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Form 3A 1978-79

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==Form photo==

[[File:3a1979.jpg|center|600px|Form 3A 1978-79]]

Photograph supplied by [[Simon Meeds]], the photographer is [[Ron Abbott]].

===Back Row===

[[Steve Marshall]], [[Martin Wright (student)|Martin Wright]] (Prefect), [[Christopher P Bohn]], [[Tim Ashberry]], [[Mark Simpson]], [[?]] (Prefect), [[James Loader]] (Form Master), [[Huw Thomas|Huw D V Thomas]], [[Richard Ledbury]], [[John Welsh]], [[Ian Wood]], [[David Rodwell]] (Prefect)

===Second Row===

[[David Williamson]], [[Nick Binks]], [[Geoff Phoenix]], [[Chris Mortlock]], [[David Peck]], [[Doug Laver]], [[David Standley]], [[Kevin Ashton|Kevin J Ashton]], [[Richard Broughton]], [[Mark Isaac]], [[Tim Bradbury]], [[Robert Hallam]]

===Front Row===

[[Richard Harris (1976-83)|Richard Harris]], [[Mark Thomas]], [[Richard Parker]], [[Simon Meeds]], [[Simon Lane]], [[Barry Ward]], [[Andy Hall]], [[Stephen Goor]], [[Tim Wood]], [[Simon Twiddy]]

==Informal form photo==

[[File:Form 3A 1978-79 - informal.jpg|center|600px|Form 3A 1978-79 asked to be silly]]

Photograph supplied by [[Simon Meeds]], the photographer is [[Ron Abbott]]

Ron Abbott asked everyone to do something silly.
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== Summary ==
Form 3A 1978-79 - informal

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Form 3A 1978-79

Martin Wright (staff)

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'''Martin Thomas Wright''' is a teacher of Mathematics at [[Boston Grammar School]] (1978-Present).

==See Also==
*[[:Arthur Shrimpton]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Staff]]
*[[:Form 4B 1990-91]]
*[[:Arthur Shrimpton's Leaving Photograph]]

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Joseph Whiteley Lockwood

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'''Joseph Whiteley Lockwood''' was a teacher of Science at [[Boston Grammar School]] for forty-three years, from 1924 until 1967. He founded the school orchestra in 1924.

The [[Lockwood Memorial Prize]] is awarded in his memory.

==Obituary==

''This quasi-obituary appeared in the 1968 issue of the [[Bostonian]] magazine, within the report on the school orchestra written by [[R G Bowman]]''

<blockquote>
The death of Mr Lockwood less than a month after the concert (in which he took part), meant the loss not only of the leader, but also of a most enthusiastic musician. Since he founded the orchestra in 1924, he never failed to give his support to all musical activities, not only in the School, but also in the town. His absence will be felt most keenly from the leadership of the orchestra, a post he held for over forty years.
</blockquote>

The eulogy continues in the report of the school concert written by [[W P B Medlock]].

<blockquote>
The performance was wholly creditable, and was deservedly applauded by the audience, who will without doubt note with great regret next year the absence from the position of first violin of Mr J W Lockwood, whose untimely death earlier this year will be keenly felt by all those who knew him, and in particular perhaps by the members of the orchestra with which he worked, and which he had led for so long.
</blockquote>

A full obituary also appeared in the same magazine, written by [[William John Ricketts]].

<blockquote>
We were all deeply shocked to hear of the death of Joseph Whitely Lockwood ''[sic]'' on 4th June 1968. It was only in the last issue of this magazine that we had written of his retirement, accelerated by ill-health in his final year, but he appeared to have made such good progress that we had been encouraged to believe that we would enjoy his company and benefit from his enthusiasms for many years to come. Indeed, he had recovered sufficiently to take his accustomed place at our concert in 1967 and he was again prominent in our last concert a month before his death: the last picture which many of his friends will have of him is as leader of the orchestra which he created and loved.

All who ever met him must have been immediately impressed by his kindliness, charm and unfailing courtesy, qualities which made him liked and respected by all sections of this community to which he devoted his life. His pupils will know of his patience, perseverance and determination, whether he was teaching in the laboratory, rehearsing the orchestra or coaching cricket in the Junior nets. Colleagues add testimony to his strong sense of humour.

His training and his teaching were in Chemistry, but it will be for his devotion to Music that he will be most widely remembered, for this went beyond the bounds of the school, and brought pleasure to many throughout Boston and the County of [[Wikipedia:Parts of Holland|Holland]]. He had, too, devoted himself to the [[Wikipedia:St Botolph's Church, Boston|Boston Parish Church]], and inevitably after living so fully and actively for 43 years in Boston, his loss will be felt very widely. Our deepest sympathies are with his wife, his son [[Quentin Lockwood|Quentin]], an Old Boy of the School and an officer in the Royal Navy, and his daughter Jane.
</blockquote>

==See Also==
*[[:Boston Grammar School 1939 (Part 4 of 8)]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School 1962 (Part 4 of 6)]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Concert 1938]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Orchestra 1938]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Orchestra 1955]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Orchestra 1957]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Staff]]
*[[:Fred Crowhurst]]
*[[:Herbert Haycroft Morris]]
*[[:Herbert Matthew Dickson]]
*[[:Opening of the Quadrangle buildings]]

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Herbert Haycroft Morris

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'''Herbert Haycroft Morris''' was appointed as headmaster of [[Boston Grammar School]] on 8 August 1919.

==The Present "Head" of the school==

''Article from [[Boston Standard|The Standard]], Saturday October 23, 1926''

In August, 1919, to fill the vacancy then occurring, Governors appointed Capt H H Morris, MA, of King Edward VII Grammar School Birmingham<ref>This is confusing his posts at Lytham and at Birmingham into one incorrect reference</ref>, as headmaster of Boston Grammar School, the choice being made from over 150 applicants. Under the new "Head" the number of scholars has much increased.

Capt Morris was educated at [[Wikipedia:Bristol Grammar School|Bristol Grammar School]] and [[Wikipedia:Wadham College, Oxford|Wadham College]], and, at the latter place, was an Open and College Exhibitioner, and obtained honours, Class II, [[Wikipedia:Honour Moderations|Classical Moderations]] and [[Wikipedia:Literae humaniores|Literie Humaniores]] ''(sic)''. Later his studies were continued in France and Germany.

Capt Morris came to Boston with a touching experience extending over twelve years, and, during that period he had been house-master at [[Wikipedia:St. Mary's School, Melrose|St Mary's Melrose]]; junior and sixth form English master at [[Wikipedia:Merchant Taylors' Boys' School, Crosby|Merchant Taylors', Crosby]]; Senior Classical Master at the [[Wikipedia:Royal Grammar School Worcester|Royal Grammar School, Worcester]]; Senior English Master at the [[Wikipedia:King Edward VII School, Lytham|King Edward's School, Lytham]]; and for eighteen months had been Army Class and Modern Side Master at [[Wikipedia:King Edward's School, Birmingham|King Edward's School]].

On the outbreak of war the pen was exchanged for the sword, and Capt Morris seems to have been equally efficient in both services to the State. For four years he held a commission in the Officers' Training Corps, and was gazetted to the [[Wikipedia:6th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment|6th Gloucestershire Regiment]] in January, 1916. In May of the same year he proceeded to the [[Wikipedia:Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry|2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry]], and subsequently obtained his Company. During an attack on a strong position in the [[Wikipedia:Struma operation|Struma Valley]] - which the troops who have "borne the heat and burden of the day" in those fever-stricken swamps, will recall as a nightmare of grim memories - he was wounded, which necessitated several months' stay in hospital, and resulted in his being invalided home towards the end of the year 1917.

==Quotes==

[[Paul Mould]] ''[[Centennial Anthology]]''

<blockquote>
Captain Herbert Haycroft Morris MA was appointed headmaster of Boston Grammar School in 1919. He was educated at Bristol Grammar School and Wadham College, Oxford, of which he was an exhibitioner. He continued his studies in France and Germany and took his MA degree in 1907 and a diplome superieur in languages and literature at Caen five years later.

From 1904-1906 he was a housemaster at St. Mary's, Melrose then he was English master at Merchant Taylor's School, Crosby for one year. He was senior classical master from 1907-1914 at the Royal Grammar School, Worcester and senior English master at King Edward's School, Lytham St. Anne's, until he joined the Army in 1915.

Commissioned in the Officers' Training Corps, he was gazetted to the Gloucestershire Regiment in January, 1916. Attached to the 2nd Battalion, the Duke of Cornwalls' Light Infantry, he went out that May to Salonica, where he was seriously injured during an attack on a strong enemy position in the Struma valley. He was invalided home, after several months in a military hospital. His war service left him with a stiff leg, which accounted for the affectionate nickname the boys used for him: Dot (from their early maths lessons dot and carry one).

He married Ethel Mary Ridley, who had come to Boston in 1924 from the County Secondary School, Kentish Town to be headmistress of Boston High School at Allan House in Carlton Road. When they married in 1927, she was obliged to resign.

Captain Morris was very keen on sports and, when the school's magazine, 'The Bostonian', made its appearance in July, 1920, it reported that the house system had been reintroduced with three [[houses]]. Inter-house sport flourished and the swimming sports were revived. Another innovation that year was the school concert, which revealed an unexpected wealth of musical talent and was a terrific success under the direction of [[Wikipedia:Gordon Archbold Slater|Gordon Archbold Slater]], who was organist and choirmaster at Boston 'Stump' from 1919-1927.

One of Captain Morris's strengths was his ability to attract and retain the services of assistant masters, who were happy to stay at the school for the remainder of the their careers. [[Frederick Leonard Cox]] came to Boston Grammar School in September, 1919, the same time as Captain Morris and [[Francis Robert Howse]] had arrived earlier in the January and they stayed until 1950 and 1949 respectively. [[George Ward Border]] was appointed in 1920 and retired in 1949: he became assistant master, when [[Arthur Hill|Arthur 'Cocles' Hill]] retired in 1929.

[[Hubert Turpin]] arrived in 1926 and remained as History master until 1963 and the same year [[Frank Ronald Gilbert Bastick]] came as English master, a post he held until 1951. [[Herbert Matthew Dickson]] came as head of the science department in 1927 and left in 1962, becoming senior master in 1929, when 'Binky' Border retired.

[[William Alderson Wilkinson]] played football for Combined Universities and Leicester City and several clubs wanted him to turn professional, when he came to BGS in 1930 but he stayed as a general teacher and sports master until 1968. [[John Gledhill]] arrived in 1937 to head the classics department and also stayed, until his retirement in 1969. His two sons both won the [[Parry Gold Medal]], in 1960 and 1963.

In 1926 the school extension was completed, providing ten extra classrooms, an art room and a manual room together with cloakrooms, lavatories, the headmaster's room, sixth form room with the library overhead and a book cupboard. The old playground was asphalted and in the [[quadrangle]] grass was grown between the concrete paths.

Sir Archibold Weigall, the Hign Sheriff of Lincolnshire, performed the official opening of the extensions on 21st October, 1926 and he was accompanied by Admiral Earl Jellicoe of Scapa, who at the time was a guest at his home, Petwood in Woodhall Spa. The Admiral addressed the boys and, appropriately as it was Trafalgar Day, he spoke on Nelson.

