Houses School Field
School Field 2 Barby Road, Rugby, CV22 5DR
Tel: +44 (0) 1788 556 160 / Fax: +44 (0) 1788 556 164 / Email: schoolfield@rugbyschool.net
School Field, designed by George Gilbert Scott and built in 1852 overlooking the Close, became the first boarding House, apart from School House, actually to be owned by the School. In 1997-8 the House was redeveloped to provide single study-bedrooms for the boys and accommodation for the Matron and Assistant Housemaster. It is also the House where Rupert Brooke lived as a child and took over from his father as Housemaster for a term.
E. A. Beesley
Ed Beesley joined the House in September 2003 as Assistant Housemaster before becoming Housemaster the following year. Before that he was Head of History for five years. He has coached all the major sports and was in charge of tennis before becoming a Housemaster. He still plays tennis outside School - 'though not as well as I would like!' He is writing a book on the English Revolution and presents papers to a number of universities. He enjoys travelling, sport and the theatre, good food and wine.
