Robert James was a member of staff at the time of transition from Burton Grammar School to Abbot Beyne Comprehensive: The dreaded ‘C’ word (comprehensive)…
Paul Leedham was one of the pupils at the time of transition from Burton Grammar School to Abbot Beyne Comprehensive: As far as the transition…
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…
This is the only picture that has survived from my time at Burton Grammar School. I really hate it but, since I have featured a…
An account of the school during World War I Years would be very welcome.
In 1960, Headmaster Bill Gillion, with the co-opted help of Harry Smith, inaugurated a new form 5X. This was a special class was for the…
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…
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…
In September 1907 I entered Burton Grammar School as a new boy, and even in those days there was talk of a new school, to…