The Rugby Racket

RT @RugbySchool1567: Testing the route! You can join in too Webb Ellis Cycle Pilgrimage: The Close to Twickenham, Sunday 2nd July 2023 -…

Sir Pelham Francis Warner, better known as Plum Warner or "the Grand Old Man" of English cricket, attended Rugby School from 1887 to 1892. #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchive

Butler's Leap is named after Arthur Butler who jumped across the river here in Rugby. #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchive

The James Pavilion was built in memory of H A James (AKA The Bodger) Head Master of Rugby School 1895-1910. #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchive

Between 1877 and 1902 books describing the Big-Side Runs which took place at Rugby School, were published. One of these Runs was The Coton House Run #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchiv…

Bigside 1886 Bigside, Big Side or Big-Side refers to a number of things. We believe this image is of the Holder of the Bigside Bags (Captain of Cross Country). There were three in 1886 so we are unsu…

The Old San #HBAHHealthAndFitness

Article in The Meteor 1996 about Girl's Hockey XI, so far the earliest mentions of a girls Hockey team at the School is in the 1980s. If you know of any earlier dates do let us know. Girls first join…

@avenuefive @AdnanSamiLive Squash does have its origins in Rackets, I think they were both developed at Harrow. @HSchoolArchives?

@Peter_Eedy @HSchoolArchives?

Rackets was first adopted as a school sport at Harrow in 1821 having previously been played in debtors gaols. Rugby School has been playing Rackets since 1861. #HBAHHealthAndFitness

@Frederic Thank you, all our copies have uncut pages in different places, so I am interested to know what others are like.

@Frederic it is a very interesting and very useful book. Does your copy have uncut pages? Also register entries for Lee-Warner and Clayton.

@Frederic 😂

School House XX 1864 #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #ExploreYourArchive

The XI of 1892 Rugby School has been keeping records of it's cricket teams and match scores since 1831. The cricket season often began in March. #HBAHHealthAndFitness.

Nine House Caps, showing the following-up caps c1850-1870, anon. Today there are eight boys’ and seven girls' Houses. Houses were permanently named from the 1930s and 1940s. Only School House and Tow…

#ThrowbackThursday to The Festival on The Close 2017 rugbyschoolarchives.co.uk/PDFViewer/web/…

@hugh_barrow @GlasgowAccies Amazing

1839 The original Following-up cap was created by the boys at Rugby School, to mark the visit of Queen Adelaide.

The Close in 1749 The School moved to this location in 1750. Originally the School was based in the Town of Rugby near the alms houses, also established by the Will of Lawrence Sheriff.

A poem about Rugby School Chapel

#OTD in 1899 the Thomas Hughes statue was unveiled outside the Temple Reading Room.

Word of the day for us is Surplice - a loose white linen vestment worn over a cassock by clergy. We found one in the collection.

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…