Back Row: Gordon Gretton, Norman Butlin, Gary Piggs, Graham Stanbridge, Peter Graley, Wrench, Neville Woolley
Middle Row: Wilson, John Ash, Barry Garnham, Mick Croft, Redfern, Mick Shaw, Geoffrey Hallam, Mick Abbotts
Front Row: Lawrence Ashley, Geoffrey Cotton, Ken Crocker, Alan Sutton, Gertrude ‘Polly’ Lownds (Form mistress), Brian Valentine, Chris Hopkins, Philip Bastock, Alan Jones

Back Row: Pretty, Hart, Ken Dolman, Gary Grief, Michael Prevett, Colin Oldham, Douglas Young, Robert Andrews, Ian Deville
Middle Row: John Peach, Alan Roe, D. Richards, Ken Redfern, Ralph Hodson (Form master – Chemistry), Alan Cloves, Gordon Hindle, Bill Thomlinson, Chris Bates
Front Row: David Berker, Colin Marsland, Michael Tracey, Barry Arkesden, Brian Ringer, Michael Curran, Eddie Howell

Back Row: B01, Brian Ringer, Gordon Hindle, B04
Front Row: David Berker, Mike Prevett, Colin Oldham, Peter Boulter (Form master – English), John Birch, Robert Andrews, Alan Cloves

Back Row: Paul Ivens, David Billings, Nobby Clark, Keith Illsley, Banks, Michael Payne, Harry Wheatcroft, Gary Millward, Reg Weston
Middle Row: Anthony Thorniley, Robin Savage, Peter Wadsworth, Ian May, Fred Chowns, Bruce Kitchen, T. Goode, Richard Rackham, Kenny Adams, Dennis Litherland, John Birch, D. Yates, David Briggs, Maurice Trow, Keith Sandars
Front Row: Rodney Farr, Tony Pinner, Gordon Myatt, Rodney Walker, Alf ‘Bomber’ Jones (Form master), David Bailey, David Allum, Rodney Fox, Barry Brown

Back Row: Mick Fox, Graham Jackson, Roy Marsh, Robert Barningham, John Collier, Graham Edwards, Mike Thompson, Mick Finney, Peter Fallon
Middle Row: Harry Goodall, Mick Yates, John Fullerton, Philip Woodgate, John Wright, Peter Elkes, Frank Airey, ‘Moz’ Brindley, Robert Bugg, John Ollier
Front Row: Phillip Cheesewright, David Ball, ‘Pud’ Brown, Ivan Wallis, Wes Murfin, Walter Chadbourne (Form master), Ken Hall, Alan Betts, Jeffery, F09, ‘Tich’ Andrews

Phillip Cheeswright and David Ball, Roy Marsh and Harry Goodall had all jumped a year missing out the third year.

Back Row: Erik Speckman, Stan Parker, Noddy Edwards, David L’Oste-Brown, Chris Souster, Duncan Bradley, David Cotton, Mike Sheldon, Steve Moss, Michael Brown Ian Walker
Middle Row: Brian Richards, Nick Orm, ‘Gip’ Brown, Dennis Appleby, Richard Twigg Lee, ‘Gus’ Graham, Colin Brooks, Tom Casey, Mark Wheeldon, ‘Nappies’ Greening
Front Row: Mick Jordan, Graham Faulkner, Ian White, Ingard Sagsted, Mick Barker, Peter Davis (Form master), David Sharret, David Brealey, Steven Dolman, Peter Willis, Mel Wood

Back Row: Eaton, Malcolm Gee, Steven Broughton, Mick Dewey, Andrew Cole, John Van Der Merwe, Michael Chadwick, Philip Taylor, Terry Earp, B10, Stephen Taylor
Middle Row: Nick Whittaker, Bill Dunn, John Keates, David Jones, Mick Chambers, Tony Salt, Peter Vaughan, Peter Bannister, Andrew Welch, Andy Smith, Ted Sutton, Farren
Front row: Geoff Banton, Stephen Satchwell, Ian Whiteland, John Sherratt, Colin Beard, Lewis ‘Chippy’ Heath (Form master), Peter Nelson, Chris Roe, Paul Andrews, Gibbins, Kay

