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

Butler's Leap is named after Arthur Butler who jumped across the river here in Rugby. #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchive

Sir Pelham Francis Warner, better known as Plum Warner or "the Grand Old Man" of English cricket, attended Rugby School from 1887 to 1892. #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchive

RT @RugbySchool1567: Testing the route! You can join in too Webb Ellis Cycle Pilgrimage: The Close to Twickenham, Sunday 2nd July 2023 -…

The Meteor 1994 announced the first Girl's fixtures and entry of the girls into the inter- House competitions. #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchive rugbyschoolarchives.co.uk/PDFViewer/…

A history of The San written in 1984 #HBAHHealthAndFitness

The Meteor 2004, Cross Country Review #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchive

Two of Chambers illustrations of the laws of football as played at Rugby School 1845. #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchive

The Meteor used to have a section called our contemporaries which highlighted news from other schools. In October 1881 they reported on Geelong School in Australia. Apparently they favoured Squash to…

Earliest mention of the School playing Soccer in The Meteor is in March 1894 when they played the Notting Hill Home Mission Club. #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchive

Rugby School buildings c1750-1800.

Tudor Rackets Team 1913 #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchive

@CasparHobbs There isn't anything specific in The Meteor which would help us identify them. We are nearly at the end of our conservation/cleaning project so hopefully we will be able to access house …

@Peter_Eedy 1/2 The School didn't officially play Soccer till 1972. Until the 1960s these were ad hoc teams which were organised to play against The Rugby Clubs. The Rugby Clubs were setup and funded…

@Peter_Eedy 2/2 The Rugby Clubs were originally set up for missionary work, they later became more like Youth Clubs run by ORs. Later reports in The Meteor suggest these ORs felt they could teach Rug…

In 1877 a Lawn Tennis Club was formed at Rugby School. #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchive

@Peter_Eedy I will look and see what I can find.

Steeplechase 1882 #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchive

RT @rugbeiancom: Today’s image shows Edward VII planting a tree on 3 July 1909. He attended the school for the opening of The Temple Speech…

RT @rugbeiancom: Today's is taken using a shot from Barby Road looking up towards the Macready Theatre during the visit…

This month we are going to look for photos and mentions of animals in our collections. Here is one of our favourites the School Cockatoo. #EYAAnimals #ExploreYourArchive

Alfred and Rupert Brooke age 8 and 11 with a dog, possibly a family pet. #EYAAnimals #ExploreYourArchive

Lion door knocker from our object collection. #EYAAnimals #ExploreYourArchive

A stone lion from our object collection. #EYAAnimals #ExploreYourArchive

RT @rugbeiancom: Today’s shows School House from the Old Quad and was taken c1890. The Old Quad is a quadrangle original…