The Rugby Racket

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…

The inside of the Temple Speech Room.

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 Town House XV of 1894.

RT @RugbySchool1567: To celebrate 200 days until 2023, the anniversary of William Webb Ellis creating rugby, we are delighted to welcome @s…

RT @SchoolArchives1: Great to see so many archive colleagues at the School Archives and Records Association annual conference. The sunny is…

#DidYouKnow the name of the School magazine The Meteor came from a Meteor shower in November 1866. Find out more about the first 100 years of The Meteor from issue 1014, July 1967 rugbyschoolarchives…

RT @WilliamsMatt75: We are very proud that Arnold was a pupil @Warminster1707 from 1803 to 1807. He gives his name to @ArnoldHouse1707 and…

#OTD in 1795, Head Master Thomas Arnold (1828-1842) was born.

During the year of Queen Elizabeth II's 25th Jubilee the Silver Jubilee Sevens were staged on the Close. #EYARoyal #HBAHJubilee #ExploreYourArchive

In 1809 Rugby School celebrated the jubilee of King George III. In 1887 Matthew Bloxam wrote an article about his memories of the event. #HBAHJubilee #EYARoyal #ExploreYourArchive

Fantastic, hope it goes well! twitter.com/DCArchives/sta…