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We have griffins and a lion gamb on our crest. #ExploreYourArchive

A little break form animals today, does anybody know anything about Old Crocks and New Starters who may have played Rugby in the nineteenth century. Possibly @TheRugbyLions? as there are two Gilberts…

Have you heard about this legend? #EYAAnimals #ExploreYourArchive rugbyschoolarchives.co.uk/PDFViewer/web/…

Did you know this about bees and wasps. From The Meteor December 18 1888. #EYAAnimals #ExploreYourArchive

Four of our houses use animals for their crests. The plate in this image was produced before Griffin was established. Three griffins feature in the School crest. #EYAAnimals #ExploreYourArchive

The Meteor, February 13th, 1868. Blake (now Kilbracken) house news. Apparently there was a debate suggesting a cat tax. #ExploreYourArchive #EYAAnimals

RT @rugbeiancom: Todays shows The Old Gym, another building we are fortunate to have at school designed by gothic revival architect Wi…

Letter to the editor of The Meteor, published June 29 1889. Featuring a dog in a classroom. #EYAAnimals #ExploreYourArchive

Another photograph from Edward VII's visit in 1909 featuring horses. #EYAAnimals #ExploreYourArchive

The Meteor June 9, 1881. reporting on a paper given by J K Worthington on animal bones found in three different caves. #ExploreYourArchive #EYAAnimals

The departure of King Edward VII on 3rd July 1909. How many horses can you spot in this image. #ExploreYourArchive #EYAAnimals

Something from our Natural History Collection today. #EYAAnimals #ExploreYourArchive

RT @rugbeiancom: Today’s shows School House from the Old Quad and was taken c1890. The Old Quad is a quadrangle original…

A stone lion from our object collection. #EYAAnimals #ExploreYourArchive

Lion door knocker from our object collection. #EYAAnimals #ExploreYourArchive

Alfred and Rupert Brooke age 8 and 11 with a dog, possibly a family pet. #EYAAnimals #ExploreYourArchive

This month we are going to look for photos and mentions of animals in our collections. Here is one of our favourites the School Cockatoo. #EYAAnimals #ExploreYourArchive

RT @rugbeiancom: Today's is taken using a shot from Barby Road looking up towards the Macready Theatre during the visit…

RT @rugbeiancom: Today’s image shows Edward VII planting a tree on 3 July 1909. He attended the school for the opening of The Temple Speech…

Steeplechase 1882 #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchive

@Peter_Eedy I will look and see what I can find.