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1457 |
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John Chedworth endowed ‘a school’ with a £10 per annum
salary
for ‘a schoolmaster’, the money coming from land owned by
Winchcombe Abbey. |
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1509 - 1523 |
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Thomas Ruthall, Bishop of Durham, was educated at the school
and later made further endowments. The location of the early school is
unclear. Suggestions include Dyer Street. |
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1539 |
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The Winchcombe Abbey funds ceased.
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1548 |
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The people of Cirencester wished the school, now in Park
Lane, to
continue and the government guaranteed the sum of £7
per annum. |
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1560 |
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Queen Elizabeth I restored the master’s salary and increased it to
£20 per annum. |
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1620 |
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Statutes (rules) for the school were drawn up. |
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1750/60's |
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The era of Edward Jenner and other distinguished grammarians.
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1868 |
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The ‘Endowed Schools Commission’ classified the school as being “a
second-class, semi-classical school, of fairly successful” character.
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1881 |
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The school moved to new purpose-built premises in New Road. |
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1887 |
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New Road became ‘Victoria Road’ to mark Queen Victoria’s
Golden Jubilee. |
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1901 |
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A girls’ High School was set up at premises in The Avenue. |
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1902/3 |
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Extensions to the school completed and the girls’ High School was invited to transfer to Victoria Road, as a separate school, within the same
premises. |
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1911 |
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Formation of an Old Boys’ Association. |
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1913 |
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A ‘one-off’ Old Boys newsletter published. |
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1914/19 |
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The Great War with the loss of 36 Old Grammarians. |
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1919 |
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First edition of The Cirencestrian published. |
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1920 |
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Schoolboy Walter Hammond scores 364no – the all-time school record. |
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1928 |
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The Old Boys’
Association, which appeared to have become defunct
during the Great War,
was reformed. |
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1928 |
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The Old Girls’
Association was formed with a membership of 30 and
Miss
K Goodworth as the Hon. Secretary. |
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1931 |
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The Great War memorial unveiled. |
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1939/45 |
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World War II costing the lives of 39 Old Grammarians. |
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1944 |
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Passing of the Education Act declaring secondary education for all
from the ages of 11/15 - thus leading to thoughts of a new ‘secondary modern’
school in Cirencester.’ |
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1952 |
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Nissen huts of the former American hospital in the Deer Park
were used for the secondary modern school. |
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1958 |
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The Grammar School celebrated its Quincentenary with a grand
civic occasion. The School Banner, now in the Parish Church
was created by pupil Dilys Hatton. |
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1959 |
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A secondary modern school for girls opened in a new building on
the Deer Park site with Miss Davis as its head. |
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1962 |
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A secondary modern school for boys opened in new buildings at the
Deer Park with Mr Turner as the head. |
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1960/4 |
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Further extensions to the Grammar School in Victoria Road
completed. |
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1966 |
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Decision made to amalgamate the Cirencester’s grammar school
and two secondary modern schools at the Deer Park as a new
‘comprehensive school’. |
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1968 |
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Last edition of the The Cirencestrian’ published. |
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1970 |
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The Grammar School premises in Victoria Road ceased to be used as
such - all children of secondary school age being now accommodated at the Deer
Park. |
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1970's |
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Gradual demise of the Old Boys and Old Girls Associations. |
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Mid 1970's |
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The County Infants School and County Junior School were
transferred from Lewis Lane to the former Grammar School
premises in Victoria Road. |
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1988 |
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A re-union was held at Syde leading to the formation of the 1940’s
Association. |
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1991 |
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First 1940’s newsletter circulated. |
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1992/3 |
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1940’s Association researched the Old Grammarians who lost
their lives in the two World Wars and recorded their findings in a
book – ‘Lest we forget’, now in the Bingham Library. |
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1993 |
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1940’s Association commissioned a permanent memorial to
the Old Grammarians who lost their lives in World War II. |
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1993 |
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First Grand reunion held.
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1994 |
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First edition of the Reunion Committee newsletter published. |
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1996 |
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Second Grand Reunion held to mark the 30th Anniversary
of
the closure of the school. |
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1999 |
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Reunion Committee website goes on line. |
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2000 |
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Third Grand Reunion held to mark the Millennium.The 1940s Association reclaim the school bell from a skip, restore and re-hang it in the original position.
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2001 |
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First edition of The New Cirencestrian published. |
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2003 |
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Fourth Grand Reunion held – celebrating the centenary of Walter Hammond. |
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2004 |
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1940’s Association own website goes on line. |
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The school building as it is today |
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2006 |
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Fifth Reunion |
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2008 |
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Sixth Reunion |
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2010 |
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The seventh reunion will be held in Cirencester's Bingham Hall during
October 2010. |