Rugby School. House party at Coton House

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Date:1909

Description:House party at Coton House, the home of Mr and Mrs Arthur James, held on 3rd July 1909, after King Edward VII had opened the Temple Speech Room at Rugby School. Back Row: Colonel Streatfeild; Lord Leicester; Lady Norreys; The Earl of Durham, K.G. Middle Row: Mr John Baird C.M.G.; Mrs W. James; Lady Savile; The Duke of Richmond and Gordon, K.G.; Mrs Arthur James, Mr Whitelaw Reid; Mr J. Lowther; Mr Arthur James; Front Row: Mrs G. Keppel; Mrs Whitelaw Reid; H.M. King Edward VII; Lady Leicester


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1850s
Rugby School.  Pupils about to play rugby football
Rugby School. Pupils about to play rugby football

A crowd of pupils presumably about to play rugby football at Rugby School. 1850s...

1870s
Rugby.  A E Donkin M.A.
Rugby. A E Donkin M.A.

Arthur Edward Donkin was an assistant master at Rugby School from 1875-1920. He ...

1890s
Rugby School.  Volunteer Rifle Corps
Rugby School. Volunteer Rifle Corps

Rugby School Volunteer Rifle Corps, which formed F Company of the 2nd Volunteer ...

1910s
Rugby.  Lawrence Sheriff Street, elephants
Rugby. Lawrence Sheriff Street, elephants

Elephants in Lawrence Sheriff Street during visit of Bostock and Wombwell's menagerie, ...

1930s
Rugby.  Schoolboys digging Air Raid Shelters
Rugby. Schoolboys digging Air Raid Shelters

Rugby School boys digging air raid shelters in the rectory garden. 1938 or 1939. Photograph ...

1950s
Rugby.  Lawrence Sheriff Almshouses
Rugby. Lawrence Sheriff Almshouses

The Lawrence Sheriff Almshouses, Rugby. 1950s

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