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Our volunteers are working on cataloguing and researching our collection of caps. starting with the Following-Up Caps. #ExploreYourArchive #Celebration

The old Physics School, known as the Tin Tabernacle, c1914. The Music Schools stand here today. #SchoolScience

Rugby School. Temple Observatory There is also a great picture of the inside of the observatory on Our Warwickshire ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/catalo… #SchoolScience

Science equipment from the nineteenth century #SchoolScience

#SchoolArtefacts twitter.com/RugSch_Heritag…

One of our mannequins wanted to join in with #christmasjumper #ChristmasJumperDay

#SchoolArtefacts We have a number of artefacts in our collection which we need help to identify. These two items are an example of artefacts which need identification

The Art Museum c1902 #SchoolArtefact

Paper model steam engine, likely to have been made when Talbot-Kelly was the School's Art Master. #SchoolArtefacts

This stained glass represents part of the coat of arms of Lawrence Sheriff granted to him by Elizabeth I in 1559. It continued to be used after his death by Rugby School until 1932 when the School wa…

In 1932 Rugby School was granted its own Coat of Arms, based on the founder's own arms. Lawrence Sheriff was granted his arms by Elizabeth I in 1559.

See if you can spot us and @HistoryRugby #ExploreYourArchive twitter.com/UKNatArcSector…

Holiday homework from the 1870s

We are looking forward to the next round of Tweets twitter.com/SchoolArchives…

#OTD in 1880 Richard Henry "Harry" Tawney was born. Entered Rugby School in 1894 when Percival was Head Master.

Frederick Temple and his masters

@HistoryRugby @TomosEvans01 @william_whyte We don't have access to the lists at the moment which would give us an idea of how many were in the Sixth Form in that year but do suggest looking at the Me…

#ExploreYourArchive #ConservationNightmare When you take something out of its frame and the back has stained it.

RT @TheRugbyTown: William Webb Ellis was born on this day in 1806. One of Rugby's most famous names in 1823 he 'picked up the ball and ran…

#ExploreYourArchive #GoingDigital with our School Magazine The Meteor.

#SchoolHats, On display in our Museum House Caps which were replaced by House Ties in the 1960s.

#Museum30 In July 1909 the School celebrated the opening of the Temple Speech Room opened by King Edward VII.

Following on from our post about the desk tops with names carved into them when Hayman was Head Master (1870 to 1874) the boys were called upon not to graffiti their desks.

Top Hats disappeared on Sundays in 1913. Replaced by white straw hats. The VI wore a black band, whilst everyone else wore house colours (horizontal). #SchoolHats @SchoolArchives1