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Services

  • CHA-CHA/1
  • Series
  • 1846 - 2024
  • Part of Chapel

This series focuses on a large range of services held in the School Chapel, such as memorial services, confirmation and baptism services, carol services, weddings, and the weekly and Sunday services attended by pupils. Most of the items are orders of services.

Oakham School

Buildings

This series is related to the buildings on the School campus and documents their history. Most of the collection is made of photographs and artwork, as well as architectural plans. Each sub-series focusses on a different building.

Oakham School

Walter Lee Sargant

This series focusses on the headmastership of Walter Lee Sargant (1902-1929) and contains items relating to the life at School in the early 20th century, its staff and pupils.

Oakham School

Photographs and Art

  • CHA-CHA/2
  • Series
  • 1924 - 2000
  • Part of Chapel

This photographic series focuses on the history of the chapel since the laying of the foundation stone. It documents its building and opening, services held in the Chapel and objects used in everyday services.

Heawood & Son

Dedications and Rededications

  • CHA-CHA/4
  • Series
  • 1925 - 2007
  • Part of Chapel

This series focuses on various dedication and rededication services since the opening of the School Chapel. Most items are orders of services.

Oakham School

Organ

  • CHA-CHA/5
  • Series
  • 1930 - 1993
  • Part of Chapel

This series focuses on the history of the organs in the School Chapel, from the first one installed in 1930 to the current instruments built in 1993.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

John David Buchanan

This series focusses on the headmastership of John David Buchanan (1958-1977) and contains items relating to the life at School in the 1960s and 1970s, its staff and pupils. The bulk of the series consists of books, publications, letters, speeches and sermons written by Mr Buchanan himself.

John Buchanan

Choir

  • CHA-CHA/3
  • Series
  • 1959 - 1998
  • Part of Chapel

This series focuses on the School Choir. The oldest item dates from 1959.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

Chapel Council

  • CHA-CHA/6
  • Series
  • 1959 - 1979
  • Part of Chapel

This series focuses on the Chapel Council. All the items are minutes books.

Oakham School

Oliver Richard Sylvester Bull

This series focusses on the headmastership of Oliver Richard Sylvester Bull (1977-1984) and contains items relating to the life at School in the 1970s and 1980s, its staff and pupils. One of the files relates to Michael Stevens as Acting Headmaster for two terms in 1985.

Oakham School

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