Rugby, The School Cloisters 1922
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To the west of Old Quad (above, 72159) lies Old Big School, surmounted by School House dormitories. In the shallow recess stands a pump which was used by the boys to collect their washing water until washrooms and indoor toilets were installed in 1922. The lozenge-shaped washroom windows can be seen (centre, 72159) on the south side of Old Quad. Cloisters with studies above run to the south and east of Old Quad, with a tall arch forming the entrance to the School House dining hall at the south-eastern corner. Through the Cloisters to the south-west lies the Birching Tower, used until corporal punishment ceased in the 1960s. The Clock Tower was visible from High Street until the Headmaster's School was built over the gateway in 1830. Some 100-150 books donated by Henry Holyoake disappeared mysteriously from the Tower between 1858 and 1870.
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