Oakham School Archives

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

School Campus

BES-BES/1-BES/1/27
Sub-Series
1863 - 2016

Part of Buildings and Estates

A collection of photographs and art work relating to the whole School Campus, in particular aerial photographs from 1937 of the School and the town, and a file of individual photographs of buildings around the campus. The oldest items in this sub-series date back to the 19th century.

Aerofilms Ltd

W. L. Sargant

HEA-HEA/5
Series
1902 - 1956

Part of Headmasters

Oakham School

Prospectuses and Admissions

HEA-HEA/5-HEA/5/4
File
1902 - 1922

Part of Headmasters

Oakham School

A photograph album

BES-BES/1-BES/1/27-BES/1/27/1-BES/1/27/1/7
Item
c.1908

Part of Buildings and Estates

A photo album containing several photographs of the School buildings, including the interior of the Old School, the School House quad, a Physical Laboratory, The School House, School House dining hall and new changing rooms, Doncaster Close, the Gymnasium (now Queen Anne).

Charles Matkin

Publications

HEA-HEA/5-HEA/5/2
File
1908 - 1950

Part of Headmasters

Walter Lee Sargant

Photographic and Art Collection

PHA
Subfonds
1919 - 2016

A collection of photographs and artworks of the school campus and buildings, and pupils and staff.

There is one series dedicated to a large collection of photographic negatives which show the campus, daily life at school, and special events. These cover the period 1978 - 1988.

One series focus on the frescoes painted by Mary Sargant Florence in Old School and is rich in research about the frescoes and the artist.

Oakham School

Art