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Roger Blackmore Oakham, Rutland
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A letter from David Loveday to Roger Blackmore

A letter from David Loveday, Chairman of the 1993 Oakham Festival, to Roger Blackmore regarding his role to spear-head the publicity side of Oakham Festival.

David Loveday

A photograph of the opening ceremony

  • BES-BES/1-BES/1/13-BES/1/13/2-BES/1/13/2/1-BES/1/13/2/1/6
  • Item
  • 04/07/1983
  • Part of Buildings and Estates

A photograph of the guests at the opening of the new Wharton pavilion on 4 July 1983. The photograph was taken by Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls Photography and the number of print is written on the back: V353/12.

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

Buchanans, 1980

  • HOU-HOU/9-HOU/9/1-HOU/9/1/3
  • Item
  • 1980
  • Part of Houses

Two photographs of the girls in Buchanans in the academic year 1979-1980, under the Housemaster Roger Blackmore. The photograph A is in colour and the number of print is written on the back: R164/5. The photograph B is in black and white and slightly different; the number of print is written on the back: R164/2.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

Buchanans, 1981

  • HOU-HOU/9-HOU/9/1-HOU/9/1/1
  • Item
  • 1981
  • Part of Houses

Three photographs of the girls in Buchanans in the academic year 1980-1981, under the Housemaster Roger Blackmore. The photograph A is in colour and has a number of print written on the back: S165/2. The photograph B is in black and white and is slightly different; a number of print is written on the back: S165/3. The photograph C is in colour and has a number of print on the back: S165/1.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

Cricket pavilions

A collection of documents, including photographs and commemorative plaques, relating to the School's cricket pavilions on Doncaster Close since the 19th century.

L.R. Shipsides

Deanscroft, 1975

  • HOU-HOU/10-HOU/10/1-HOU/10/1/32
  • Item
  • 1975
  • Part of Houses

A photograph of the boys in Deanscroft in the academic year 1974-1975, under the Housemaster Roger Blackmore.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

Deanscroft, 1977

  • HOU-HOU/10-HOU/10/1-HOU/10/1/34
  • Item
  • 1977
  • Part of Houses

A photograph of the boys in Deanscroft in the academic year 1976-1977, under the Housemaster Roger Blackmore.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

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