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The Oakhamian Magazine, Vol. 193, Summer Term 2013

The Oakhamian Magazine and Old Oakhamian Magazine, recording the Summer term 2013. Contents: Features; Academic; Trips and Tours; Performing Arts; Pastoral; Community Activities; Staff News; Sport; Beyond Oakham; The Old Oakhamian Magazine; Foundation.

Oakham School

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

Junior House Inventory

  • HOU-HOU/7-HOU/7/4-HOU/7/4/1
  • Item
  • 06/04/1939
  • Part of Houses

An inventory an valuation of furniture, fixtures and effects in and upon the premises known as 'Junior House', made for transfer from E. Pickering Clarke to the Trustees. Contains information on the building, its fixtures and fittings, in the dining room, kitchen, garden, toilets, pantry, sick room, matron room, dormitory, study, classroom, bathrooms, coal house, workshop, tool shed, gardens and tennis nets. Thirty-three pages A to AG.

Oakham School

Administration

  • HOU-HOU/7-HOU/7/4
  • Sub-Series
  • 1939
  • Part of Houses

This sub-series focuses on the administration and everyday running of the Junior House/Chapmans.

Oakham School

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

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

Photo album, 1992-1993

  • HOU-HOU/12-HOU/12/2-HOU/12/2/7
  • File
  • 1992 - 1993
  • Part of Houses

A photographic file recording the girls in Stevens over one academic year, from 1992 to 1993. 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.

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Photo album, 1993-1994

  • HOU-HOU/12-HOU/12/2-HOU/12/2/5
  • File
  • 1992 - 1997
  • Part of Houses

A photographic file recording the girls in Stevens over one academic year, from 1993 to 1994. The photographs are the profile photographs of the girls, as well as formal and informal photographs of the Fifth and Sixth form girls. Also contains various photographs of house events over several years, such as Guest Night, a Barn dance with Wharflands and other informal events in house. The photographs were initially gathered in a photo album.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

Photo album, 1994-1995

  • HOU-HOU/12-HOU/12/2-HOU/12/2/4
  • File
  • 1994 - 1995
  • Part of Houses

A photographic file recording the girls in Stevens over one academic year, from 1994 to 1995. 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.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

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