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The inside of the old chapel at Rugby School built by Hakewill.

THE LAST OF THE SEA-KINGS from Rugby Miscellany, a school magazine published in 1845 and 1846. The poem is 4 pages long and says to be continued... #NationalPoetryDay

#ArchiveBox number B8. From the collection of Matthew Bloxam papers. Box B8 contains lots of information about churches in the Midlands. This one is about Melton Mowbray.

@RGSOldNovos @RGSNewcastle Sounds like a really great project, would be great to hear about what is produced.

#ArchveBox 46 - publication from 1846 Rugby Micellany. Poem from October 1846.

H C Bradby's House XI 1919. This House was later renamed School Field.

#OTD in 1873 Plum Warner was born. This is an image of him at the coin tossing for the Centenary "Tom Brown" Match.

The Doctor's Wall is where you will find the stone commemorating the exploits of William Webb Ellis in 1823. #NSHD2022

@70s_mo If you email our enquiry service we can sort something out for you. rugbyschoolarchives.co.uk/authenticated/…

Rugby Football on The Close in 1851. #NSHD2022

#NSHD2022 When Goulburn was Head Master he purchased the part of The Close now know as New Big-Side. Cricket was first played there in 1856. (photograph has no date but could be 1860s/70s)