Painted (1852) the year after Hughes John Lindon, son and successor to Richard Lindon, was born. Their is a second print in the series entitles "Cricket at Rugby" the composition is remarkably similar. Painted a year after the very first photograph of Rugby being played at Rugby was taken.

Football at Rugby by E. Harwood (1859) Note the number of Players. Painted from the elevated position of "the mound", one of the early games goals, which is still engulfed in trees to his day.

The Fifteen-aside rule arrives as does Butterfields beautiful red brick chaple, not in existence in the earlier paintings.

Today (September 2006) Rugby School appears to have aquired a modern scrummage machine under a blue cover on the Dead-Ball line. Otherwise unchanged.

Sam Hawkesley (my son) representing Rugby Schools 1st XV. Rugby School continue to use their traditional "White Shirt". Up until recent times England required permission from Rugby School each time they wished to play in a white shirt.