in the 1990s and early 2000s. It also contains photographs of the Sixth Form cohort.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

Photo album, 1996-2000

  • HOU-HOU/12-HOU/12/2-HOU/12/2/2
  • File
  • 1996 - 2000
  • Part of Houses

A photographic file recording three academic years, from 1996 to 2000. The photographs are the profile photographs of the girls, as well as formal and informal photographs of the Fifth and Sixth form girls. The photographs were initially gathered in a photo album.

Oakham School

Fifth Form, 1997

  • HOU-HOU/12-HOU/12/2-HOU/12/2/2-HOU/12/2/2/15
  • Item
  • 1997
  • Part of Houses

Two formal photographs of the Fifth Form girls in Stevens house in the academic year 1996-1997. The photographs (A and B)are slightly different and the number of print is written on the back: KK16/10 and KK16/11, respectively.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

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