The Rugby Racket

#OnThisDay in 1795 Thomas Arnold was born. He was Head Master of Rugby School from 1828 to 1841.

@PFdn_Archives @CrescentSchRug There is some footage of that Tosh from 1967 on the MACE website (about 11 minutes 15 seconds in to the film) macearchive.org/films/royal-vi…

The Tosh c1900

@Frederic They're wonderful and would look great in the stereoscope. The images that come with ours are early Twentieth century and mostly First World War.

In April 1871 the first article in The Meteor focused on Rugby Football in Scotland. #SomethingScottish rugbyschoolarchives.co.uk/PDFViewer/web/…

#IAW2021 A stereoscope

#SomethingHairy from the Natural History Collection #IAW2021

It's a Swizzle Stick #IAW2021

#IAW2021 This painting by Theodore Howard Somervell is 217.4x137cm

#SomethingNew to us a map of the school from 1956. #IAW2021

Everything in our collection is special so we will share the 1845 rules of Rugby Football written by the boys of Rugby School.

#IAW2021 An illustration of House Caps c.1850s/60s.