The Rugby Racket

On 27th May 1967 Queen Elizabeth II visited Rugby School and opened the Queen's Gate. Royal Visit to Rugby School 12th May 1967 macearchive.org/films/royal-vi…

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We are currently preparing a series of documents for cataloguing and conservation work.

#DidYouKnow that School Field designed by George Gilbert Scott was built 170 years ago in 1852 and was permanently named 90 years ago in 1932.

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A big thank you to our archive volunteers on They have been working on repackaging and describing our cap collections, the Bloxam Collection and our accessions backlog.

@Peter_Eedy 2/2 also Running with the Ball by Jenny Macrory. I will keep you posted on Guillemard.

@Peter_Eedy If you are looking for more on the early origins of the Rugby School game I would suggest reading if you haven't already the “Athletics and Football” volume of the Badminton Library by Mo…

@Peter_Eedy I will take a look to review the contents though I think that there might be more on this subject in the Old Rugbeian Society's Report of an investigation in to the origins of the game wh…

The Headmaster's garden, Barby Road. c1895-1910.

@Frederic and @Chris_Chatten, hopefully we will be able to make this accessible in someway in the future. For more information you can contact our enquiry service archives@rugbyschool.net

We came across this book while sorting out the collections. Guillemard (Arnold/School Field 1859-1864) was the fifth president of the Rugby Football Union and represented England in 1871. In this boo…

The Old Chapel at Rugby School. The foundation stone was laid by Dr Wooll in 1818, it was designed by Henry Hakewell.

The School House Dinning Hall c1895-1910.

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The Tin Tabernacle was used for teaching from 1894-1903. Find out more on the history of science at Rugby School from 1776 to 1969 in The Meteor DECEMBER 13, 1969 rugbyschoolarchives.co.uk/PDFViewer/…

Photo-The Chemistry Laboratory c1890s The first Science School at Rugby was built in 1857. The second Science School was the Tin Tabernacle which was for Physics and Chemistry was taught where the Lo…

Thomas Arnold's desk and chair in the late nineteenth century and today #EYANowandThen #ExploreYourArchive

Upper Bench c1895-1910

@Frederic I assume it was XV a side as it was taken c1890-1910 and the School teams played as XV by then. Though if it is the Old Rugbeian Match it could be a XX as they didn't play in XV teams till …

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The Close, a Football Match, c1895-1910. #HBAHClubsAndSocieties

The Officers Training Corp (OTC) on the Close c1895-1910. #HBAHClubsAndSocieties #RugbyCCF

Rugby Railway Station on the 3rd July 1909, awaiting the arrival of King Edward VII. #EYANowAndThen

A photograph of High Street in Rugby on 3rd July 1909 for the Kings visit. #EYANowandThen

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@Frederic @Finales_Rugby @wrugbymuseum @MuseeduSport @jeromep1970 He entered Rugby School in August 1841 and was in Grenfell House which is now extinct.

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View of Rugby School including Chapel as seen from Dunchurch Road in 1932 - compared with photo taken 90 years later from same spot. re.photos/en/compilation… via @www_re_photos #EYANowandThen

The Town room was Town's (House) first building were boys in that day house could meet. Since then this building has been the Bursary and the School Shop.

These Fives and Rackets Courts were built by William Butterfield in1861.

The Temple Speech Room was built under the patronage and guidance of Dr James, partly as a Memorial to Dr Temple. It was opened by King Edward VII on 3rd July 1909.

The present Chapel was built by William Butterfield who was appointed by Dr Temple. Butterfield completed the Chapel in 1872, the Tower in 1883 and the Cloister in New Quad in 1885.

The foundation stone of Rugby School's first Chapel was laid by Dr Wooll, Headmaster, in 1818. This was the first building at Rugby School designed by Henry Hakewill.

A photograph of Jex-Blake's House

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