By 1912, the school had become well established. From an initial sixty-seven pupils and five staff, the numbers had risen steadily to one hundred and…
Many years later than originally expected, in 1877, Burton Grammar School was at last transferred to the newly erected Bond Street School. The above picture was…
When Bond Street school opened in 1877, there were sixty-seven pupils. By 1953, there were five hundred and six. The ATC headquarters had long since…
Occasionally, and I suppose inevitably, there is a ‘Story to Tell’ about Burton Grammar School; sometimes positive, sometimes negative. I have decided to feature these…
One of the most tragic events in Burton Grammar School’s history was the case of Mr Harold Moodey, headmaster from 1941-1950. Harold Moodey was educated…
Select page to view: General History of Friars Walk School 1860 Image of Friars Walk 1865 School Inspection Related History: 1848 – Wesley History Extract…
It is not certain when it first came into being but there was a ‘school house’ on the site of the Friars Walk school in…
In the early nineteenth century, when photography was very much in its infancy, drawings and etchings were far more available than photographs. In 1860, Rock…
In 1861, the government set up the Clarendon Commission to inquire into public schools and make recommendations about the needed changes, in particular, any reform…
Maths was probably the most feared of all GCE ‘O’ Levels. It is hard to believe looking at this example now how it could have created…