The total cost of the new extensions, including the cost of the site, the fencing and laying out of the surrounding grounds, was £24,599.17s.11d. The hall was now used for assembly instead of classrooms. A suggestion by the [[Old Bostonian Association]] was adopted that the old, discarded desk lids should be used to line the walls of the room, where Pattenden and White had presided over the years.

An official school party paid a visit to France in 1931 led by FR Howse and the following year he took a group of boys to Belgium. This became an annual event, until it was curtailed by the outbreak of World War 2.

The silver jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary was celebrated at the school by a special outdoor entertainment. Three excerpts from plays, two from 'Alice in Wonderland' and one from 'Twelfth Night', were blended together by [[Joseph Whiteley Lockwood|J W Lockwood]]'s school orchestra and [[Richard Root]] sang 'Gentlemen, the King', 'Spuddy' Root was Bastick's brother-in-law and taught mathematics at Boston Grammar School from 1928 to 1942. He later taught at Bridlington, Woking and finished as senior mathematics master at Doncaster Grammar School.

By the outbreak of World War 2 pupil numbers had reached 350 and a fourth house, [[Houses|Laughton]]'s was formed in 1936 to meet the growth in numbers. In February, 1938 the Board sanctioned expenditure for the acquiring and laying out a new playing field but the scheme went into cold storage, when war came and within two months the field was ploughed up for food production.

When the Air Ministry launched the [[CCF|Air Training Corps]], Boston Grammar School formed its own flight with HM Dickson in command. The first parade was held on 25th February, 1941, when 45 cadets were enrolled and the flight was upgraded to a squadron in 1943. By Speech Day in December, 1941 the flight had grown to 90 cadets and a workshop had been fitted out in the old fives court.

By then fixtures with other schools at cricket and football had been temporarily abandoned and the [[Old Bostonian Sports Club]] had ceased functioning. Boston Corporation decided to set up a British Restaurant in the Guildhall and the Big School was brought into use as a dining hall, seating 170 pupils and the food was obtained from the Guildhall kitchens.

Talking of Captain Morris in 1944, 'The Bostonian' declared "He was always approachable and sympathetic and during a period of unprecedented expansion and in the difficulties of the second world war period, he devoted himself unstintingly to the service of the school."

The Speech Day that year was postponed from December, 1944 to l5th March, 1945 and the prizes were presented by Alderman [[Tom Kitwood]], making his last appearance as chairman of the governors. It was also Captain Morris's last year as headmaster and presentations were made by CA Burton (1934-1939) on behalf of the Old Bostonian Association and by DK Yarsley. senior prefect, for the school.

Many tributes were paid to Captain Morris on his retirement, including the following, "He was a very great friend to old boys and the doings of Old Bostonian Association were of great interest to him, especially the Sports Club, of which he was president ... Knowing he had their interests at heart, the boys held him in respect and admiration ... He encouraged classical music and the school concert was typical of his determination to raise the level of the musical taste of the boys and their parents ... The second world war brought many difficulties but Mr. Morris never spared himself and was always ready to point out to the boys their duty to their country and to put the resources of the school at the disposal of the authorities."

In 1923 Captain Morris had taken part in the unveiling of the [[War Memorials|memorial]] to the forty-two Old Boys killed in World War 1. At a ceremony on Sunday, 8th May, 1949 he returned to unveil the memorial to forty-six former pupils, who lost their lives in World War 2. An address was given by Canon AM Cook, sub-dean of Lincoln Cathedral, who had been a part-time member of the school staff in 1921, when Boston's senior curate. The memorial took the form of an oaken lectern, designed by art and craft master [[Frederick Jack Grimble]], who had joined the staff in 1937 and did not retire fully until 1979.

On retirement Captain Morris moved to Mere, near Warminster in Wiltshire and that was where he died on 30th November, 1955. [[Alfred Hailstone Read|Alfred H Read]], a pupil when Morris first arrived and now President of the Old Bostonian Association, unveiled an oak-framed </blockquote>

[[Geoff Brooks]], [[Paul Mould]] ''[[Centennial Anthology]]''

<blockquote>
Doc (or Dot?) Morris. I don't know which of these is correct. They sound very similar. The justification for 'Dot' is that he was lame and we could hear his 'dot and carry one' walk as he came slowly down the corridor.

He used to take us for Religious Instruction but he was almost always late in arriving at the classroom and sometimes didn't arrive at all. I was at school throughout the War years. He often seemed preoccupied and my abiding memory of him is that he would suddenly break off from what he was saying and repeat sternly several times "Germany must be crushed. Germany must be crushed...". Then he would continue the lesson. He was greatly respected as Headmaster.
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[[Geoff Brooks]], [[Paul Mould]] ''[[Centennial Anthology]]''

<blockquote>
'Dot' Morris, the headmaster, taught Religious Instruction and he was liked and revered by all the boys. Unfortunately he left in 1945 and I did not have time to fully appreciate his sterling qualities. My brother had started the Grammar School in 1942 and he often regaled me by telling the story of how 'Dot' Morris used to state to morning assembly this statement: "The war is not yet over; we must put every ounce of strength into our efforts". He emphasised the word 'ounce' by punching forward at an invisible enemy and often lost his balance.

Captain Morris had an artificial leg; a legacy of his war service. He came to Boston Grammar School directly from the First World War and brought with him his batman, [[Edward Wray|Sam Wray]], who became the caretaker, and a sergeant, who had served under him, [[Mr. Burton]]. The sportsfield down Church Road was the domain of Mr. Burton. He always wore black gaiters and must have been the smartest groundsman in the county.
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==References==
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==See Also==
*[[:20th Century occupants of Number One South End]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School 1939 (Part 4 of 8)]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Staff]]
*[[:Dining Halls]]
*[[:Ethel Mary Morris]]
*[[:Old Bostonian Association Annual Dinner]]
*[[:Old Bostonian Association Annual Dinner 2008]]
*[[:Opening of the Quadrangle buildings]]
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[[Herbert Haycroft Morris]]'s signature

Joseph Whiteley Lockwood

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'''Joseph Whiteley Lockwood''' was a teacher of Science at [[Boston Grammar School]] for forty-three years, from 1924 until 1967. He founded the school orchestra in 1924.

The [[Lockwood Memorial Prize]] is awarded in his memory.

==Obituary==

''This quasi-obituary appeared in the 1968 issue of the [[Bostonian]] magazine, within the report on the school orchestra written by [[R G Bowman]]''

<blockquote>
The death of Mr Lockwood less than a month after the concert (in which he took part), meant the loss not only of the leader, but also of a most enthusiastic musician. Since he founded the orchestra in 1924, he never failed to give his support to all musical activities, not only in the School, but also in the town. His absence will be felt most keenly from the leadership of the orchestra, a post he held for over forty years.
</blockquote>

The eulogy continues in the report of the school concert written by [[W P B Medlock]].

<blockquote>
The performance was wholly creditable, and was deservedly applauded by the audience, who will without doubt note with great regret next year the absence from the position of first violin of Mr J W Lockwood, whose untimely death earlier this year will be keenly felt by all those who knew him, and in particular perhaps by the members of the orchestra with which he worked, and which he had led for so long.
</blockquote>

A full obituary also appeared in the same magazine, written by [[William John Ricketts]].

<blockquote>
We were all deeply shocked to hear of the death of Joseph Whitely Lockwood ''[sic]'' on 4th June 1968. It was only in the last issue of this magazine that we had written of his retirement, accelerated by ill-health in his final year, but he appeared to have made such good progress that we had been encouraged to believe that we would enjoy his company and benefit from his enthusiasms for many years to come. Indeed, he had recovered sufficiently to take his accustomed place at our concert in 1967 and he was again prominent in our last concert a month before his death: the last picture which many of his friends will have of him is as leader of the orchestra which he created and loved.

All who ever met him must have been immediately impressed by his kindliness, charm and unfailing courtesy, qualities which made him liked and respected by all sections of this community to which he devoted his life. His pupils will know of his patience, perseverance and determination, whether he was teaching in the laboratory, rehearsing the orchestra or coaching cricket in the Junior nets. Colleagues add testimony to his strong sense of humour.

His training and his teaching were in Chemistry, but it will be for his devotion to Music that he will be most widely remembered, for this went beyond the bounds of the school, and brought pleasure to many throughout Boston and the County of [[Wikipedia:Parts of Holland|Holland]]. He had, too, devoted himself to the [[Wikipedia:St Botolph's Church, Boston|Boston Parish Church]], and inevitably after living so fully and actively for 43 years in Boston, his loss will be felt very widely. Our deepest sympathies are with his wife, his son [[Quentin Lockwood|Quentin]], an Old Boy of the School and an officer in the Royal Navy, and his daughter Jane.
</blockquote>

==See Also==
*[[:Boston Grammar School 1939 (Part 4 of 8)]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School 1962 (Part 4 of 6)]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Concert 1938]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Orchestra 1938]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Orchestra 1955]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Orchestra 1957]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Staff]]
*[[:Fred Crowhurst]]
*[[:Herbert Haycroft Morris]]
*[[:Herbert Matthew Dickson]]
*[[:Opening of the Quadrangle buildings]]

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== Summary ==
[[Joseph Whiteley Lockwood]]'s signature

Speech Day

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'''Speech Day''' (called 'Prize Giving' since the early 1990s), is a ceremony held each year for the presentation of prizes to students for work and sporting achievements from the preceding academic year.

A sample programme is as follows. In recent years more music has been added to this basic programme.

* The Chairman of the Governors' report
* The Headmaster's report
* [[Floreat Bostona (music)|The School Song]]
* Distribution of [[Timeline of Prizes|prizes]]
* Guest of Honour's speech
* Vote of thanks from the [[Head of School]]
* National Anthem

Until the early years of the 20th century, school prizes were almost invariably presented by either the chairman of the trustees or the mayor of Boston, a notable exception being 1895, when the guest of honour was the American Ambassador. However, with the arrival of [[James William Dyson]] as headmaster, Speech Days began to assume their present pattern, with a distinguished visitor making the presentations each year.

