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Welcome to the website about Retford Grammar School. There are several sections, click on the link to the section you want. Please forgive the format inconsistancies, this website has grown from almost nothing and now spread to CD. Any emails for publishing, enquiries, errors, new material, contact the webmaster on: John Palmer was at Retford Grammar School 1951-1958.

Retford Grammar School

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1	Introduction	Pictures of the school, and webmaster's memories
2	School History	Extracts from published works about the near-700 year history of the school
3	Description 1818	Details of the school in 1818, and including another description for 1552, including the Timetable and the Syllabus during the reign of its founder, King Edward V1.
4	Founder's Portrait	The portrait of King Edward VI, donated in 1904, its past locations and history
5	School Photos	A collection of photos of the school, inside and outside.
	Old School	Photos taken 1900-25, showing the old buildings...
6	Retford of the Antarctic	Retford Grammar School's connection with the South Pole and Captain Scott. Researched by Sam Curtis of Retford.
6	NAB Huey 1914-17	A biography of Nelson Alexander Brian Huey (1902-1972), at RGS 1914-17, by his grandson Dale Huey
9	Robin Hood	"The English schoolboy's Epic" by P.E. "Boss" Hammond, Art master at RGS 1916-1949. There are over 800 lines of verse.
10	WW1 Memorial	Memorial for Great War 1914-18 listing 44 ex-pupils who died.
11	The Fives Court	A landmark at the bottom of the field, where a painful kind of hand-tennis was sometimes played.
12	Gerald Walsh 1929-36	Memories at RGS 1929-36 by Gerald Walsh (1919-2010)
13	Clarence Braithwaite 1931-37	Application, Invoice and School Handbook
14	Panorama 1933	Pupils and masters of the school in 1933.
15	David Dickinson 1940-47	David Dickinson sends a description of life at RGS during the War, and a list of some boys and masters he remembers.
16	Joe Almond 1941-49	Joe Almond sends pictures and description of life at RGS during the war, with women teachers and sharing the school with evacuee Yarmouth G.S.
17	Gerry Brooks 1941-43,47-49	Gerry Brooks sends a description of life at RGS during and after the war.
18	Roy Cordall 1942-49	Roy Cordall (1942-49) sends pictures, description and exam papers of his stay at RGS, during and after the war.
19	WW2 Memorial	Memorial for 1939-45 War listing 36 ex-pupils who died.
20	Panorama 1947	Pupils and masters of the school in 1947.
	Panorama 1947	Pupils and masters of the school in 1947.
	James Lees 1947-50	James 'Dickie' Lees (1947-50) sends memories and photographs
	Exam papers 1949	Exam papers set for the 1949 Higher School Certificate, taken at the age of 18 at the end of Secondary Education. (Because of memory size, this only works on CD).
	John Frankland 1949-54	John Frankland (1949-54) sends memories and pictures of his time at Retford.
	Admissions 1950-60	Details of pupils joining 1950-60, and the catchment area for the Grammar School.
	Class of 1951	Details of 60 pupils joining RGS on 6 Sep 1951
	Panorama 1951	Pupils and masters of the school in 1951.
	John Palmer 1951-58	John Palmer (1951-58), the webmaster, writes what he can remember of a vivid 10% of his life at RGS.
	French Trip	John Palmer's first published effort.
	Roger Kemp 1951-58	18 photos of school life taken by Roger Kemp
	Ian McIntosh 1951-59	Ian sends these Memories of his time at Retford
	Richard Allsopp 1952-8	Richard Allsopp (1952-58) sends information about his stay at RGS.
	Manoli Rigg 1953-57	Manoli Rigg has passed away in Greece recently He lived near the webmaster in Worksop and was a good friend. Mike Garrs, a friend of Manoli's, sends these photos and documents in memory.
23	Peter Burton 1953-60	Peter Burton (1953-60) sends memories of his stay at RGS.
10	Masters in 1954	Masters who taught the webmaster 1951-58. Pictures, subjects and nicknames.
10	Mr Bernard Beasley, Physics	Bernard Beasley taught Physics at Retford from 1925-1962. His sudden death while Second Master was a shock to all. His interests given in obituaries.
7	Panorama 1954	Pupils and masters of the school in 1954.	6
24	John Dernie 1955-62	John Dernie (1955-62) sends memories of his stay at RGS.	24
8	Panorama 1957	Pupils and master of the school in 1957	7
	The Roof Expedition 1957	Four boys climb on the school roof one night and leave chairs on the summit as evidence of their ascent. A full photo record from 1957
28	Exam Papers 1958	Exam papers set for the 1958 Scholarship Level, taken at the age of 18 by some pupils at the end of Secondary Education. (Because of memory size, this only works on CD).	28
25	John Olsen 1959-63	John Olsen (1959-63) sends form pictures of his 4 years at RGS, with many names.	25
9	Panorama 1960	Pupils and masters of the school in 1960	8
26	Geoff Hughes 1960-65	Geoff Hughes (1960-65) sends scans of teams, form photos, the School List and Prefects Duties. The List dated Sep 1964 has all 419 pupils with their form, age and House.	26
33	Rocket Research	The British Amateur Rocket Research Association, set up in the VI form in 1962 by Tom Randall et al. BARRA's honorary president was renowned rocket engineer Wernher Von Braun!	33
10	Panorama 1963	Pupils and masters of the school in 1963
	Mike Dunstan 1964-71	Mike Dunstan (1964-71) sends a scan of a form Panorama and memories.
	Steve Hill 1965-71	Steve Hill (1965-71) sends scans of form photos, Panorama photos and memories.
11	Panorama 1966	Pupils and masters of the school in 1966	-
12	Retfordian	An outline of the school magazine 1950-60
13	Retfordian on CD	Scans of each page of the school magazine 1914-61. (Because of memory size, this only works on CD).
14	Speech Day on CD	Scans of the booklet issued for each Speech Day, containing details of prizes, examination results, sporting cups, and exam results of Old Retfordians at the Universities. (Because of memory size, this only works on CD).
15	School from the Air	Two aerial photos of the school, 1973 and 2004.
34	Guess where	Thumbnails of 114 pictures taken inside and outside the school by Glen Hayes, who received permission in 2010. Can any old pupil remember which the rooms were?	34
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