A letter from Richard Bull to The Rutland Times
Part of Headmasters
A letter ((A) from the Headmaster Richard Bull to the Editor of The Rutland Times regarding two inaccuracies in the account of Speech Day 1978, published on the front page of Issue no. 15. Enclosed is the article (B).
Richard Bull
Part of Headmasters
A copy of John Buchanan's book 'An Oakham Overture to Poetry', published by the Sycamore Press in 1985. Contents: Preface; Poet's workshop; Imagery of words; The Human comedy; Place; Wine; Women; Song; School; War; Seasons; Conclusions.
John Buchanan
Pioneering headmaster JDB dies aged 88
Part of Headmasters
Obituary of John Buchanan published in Rutland Times on 28 July 2005.
Rutland Times
Farewell JDB - one of our great post war headmasters
Part of Headmasters
Obituary of John Buchanan published in Rutland Times, 11 August 2005, page 4.
Rutland Times
Part of Headmasters
A photocopy of four obituaries and death notices published in local newspapers in 2005 after the death of former Headmaster John Buchanan.
Rutland Times
Part of Headmasters
A group of four articles entitled the 'New light on Oakham History' by W.L. Sargant which were printed in a newspaper. The articles are based on research undertaken by Mr Sargant in the Muniment Room of Westminster Abbey and written whilst he lived in Sidmouth, therefore in the late 1940s-early 1950s. Four pages A to D.
Walter Lee Sargant
Pattern of Anglo-Saxon settlement of Rutland
Part of Headmasters
An article titled 'The Pattern of the Anglo-Saxon Settlement of Rutland' by W.L. Sargant, published in the journal 'Geography. Three pages A to C.
Walter Lee Sargant
Oakham and Uppingham Free Grammar Schools
Part of Headmasters
A photocopy of a report from a Government Commission, chapter on the County of Rutland, pages 123-131, regarding the education at Oakham and Uppingham Schools in the 1860s. Includes information on the daily life, buildings, punishment, lessons, prizes, sports, entry into universities, staff, curriculum, and admissions. Nine pages A to I
Schools Inquiry Commission
Part of Headmasters
This file focusses on official reports published on the life at Oakham School in the 1860s.
Schools Inquiry Commission
Part of Headmasters
This series focusses on the headmastership of Rev William Spicer Wood (1846-1875) and contains items created by the headmaster himself as well as items relating to the life at School in the mid-19th century.
Oakham School