In 1974 it was agreed that the ceremony would be held in two sessions, one in the afternoon for the second and third years, the other in the evening for the remainder of the school. This solved the seating difficulty in the school assembly hall, but required a double attendance by the guest speaker and staff. That year's speaker, Canon Peter E Paine<ref name='Peter Paine'>[https://www.bostonstandard.co.uk/news/nostalgia-new-years-honour-coun-canon-peter-paine-753082 NOSTALGIA: New Year's Honour for Coun Canon Peter Paine] - [[Boston Standard]] (7 January 2017)</ref>, was, in fact, present both as chairman of governors and mayor of Boston. Two years after this, however, twenty-eight members of staff wrote asking the foundation governors to reconsider their decision again to hold the function at the school. Their suggestion that the venue should be changed to the Centenary Methodist Church (with its far greater seating capacity) was agreed.
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Date
!Location
!Guest of Honour
|-
|[[Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1802|1802]]
|valign="top" | 24 June
|valign="top" | The Town-Hall (i.e. [[Wikipedia:Boston Guildhall|Boston Guildhall]])
|valign="top" |
|-
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|-
|1857
|valign="top" | June
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | [[Pishey Thompson]], Historian (former BGS student)
|-
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|-
|1859
|valign="top" | 23 June
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|-
|1883
|valign="top" | 26 July (half-yearly event)
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Rev [[Wikipedia:James Porter (Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge)|James Porter]], DD (master of St Peter's College, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge)
|-
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|-
|[[Harry Whilton Palmer|1885]]
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|-
|1887
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | [[John Cabourn Simonds]], Mayor of Boston
|-
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|-
|1895
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | [[Wikipedia:Thomas F. Bayard, Sr.|Thomas F. Bayard]], United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom
|-
|-
|1896
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | [[Wikipedia:William Garfit|William Garfit]], MP for Boston
|-
|-
|1897
|valign="top" | July
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | [[William Turner Simonds]], Mayor of Boston
|-
|-
|1898
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | [[William Turner Simonds]], Mayor of Boston (second time)
|-
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|-
|1900
|valign="top" | 2 August
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Rt Rev [[Wikipedia:Edward King (bishop of Lincoln)|Edward King]], Bishop of Lincoln; prizes distributed by Rev [[Wikipedia:Ernest Stewart Roberts|Ernest Stewart Roberts]], senior Tutor of [[Wikipedia:Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge|Gonville and Caius College]]
|-
|-
|1901
|valign="top" | 1 August
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|-
|1902
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | [[Robert William Staniland]], Boston town clerk
|-
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|-
|1909
|valign="top" | 29 July
|valign="top" | [[Big School]]
|valign="top" | [[George S W Jebb]], Mayor of Boston (former BGS student)
|-
|-
|1910
|valign="top" | 28 July
|valign="top" | [[Big School]]
|valign="top" | [[George S W Jebb]], Mayor of Boston (former BGS student)
|-
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|-
|1913
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Dr [[Wikipedia:Edward Hicks (bishop)|Edward L Hicks]], Bishop of Lincoln
|-
|-
|1914
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | [[Henry Hebb Sills]], MA, tutor of King's Cambridge, a BGS governor
|-
|-
|1915
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | J W (later Sir John) Gleed, MA, JP, chairman of [[Wikipedia:Parts of Holland|Holland County Council]]'s Higher Education sub-committee<ref name="gleed">[https://www.heritagesouthholland.co.uk/article/sir-john-gleed/ South Holland Heritage - Sir John Gleed]</ref>
|-
|-
|1916
|valign="top" | 18 December
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Rev [[John Basil Simpson|J Basil Simpson]], MA (former BGS student)
|-
|-
|1917
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Dr [[Wikipedia:Thomas Fry|Thomas Charles Fry]], Dean of Lincoln, former headmaster of Oundle and Berkhampstead Schools
|-
|-
|1918
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | No Speech Day
|valign="top" | Postponed because of the [[Wikipedia:Spanish flu|Spanish flu]] pandemic
|-
|-
|1919
|valign="top" | April
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | [http://www.visitoruk.com/Spalding/mayors-of-boston-since-1545-C1207-V23715.html A Cooke Yarborough], Mayor of Boston
|-
|-
|1920
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Rev B G Nicholas, MA, Vicar of Spalding<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11055655/580937 In The Papers - The Argus (Melbourne, Australia), 10 April 1937]</ref>
|-
|-
|1921
|valign="top" | 15 December
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Prof [[Arthur James Grant]], MA, D Litt, professor of history and English, University of Leeds (former BGS student)
|-
|-
|1922
|valign="top" | 14 December
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | [http://www.thekingscandlesticks.com/webs/pedigrees/1185.html R Cary Gibson], MA, headmaster King Edward's School, Birmingham
|-
|-
|1923
|valign="top" | 20 December
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | J W Gleed (second time)
|-
|-
|1924
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Ven [[Wikipedia:Ernest Blackie|Ernest M Blackie]], MA, Archdeacon of Stow
|-
|-
|1925
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Rt Rev J Basil Simpson, MA, DD, Bishop in Kobe (second time - former BGS student)
|-
|-
|1926
|valign="top" | 13 May
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | [http://www.visitoruk.com/Boston/mayors-of-boston-1545-present-C1207-HL23715.html A K Turner], Mayor of Boston and his wife
|-
|-
|1927
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Prof [http://www.alexanderstudies.org/content/granger-professor-frank-0 Frank S Granger], D Litt, MA, Vice-Principal of University College, Nottingham
|-
|-
|1928
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | [[Wikipedia:Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 2nd Earl of Ancaster|Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby]]
|-
|-
|1929
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | [[Wikipedia:Charles Pelham, 4th Earl of Yarborough|Charles Pelham]], Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire
|-
|-
|1930
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Rt Rev J Basil Simpson (third time - former BGS student)
|-
|-
|1931
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Very Rev [[Wikipedia:Robert Mitchell (priest)|Robert A Mitchell]], MA, Dean of Lincoln
|-
|-
|1932
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Instructor-Capt [[Thomas Slator]], RN, CB (former BGS student)
|-
|-
|1933
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | [[Wikipedia:Arthur Eustace Morgan|Arthur E Morgan]], MA, Principal of University College, Hull
|-
|-
|1934
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Rt Rev [[Wikipedia:William Swayne|William S Swayne]], Bishop of Lincoln
|-
|-
|1935
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | [[Wikipedia:James Blindell|J W (later Sir James) Blindell]], [[Wikipedia:Holland with Boston (UK Parliament constituency)|Holland-with-Boston]] MP
|-
|-
|1936
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Rt Rev [[Wikipedia:Arthur Greaves|Arthur I Greaves]], Bishop of Grantham
|-
|-
|[[Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1937|1937]]
|valign="top" | 23 November
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | [http://mss-cat.nottingham.ac.uk/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=(AltRefNo%3D%27MS%20567%27) Harry Almond Saville Wortley], JP, MA, Principal of University College, Nottingham
|-
|-
|[[Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1938|1938]]
|valign="top" | 4 October
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | [[Walter Swain]], CIE, formerly Inspector-General of Police, Province of Bihar and Orissa (former BGS student and [[Parry Gold Medal|Parry Medallist]])
|-
|-
|[[Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1939|1939]]
|valign="top" | 15 December
|valign="top" | [[Big School]]
|valign="top" | Ven [[Wikipedia:Kenneth Warner|Kenneth C H Warner]], DSO, MA, Archdeacon of Lincoln
|-
|-
|[[Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1940|1940]]
|valign="top" | 9 December
|valign="top" | [[Big School]]
|valign="top" | Lieutenant [[Wikipedia:Herbert Butcher|H W (later Sir Herbert) Butcher]] RNVR, Holland-with-Boston MP
|-
|-
|[[Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1941|1941]]
|valign="top" | 12 December
|valign="top" | [[Big School]]
|valign="top" | Rt Rev [[Wikipedia:Algernon Markham|Algernon A Markham]], Bishop of Grantham
|-
|-
|[[Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1942|1942]]
|valign="top" | 26 November
|valign="top" | [[Big School]]
|valign="top" | Judge T W Langman, OBE <ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5So2DwAAQBAJ&pg=PP281&lpg=PP281&dq=%22T+W+Langman%22+judge&source=bl&ots=1LE3vnDAty&sig=ACfU3U038qnv34BR_Wp2fFHwmZKdDGLRfA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiqtdqYo77jAhU7VBUIHZ24BxgQ6AEwAnoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22T%20W%20Langman%22%20judge&f=false Wearing the Trousers: Fashion, Freedom and the Rise of the Modern Woman - Don Chapman, Published 2017]</ref>
|-
|-
|1943
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Lt Cdr [http://www.craycroft.us/archive/getperson.php?personID=I1218&tree=English_lineage John Cracroft-Amcotts], RN, DSC, JP
|-
|-
|1944
|valign="top" | 15 March 1945
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Ald [[Tom Kitwood]], JP, chairman of the Governors
|-
|-
|1945
|valign="top" | 18 December
|valign="top" | [[Big School]]
|valign="top" | [[Arthur Hill]], BA, former second master at BGS
|-
|-
|1946
|valign="top" | 3 December
|valign="top" | Regal cinema
|valign="top" | Canon A M Cook, MA, Sub-Dean of Lincoln<ref>[https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/OrganisationDetails.aspx?orgcode=4696 Boston Preservation Trust - Lincolnshire County Council]</ref>
|-
|-
|1947
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Regal cinema
|valign="top" | Prof [[Joseph Langley Burchnall|Joseph L Burchnall]], professor of mathematics, Durham University (former BGS student)
|-
|-
|1948
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Regal cinema
|valign="top" | [http://www.john-attfield.com/paf_tree/attfield_current/fam2310.html Donald Portway], TD, MA, Master of St Catherine's College, Cambridge
|-
|-
|1949
|valign="top" | 16 December
|valign="top" | Regal cinema
|valign="top" | [[Wikipedia:Thomas Cashmore|Canon T H Cashmore]], vice-president Rotary International GBI
|-
|-
|1950
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Regal cinema
|valign="top" | [[Wikipedia:James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster|James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby]] (Lord Willoughby de Ereseby), HM Lieutenant of Lincolnshire
|-
|-
|1951
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Regal cinema
|valign="top" | Group Capt [[Wikipedia:Augustus Walker|G Augustus Walker]], CBE, DSO, DFC, ADC
|-
|-
|[[Speech Day 1952|1952]]
|valign="top" | 16 December
|valign="top" | Regal cinema
|valign="top" | Prof [http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/633710?sid=21105778435593&uid=3738032&uid=4&uid=2 J Alfred Steers], MA, professor of geography, University of Cambridge
|-
|-
|1953
|valign="top" | 18 December
|valign="top" | The New Theatre
|valign="top" | Group Capt Rev [[Wikipedia:Francis Cocks|Francis W Cocks]], RAF, chaplain to Bomber and Fighter Commands
|-
|-
|1954
|valign="top" | 3 December
|valign="top" | The New Theatre
|valign="top" | Brigadier [[N D Rice]] (former BGS student)
|-
|-
|[[Boston Grammar School prize-winners 1955|1955]]
|valign="top" | 16 December
|valign="top" | The New Theatre
|valign="top" | [[Wikipedia:Bertrand Hallward|B L Hallward]], MA, Vice-Chancellor, University of Nottingham
|-
|-
|[[Speech Day 1956|1956]]
|valign="top" | 4 December
|valign="top" | The New Theatre
|valign="top" | Rt Rev [[Wikipedia:Kenneth Riches|Kenneth Riches]], DD, Bishop of Lincoln
|-
|-
|[[Speech Day 1957|1957]]
|valign="top" | 3 December
|valign="top" | The New Theatre
|valign="top" | [[Wikipedia:Charles Wilson (political scientist)|Charles H Wilson]], MA, LLD, Vice-Chancellor of Leicester University
|-
|-
|1958
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Boston Grammar School [[Assembly Hall]] (opened that year)
|valign="top" | [[Wikipedia:E. M. W. Tillyard|E M W Tillyard]], OBE, Litt D, FRSL, FBA, Master of Jesus College, Cambridge
|-
|-
|[[Speech Day 1959|1959]]
|valign="top" | 11 December
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | General Sir [[Wikipedia:Francis Festing|Francis W Festing]], GCB, KBE, DSO, Chief of the Imperial General Staff
|-
|-
|[[Speech Day 1960|1960]]
|valign="top" | 8 December
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Sir [[Wikipedia:Stanley Rous|Stanley Rous]], CBE, JP, Secretary of the Football Association
|-
|-
|[[Boston Grammar School Prize Giving 1961|1961]]
|valign="top" | 30 November
|valign="top" | Boston Grammar School [[Assembly Hall]]
|valign="top" | Canon A M Cook, Vicar of St Botolph's, Boston (second time)
|-
|-
|1962
|valign="top" | 22 November
|valign="top" | Boston Grammar School [[Assembly Hall]]
|valign="top" | Sir Herbert Butcher, Bt, MP (second time)
|-
|-
|1963
|valign="top" | 28 November
|valign="top" | Boston Grammar School [[Assembly Hall]]
|valign="top" | Sir [[Wikipedia:John Cockroft|John Cockroft]], OM, FRS, Master of Churchill College, Cambridge
|-
|-
|[[Speech Day 1964|1964]]
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | [[Wikipedia:Francis Cammaerts|Francis CA Cammaerts]], DSO, MA, Principal of Leicester Training college
|-
|-
|[[Second and Third Year Prize Winners c1965|1965]]
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Group Captain [[Wikipedia:Leonard Cheshire|Leonard Cheshire]] VC, DSO, DFC
|-
|-
|1966
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Sir [[Wikipedia:Francis Hill|Francis Hill]], CBE, MA, LL M, Litt D
|-
|-
|1967
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Prof [[Wikipedia:Buile Hill Visual Arts College##Salford Grammar School|Norman Haycocks]], MA, professor of education, University of Nottingham
|-
|-
|1968
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Rt Rev [[Wikipedia:Ross Hook|Ross S Hook]], MC, Bishop of Grantham
|-
|-
|1969
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Prof [[Michael Horne]], MA, Ph D, Sc D, MICE, AMI Struct E, professor of civil engineering, Manchester University (former BGS student)
|-
|-
|1970
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/politics-obituaries/6082821/Peter-Mason.html Peter G Mason], MBE, MA, High Master of Manchester Grammar School
|-
|-
|[[Boston Grammar School prize-winners 1971|1971]]
|valign="top" | October
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Rt Rev [[Wikipedia:Ian Ramsey|Ian Ramsey]], DD, Bishop of Durham
|-
|-
|[[Speech Day 1972|1972]]
|valign="top" | October
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | [http://www.bmdsonline.co.uk/chester-chronicle/death/george-venables-cooke/30691788 George V Cooke], Director of Education for Lindsey County Council (later for Lincolnshire County Council), and Mrs Cooke
|-
|-
|1973
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Canon [[Wikipedia:Julian Thornton-Duesbery|Julian P Thornton-Duesbery]], MA, formerly Master of St Peter's College, Oxford
|-
|-
|1974
|valign="top" | 13 December
|valign="top" | Boston Grammar School [[Assembly Hall]] (two sessions)
|valign="top" | Canon Peter E Paine, JP, Mayor of Boston and Chairman of the Governors<ref name='Peter Paine'/>
|-
|-
|[http://www.bluepig.plus.com/BGS/School/1970/speech1975.htm 1975]
|valign="top" | 12 December
|valign="top" | Boston Grammar School [[Assembly Hall]] (two sessions)
|valign="top" | [[Wikipedia:Edward Miller (historian)|E Miller]] M.A., LL.D.(Hon), Master of [[Wikipedia:Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge|Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge]]; prizes distributed by his wife, Mrs F Miller
|-
|-
|1976
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | Professor [[Wikipedia:H. R. Loyn|H R Loyn]], MA, D Litt, FSA, professor of mediaeval history, University College, Cardiff, president of The Historical Association
|-
|-
|1977
|valign="top" | 9 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | RT Revd [[Wikipedia:Ronald Goodchild|R O Goodchild]], MA, Bishop of Kensington
|-
|-
|1978
|valign="top" | 8 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | Professor [[Peter A Young]], MA, Ph D, FIMM, MAus.IMM, M Can.IMM, C Eng, professor of mining and mineral sciences University of Leeds (former BGS student)
|-
|-
|1979
|valign="top" | 14 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | Lieut Col J M [[Wikipedia:Dymoke|Dymoke]], MBE, Queen's Champion and High Sheriff of Lincolnshire
|-
|-
|1980
|valign="top" | 19 September
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | R M D "Bob" Rowland<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/dec/12/robert-rowland-obituary Robert Rowland obituary - The Guardian 12 December 2017]</ref>, head of BBC Open University Production Centre
|-
|-
|[[Boston Grammar School senior prize-winners 1981|1981]]
|valign="top" | 13 November
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | [[Wikipedia:Lincolnshire Police#Chief Officers|James Kerr]], OStJ, QPM, CBIM, Chief Constable of Lincolnshire
|-
|-
|1982
|valign="top" | March 1983
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | [http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/people/obituaries/leonard-marsh-1930-2014/2016447.article Leonard Marsh], M Ed, Principal Bishop Grossteste College, Lincoln
|-
|-
|[http://www.bluepig.plus.com/BGS/School/1980/speechday83.htm 1983]
|valign="top" | 23 September
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | Group Captain [[RAF Coningsby#Station Commanders|R D Arnott]] RAF, Station Commander, RAF Coningsby
|-
|-
|1984
|valign="top" | 5 October
|valign="top" | St Botolph's Church
|valign="top" | Mrs Jean Parker, B Comm, Chairman Lincolnshire Joint Development Committee, Lincs CBI group<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/NewsUK1985UKEnglish/Feb%2015%201985%2C%20The%20Times%2C%20%2362063%2C%20UK%20%28en%29_djvu.txt New Smaller Firms Chief - The Times, 5 February 1985]</ref>
|-
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|-
|1988
|valign="top" | 16 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | [[Reg Adcock]], President of the [[Old Bostonian Association]]
|-
|-
|1989
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | [[Wikipedia:Trevor Brooking|Trevor D Brooking MBE]], former England international footballer, manager, pundit and football administrator
|-
|-
|1990
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|-
|1991
|valign="top" | December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | [[Wikipedia:Bill Newton Dunn|Bill Newton Dunn]], Member of the European Parliament (MEP) representing Lincolnshire
|-
|-
|1992
|valign="top" | December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | Capt (later Brig) [[Bill Dunham|Mark W "Bill" Dunham]], Royal Marines (former BGS student)
|-
|-
|1993
|valign="top" | December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | [[Barry Spikings]], Hollywood producer (former BGS student)
|-
|-
|[[Boston Grammar School prize-giving 1994|1994]]
|valign="top" | 20 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | [[Wikipedia:Helen Sharman|Helen Sharman]], cosmonaut and her father [[John D Sharman]] (former BGS student)
|-
|-
|1995
|valign="top" | 19 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | Barry Spikings, Hollywood producer (second time - former BGS student)
|-
|-
|1996
|valign="top" | 19 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | [[Wikipedia:Jack Lewis, Baron Lewis of Newnham|Jack Lewis, Baron Lewis of Newnham]] ([[Wikipedia:Fellow of the Royal Society|Fellow of the Royal Society]])
|-
|-
|1997
|valign="top" | December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | Field Marshal Sir [[Wikipedia:Peter Inge, Baron Inge|Peter Inge]], former Chief of the Defence Staff
|-
|-
|1998
|valign="top" | 15 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | Right Reverend [[Wikipedia:Alastair Redfern|Alastair Redfern]] (Bishop of Grantham)
|-
|-
|1999
|valign="top" | 16 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | Councillor [[Alan Day]]
|-
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|-
|2001
|valign="top" | 20 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | [https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Cheryle_Berry Dr Cheryle Berry], Director Of Education, Lincolnshire County Council
|-
|-
|2002
|valign="top" | 19 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | [[Terry Taylor]], Deputy Mayor of Boston, and [[Nicola Bulbeck]]<ref>[https://www.lgcplus.com/archive/work-life-people-146-07-03-2002/ Work life - people - Local Government Chronicle]</ref>, Chief Executive of Boston Borough Council
|-
|-
|2003
|valign="top" | 17 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | [[Wikipedia:Mark Simmonds|Mark Simmonds]], MP for Boston and Skegness
|-
|-
|2004
|valign="top" | 15 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | Revd Dr [[Wikipedia:John Saxbee|John Saxbee]], Bishop of Lincoln
|-
|-
|2005
|valign="top" | 20 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | Professor [[David Chiddick]], Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lincoln
|-
|-
|2006
|valign="top" | 18 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | [[Mick Gallagher]], Chief Executive of Boston Borough Council
|-
|-
|2007
|valign="top" | 17 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | [[Wikipedia:Keith Alexander (footballer)|Keith Alexander]], director of football at Bury FC and former Lincoln City and Peterborough United manager (father of former BGS students)
|-
|-
|2008
|valign="top" | 17 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | [[Nigel Fisher]], Head of Trading at UNICEF UK
|-
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|-
|2010
|valign="top" | 17 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | [[Chris Lines]], NASWT National President (former BGS student)
|-
|-
|2011
|valign="top" | 16 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | [[Peter Sharman]], President of the [[Old Bostonian Association]] (former BGS student)
|-
|-
|2012
|valign="top" | 21 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | [[John Cridland]] CBE, Director General of the CBI (former BGS student)
|-
|-
|2013
|valign="top" | 20 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | Charles Hart, father of [[Wikipedia:Joe Hart|Joe Hart]], footballer: Manchester City and England<ref>[https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/hart-hart-joes-dad-unveils-11396927 Hart to Hart as Joe's dad unveils Madame Tussauds waxwork of City and England stopper - Manchester Evening News, 27 May 2016]</ref>
|-
|-
|2014
|valign="top" | 18 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | [[Adam Shergold]], On-line sports journalist for The Daily Mail (former BGS student)
|-
|-
|2015
|valign="top" | 17 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | Dr [[Sunita Deshmukh|Sunita R Deshmukh]] (former BGS student)
|-
|-
|2016
|valign="top" | 20 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | Brigadier Bill Dunham CBE (second time - former BGS student)
|-
|-
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc5zN10609E&ab_channel=OldBostonianAssociationOBA 2017]
|valign="top" | 19 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | [[Danny Butterfield]] (former BGS student)
|-
|-
|2018
|valign="top" | 18 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | Prof [[Jonathan Van-Tam]] MBE, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England (former BGS student)
|-
|-
|2019
|valign="top" | 19 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | [[Mark Watson]], comedy magician and juggler "Mark Watson - Man of Mischief" (former BGS student)
|-
|-
|2020
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | No speech day
|valign="top" | Postponed because of the [[Wikipedia:Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] pandemic
|-
|-
|2021
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | No speech day
|valign="top" | Postponed because of the [[Wikipedia:Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] pandemic - the guest of honour would have been Flight Lieutenant [[Jack Bosworth]] (former BGS student)
|-
|-
|2021
|valign="top" | 31 March 2022
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | Flight Lieutenant [[Jack Bosworth]] (former BGS student)
|-
|-
|2022
|valign="top" | 16 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | Professor Sir [[Jonathan Van-Tam]] (second time - former BGS student)
|-
|-
|2023
|valign="top" | 15 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | Fr [[Ross Brooks]] SSC, Vicar of St Matthew Willesden (former BGS student)
|-
|-
|2024
|valign="top" | 18 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | [[Harry Parkhill]] Broadcast Journalist at BBC (former BGS student)
|-
|-
|2025
|valign="top" | 18 December
|valign="top" | The Centenary Methodist Church
|valign="top" | [https://www.ulh.nhs.uk/news/cardiology-consultant-comes-home-to-boston/ Dr Dinal Taleyratne] Interventional cardiology consultant (former BGS student)
|-
|}

==See Also==
*[[:Art Prize]]
*[[:Brackenbury Memorial Shield]]
*[[:C L Farrow Bequest]]
*[[:Neal Robinson Science Award]]
*[[:Opening of the Quadrangle buildings]]
*[[:Philip Johnston]]
*[[:Robert Evelyn Roy]]
*[[:Scorer Local Knowledge]]
*[[:Speech Day 1916]]
*[[:Timeline of BGS history]]
*[[:William Scorer]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:BGS History]]
[[Category:BGS Traditions]]
[[Category:Prizes]]
[[Category:See Also]]
[[Category:Football]]
[[Category:Chronology]]

Emma Cresswell

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Speech Day 1956

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==Programme==

''This programme was supplied by [[Peter Jeffery]]''

<div style="text-align:center;">
BOSTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL

SPEECH DAY

Tuesday, 4th December, 1956

[[File:BGS logo.jpg|150px|BGS logo]]

Chairman of Governors

[[William Lawson Alexander|W. L. ALEXANDER]], Esq., J.P.

The Prizes will be distributed by

THE LORD BISHOP OF LINCOLN.

The Right Reverend [[Wikipedia:Kenneth Riches|Kenneth Riches]], D.D.
----
===PROGRAMME===

THE SCHOOL SONG

THE CHAIRMAN,

THE HEADMASTER'S REPORT.

THE PRIZES

THE BISHOP OF LINCOLN.

VOTES OF THANKS.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN
----
===PRIZE WINNERS===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;text-align:left;"
|[[Parry Gold Medal]]
|[[Robert Sheehan|R. M. Sheehan]]
|-
| 
| 
|-
| 
|[[Terry Gibson|T. A. Gibson]]
|-
|[[Arthur Hill Memorial Prize]]s
|[[Robert Sheehan|R. M. Sheehan]]
|-
| 
|[[D Jones|D. Jones]]
|-
| 
|[[E G Ostler|E. G. Ostler]]
|-
| 
| 
|-
|[[Ogle Divinity Prize]]
|[[Colin Pordham|C. I. Pordham]]
|-
| 
| 
|-
|[[Dennis Commonwealth Prize|Dennis Empire Prize]]
|[[Colin Pordham|C. I. Pordham]]
|-
| 
| 
|-
| 
|[[Colin Pordham|C. I. Pordham]]
|-
|[[Scorer Local Knowledge|Scorer Local Knowledge Prizes]]
|[[V Hancock|V. Hancock]]
|-
| 
|[[Thomas D Gledhill|T. D. Gledhill]]
|-
| 
|[[D Coates|D. Coates]]
|-
| 
| 
|-
|[[Hill Classics Prize]]
|[[A R Thompson|A. R. Thompson]]
|-
|colspan="6" align="center"|'''Form 6.'''
|-
|Science and Mathematics
|[[Edward Hackford|E. A. Hackford]], [[D A Smith|D. A. Smith]]
|-
| 
|[[H L Collin|H. L. Collin]], [[C R Gilding|C. R. Gilding]]
|-
| 
|[[C Naylor|C. Naylor]], [[John D Sharman|J. D. Sharman]].
|-
| 
| 
|-
|Arts
|[[Colin Pordham|C. I. Pordham]], [[C M Butler|C. M. Butler]]
|-
| 
|[[C Harrison|C. Harrison]], [[A R Thompson|A. R. Thompson]].
|-
|colspan="3" align="center"|'''Form 5.'''
|-
|[[John Allday|F. J. Allday]]
|[[G W Molsom|G. W. Molsom]]
|-
|[[Richard Stanwell|R. Stanwell]]
|[[M J Turner|M. J. Turner]]
|-
|[[J S Webb|J. S. Webb]]
| 
|-
|}
----
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;text-align:left;"
|-
|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Form 4a.'''
|-
|[[P Royle|P. Royle]]
|[[D Marlow|D. Marlow]]
|-
|[[S A Vinter|S. A. Vinter]]
|[[G F Foote|G. F. Foote]]
|-
|[[S A Lee|S. A. Lee]]
| 
|-
|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Form 4b.'''
|-
|[[P A Allenby|P. A. Allenby]]
|[[P A Barton|P. A. Barton]]
|-
|[[P Davey|P. Davey]]
| 
|-
|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Form 4c.'''
|-
|[[A Curran|A. Curran]]
|[[J A Allen|J. A. Allen]]
|-
|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Form 3a.'''
|-
|[[TD Gledhill|T. D. Gledhill]]
|[[J G West|J. G. West]]
|-
|[[C Vere|C. Vere]]
|[[G H Leeming|G. H. Leeming]]
|-
|[[M G Tomlinson|M. G. Tomlinson]]
| 
|-
|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Form 3b.'''
|-
|[[P H Wiles|P. H. Wiles]]
|[[M T Barton|M. T. Barton]]
|-
|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Form 3c.'''
|-
|[[B T Wilson|B. T. Wilson]]
| 
|-
|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Form 2a.'''
|-
|[[Richard Cammack (1954-62)|R. Cammack]]
|[[G S Molsom|G. S. Molsom]]
|-
|[[R J Christian|R. J. Christian]]
|[[A F Cargill|A. F. Cargill]]
|-
|[[Derek Budge|D. Budge]]
| 
|-
|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Form 2b.'''
|-
|[[R H Smith|R. H. Smith]]
|[[A J Gillingham|A. J. Gillingham]]
|-
|[[R J Sharp|R. J. Sharp]]
|[[J C Markley|J. C. Markley]]
|-
|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Form 1a.'''
|-
|[[MH Gledhill|M. H. Gledhill]]
|[[Frank Cammack|F. Cammack]]
|-
|[[John Doughty|J. R. Doughty]]
|[[J D Ansell|J. D. Ansell]]
|-
|[[M O L Blake|M. O. L. Blake]]
| 
|-
|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Form 1b.'''
|-
|[[W E Padley|W. E. Padley]]
|[[D M Adcock|D. M. Adcock]]
|-
|[[M R Snell|M. R. Snell]]
| 
|-
|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Form 1c.'''
|-
|[[J Vaughan|J. Vaughan]]
|[[P J West|P. J. West]]
|-
| 
| 
|-
|Art Prizes
|[[B P Cocks|B. P. Cocks]], [[R Davis|R. Davis]]
|-
| 
| 
|-
|Cricket Prize
|[[D E Brogden|D. E. Brogden]], [[P R Worrall|P. R. Worrall]]
|-
|C. Vere.
| 
|-
|}
----

===LIST OF SUCCESSES 1955-56.===
=====College Entrance.=====
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;text-align:left;"
|[[B P Cocks|B. P. Cocks]]
|[[Wikipedia:De Montfort University|Leicester College of Art]].
|-
|[[Terry Gibson|T. A. Gibson]]
|[[Wikipedia:Jesus College, Cambridge]].
|-
|[[M A Haynes|M. A. Haynes]]
|[[Wikipedia:Aston University|Birmingham College of Technology]].
|-
|[[J P Sargeant|J. P. Sargeant]]
|[[Wikipedia:Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies|Royal Dick Veterinary College, Edinburgh]].
|-
|[[D A Smith|D. A. Smith]]
|[[Wikipedia:King's College London|King's College, London]].
|-
|[[J E Stannard|J. E. Stannard]]
|[[Wikipedia:University of Hull|Hull University]].
|-
|[[K J Watson|K. J. Watson]]
|[[Wikipedia:Aston University|Birmingham College of Technology]].
|-
|}
====General Certificate of Education.====
=====Scholarship and Advanced Standards.=====
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;text-align:left;"
|[[J Asquith|J. Asquith]]
|Mathematics (S.), Further Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry.
|-
|[[W Barton|W. Barton]]
|Mathematics (S.), Physics (S.), Chemistry.
|-
|[[C M Butler|C. M. Butler]]
|English, French, Religious Knowledge.
|-
|[[B P Cocks|B. P. Cocks]]
|English, Geography, Art
|-
|[[D J Craven|D. J. Craven]]
|Physics (S.), Chemistry.
|-
|[[R W Elsey|R. W. Elsey]]
|French, German.
|-
|[[Terry Gibson|T. A. Gibson]]
|Mathematics (S.), Further Mathematics, Physics (S.), Chemistry (S.).
|-
|[[B Gould|B. Gould]]
|Art.
|-
|[[Edward Hackford|E. A. Hackford]]
|Mathematics (S.), Further Mathematics, *Physics,. Chemistry (S.).
|-
|[[M A Haynes|M. A. Haynes]]
|Mathematics, Physics.
|-
|[[J D Hodson|J. D. Hodson]]
|English, French.
|-
|[[A Killick|A. Killick]]
|Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry.
|-
|[[Colin Pordham|C. I. Pordham]]
|English, French, History (S.).
|-
|[[J B Rider|J. B. Rider]]
|Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry.
|-
|[[J P Sargeant|J. P. Sargeant]]
|Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry.
|-
|}
----
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;text-align:left;"
|[[Robert Sheehan|R. M. Sheehan]]
|*Mathematics (S.), *Further Mathematics, *Physics, *Chemistry (S.), Biology.
|-
|[[D A Smith|D. A. Smith]]
|Mathematics (S.), Further Mathematics, Physics (S.), Chemistry (S.).
|-
|[[J E Stannard|J. E. Stannard]]
|Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry.
|-
|[[M Taylor|M. Taylor]]
|English, Geography, Art
|-
|[[R Wake|R. Wake]]
|Physics.
|-
|[[K J Watson|K. J. Watson]]
|Mathematics, Physics.
|-
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Denotes Distinction

[[Robert Sheehan|R. M. Sheehan]] and [[Terry Gibson|T. A. Gibson]] were awarded State Scholarships, and [[Edward Hackford|E. A. Hackford]] was placed on the Reserve List.

