The medal, which has the head of Queen Victoria on one side, and which was given each year for the History essay prize. The prize was first given by Queen Victoria in 1848. #EYARoyal #HBAHJubilee #Ex…

The inside of the Temple Speech Room.

Always enjoyable to answer enquiries where you get to look at material you haven't read in detail. Yesterday we were looking at one of Hutchinson's (now Bradley) records of running results and report…

Word of the day for us is Surplice - a loose white linen vestment worn over a cassock by clergy. We found one in the collection.

#OTD in 1899 the Thomas Hughes statue was unveiled outside the Temple Reading Room.

A poem about Rugby School Chapel

The Close in 1749 The School moved to this location in 1750. Originally the School was based in the Town of Rugby near the alms houses, also established by the Will of Lawrence Sheriff.

1839 The original Following-up cap was created by the boys at Rugby School, to mark the visit of Queen Adelaide.

@hugh_barrow @GlasgowAccies Amazing

#ThrowbackThursday to The Festival on The Close 2017 rugbyschoolarchives.co.uk/PDFViewer/web/…

Nine House Caps, showing the following-up caps c1850-1870, anon. Today there are eight boys’ and seven girls' Houses. Houses were permanently named from the 1930s and 1940s. Only School House and Tow…

The XI of 1892 Rugby School has been keeping records of it's cricket teams and match scores since 1831. The cricket season often began in March. #HBAHHealthAndFitness.

School House XX 1864 #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #ExploreYourArchive

@Frederic 😂

@Frederic it is a very interesting and very useful book. Does your copy have uncut pages? Also register entries for Lee-Warner and Clayton.

@Frederic Thank you, all our copies have uncut pages in different places, so I am interested to know what others are like.

Rackets was first adopted as a school sport at Harrow in 1821 having previously been played in debtors gaols. Rugby School has been playing Rackets since 1861. #HBAHHealthAndFitness

@Peter_Eedy @HSchoolArchives?

@avenuefive @AdnanSamiLive Squash does have its origins in Rackets, I think they were both developed at Harrow. @HSchoolArchives?

Article in The Meteor 1996 about Girl's Hockey XI, so far the earliest mentions of a girls Hockey team at the School is in the 1980s. If you know of any earlier dates do let us know. Girls first join…

The Old San #HBAHHealthAndFitness

Bigside 1886 Bigside, Big Side or Big-Side refers to a number of things. We believe this image is of the Holder of the Bigside Bags (Captain of Cross Country). There were three in 1886 so we are unsu…

Between 1877 and 1902 books describing the Big-Side Runs which took place at Rugby School, were published. One of these Runs was The Coton House Run #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchiv…

The James Pavilion was built in memory of H A James (AKA The Bodger) Head Master of Rugby School 1895-1910. #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchive