Z63 The School c1890

This photograph shows the schoolboys and staff with Rev Eves, Headmaster, and was taken around 1890

Z62 The School between 1919 and 1924

This photo has very kindly been donated to the Archives by Judith Maughan. Her father, Miles, came to the School in 1919, aged 13, and left in 1924.

Z74 Mr Howell’s Class in the Chemistry Lab in the 1930s

This photograph taken in the 1930s shows Mr Howell and schoolboys in the Chemistry Laboratory

Z62 Form V in 1937/38

This photograph shows Form V and was taken about 1937 or 1938

Z277 Informal Class Photo from 1949

Names written on the back of this photo are:

A D Johnson, D Smith, Mr Berrill, Mr Spedding, Mr Duncan, Knaggs

Robertson, H Smith, Robson, D Ferguson

Z277 An informal photo of students in the Pavilion (undated)

Z277 Form V April 1952

Annotations on the rear of this photo tell us it shows Form V and was taken in April 1952. Names have been written as follows:

Gala, Boyes, Mollan, Lowe, Burnside, Ruddock,

Clarkeson, Grange, Blaylock, Nicholson

Garland I, Matheson, Garland II, Hewling

Cursley, Knaggs, Walker

Morgan, Mosey

Simpson, Durning, Buxton, Whitlock, Robinson.

Z65 Mr Ken Spedding and students in the Chemistry Laboratory in 1952

The students include Bob Robson, David Ferguson and Howard Smith

Z277 Informal Class Photo 1952

This informal class photo dates from 1952.  Names have been written on the back as follows:

 Pallister, Rowland, Brettle?, Matthews

Watson, Judson, Hutchinson, unknown, Green

Adamson, Featherstone, Tunnicliffe, unknown, Harrison, unknown

Unknown, Yarker?, Hart, Waite

Z277 An informal class photo (undated)

Z277 An informal class photo (undated)

This informal group photo was taken in front of the Waterhouse building with St Nicholas’ church in the background

Z62 Schoolboys walking past the Coverdale Building in 1962

This photograph was taken in 1962 by Mr W N Thompson, teacher at the School, and appeared in ‘Yorkshire Life’.

Z62, Figure Drawing Class

This photograph shows an art class taking place in what was then Room 13. In the background is a mural painted by one of the students.

Students featured include Paul Dering, Mike Hansen, Jamie Bramley, Mike Hansen, Alan Boocock and Mark Baty.

With thanks to Alan Radford for providing the names.

Z62 Art Class

Z62 Art Class

Z62 Schoolboy

A lovely photo of an unnamed schoolboy. We believe this photo was taken in the 1960s.

Z62 Schoolboys with the Chest

This photograph was taken in the late 1960s, and features 'Moggy' Morrel, Alan Rowe, and an unknown student. The boys stand around the sixteenth-century chest, believed to have belonged to Robert Purslgove.

For more about the chest, click here.

With thanks to Alan Radford for helping name the students in this photograph. If you can name the final student, please get in touch on ppc.museum@prior.pursglove.ac.uk

Z62 Philately Club

This picture shows Geoff Farrington and Nicholas Kyle participating in the School’s Philately Club

With thanks to Howard Wilson for his help in identifying this photo

Z62 Students walking past the walkway

This photo was taken in the late 1960s

Z62 Students walking in the rain

Z62 Students walking in the rain

Z62 Alan Radford, 1971

Alan donned the kilt as a light-hearted protest that the new admission of girls were allowed to wear trousers, but boys were not permitted to wear skirts.

With thanks to Alan Radford.

Z62 Mark Prinsley, Alan Radford, and Paul Ballet, 1971

With thanks to Alan Radford for providing the names for this photograph.