=====Passes at Ordinary Levels in Three or more Subjects.=====
[[John Allday|F. J. Allday]] (8), [[J F Baxter|J. F. Baxter]] (3), [[W Baxter|W. Baxter]] (5), [[J Berry|J. Berry]] (3), 
[[D R Brown|D. R. Brown]] (6), [[G Brown|G. Brown]] (6), [[C G Barks|C. G. Barks]] (7), [[S M Denham|S. M. Denham]] (7), 
[[R Emery|R. Emery]] (6), [[J A Fletcher|J. A. Fletcher]] (4), [[R F Gibson|R. F. Gibson]] (3), [[F H Goldspink|F. H. Goldspink]] (6). 
[[A J Grimwood|A. J. Grimwood]] (3), [[D Hales|D. Hales]] (3), [[R Hutson|R. Hutson]] (5), [[D Jones|D. Jones]] (8), 
[[J G Jones|J. G. Jones]] (4), [[C A Kitchen|C. A. Kitchen]] (8), [[G Lakin|G. Lakin]] (7), [[J V Large|J. V. Large]] (4), 
[[R W Lenton|R. W. Lenton]] (8), [[A K Limb|A. K. Limb]] (4), [[G W B Linegar|G. W. B. Linegar]] (4), 
[[R J H Lorimer|R. J. H. Lorimer]] (7), [[J A Marshall|J. A. Marshall]] (4), [[R Matson|R. Matson]] (5), 
[[G W Molsom|G. W. Molsom]] (8), [[D E Mowbray|D. E. Mowbray]] (6), [[E G Ostler|E. G. Ostler]] (8), [[D Plowright|D. Plowright]] 
(3), [[W E Pycock|W. E. Pycock]] (7), [[R A Renshaw|R. A. Renshaw]] (3), [[G A Sands|G. A. Sands]] (6), 
[[Barry Spikings|B. P. Spikings]] (5), [[Richard Stanwell|R. Stanwell]] (8), [[B Swain|B. Swain]] (5), [[R G Tuplin|R. G. Tuplin]] (6), 
[[M J Turner|M. J. Turner]] (7), [[D R Watts|D. R. Watts]] (5), [[J S Webb|J. S. Webb]] (5), [[B M Wilkinson|B. M. Wilkinson]] 
(4), [[P R Worrall|P. R. Worrall]] (6). 
====Prefects, 1955-56.====
[[Terry Gibson|T. A. Gibson]] (Head Prefect), [[D A Smith|D. A. Smith]] (Second Prefect), [[W Barton|W. Barton]] 
[[C M Butler|C. M. Butler]], [[D J Craven|D. J. Craven]], [[R W Elsey|R. W. Elsey]], [[M A Haynes|M. A. Haynes]], [[J D Hodson|J. D. Hodson]] 
[[P Rooke|P. Rooke]], [[J P Sargeant|J. P. Sargeant]], [[Robert Sheehan|R. M. Sheehan]], [[J E Stannard|J. E. Stannard]], [[K J Watson|K. J. Watson]]. 
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====GAMES, 1955-56.====
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;text-align:left;"
|Football-
|Captain : [[K J Watson|K. J. Watson]].
|Colours: [[D E Brogden|D. E. Brogden]]
|-
| 
|colspan="2"|[[J Mike Bullivant|J. M. Bullivant]], [[J K Crunkhom|J. K. Crunkhom]], [[G W B Linegar|G. W. B. Linegar]], [[S M Denham|S. M. Denham]].
|-
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|-
|Cricket-
|Captain: [[K J Watson|K. J. Watson]]
|Colours [[G W B Linegar|G. W. B. Linegar]], [[D E Brogden|D. E. Brogden]].
|-
| 
| 
| 
|-
|Athletics-
|House Masters' Cup:
|[[D R Brown|D. R. Brown]].
|-
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|Robinson Challange Cup:
|[[R S Willingham|R. S. Willingham]].
|-
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|Swimming-
|Greenfield Cup:
|[[G C Solomon|G. C. Solomon]].
|-
|}
====HOUSE CHALLENGE CUPS====
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;text-align:left;"
|Football-
|Senior : Muston's.
|-
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|Junior : Parry's.
|-
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|-
|Cricket-
|Senior : Muston's,
|-
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|Junior : Parry's.
|-
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| 
|-
|Athletics-
|Parry's
|-
|Swimming-
|Laughton's
|-
|}
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===[[Floreat Bostona (music)|FLOREAT BOSTONA]]===
<pre>
FLOREAT BOSTONA ! floreant priores Exampla qui dedere posteris
Memores quod illi fecerint minores. Vestigiis sequamur aemulis
FLOREAT BOSTONA!

Ne Cui secunda sit, laborandum.

FLOREAT BOSTONA ! floreant tirones Labore, litteris, modestia
Evadere omnes non valent Solones At lux carebit nulla linea.
FLOREAT BOSTONA!

Ne cui secundo sit, laborandum.

FLOREAT BOSTONA ! floreant futuri Nostrumque servent integrum decus,
Faces easdem posteris daturi, Quas nos eundo rite tradimus
FLOREAT BOSTONA!

Ne cui secundo sit, laborandum
</pre>
----
</div>

== See Also ==

*[[:Speech Day]]

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Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1938

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''From the 1939 issue of 'The Bostonian'''

On Speech Day, October 4th, the prizes were distributed by Mr. [[Walter Swain|W. Swain]], C.I.E., late Inspector-General of Police in the Province of [[Wikipedia:Bihar and Orissa Province|Bihar and Orissa]], an Old Boy of the School and a former [[Parry Gold Medal|Parry Medallist]]. Alderman [[Tom Kitwood|T. Kitwood]] presided; the Mayor of Boston (Councillor J. H. Mountain), and the School Governors were present.

After the singing of the [[Floreat Bostona (music)|School Song]], the Chairman welcomed Mr. Swain, who was a very old friend. He went on to state that the School Governors contemplated asking the County Council to provide a school to accommodate over four hundred boys; land had already been secured at the back of the School for playing fields.

The Headmaster, after expressing his pleasure at Mr. Swain's being present to distribute the prizes, proceeded to to ''[sic]'' his report. He referred to the successes of [[Ken W Andrews|K. W.]] and [[Doug Andrews|D. G. Andrews]] at their respective Universities, to the State Scholarship gained by [[Michael Horne|M. R. Horne]], and to the success of seven boys in the [[Wikipedia:Higher School Certificate (England and Wales)|Higher School Certificate]] Examination, amongst whom M. R. Horne gained a distinction in Pure-and-Applied Mathematics. Twenty-nine boys had passed the Cambridge [[Wikipedia:School Certificate (United Kingdom)|School Certificate]] Examination, eighteen qualified for the County Intermediate Scholarships, and sixteen gained exemption from London Matriculation. He again reminded parents that the examination was a test of industry, and that boys who had not worked would not be entered if they stood no chance of passing; homework was a necessary part of self-discipline. He emphasised the importance of physical fitness and hoped that organised games might soon be made an integral part of the School's curriculum. A cinema matinee was not a satisfactory substitute for a healthy game in the open air. In conclusion he remarked that, although a pass in French would no longer be essential for a School Certificate, this did not make the examination any easier, nor did it affect the standard required for exemption from Matriculation.

After presenting the prizes Mr. Swain began his address. He urged all boys to seek the co-operation of their masters, as this was the only way to obtain a good preparation for the battle of life; wisdom was not great learning; it was cleverness in dealing with human situations and the understanding of men. Personality was a great asset and might be acquired by kindness and consideration for others. In setting onself a standard to attain, it was always much better to aim high; a small ambition; hard work and hard play was a good motto. It was not good to grow up hypercritical, but it was necessary for young people to learn to discriminate between good and evil. The speaker continued, "You cannot learn to command until you have learnt to obey, and you therefore owe a debt of reasonable obedience and respect to parents and masters who are placed in authority over you. If you fail to render these, you inevitably lay up hangers and difficulties for yourselves when you succeed to the position of those in authority. When you feel contemptuous of older people, try to make allowances, to see their point of view, and to realise that you are starting with advantages made possible only by their self-sacrifice." Mr. Swain appealed to boys to consider a career in the British Empire abroad. The Dominions needed men, yet hundreds of thousands were unemployed at home; these were two problems for the modern generation to solve. From his own experience, life abroad was far more natural and more full than at home, and he strongly advocated a colonial career. He reminded all that they had a duty to their country and must endeavour to be worthy successors to great men.

The Mayor proposed, and Mr. W Kitwood seconded, a vote of thanks for Mr. Swain. Thank were also extended to Alderman T. Kitwood by Councillor A. C. Rysdale. He was seconded by Captain Marris.

The proceedings ended with the singing of the National Anthem, and cheers for Mr. Swain, the Governors and the Headmaster.

==Prizes==

[[Parry Gold Medal]], M.R. Horne. [[Public Spirit Prize]], [[Reg Adcock|R. Adcock]]. [[Ogle Divinity Prize]], M. R. Horne. Form VI: Science and Mathematics, M.R. Horne, [[Arthur John Harrison|A.J. Harrison]], [[G H Scott|G. H. Scott]], [[R A Baxter|R. A. Baxter]], [[J C Woods|J. C. Woods]]. Literature, [[R T Booth|R. T. Booth]]. Form UVa: Form, [[Robert H Garnham (Student 1930s-41)|R. H Garnham]]. Merit, [[D J Clarke|D. J. Clarke]], [[J C Appleby|J. C. Appleby]], [[Richard Henry Broadley|R. H. Broadley]], [[Jack Bates OBE|J. Bates]]. Form UVb: Form, [[F Hawkesworth|F. Hawkesworth]]. Merit, [[E R G Harris|E. R. G. Harris]]. Form LVa: Form, [[John Dickson|J. L. Dickson]]. Merit, [[Peter Parnham (1930s)|P.J. Parnham]]. Form LVb: Form, [[E H Rabbets|E. H. Rabbets]]. Merit, [[Norman Cowley|N. C. Cowley]]. Form UIVa: Form, [[Philip M Walmsley|P. M. Walmsley]]. Merit, [[K E Upsall|K. E. Upsall]]. UIVb: Form, [[A Newton|A. Newton]]. Merit, [[Peter Haigh|P. D. Haigh]]. Form LIVa1: Form, [[Arthur D Penhey|A. D. Penhey]]. Merit, [[Ralph Bozeat|F. R. Bozeat]]. Form LIVa2: Form, [[P R Woolcock|P. R. Woolcock]]. Merit, [[M F Goodwin|M. F. Goodwin]], [[R Y Van Smirren|R. Y. Van Smirrea]] ''[sic]''. Form LIVb: Form, [[D Agar|D. Agar]]. Merit, [[F Langstaff|F. J. H. Langstaff]]. Drawing (Junior School), [[J Cooke|J. Cooke]]. Form IIIa: Form, [[Charles W Taylor|C. W. Taylor]]. Merit, [[W N Chester|W. N. Chester]]. Form IIIb: Form, [[C L Read|C. L. Read]]. Merit, [[J A Lawson|J. A. Lawson]]. Form II: Form, [[Lionel Anthony Ripoll|L. A. Ripoll]]. Merit, [[J A Robinson|J. A. Robinson]]. Form I: Form, [[Basil H Holland|B. H. Holland]]. Merit, [[R W Mason|R. W. Mason]]. [[Junior School Nature Study Prize|Nature Study]], B. H. Holland.

