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Oakham School House Photograph
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Buchanans (Orchard Close)

  • HOU-HOU/9
  • Series
  • 1977 - 2011
  • Part of Houses

This series focuses on the boarding girls in Orchard Close (built in 1929), later Buchanans House. It became a girls' boarding house in early October 1975 and Michael Stevens was its first Housemaster. It was renamed Buchanans House in Summer 1977, following the retirement of Headmaster J.D. Buchanan. Work was completed on Buchanans house in 1982 and the extension was ready for occupation in January 1983. The house was first a Seventh Form house and transitioned to a Middle School house in the 1980s.

Brian and Elizabeth Nicholls

Johnsons

  • HOU-HOU/6
  • Series
  • 1959 - 1997
  • Part of Houses

This series focuses on the Day boys' house of Johnsons, throughout its history (1959-1997). The collection is mostly made of house photographs and teams' photographs, as well as some administrative records.

Oakham School

Photo album, 1996-2000

  • HOU-HOU/12-HOU/12/2-HOU/12/2/2
  • File
  • 1996 - 2000
  • Part of Houses

A photographic file recording three academic years, from 1996 to 2000. The photographs are the profile photographs of the girls, as well as formal and informal photographs of the Fifth and Sixth form girls. The photographs were initially gathered in a photo album.

Oakham School

Stevens

  • HOU-HOU/12
  • Series
  • 1989 - 2008
  • Part of Houses

This series focuses on Stevens House pupils and staff since its opening in 1989 after the conversion of Deanscroft, a former boys' boarding house. Most of the series is made of photographs, house photographs as well as more informal photographs focussing on house events.

Oakham School

Gunthorpe

  • HOU-HOU/11
  • Series
  • 1997 - 2021
  • Part of Houses

This series focuses on the Day girls of Gunthorpe, founded in 1997. The main items are house photographs.

Tempest Photography