Today at Rugby School we are celebrating the Arnold Foundation's 18th Birthday. These are just some of the items you'll find in our archives.

As it is here is a retweet from what was going on in the @TempleReading at @RugbySchool1567 in a time far far away... twitter.com/custosrotuloru…

#DidYouKnow that apart from Town and School, all Rugby School's houses took the name of their House Master until 1930, when Sheriff House was built. In February 1931 Cotton and Tudor were named, with…

@JamesSWhitehead indeed any houses established after 1930 were given a permanent name.

On 14th July 1898 Rugby Town, Rugby School and Leicester Fire Brigades gave a demonstration. #LocalHistoryMonth

@JamieGrayPhoto Interesting, I did not know this about the fire brigade. I think this photo is probably and the demo is probably from that era. Not sure how often the school one was used but if you a…

@JamieGrayPhoto In 1777 a new constitution was bought in at the school and trustees were to direct that a fire engine should be purchased for the use of the school, Alms-houses, and Town of Rugby at …

@JamieGrayPhoto I think I am going to have to have a good look through our archives most the activities of the fire brigade aren't really reported until The Meteor comes along in 1867 perhaps @Chambe…

This month's theme is. The school's Natural History Society once had a Railway Section who in 1929 heard a lecture on “Railways, Engineering and Management.” View the article here: rugbyschoolarchive…

@Myton_LRC @TempleReading @RugbySchool1567 @custosrotulorum does he have a name?

#OnThisDay in 1860 Headmaster Frederick Temple announces the formation of the Rugby School Rifle Corps. (image Rifle Corps in 1903)

#DidYouKnow Until 1866, the school year was divided into just two halves, with one month’s holiday between. It often took up to a week to send everyone home, and to get them back! It appears in 1813 …

Always interested to read a more contemporary review of Arthur Conan Doyle's This one is from The Laurentian November 1899 a literary magazine edited by members of Rugby School.

#OnThisDay in 1967 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh visited the school for the 400th anniversary celebrations. A copy of a film of the visit made by a master at the school can b…

We think that the illustration the View of Rugby School from the Northampton Road is now Hillmorton Road. Looks very different since Ackerman published The History of Rugby School in 1816. #LocalHist…

I am pretty sure that these rules from 1932 for riding a bicycle around the school were actually written to stop you using your bicycle. #ExploreYourArchive #transport

@OundleArchive I think I will have to get the rule books out to compare and see if I have one for 1980s. As it's also trying to workout the road layout in the 1930s.

We've been exploring photographs in the House collections. This one is the Tudor House Rackets Team 1913. #SportingHeritage #SportsHistory #SchoolArchives #SchoolHouses

Happy An image of the school's Art Museum in the early 1900s and one of the current museum.

While sorting through some boxes we found this image of a dormitory. #SchoolArchives

#OnThisDay in 1867 Albert Augustus David was born. He was an Anglican bishop and schoolmaster. Head Master of Rugby School from 1910-1921 (appointed 1909).

Our collections contain more than photographs for Whitelaw we have a box of memorabilia which includes pen nibs. #SchoolArchives

This is the death cart, it was used to carry players off the field if they were injured. #ExploreYourArchive #transport

@sps_kayton I haven't found a dragon or a basilisk but I have found a Griffin

In the collection we have a map of Rugby showing the areas which were out of bounds to boys in 1906. #localhistorymonth

#DidYouKnow that in May 1895 H A James was appointed Head Master of Rugby School.

Image of the front of the Old San at Rugby School. #LocalHistoryMonth

@baylissrally I'm not sure, I will check

Drawing of Rugby School post 1827 also showing some modes of. #LocalHistoryMonth

Ooo we will have to get our thinking caps on twitter.com/ARAScot/status…

If you want to know about daily life at the school from 1867 then why not visit our online archive and search The Meteor our rugbyschoolarchives.co.uk/default.aspx

#OnThisDay in 1882 Sir William Spens, CBE was born. He was a Scottish educationalist, academic and Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Attended Rugby School 1896-1901 and was in School House…

#DidYouKnow that the first Rugby School Newspaper was published in 1710. Reprinted in part in The Sybil October 30 1894. It was called The Jawbon or Spectator Rugbaensis

The Temple Reading Room, images from the 1902 album.

Todays image is of School House and the rifle corps in 1897.

How could fish and chips be considered sacrilegious? #nationalfishandchipday (from The Meteor, October 1943, "RUGBY CLUBS' CAMP, OXFORD, 1943")