Burton Abbey was founded in 1002 by Wulfric Spot, the extremely wealthy Earl of Mercia, and was granted a charter by King Ethelred in 1004.…
Life is punctuated by defining moments, how many defining moments we are allotted in life I have no idea, but do we recognise them when…
Mr. H. J. WAIN: One of the founder members of the Burton Grammar School Old Boys’ Association and its first Honorary Secretary. Born in 1896,…
In 1911, Jack Wain left Burton Grammar School in Bond Street and took up employment with Worthington and Company Limited brewing company. Three years later…
The following text books were in use in 1900. Tantilizingly, some of these books are still obtainable from book collector websites. Maths A Treatise on…
The OBA rules allowed anyone with one year’s attendance as a pupil to become a member – as long as they were prepared to part…
On the face of it there’s never been anything special about Bond Street. Nothing at all, except, that is, for many of us who used…
The Headmaster, W.D. Fraser died of a stroke whilst on a walking holiday in Scotland at Michaelmas half-term 1941. He was eventually succeeded by Harold…
I was evacuated from my home in Manchester in August 1939 to live with my maternal Grandfather, R.W. Clubb who was a long-retired Head Cooper…
School started with assembly in the hall under the eagle eye of Tom Parkin. The Headmaster read a prayer, a hymn was sung, notices read…