- CHA-CHA/1-CHA/1/4-CHA/1/4/2-CHA/1/4/2/20
- Item
- c.2001
Part of Chapel
A return slip with confirmation candidate's name, parish priest's name, address.
Oakham School
Part of Chapel
A return slip with confirmation candidate's name, parish priest's name, address.
Oakham School
Part of Chapel
A black and white photograph of the exterior of the Chapel; with scaffolding on College House
Heawood & Son
Post Cards associated with the building and opening of the Chapel
Part of Chapel
Post cards showing the foundation stone laid by Dr. Theodore Woods, bishop of Winchester, pupils and Speech Day 1924
Heawood & Son
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
RE: New Organ for Oakham School
Part of Chapel
A proposed specification for the organ.
Peter Collins
A letter from Peter Collins to Mr Smallbone
Part of Chapel
A letter concerning a delay in th installation of the organ due to lack of progress. Also talks about prospective events for the organ and celebrations for it installation.
Peter Collins
Part of Chapel
A 1:20 scale plan for the new organ and case.
Peter Collins
Part of Houses
This series relates to Junior Day girls of Ancaster. The house was built in 1974, as part of the new Jerwoods Campus for the Lower School. Most of the collection is made of the House photographs since the first year of Ancaster, as well as informal photograph of the girls in house events and sports competition.
Oakham School
Part of Houses
This series focuses on the boarding boys in Deanscroft, since its opening in 1948. The Headmaster himself was Housemaster, until 1971. Deanscroft boarding house was closed on Speech Day 1989, prior to its conversion into Stevens, a boarding house for girls. The boarding boys were moved to the newly built Haywoods House on Kilburn Road. The items include the complete set of house photographs and informal photographs showing boys around the house and on campus, as well as duty records.
Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls