This spring view taken in the 1960s from the bridge over the burn from near Eldon Grove shows the steps up to the bowling greens and in the background is the Brinkburn Boys' Grammar School, now the 6th form College.

Today the bridge is metal, the school exterior has been remodelled and the bowling greens have a high fence around them.

Many students both then and now have crossed  the Burn Valley on their way to school.

Three students from Brinkburn Comprehensive explaining their project to a judge from Rohm and Haas. 

From left to right

Tim Crone , Jeff Laing (palm held flat) and Ian Miller

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Taken in 1946, a view of the Grammar School taken from the cricket pitch.

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Brinkburn Grammar School c.1946

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Hartlepool Sixth Form College.

The College evolved from West Hartlepool Grammar School.

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 Furness family, who were shipbuilders and provision 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.

First phase

The College completed the first phase of a £24.5 million new build which will be attached to the Merchant's House by means of an atrium. The atrium leads off to a new theatre and performing arts facility; media studies and film studies rooms including a TV studio and radio station; new art studios and photography suite; new student common room; bistro cafeteria; music studio and practice rooms; music technology and recording studio and purpose-built teaching rooms for the humanities and social science subjects.

Second phase

The second phase of the build was completed in the summer of 2010 and includes science and maths classrooms; childcare and health and social care classrooms; ICT classrooms; PE and Sports Science facilities including a county class Sports Hall and fitness suite.

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: 

http://www.whgsoba.org/

The building which was later known as Brinkburn Grammar School or just Brinkburn or the Grammar School. It then became part of Brinkburn Comprehensive and is now again refurbished as Hartlepool 6th Form College. Circa 1939