The Rugby Racket

We have been working on translating this poem written in Classical Greek c1840. It has been translated from classical to modern Greek and then into English. It includes mentions of famous Rugbeians a…

#EYANews We have just had some more of our archives digitised and hope to make them available early in the New Year, including photographs from the School House 1912-1918 photograph album. #ExploreYo…

Today we have been celebrating in the School Museum.

#EYAThrowback Today we would like you to share your memories of Rugby School. Listen to John Nicholas Burrows talk about recording school concerts in the 1940s. #TBT With thanks to Jonathan Kempster …

Share your memories with us, we have a short oral history clip for you to listen to, which is being posted this afternoon. #EYAThrowback twitter.com/explorearchive…

It's day Here are some of our favourite images of beards in the collection. #ExploreYourArchive

RT @rugbeiancom: It’s day two of Explore Your Archives Week here at Rugby School. Today our Archivist Manager, Jenny Hunt is going to show…

In chapter 9 of Tom Brown's School Days, Tom and his friend East climb the School House clock tower and inscribe their names on the hands of the clock. #EYATime has passed, and the clock has been cha…

@Frederic It's in The Origin of Rugby Football published in 1897 by the Old Rugbeian Society. Digital copy will be available soon.

These two maps show the changes to The Close from 1750 to 1886. #ExploreYourArchive

A drawing of Butterfield's #Museum30

#OTD in 1806 William Webb Ellis was born in Salford. Next year we will be celebrating the 200th anniversary of his decision to take the ball in his arms and run with it. #Rugby200

Some of the prizes awarded in June 1840 by the Trustees of Rugby School.

Join us for week from 28th November to 6th December. Our tweets will be based on these daily themes, so watch this space.

#Museum30 a view through our stereoscope.

#OTD in 1882 Percy Wyndham Lewis was born. He was an English writer, painter, and critic. He was a co-founder of the Vorticist movement in art and edited BLAST, the literary magazine of the Vorticist…

On August 25th 1845 three boys were appointed to write the rules of football (Rugby). On 28th August they became the laws of the School. #Origin

It was a very early start if you were an upper classical side student at Rugby School in 1902. At least you had a 2 hour and 45-minute in the afternoon.

RT @ICSHC: @RugSch_Heritage

For we give you the first page of the first edition of The Meteor published February 7th 1867.

#Musuem30 Trees on The Close on a winter's day. You can just make out the Chapel and School House in the background.

#OTD in 1932 Donald Michie FRSE FBCS was born. He was a British researcher in artificial intelligence. During World War II, Michie worked for the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, …

RT @RugbySchool1567: Tomorrow the whole school will gather on The Close to remember the six hundred and eighty-two former students who died…

This is the Rugby School War Register. It was created after the First World War recording the names of 1001 Old Rugbeians who fought in that war. 682 of those names appear on the walls of the Memoria…

Transplantation of the elm tree 1865

#OTD two first class English cricketers were born. Trevor Bowring in 1887 and Edward Hugh Falkwin Bradby in 1866.

Notes by Arthur Stanley (Later Dean Stanley), which he wrote as a boy while being lectured by Thomas Arnold.

From the Laws of Football as played at Rugby School 1846. "If, in the case of a run in, the ball be held in a scrummage, it shall not be lawful for the holder to transmit it to another of his own sid…

Rugby School House Rackets Final 1892.

#OTD in 1923 The Centenary Match was played on The Close to celebrate 100 years of. Rugby School's new book, Pass the Pig’s Bladder, celebrates 200 years of rugby football Buy the book here: rugbysch…

RT @RugbySchool1567: Our new book, Pass the Pig’s Bladder, celebrates 200 years of rugby football An essential read for any rugby fan! Fe…

You can search our school magazine The Meteor using the advanced search on our digital archive site. rugbyschoolarchives.co.uk/Authenticated/… #Digitalarchives

Photograph of some banjo players c1890s possibly played for the Rugby Mission Club in Notting Hill. #SchoolArchives #SchoolMusic

The XV in 1917 and the XV in the 2017 issue of The Meteor.

#OTD in 1907 Princess Henry of Battenberg visited Rugby School. The Head of School P Guedalla read the address.

@Frederic They're house caps. At one time you would decorate your house cap to show your sports awards if you didn't have a Following-up cap.

Whitelaw's XX in 1884

#OTD in 1821 David Smyth Barttelot was born. He was an English cricketer. Barttelot's batting style is unknown. Joined Rugby School in 1833 with his brother Walter both in Anstey/Stanley.

Rugby v The Butterflies 1922. It's great that we can find articles from The Meteor to complement photographs in our archives.

#OTD in 1822 (although our registers say 19th October) Thomas Hughes was born. Hughes was in School House from 1834 and joined the same year as his brother George.

Hockey XI of 1924 Hockey really took off at Rugby in 1921 though some attempts were made to introduce the game before this date. #SportsHistory #SportingHeritage

Researching your this autumn? If you think one of your ancestors attended Rugby School after 1675 you can search our annotated registers online - rugbyschoolarchives.co.uk/authenticated/… #digitalarc…

Really looking forward to this. are encouraging members of the public to join in so do share your memories of Rugby School during week. twitter.com/explorearchive…

We really enjoy updating and adding new material to our exhibits in the Museum. The book on the left is a record of Rugby Football matches played from 1850s to 1890s.

Payne-Smiths House today known as Cotton in 1894.

#OTD in 1894 a committee was appointed by the Old Rugbeian Society to investigate the origins of the game. They wrote to many Old Rugbeians and kept responses in this book including letters from Thom…

A XV cap from the 1950s. It has three stripes on the peak to represent the three years the owner was on the team. #sportingheritage #sportshistory

Image of the Lower TRR.