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Buildings and Estates

  • 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

Rev William Spicer Wood

This series focusses on the headmastership of Rev William Spicer Wood (1846-1875) and contains items created by the headmaster himself as well as items relating to the life at School in the mid-19th century.

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

Ephemera

  • HEA-HEA/2-HEA/2/3
  • File
  • 1858 - 1875
  • Part of Headmasters

This file focusses on various items relating to the history of Oakham School, its pupils and Old Boys, under the headmastership of Rev William Spicer Wood.

Oakham School

Post cards

  • CHA-CHA/2-CHA/2/2-CHA/2/2/1
  • File
  • 28/07/1924
  • Part of Chapel

This sub-file contains post cards related to the building and dedication of the War Memorial Chapel. Three post cards show the service of the laying of the foundation stone on Speech Day 1924. Four post cards show the dedication service on 29 October 1925. All post cards were published by Heawood & Son.

Heawood & Son

Services

  • CHA-CHA/2-CHA/2/2
  • Sub-Series
  • 1924 - 1999
  • Part of Chapel

This sub-series is related to services held in the School Chapel since the laying of the Foundation stone in 1924.

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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

Dedication, 1925

  • CHA-CHA/4-CHA/4/1
  • Sub-Series
  • 29/10/1925
  • Part of Chapel

This sub-series focuses on the Dedication of the War Memorial Chapel on 29 October 1925.

Oakham School

Dedication of the Chapel, 1925

  • CHA-CHA/2-CHA/2/2-CHA/2/2/1-CHA/2/2/1/6
  • Item
  • 29/10/1925
  • Part of Chapel

A blank post card showing clergymen leaving the School Chapel after dedication service. The post card was published by Heawood & Son, Melton Mowbray and Oakham.

Heawood & Son

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