Oakham School Archives

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Series
1858 - 2018

Oakham School

BES
Subfonds
1802 - 2020

A collection which focuses on the history of the school campus and buildings. There is an excellent photographic record of the school campus including the development of both houses and teaching buildings.

The collection contains architectural plans for buildings and press releases/ photographs of the opening of new additions to the school campus.

This sub-fonds contains general policy documents more relevant to the estates and IT daily functions.

The three series divide this sub-fonds amongst buildings, campus services, and IT.

Oakham School

Letters reveal Wilde's golden love

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Item
30/09/1993

Part of Buildings and Estates

A newspaper cutting from The Independent reporting on letters revealing a previously unknown male love of Oscar Wilde, and on the debate concerning the frescoes in Old School. Hand-written note from Rod Smith to Graham Smallbone at the bottom of the article.

The Independent

Battle lines drawn over frescoes

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Item
02/10/1993

Part of Buildings and Estates

Newspaper cutting from The Daily Telegraph reporting on the debate concerning the frescoes in Old School and the decision to install panelling instead of covering them.

The Daily Telegraph

New Talks in Frescos Row

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Item
05/10/1993

Part of Buildings and Estates

News paper cutting from the Leicester Mercury reporting on the debate concerning the frescoes in Old School.

Leicester Mercury

A letter from Bryan Waites to Graham Smallbone

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Item
12/10/1993

Part of Buildings and Estates

A letter from Bryan Waites, Geography teacher, to the Headmaster Graham Smallbone regarding a plaque commemorating Archdeacon Robert Johnson (A). Enclosing the proposed plaque design (B).

Bryan Waites

A letter from Graham Smallbone to Bryan Waites

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Item
22/10/1993

Part of Buildings and Estates

A letter from the Headmaster Graham Smallbone to Bryan Waites, Geography Teacher, regarding the sitting of the plaque on the Old School building.

Graham Smallbone

A letter from Graham Smallbone to Elizabeth Cumming

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21/10/1993

Part of Buildings and Estates

A letter from the Headmaster Graham Smallbone to Dr Elizabeth Cumming regarding preserving the frescoes in Old School whilst trying to restore the historical building, and discussing the press coverage of the debate.

Graham Smallbone

A letter from David Smith and Ian Robson to Graham Smallbone