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College House

  • HOU-HOU/1
  • Series
  • 1960 - 1971

    • Part of Houses

This series relates to College House, the pupils who lived there and the history of the building.
College House was built c.1320 and used to be a priest’s house for clergy sent to the town by Westminster Abbey. Oakham School bought College House from the Church in 1736. It served as the school’s Sanatorium until 1965, when College House was then converted into a boarding house for a dozen potential Oxbridge candidates.
In 1971, College House became the first girls’ boarding house. In 1982, it was converted to be used as a Seventh Form Study Centre.
Since 2007 College House has been converted into offices. The Foundation and Marketing moved in and the Senior Deputy Heads use the wing as their private residence. The Barber Rooms, housing the School Archives, opened in 2010 on the first floor and the Old Oakhamian Club is now on the ground floor.

Oakham School

Ephemera

  • HOU-HOU/1-HOU/1/2
  • Sub-Series
  • N/D

    • Part of Houses

This sub-series focuses on various items related to the history of College House.

Oakham School

Applications for College House

  • HOU-HOU/1-HOU/1/2-HOU/1/2/1
  • Item
  • N/D

    • Part of Houses

A note from Rod Smith explaining the process of applying for a desk in College House.

Rod Smith

Round House

  • HOU-HOU/3
  • Series
  • 1972 - 2018

    • Part of Houses

This series focuses on Round House pupils and staff since its opening in 1972 as the first purpose-built girls' boarding house. Most of the series is made of photographs, house photographs as well as more informal photographs focussing on house events.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

House event

  • HOU-HOU/3-HOU/3/2-HOU/3/2/3-HOU/3/2/3/1
  • Sub-File
  • 2012

    • Part of Houses

This sub-file contains photographs of girls in Round House, dressed up for a house event.

Oakham School

A photograph of five girls

  • HOU-HOU/3-HOU/3/2-HOU/3/2/3-HOU/3/2/3/1-HOU/3/2/3/1/6
  • Item
  • 2012

    • Part of Houses

A photograph of five girls wearing dresses for a house event.

Oakham School

A photograph of six girls

  • HOU-HOU/3-HOU/3/2-HOU/3/2/3-HOU/3/2/3/1-HOU/3/2/3/1/7
  • Item
  • 2012

    • Part of Houses

A photograph of six girls wearing dresses for a house event. In the background, Mr Steve Roche is holding baby Charlie.

Oakham School

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