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== See Also ==

*[[:Speech Day]]

Herbert Matthew Dickson

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'''Herbert Matthew Dickson''' was a teacher of science at [[Boston Grammar School]] (1927-62).

Dickson was brought up in Swindon. He came to BGS as a science teacher in 1927 with an honours degree in natural sciences from [[Wikipedia:Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge|Fitzwilliam Hall, Cambridge]] and after a spell lecturing at [[Wikipedia:University of Greenwich|Woolwich Polytechnic]]. Dickson was acting headmaster for a while, when [[Leslie Thomas Waddams]] left in 1954. In 1962 he was awarded the MBE and he also left BGS in that year.

He was a founder governor and Chairman of Pilgrim College a member of Boston Preservation Trust, Secretary of the Caledonian Society of Holland, a member of the [[Wikipedia:Civil Defence Corps|Civil Defence Corps]] and formed the [[CCF#The Air Training Corps|BGS Air Training Corps]].

Upon his retirement, the annual [[Dickson Science Prize]] was instituted by the [[Old Bostonian Association]] in his honour.

Dickson was awarded an [[Wikipedia:Order of the British Empire|MBE]] in the New Year Honours List of 1963. The award was for his [[Wikipedia:Civil defense|Civil Defence]] work. He had been Chief Scientific Intelligence Officer of Holland Corps of Civil Defence since 1952.

[[Edwin Killick]] (BGS 1955-1962) remembers...

<blockquote>...the time we bought Gaffer ("Gad") Dickson a parcel of candles after he had complained about the poor lighting in the Boston area. We were reprimanded for it by our form-master, [[Joseph Whiteley Lockwood|"Laddy" Lockwood]], but Gaffer saw the funny side and actually apologised to us for Laddy's actions afterwards. I remember Gaffer`s habit of picking the warts on the back of his hand.</blockquote>

==Obituary==

''From [[The Bostonian]] 1967''

We were deeply shocked to hear of the death of [[Herbert Matthew Dickson]] on 20th June after a short illness. Since his retirement in 1962 he had retained an active interest in the affairs of the school and was a keen and loyal supporter of the [[Old Bostonian Association]], whose functions he attended very regularly until a few weeks before his death.

He spent his childhood in the railway town of Swindon from whence he made his way up to Cambridge University and obtained an Honours degree in Natural Sciences at [[Wikipedia:Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge|Fitzwilliam Hall]] after active service in the [[Wikipedia:Royal Flying Corps|RFC]] and [[Wikipedia:Royal Air Force|RAF]] in the First World War, in which he received wounds which left him always with a slight limp. His early teaching was at [[Wikipedia:Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys|Woolwich Polytechnic]], and he left London for reasons of health to join the staff at [[Boston Grammar School]] in 1927 under the headship of [[Herbert Haycroft Morris|Mr Morris]], soon after the opening of [[Quadrangle|the new classroom block]], at a time when the school had first reached the 200 mark. This was the beginning of a highly successful teaching career as Head of the Science Department and later as Deputy Headmaster, during a period of great expansion of the school, in which he was responsible for building up the very strong Science side. He had a great insight into boys and followed, with keen interest, their careers; he had a remarkable memory and was rarely at a loss to recall the school days or subsequent achievements of his former pupils. They, no doubt, will remember with gratitude the inspiration which he gave them and the sound scientific learning which resulted from his teaching.

He will be remembered by a wide section of the community for his many and varied interests. He was a founder Governor, and at one time chairman of [https://bostonstory.co.uk/chapters/51-55/51-fydell-house-and-the-boston-preservation/fydell-house-boston-preservation-trust.html Pilgrim College], where he taught for many years, and established a strong link with the teaching staff of the school. He virtually created the [[Wikipedia:Workers' Educational Association|WEA]] in the thirties, not only in Boston but also in Spalding, and was chairman of the branch. He was a member of the [https://bostonpreservationtrust.org.uk/ Boston Preservation Trust] and was for a time the teachers' representative on the Education Committee. He was keenly interested in sport, particularly athletics, in the Caledonian Society, and was deeply involved in [[Wikipedia:Civil Defence Corps|Civil Defence]], where his devotion led to the award of the [[Wikipedia:Order of the British Empire|MBE]].

Among his memorials at school is the [[CCF]], which he started as the Air Training Corps and ran throughout the Second World War. His name will be perpetuated in the school by the annual award of the [[Dickson Science Prize]] with the Old Boys instituted in his honour on his retirement only five years ago. Our deepest sympathies are with [[]Mrs Dickson]] and their son [[John Dickson|John]], who was himself a Parry Gold Medallist and who, after a distinguished career at Cambridge, is now on the staff of the [[Wikipedia:United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority|Atomic Energy Authority]].

==See Also==
*[[:Air Raid Shelters]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School 1939 (Part 4 of 8)]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School 1962 (Part 3 of 6)]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1942]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Staff]]
*[[:Debating Society]]
*[[:Geoffrey Medforth Goodacre]]
*[[:Grahame Hugh Clement Waters]]
*[[:Herbert Haycroft Morris]]
*[[:Mrs Dickson]]
*[[:Parry Gold Medal]]

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Chris Marshall (1973-80)

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'''Chris Marshall''' (b. c1962, d. c2006) was a student at [[Boston Grammar School]] from 1973 to 1980.

Chris was an illustrious athlete. He was English Schools senior champion at 110m hurdles in 1980<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/esb.htm English Schools Championships (boys)] - gbrathletics</ref> and was beating future athletics stars such as [[Wikipedia:Colin Jackson|Colin Jackson]] before being forced into premature retirement by injury.

Chris won the senior boys' 110m hurdles at [[Wikipedia:Kirkby-in-Ashfield|Kirkby-in-Ashfield]] in 1979. The only [[Wikipedia:English Schools' Athletics Championships|ESAA]] winner ever from BGS. He was included in the UK all-time list (twice): 14.58 Perugia, Italy 20 Aug 1980 and 14.5 Edinburgh, 16 Aug 1980.<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/uk/ma20.htm United Kingdom All-Time Lists - Junior Men] - gbrathletics</ref>

==In The Bostonian==

''An article by C Marshall (4A) from the 1976 issue of the [[Bostonian]]''

===Athletics - under 15===

The U15 Athletics team had a successful season last summer, doing well in the relays as well as in the individual competitions. The relay team ([[D Edmunds]]), C Marshall, [[T West]], and [[D Redman]]) started the season badly, but went on to win the [[Wikipedia:Parts of Holland|Holland]] and Lincolnshire trials at Spalding.

On the individual side 29 Holland colours were gained; plus 4 Lincolnshire colours - these being won by T West, [[P Hubbert]], D Redman and C Marshall, most of whom had respectable performances in the three counties meeting at Leicester, and the six counties meeting at Northampton.

The highlight of the season was undoubtedly the winning of the Holland Schools' Championship at Spalding. This victory gave a true picture of the depth and potential of school athletics in this age group.

It was a great disappointment, however, that, with the relay squad rather below form, we did not win the Lincs. GS U15 (Junior) section at Cranwell.

The athletes trained hard, and went from strength to strength, to record outstanding individual and team successes throughout the season. We would like to thank Messrs [[Rod Dunn|Dunn]] and [[Richard Anderson|Anderson]], both for transport and managing the teams at the meetings.

'''Lincs County Colours 1975'''

* C Marshall (80m hurdles) & Relay
* D Redman (100m & Relay)
* T West (Hammer and 800m)
* P Hubbert (Shot)

''At the 1975 sports day Chris broke school 3rd year record for the 100m, bringing the time down from 12.3 to 12.0 seconds as well as being crowned 3rd year Victor Ludorum for [[Houses|Gannock]].''

'''From the 1978 issue of the Bostonian'''

''(paraphrasing)'' Chris represented the county in the intermediate 100m hurdles at the All-England Championships which took place at Chesterfield. He achieved National Standard in all of his three races (13.8 seconds, personal best), and reached the final.

'''From the 1979 issue of the Bostonian'''

Chris Marshall, on reaching the All-England Schools Athletics Championships for the third year, made excellent progress to the final in the Senior Boys 110m Hurdles, where he finished fourth (personal best 14.0 seconds, recorded in his semi-final).

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File:1977ChrisMarshall.jpg|Chris Marshall in 1977 (photo [[Boston Standard]])
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'''From the 1980 issue of the Bostonian'''

''(paraphrasing)'' Chris left BGS for a position with Barclay's Bank, Boston.

===International Honours - Christopher John Marshall===

''by [[Rod Dunn|RA Dunn]]''

Yes, Boston Grammar School has made history in the world of sport! How pleasing to witness yet another outstanding achievement by a boy from the school - this time the success story has come from the field of athletics, and 1980 will always be remembered as 'the year of our International Athlete'. Let's just sit back and take note of the following headlines:
* "Golden Boy clears his biggest hurdle yet" - ([[Boston Standard|Lincs Standard 18/08/1980)
* "England Call for Chris - (Lincs Standard 25/07/1980)
* "Chris strikes Gold in sun" - (Lincs Standard 29/08/1980)
* "Chris ends term with a champion rating"

It is hard to accept that the same 'small' 14-year-old boy who threw the javelin for the school in 1975 at the Holland Schools U14 Championships, would develop into a high hurdler and proudly wear the tag of United Kingdom No 1 Junior Men 110m Hurdler 1980. Like most activities, success has been due to many factors. A love for athletics and the desire to compete immediately comes to mind, plus hard work, dedication and the will to win. Such qualities should be foremost in anyone wishing to aim for the top in the field of sport.

Following Chris' 4th placing in the All-England Schools Championship of 1979 at Nottingham, the 3A's selected Chris for training with the National Junior Men's Hurdles Sprint squad (i.e. U20 age group) for 1980. In addition three weekly trips to RAF Cosford and training with midland Counties squad were fitted in. Naturally, all this external training under the guidance of the National Youth Coach - Mr Graham Knight - was built around the daily training schedule at school, whether it be mobility work, hurdling technique or spring training.

The breakthrough of 1980 was heralded with a professional run in the final of the All-England Schools 110m Hurdles at Kirkby, Liverpool. This was the fiftieth year of these Championships.
* Heat 3: 1st 15.0secs
* Semi-Final: 1st 14.4secs (Personal Best)
* Final: 1st 14.2secs (Personal Best)

This was another first for the school - BGS's first National Athletics Champion.

A fortnight later, the 3A's notified Chris of his selection for England in the Home Counties International at Meadowbank. An International debut for any sportsman is in itself a great ordeal, and it was most gratifying to see people from Boston witness a creditable 3rd placing behind Wales and Scotland, and in doing so pushing the England No 1 into fourth place.

The Centenary U20 (Junior Mens) Championships at the Alexander Stadium, Birmingham became the next important engagement. A competent win in the heat (15.19) gave Chris great satisfaction, as he defeated Scotland's No 1, Stuart McAslan who had gained the 2nd spot in the Bell's Whisky International at Meadowbank a fortnight previously. The final produced a nightmare start - that dreaded 'freeze' as the gun fires which all sprinters fear.

