@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…

Something from our Natural History Collection today. #EYAAnimals #ExploreYourArchive

The departure of King Edward VII on 3rd July 1909. How many horses can you spot in this image. #ExploreYourArchive #EYAAnimals

The Meteor June 9, 1881. reporting on a paper given by J K Worthington on animal bones found in three different caves. #ExploreYourArchive #EYAAnimals

Another photograph from Edward VII's visit in 1909 featuring horses. #EYAAnimals #ExploreYourArchive

Letter to the editor of The Meteor, published June 29 1889. Featuring a dog in a classroom. #EYAAnimals #ExploreYourArchive

RT @rugbeiancom: Todays shows The Old Gym, another building we are fortunate to have at school designed by gothic revival architect Wi…

The Meteor, February 13th, 1868. Blake (now Kilbracken) house news. Apparently there was a debate suggesting a cat tax. #ExploreYourArchive #EYAAnimals

Four of our houses use animals for their crests. The plate in this image was produced before Griffin was established. Three griffins feature in the School crest. #EYAAnimals #ExploreYourArchive

Did you know this about bees and wasps. From The Meteor December 18 1888. #EYAAnimals #ExploreYourArchive

Have you heard about this legend? #EYAAnimals #ExploreYourArchive rugbyschoolarchives.co.uk/PDFViewer/web/…

A little break form animals today, does anybody know anything about Old Crocks and New Starters who may have played Rugby in the nineteenth century. Possibly @TheRugbyLions? as there are two Gilberts…

We have griffins and a lion gamb on our crest. #ExploreYourArchive

@dicktysonrugby @TheRugbyLions Thank you :-)

@TheRugbyLions @dicktysonrugby Thank you

@bainescards1 @TheRugbyLions Thank you for the Facebook suggestion :-)

@Frederic @TheRugbyLions Thank you for the Facebook suggestion and the image from 1891.

Some more images of our Natural History Collection. #EYAAnimals #ExploreYourArchive

#OTD in 1900 Sir Arthur Frederic Brownlow fforde was born. He was an English solicitor, civil servant, headmaster, writer and businessman. Sir Arthur fforde was educated at Rugby School (SH 1914–1919…

Photograph with House Master W Parker-Brooke and School Marshal Blake.

In August 1948 Sir Arthur fforde was appointed Head Master of Rugby School.

@baylissrally A few different accounts can be found here rugbyschoolarchives.co.uk/PDFViewer/web/…

The Meteor 1992 front cover featured an orangutan and an article about a school trip to Borneo. #ExploreYourArchive rugbyschoolarchives.co.uk/PDFViewer/web/…

Photograph taken c1855 of the School Chapel built by Henry Hakewill earlier in the century. #SchoolArchives

Do you have a question about the history of Rugby School? You may be able to find the answer on our Digital Archive site or you can contact our enquiry service. rugbyschoolarchives.co.uk/default.aspx…