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…
Having been bombed out in London’s East End in 1941, I was evacuated with my brother Dennis and my Mother to Newhall near Burton. We…
It was just after 11 o’clock on a foggy Monday morning,the 27th November 1944. As a ten year old boy I sat at my desk…
The following form was sent to the parents of all pupils that had passed for the Grammar School. It makes for interesting reading now and…
The following letter was sent to inform parents or guardians that their child had been awarded a place at the (Bond Street) Burton Grammar School.…
Most conspicuous in this 1958 photo are, Ron Illingworth on the piano and Reverend Paul Appleton as choirmaster. Right Row (from front): Raymond ‘Joey’ Crowther,…
A couple of supplied photos taken in 1959 are too good to leave out because they capture the mood so well. There are probably a…
By now, Mr. Robinson had been replaced by Sydney Wilson as headmaster. The school had ceased to be independent and was now a state run…