In 1946, staff of West Hartlepool Grammar School held a Retirement Concert to mark the retirement of the Headmaster, Ralph Todd. Each of the Masters did a "spot" and the evening was greatly enjoyed by everyone.
Date (of image) : 1946
Donor : Mr. Edward Kemp
Location
The School was opened in 1902 in Lauder Street. At that time it was known as West Hartlepool Secondary School and it provided education for both boys and girls. A modest annual fee was charged for entry to the school.
In 1912 the girls left for the newly-opened Girls' High School in Eldon Grove. The boys remained at Lauder Street until they moved to Brinkburn in Blakelock Road in 1938. The original house at Brinkburn had been the home of the Horsley family, who were shipowners and timber merchants. There were significant additions to the original building, including classrooms, laboratories, workshops, a gymnasium and a large assembly hall.
In 1944, as a consequence of the Butler Act, the School became the West Hartlepool Grammar School for Boys. In 1973, under the re-organisation of secondary education in the town. it became the Upper School of Brinkburn Comprehensive School. It is now, following considerable rebuilding, the Hartlepool Sixth Form College.
For more information see the West Hartlepool Grammar School Old Boys Association website at:
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