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Archival description- 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
- HOU-HOU/7-HOU/7/1
- Sub-Series
- 1911 - 1981
Part of Houses
This sub-series focuses on photographs of boys, living in Junior House/Chapmans since its inception. The bulk of the collection gathers photographs from the 1950s to 1980s.
Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls
- HOU-HOU/7-HOU/7/2-HOU/7/2/4
- Item
- 1984 - 1985
Part of Houses
A list of pupils' names on three photographs: the 1984 Rugby team, the 1984 Chapmans house photograph and the 1985 Chapmans photograph.
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A card from Rod and Andrea Smith to Jon and Kim Wills
- HOU-HOU/20-HOU/20/5-HOU/20/5/1
- Item
- 1989
Part of Houses
A card from Rod and Andrea Smith to Jon and Kim Wills sending their sympathy and support, related to Henrietta Lea's accident.
Rod Smith
- HOU-HOU/7
- Series
- 1911 - 2010
Part of Houses
This series focuses on the Junior House/Chapmans pupils and staff since its opening in 1910. It first comprised the Junior Department with facilities for boys boarders and classrooms. The house was renamed Chapmans in September 1960, after Frank Emerson Chapman, first Housemaster of the Junior House; it became a Senior House. Most of the series is made of photographs, house photographs as well as more informal photographs.
Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls
- HOU-HOU/7-HOU/7/3-HOU/7/3/1
- Item
- 2010
Part of Houses
Printed Powerpoint slides from a presentation on the centenary of Chapmans. Includes information on the school's founding, images of various school buildings from different times, campus maps and pupils; a history of Junior House/Chapmans House; and a list of Housemasters. Thirty-four pages A to AG.
Oakham School
- HOU-HOU/20
- Series
- 1988 - 2019
Part of Houses
This series relates to Junior Boarding girls of Lincoln House. 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, as well as informal photograph of the girls in house events and sports competition, and programmes of some house events.
Oakham School