Back Row: Ian Kyles, George Woolley, Robert Little, Robert Atkin, Dave Bonsall, David Eames, Chris Pritchard, Dave Dowse, Paul Brown
Middle Row: Malcolm Cheese, Phil warrington, Leigh Merricks, Richard Warner, Pete Bucknall, Vince Chidley, David Upton, Mick Harrington, Dave Brown, Nigel Bailey
Front Row: Wright, Dennis Allsopp, Chris Wright, Hall, Pete Hubbard, Michael ‘Ma’ Green (form master), Geoff Yarranton, Glyn Jones, Mick Mewis, F09 , Ray Goode

Back Row: Brian Warrington, Guest, B03, Keith Eaton, Ian Boam, Anthony Lloyd, B07, Pat Oven, Andrew Solecki
Middle Row: Robert Mann, Richard Bugg, Crout, Alastair Yates, M05, Peter Upton, Barry Smith, Ian Stewart, Andrew Parker, Martin Lea
Front Row: Woodall, Hugh Williams, Ian Yates, Bristow, Howard Ramsey, ’Doc’ Dutton (Form master), Wilde, Tim Howarth, Paul Knight, F09, Stephen Booth

Herbert Harrington Pitchford, better known to all as ‘Horace’, was educated at Adams Grammar School in Newport, Shropshire. From here, he was successful in gaining a place at Saint Catherine’s College, Cambridge where he read Geography and History. During his time there, he also gained his college colours for football and represented the college for athletics.

On completion and deciding to pursue a teaching career, in 1922, he became master at Thetford Grammar School in Norfolk. He remained there for four years before being successfully appointed as Senior History and Geography Master at Burton Grammar in 1926.

At this time, the school was lacking in facilities and equipment, even by the standards of the day, but Mr Pitchford was to soon make his presence felt not only in the classroom but also on the playing fields and in the choir. He gained a strong reputation for being able to communicate the knowledge of his subjects to his pupils, many of whom enjoyed good results.

He was responsible for building up an extensive reference library for the sixth form which enjoyed an increased success and many of them went on to achieve high academic and political success. He also instilled an interest in local history in his pupils and took it upon himself to arrange a number of visits to sites of historic interest which was fairly innovative at the time.

For some years, he was Secretary of the Burton and South Derbyshire Historical Society where again, he had a very positive influence and persuaded a number of significant speakers to provide lectures. Herbert also served a term as President of the Burton-upon-Trent Natural History and Archaeological Society where he again used his abilities to arrange a number of excursions for members.

During World War II, he became Secretary of the Committee of No. 351 Squadron of the Air Training Corps.

On the retirement of Mr T.W.Parkin in 1946, Horace took over as Senior Master and in 1950, having now spent twenty-four very productive years the school, he was appointed to replace Harold Moodey as Headmaster after his very tragic suicide.

This represented a marked career change for Mr Pitchford as his responsibilities now became largely administrative rather than teaching. In 1952, plans for the new Grammar School in Winshill were finally accepted and a large proportion of his time was taken up with the preparatory work for the new school. Horace was still Headmaster when the time came to transfer from Bond Street to Winshill which he saw as a great opportunity for the academic and sporting expansion of the school.

Horace Pitchford finally retired in 1958 after thirty-two years at the school but this was not to be end of his association with it. Post-retirement, he became a co-opted member of the Burton Education Committee where he did everything possible to further the interest of the school, as well as education in the town in general. He was also a staunch of the Old Boy’s Society and in 1959, he became President following which, he was voted a permanent member of its committee.

Outside of the school, Horace was an ardent churchman and was influential in the activities of Burton Parish Church. Extremely conscientious and hard-working in his many capacities, there can be no doubt that he is one of the school’s most important characters.