I have visited the site of the Church Street site of the Minster Grammar School several times recently and have been increasingly dismayed at the state of it. The high boarding that shielded the site from view has disappeared and been replaced by wire mesh thus exposing the debris and the weeds.
Read More...Tags: Church Street Site, SMGS, BBC, Southwell Archaeology
16/07/11 16:50 Filed in:
Waretime Grammar School | SMGS I well remember it was one day during the Easter holiday, 1940, the year of Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain. I was nine years old, and not a little apprehensive. I stood at my father's side while he rang, by appointment, the bell of the front door of the Southwell Grammar School. I was aware that this was to be a significant event in my young life.
Read More...Tags: Wartime, Dunkirk, Battle of Britain, Matthews, Doy, Rugby, JWB, Yates, Crash Landing, Ma Slack, Rushby-Smith, Pulford, Cinder Hill, Mosedale's, YHA, Codge, John Watts, Boarders
17/05/11 16:44 Filed in:
SMGS Tour A few years ago a small group toured the Old Grammar School and we were keen to repeat the event. We had been informed that the building is now a mixture of public spaces, conference facilities and private offices. The building is not in its original form and we would not have access to all the rooms but we were still keen to see if a few ghosts would still linger.
Read More...Tags: SMGS, Heads Study
21/04/11 16:34 Filed in:
More About Caps The use of the tassel (and its status) on the school caps appears to have changed over time. So far the story appears to look like this
Pre 1951. (Inputs from Michael Boon)
Sub-prefect - braid on either side of front panel
Prefect - braid along all panels
Colours - tassel for rugby, alternate white panels for cricket and nothing for athletics Read More...Tags: Caps, Prefects, Sub-prefects, Colours, Chricket, Rugby, Athletics
