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The Rugbeian History & Heritage Forum, a club for Rugbeians who are interested in the history of the School, the collections it holds and the museum’s exhibitions.
Our archives comprise of several thousand items, mainly documents, photographs and prints relating the history of the school, and materials by and about Rugbeians, both pupils and staff.
The online archives Rugby School | Digital Archives (rugbyschoolarchives.co.uk) are a long-term project providing online access to some of the archive collection. This includes:
School tours which include the Museum are available from the School Shop; visit https://web.rugbyschool.co.uk/commercial/school-shop-and-tours/tours/ for more information.
Rugby School was founded in 1567 by Lawrence Sheriff, who left money in his will for a Grammar School in the town of Rugby for local boys. This blog g… More...
We are updating our records, can you help? More...
It's nearly 50 years since the first girls came to Rugby, and so we've been collecting stories about how this happened and changed life at the School.… More...
A short history of how Rugby School started its journey to becoming fully co-educational by admitting girls into the sixth form from 1975 onwards. More...
More material added to the Rugby School Digital Archives More...
Rugby School Archives like to follow the Explore Your Archives Social Media Campaigns including #EYAEducation More...
We have had a busy time in the archives over the summer, including preparing for another showing of our 2023 Exhibition "He ran with it..." which we h… More...
What happened to the original reredos in Rugby School Chapel? the story so far... More...
New Exhibition for 2023 More...
Any enquiries should be sent either to:
email: archives@rugbyschool.net
write to: Rugby School Archives & Special Collections,
Temple Reading Room,
Rugby School,
Barby Road,
Rugby,
Warwickshire,
CV22 5DW
