These pictures are taken in the first year of the ‘new’ Burton Grammar School in Winshill.

Art Room – with ‘Chippy’ Heath trying to look busy

Woodwork Workshop – with ‘Taffy’ Davies managing to keep out of frame

Senior Physics Lab – with Ezra Somekh, sadly just before my time

Metalwork Workshop – under ‘Tinman’ Andrew watchful eye

Library – not posed… honestly

Dining Hall – with everyone hoping that the photographer will fall off his chair

Main Corridor – Sorry Lad, the tuckshop’s not open yet

Chemistry Lab – with Norman Jones trying to disguise himself as a student to Dennis Grimsley

Biology Lab – with ‘Joey’ Crowther on the prowl

Gym – with Vic Roebuck slighty over-posing

Stage and Hall – with its always amusing ‘No Smoking’ signs

Back Row: Brian Taylor, Chilton, Peter Lane, Deakin, Rose, Waterfield, Whitewood, Bristow
Middle Row: Alan Cure, Pitts, Frank van ser Molen, Peter Wallis, Green, ‘Spider’ Griffiths, Barry Hall, Burton
Front Row: Patterson, Crooks, Davies, Dunn, A.G. Robinson (Form Master), Kennedy, Webb, Poole, Gyngell

The school song, which started with the School Motto ’Deus Nobiscum’ (Latin: God be with us), is thought to have had the words written by Elizabeth Radford, with some input from Robin ‘Bumble’ Langton.

Contrary to popular belief, the music was not composed my music teacher, Mr Dawe, but in fact composed by F.B. Westbrook.

Go on, I bet you can’t resist singing at least the first few lines in your head! 

Deus Nobiscum: God with us
be this our ensign yet.
Our forbears’ deeds victorious
Oh let us not forget.
For thy bright honour Lord they strove
may we their flame maintain.
The fervour which them forward drove
shall us today sustain.

Our school has stood the test of time
the centuries have crowned her.
With earnest zeal to heights sublime
her sons have risen round her.
Fair play and hard health-giving toil
and strong united will,
make us good seed in this fair soil
to sing “God with us” still.

God with us, may we forward move
to heights which now we scan.
God with us may we worthy prove
of others faith. We can,
with thee beside us, reach the crest,
Where shines eternal day.
Deus Nobiscum: God with us
shall be our song for e’er.

Back Row: Godfrey, Hawksworth, Aston, Reid, Meakin, Boss, Newman, Clements, Staley, Thomas
Middle Row: Shepherd, Shardlow, Flavell, Ward, Stanley, Mills, Hill, Topliss, Potts, Thompson
Front Row: Large, M.E.Smith, Powell, R.W.Smith, Frank ‘Bill’ Read (Form Master), Huckerby, Miles, Fontana, Bird

Back Row: Geoff Painter, John Sanders, Iain Grey, Donald Bauer, Chris Souster, Paul Stockbridge, Stephen Worley, Graham Jackson
Middle Row: John Wetton, Peter Roberts, Bob Press, Michael Smith, Robert Bugg, David Van Der Merwe, Michael Collyer
Front Row: David L’Oste Brown, Mick Yates, Ivan Wallis, Graham Edwards, Bill ‘Beak’ Gillion (Headmaster), Ken Hall, Wes Murfin, Peter Elkes, Roy Marsh

Back Row: Bird, Brian Eyden, Rose, David Redfern, Rees, B06, Mick Badcock, Goodhead
Middle Row: Barry Minns, Warren, Alan Hill, Pitts, M05, ‘Spider’ Griffiths, Rose, Johnstone, David Nutt
Front Row: Miles, M.E. Smith, Reid, Griffin, R.E.Somekh, Bill ‘Beak’ Gillion (Headmaster), Thompson, Newman, R.W. Smith, Topliss, Alan Cure

Back Row: Airey, Shilton, Short, Brittain, Pedley, Toon, Boulton, Fretwell, Leck, Badcock, D.Redfern, Yarranton
Middle Row: Rees, Orme, Goodhead, Lea, Taylor, Shirley, P.Redfern, Stanley, Jackson, Hill, Gretton, Johnstone
Front Row: Boam, Barge, Foster, Skipper, David Nutt, Mr L.C. ‘Elsie’ Rees (Form Master), Brewin, Jackson, Gough, Woolterton, Tunley

Back Row: Keith Maw, Graham Marshment, John Nutt, Rogers, Roger Tomlinson, Barry Minns, Austin Cotton, Keith Olner, Gavin Sercombe, Philip Shuttleworth, David Griffin
Middle Row: Graham Bullock, Graham, Kevin Stansfield, Harrison, Henry Foster, Bob Toon, Michael Cosgrave, Rob Musson, Alan Yeoman, Parker, Jackson
Front Row: Ken Brown, John Fryatt, Anthony Meacham, Doug Pinner, Keith Hawes, R.G. ‘Scruffy’ Haywood (Form master), Trevor Bould, David Clay, Minner, F09, Dunn

Back Row: Williams, Botterill, David Shrubbs, Rutland, Hodson-Walker, Stewart, Lunn, Gee
Front Row: Baker, Gordon Majoram, Potter, O’Brien, Norman Jones, F05, I. Gilchrist, Capes, Bell

Back Row: W. Royall, M. Stanley, G. Cooper, A. Fletcher, J. Harrison, K. Siner, T. Bingham, W. Strong
Middle Row: P. Jordan, N. Trowbridge, P. Hicken, D. Smith, J. Brookes, M. Tracey, D. Allum, A. Williams, K. Dadley, C. Sowter
Front Row: R. Ratcliffe, A. Thompson, J. Diggens, J. Sutherns, Joseph ‘Jake’ Hammond (Form master), R. Atkinson, R. Hancey, A. Merrick, K. Tomlinson