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Oakham, Rutland Chapel
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Walter Lee Sargant

This series focusses on the headmastership of Walter Lee Sargant (1902-1929) and contains items relating to the life at School in the early 20th century, its staff and pupils.

Oakham School

Memorial service

  • HEA-HEA/5-HEA/5/6-HEA/5/6/1
  • Item
  • 22/09/1956
  • Part of Headmasters

Order of service for a memorial service for Walter Lee Sargant in the School Chapel on 22 September 1956.

Oakham School

Building

  • CHA-CHA/2-CHA/2/1
  • Sub-Series
  • 1925 - 2000
  • Part of Chapel

This sub-series contains photographs of the exterior and interior the School memorial Chapel throughout the years. The earliest photographs showed the chapel being built in 1924-1925.

Oakham School

Exterior of the Chapel

  • CHA-CHA/2-CHA/2/1-CHA/2/1/17
  • Item
  • 1925
  • Part of Chapel

A photograph of the south front of the Chapel soon after its completion. In the background, scaffolds and builders are visible outside the Sanatorium (College House). The photograph is kept in a protective paper jacket.

Heawood & Son

Interior of the Chapel

  • CHA-CHA/2-CHA/2/1-CHA/2/1/37
  • Item
  • c.1940
  • Part of Chapel

A photograph of the interior of the Chapel, taken from the chancel, showing the nave and balcony above. The photograph is kept in a protective paper jacket.

Heawood & Son

Post cards

  • CHA-CHA/2-CHA/2/2-CHA/2/2/1
  • File
  • 28/07/1924
  • Part of Chapel

This sub-file contains post cards related to the building and dedication of the War Memorial Chapel. Three post cards show the service of the laying of the foundation stone on Speech Day 1924. Four post cards show the dedication service on 29 October 1925. All post cards were published by Heawood & Son.

Heawood & Son

Various

  • CHA-CHA/2-CHA/2/3
  • Sub-Series
  • N/D
  • Part of Chapel

This sub-series focuses on photographs of various objects used during chapel services.

N/D

Two photographs of the Choir

  • CHA-CHA/3-CHA/3/1-CHA/3/1/1
  • Item
  • N/D
  • Part of Chapel

Two photographs of the School Choir with Peter Witchell. The photographs A and B show the same group of pupils but are slightly different.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

A photograph of the Choir

  • CHA-CHA/3-CHA/3/1-CHA/3/1/6
  • Item
  • N/D
  • Part of Chapel

A photograph of the School Choir with Peter Witchell. the photograph was taken by Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls and the number of print is written on the back: W183/6.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

Organ, 1993

  • CHA-CHA/5-CHA/5/2
  • Sub-Series
  • 1986 - 1993
  • Part of Chapel

This sub-series focuses on the history of the 1993 Organ in the School Chapel. After the 1930 organ expired and was replaced by a computer organ in the 1980s, the headmaster Graham Smallbone commissioned for a new organ to be built. Some items highlight the various proposals, the correspondence focuses on the building and installation of the organ and the photographic file finally shows the organ in Chapel.

Peter Collins

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