To some extent, the first item shown here epitomizes what the website is all about. Below was a picture of the very first issue of…
So far, the only pupils identified in this 1934 VI Form photo are James ‘Jim’ Woolley, standing second from left, and John P Bull, center back.…
This picture, believed to have been taken in June 1934, remains a slight mystery. Aside from Mr Nicolson (Chemistry) in the central position who is…
In 1952, Norman Jones and Ellick Ward accompanied a group to Montreux in Switzerland. The entire group can be seen here up in the mountains.…
When I first went to the Grammar School in late 1946, the underground air-raid shelters were still in place as raised mounds in the area…
Back Row: A.Williams, J.Ling, J.Buxton, P.Goode, V.Green, T.Mitton, R.Haynes, J.Southern, J.Smith, A.Thompson, K.Tomlinson, M.Smart, C.Taylor. Middle Row: H.Kilner, M.Ball, G.Nash, D.Atkin, D.Brunning Front Row: W.Strong,…
Back Row: Elton, Lacey, Stanbury, B04, Kevin Roe, Montague, Preston Middle Row: M01, Warner, Cockayne, Golder, Johnson, Blake, Hulbert, John Green Front Row: Yeoman, Peter…
This well survived picture shows the 1931 Wellington House with Mr ‘Cherry’ Orchard as House master. The pupil at the far left of the first…
The Friars Walk School had been opened in 1834 for the princely sum of £600. Within a few decades, this was proving to be inadequate…
The original of this 1934 Nelson House picture was a fairly poor quality photo so this is about the best possible. The picture was supplied…