A collection of documents, including photographs and art works, of Chapmans, formerly Junior House, built in 1910. The Georgian-style house stood on a ground of one-and-a-half acres. It consisted of dormitories and classrooms facing south which were “well-lighted and ventilated”. The Junior House had been built initially in order to provide a well-equipped Junior Department for a limited number of boarders. In 1936, a new wing was added to the house, comprising a large dining hall, a leisure room, and a new sick room. Rooms were also designed for a House Tutor. The original house was improved, especially the kitchens where “all wash-basins were fitted with hot and cold water, and baths and lavatories were added”.
In September 1960, the Junior House was set to become a Senior House and was renamed Chapmans, after Frank Emerson Chapman, first Housemaster of the Junior House. In 1961, a wide new wing was built on what was the playground. The boys could now enjoy the comfort of new changing rooms, a common room and studies. Above, a dormitory accommodation and rooms for the House Tutor were also added. The old dining room was expanded into a former common room.

A collection of art work relating to the Junior House/Chapmans.

A pen and ink drawing of the Junior House by O.W. in 1922.

A print out from the Oakham School Magazine showing the extension of the Junior House, completed in 1936.

A photograph of Chapmans, formerly The Junior House, from the back garden in the 1990s.

A collection of photographs of the Junior house/Chapmans, documenting the improvements and changes of the boarding house since its construction in 1910.

A black and white photograph of The Junior House after its completion in 1910.

A photograph of Chapmans, formerly The Junior House, from the main entrance in the 1990s.

A postcard of the Junior House, probably in the 1920s.

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.