@Frederic Thanks, possibly it looks very similar to Mitchell House caps

RT @AshmoleanMuseum: Did you know that, despite what we see in most museum collections today, Classical statues were actually very vibrantl…

@sps_kayton Me too! there is a rugby top in the archive with this symbol sewn on and the house tie with skulls on it.

Photograph of a boys study I believe it is one that was in school house as the description states it was formally occupied by the author of Tom Brown's School Days who was in School House under Thoma…

@sps_kayton 😂 belive it or not at one point in the late nineteenth century the school had a pet cockatoo. I will post the photo later.

Wonder if anyone else has had letters from insects in their natural history collections? A "Mouldy Bug" once wrote to The Meteor in February 1876 and received a response in the March issue.

The Reply to the "Mouldy Bug"

@sps_kayton

In reply to St Paul's school archivist asking if had a parrot. We don't know but the school did keep birds at one point. twitter.com/RugSch_Heritag…

@PFdn_Archives I discovered this one in an album from 1902 the photo below shows some more birds in an aviary.

@sps_kayton I haven't seen one. Might have a look in the natural history society records.

This week is all about. We're looking forward to finding out what it was like in school in the winter months.

The cover of The Meteor in 1970. Read the full issue rugbyschoolarchives.co.uk/PDFViewer/web/…

The Close and Butterfield Chapel 2016. #SchoolWinter

@CLCArchive fantastic picture you should join us with with these :-)

RT @RugbySchool1567: A Christmas message from the Executive Head Master about The Arnold Foundation Watch it here: https://t.co/juDgwkuNl…

@NThorpeBS @BromsPrep @OldBromsgrovian The facial expression says it all!

Part of our collection includes a number of Old Rugbeian Society and Rugbeian Society publications and their supplements. This one is for school Christmas cards. #SchoolWinter

An editorial in The Meteor in April 1871 described Rugby as our winter game. #SchoolWinter

#BehindtheScenes More time taking an idepth look at what is on the shelves today's finds include four papers written by Thomas Arnold

@VadeMcum2 Thank you for sharing with us :-)

Piano pieces played in classes Xmas 1908 #SchoolWinter

#OTD in 1950 the School held a concert reported in The Meteor.

#OTD in 1889 the Old Rugbeian Society (now the Rugbeian Society) was founded. Images - Old Rugbeians' Ball 1909 and Rugby V ORs 1922

This week our posts focus on #FromTheArchive

Latest Intelligence on The Meteor February 1867 #FromTheArchive

#SchoolHoliday in poetry #FromTheArchive

#SchoolHoliday Cricket Matches played in 1871. #FromTheArchive

This week we look at Keep an eye out for posts and anniversaries through out the year. Including the opening of the TSR in July 1903

In 1809 Rugby School Celebrated the Jubilee of George III, reported in The Meteor in 1887. #SchoolCelebrations rugbyschoolarchives.co.uk/PDFViewer/web/…

In 1967 Rugby School celebrated its Quatercentenary Year. #SchoolCelebrations

@AdnanSamiLive Thank you

Remember remember the 5th November or not as was the case in November 1875. #SchoolCelebrations

We're looking forward to seeing all the in January 4th January - 11th January - 18th January- 25th January -

Happy New Year from Rugby School Archives and Special Collections #SchoolCelebrations

This week for we look at Photos include the Old Gym, The Original Chapel, New Big School and The Temple Observatory.

Yesterday we shared a picture of New Big School now the Macready Theatre. According to a document in the archive at one time Butterflied planned for New Big School to be next to the TRR. #FromTheArch…

@hartleyspecialc @SotonStories @SotonianHistory Thank you for sharing this with us :-) @SchoolArchives1

A corner of the New Quad by E Burrow 1898 #FromtheArchive #SchoolBuildings

Today a look inside some #FromTheArchive - A Physics classroom, a dormitory, School House Old Hall and the chapel.

In 1809 the school looked very different #SchoolBuildings

#OnThisDay in 1884 Arthur Ransome, was born (Town-Whitelaw 1897-1901), author and journalist who travelled to Russia between 1915 and 1919, as correspondent for the Daily News in Moscow. He is best k…

This week we are looking at This is the Rugby Dictionary in the museum. Did your school have similar or different slag?

Today's word is stodge #SchoolSlang

Today's word is Tosh #SchoolSlang

Today's word is House Shout #SchoolSlang

Today's word is Following-up #SchoolSlang

This week we're focusing on as today is @MCol_Archives do you know what the words to the poem "Beaten but by no means disgraced" written in 1872 were? #FromTheArchive