Nevertheless, though two metres down on his chief rivals, superb hurdling technique gained him 2nd place over his Scottish rival (15.40/15.42), although Nigel Walker of Wales was the undisputed winner. Yes, the 2/100s of a second margin made the dream come true and the aim of 1980 had been achieved by athletes and coaches - a Great Britain (Junior) Vest.

Great Britain v Italy. Venue, Perugia, August 20/21 1980. With passport, International luggage labels displayed on all luggage, the 6.20am train was boarded from Boston to join the rest of the International Athletes - including full Internationals, [[Linsey MacDonald]] and Sandra Arthurston - at Heathrow for the flight to Rome.

It is impossible to describe on paper the feeling that our own athlete had on his GB debut and the excellent treatment he received from the party officials and athletes alike - both British and Italian. But one thing can be readily said. Chris expressed his thanks to all concerned with his performance on the track.

This win, and timing, put Chris at the top of the Junior UK 110m Hurdles ladder for 1980. This perhaps does not sound anything special until one realises that only two people each year in Great Britain get the chance of running in such competition.

It was an incredible performance by a boy who was born and educated in Boston and who learnt his hurdling in our school.

At the Senior 3A's Centenary Championships at Crystal Palace, Chris qualified for the final of the 110m Hurdles, and as many of us saw on television, finished 6th behind [[Rod Milburn]] (USA) =- Olympic Champion 1972 and [[Mark Holtom]] (GB Senior No 1) - and completed the season by gaining No 10 UK ranking at Senior Level. His target fir 1981 is the Junior European Championships in Utrecht, Holland.

Thank you, Chris for the pride you have brought to the school and the pleasure you have given to numerous people.

''(paraphrasing)'' In school competition that year Chris was team captain at the Holland Schools' Championship, winning his own high-hurdles competition and leading the school to overall victory over [[Wikipedia:Spalding Grammar School|Spalding Grammar School]]. "The only disagreement the team had in its ranks was which way round the track they should go on their lap of honour. Yes - the cup with one handle on it went one way and heaven knows where the other handle went!" As well as being All-England Schools Champion, and a competitor for England and Great Britain Juniors, Chris was captain of the Lincs Boys' team.

'''From the 1981 issue of the Bostonian'''

===Success breeds success===

''by [[Rod Dunn|R Dunn]]

Nineteen-eighty in the athletics field, marked the school's first international athlete - Christopher Marshall. In the 110m high hurdles (3 ft 3ins) he highlighted his school athletics career by winning the All-England schools title and through further efforts competed for England's junior men in the Home Counties international at Meadowbank, following this by running for Great Britain over 3 ft 6ins hurdles v Italy in Perugia - and winning too! Hence, who can follow that!

It is a delight to refer to such outstanding achievements - both from the results angle plus the quality and character of the individual concerned - and to say openly to others it is possible to succeed and be successful if you put your mind to the task in hand. Effort, dedication and the right attitude are essential ingredients, plus a gifted, healthy body.

One wonders whether the 1981 track season, with the ever-increasing success at county level of the school's athletes came about indirectly from the earlier achievements of Chris Marshall; there must be some transfer somewhere along the line.

Well, what about our up and coming top performers in this highly competitive field of athletics?

Six county schools' competitors, and the highest numberof All-England Schools performers the school has had nominated for any single national event...

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*[[:Morley Victor Ludorum]]
*[[:BGS Junior Athletics Team 1976]]
*[[:Junior County Colours 1976]]
*[[:Form 5L 1979-80]]
*[[:BGS Senior Athletics Team 1980]]

The Gnomes

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'''The Gnomes''' was a band formed by students of [[Boston Grammar School]]

According to [[Tim Staniland]]: "They were named, I believe, after [[Gnational Gnome Week]]... I don't really know what GGW was but I believe it was started in remembrance of a BGS boy that died in a motorbike accident. I seem to remember stories of gnomes being kidnapped from gardens all over Boston with notes left saying that the owners could collect them on a certain day from the [[Boston High School|High School]]. On that day many cars turned up to collect their gnomes which had been placed all over the grounds and buildings of the High School. I can't be the only person to remember this, but it was 6th formers that did it and I would have been 2nd/3rd year at the time so not sure exactly what happened."
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Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1941

2026-09-21T00:30:38Z

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''From the 1942 issue of 'The Bostonian'''

[[Speech Day]] was held on December 12th. Alderman [[Tom Kitwood|T. Kitwood]] presided, and the Mayor of Boston, Councillor J. G. Wrigley, and the School Governors were also present.

The Chairman began by welcoming the Bishop of Grantham (the Rt. Rev. Rt Rev [[Wikipedia:Algernon Markham|A. A. Markham]]) who, in spite of the many claims on his time, had come to present the prizes; we were all honoured by his presence. He then mentioned the [[Wikipedia:State Scholarship (UK)|State Scholarships]] gained by [[Robert H Garnham (Student 1930s-41)|Garnham]] and [[John Dickson|Dickson]], a reflection of the good work of the Headmaster and his staff. He expressed the indebtedness of the Governors to the ladies who had filled vacancies in the staff caused by the calling-up of masters.

The Headmaster associated himself with the Chairman's welcome to the Bishop. He was also very glad to have the Chairman with them once more, with his long experience and unfailing interested in educational matters. He regretted the small number of invitations to Speech Day which it had been possible to send, saying that a new Hall of ample size, and many other extensions, would have been well on their way to completion if it had not been for the war. Fortunately our buildings were intact and there had been little disturbance to normal routine. He then mentioned the various changes in staff, and thanked his colleagues for their loyal support. He was proud of the many successes gained by Old Boys and pupils of the School, but, in commenting on the year's games, he said that difficulties of transport had interfered with inter-school matches. The [[Old Bostonian Sports Club]] was unfortunately no longer in existence, but he hoped it would be restarted after the war. Many Old Boys were now in the Forces and he would welcome any information about them; the School list was still incomplete. He had to report the loss of three Old Boys on active service. He emphasised the importance of preserving as far as possible normality in our lives and of keeping our minds from becoming preoccupied with the war. We must also look ahead to the time of reconstruction after the war and on no account must we relax educational standards. He urged parents to keep their boys at school at least until they had gained their [[Wikipedia:School Certificate (United Kingdom)|School Certificates]]. He said that we must prepare our boys to play their part as worthy citizens of the new world to which we look forward and which they themselves will help to shape.

The Bishop, after presenting the prizes, partly by way of consolation to those who had not received awards, argued that the really important thing was to have done one's very best. He illustrated his point by reference to the life of [[Wikipedia:Winston Churchill|Mr. Churchill]], who, although he gained no distinction at school and had been refused admission to [[Wikipedia:University of Oxford|Oxford University]], went on with his own education and became the great man that he is. The Bishop thought that the ordinary common man was the most valuable asset of our country. Since the [[Wikipedia:World War I|last war]] the country had been too much at the mercy of intellectuals who were deficient in character and who had despised the all-important virtues of the common man - steadfastness, courage and patriotism. He warned us of the danger of allowing such people to gain control again after this war, and suggested that in the future there would be less talk of examinations and more respect paid to character, especially the character of the ordinary man who does his best. For character was largely the result of making right choices in the ordinary questions of life. He urged more self-reliance, especially with regard to amusements at home; we should no longer be merely passive recipients, but we ought to be full of interests of our own and take our share in contributing to the general happiness.

The Bishop closed his speech by asking people to remember what Christmas stands for - that there is no Christmas without Christ.

A vote of thanks to the Bishop was proposed by the Mayor, and Mr. W. Kitwood, seconding, commented on the great improvement in the season's cricket. Councillor H. Percy. Clark proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman and congratulated the School on its savings drive. Alderman W. H. Lunn seconded, and amplified the School's gratitude to the Chairman.

==Prizes==

[[Parry Gold Medal]], [[Robert H Garnham (Student 1930s-41)|R. H. Garnham]]. [[Ogle Divinity Prize]], [[J W Ryan|J. W. Ryan]]. Form VI: Science and Mathematics, R. H. Garnham, [[John Dickson|J. L. Dickson]], [[Jack Bates OBE|J. Bates]], [[K E Upsall|K. E. Upsall]], [[J A Simmons|J. A. Simmons]]. Literature, J. W. Ryan, [[Philip M Walmsley|P. M. Walmsley]]. Form UVa1: Form, [[Ralph Bozeat|F. R. Bozeat]]. Merit, [[Arthur D Penhey|A. D. Penhey]], [[John Tinkler|J. A. Tinkler]], [[A C J Jackson|A. C. J. Jackson]], [[D E Norman|D. E. Norman]]. Form UVa2: Form, [[A E Wilkinson|A. E. Wilkinson]]. Merit, [[A Newton|A. Newton]], [[P R Woolcock|P. R. Woolcock]]. Form UVb: Form, [[K G Haigh|K. G. Haigh]]. Form LVa: Form, [[Charles W Taylor|C. W. Taylor]]. Merit, [[J Dracass|J. Dracass]], [[W N Chester|W. N. Chester]]. Form LVb: Form, [[R A Anker|R. A. Anker]]. Merit, [[W F Tomlinson|W. F. Tomlinson]]. Art, R. A. Anker. Form UIVa: Form, [[H C Orchard|H. C. Orchard]]. Merit, [[J M Eno|J. M. Eno]], [[A L Norris|A. L. Norris]]. Form UIVb: Form, [[T R Barton|T. R. Barton]]. Merit, [[E M Goy|E. M. Goy]]. Form LIVa: Form, [[Nigel O Hudson|N. O. Hudson]]. Merit, [[Geoff Brooks|G. G. Brooks]], [[G R Keal|G. R. Keal]]. Form LIVb: Form, [[M T Hopper|M. T. Hopper]]. Merit, [[P H Casswell|P. H. Casswell]]. Form IIIa: Form, [[John Hamilton Jordan|J. H Jordan]]. Merit, [[G F Battram|G. F. Battram]], [[J N Gill|J. N. Gill]]. Form IIIb: Form, [[J S Reynolds|J. S. Reynolds]]. Merit, [[C V Taylor|C. V. Taylor]]. Form II: Form, [[K A Bradley|K. A. Bradley]]. Merit, [[C W Raybon|C. W. Raybon]]. Form I: Form, [[B J R Rippin|B. J. R. Rippin]]. Merit, [[Quentin Lockwood|W. Q. Lockwood]]. [[Junior School Nature Study Prize|Nature Study]], [[Quentin Lockwood|W. Q. Lockwood]].

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Stuart Lowther

2026-09-21T00:29:04Z

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'''Stuart Lowther''' was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]] (1941-47).

== Obituary ==

Stuart Lowther, of Low Road, Wyberton, Boston, died at home on 17 March 2013 following an illness. He was 82.

Stuart was born in 1930 to Richard and Mabel, the sixth child of an eventual eight: Roy, Beryl, Heather, Derek, Isabel, Stuart, Judy and Bartie. He attended St Thomas' Primary School before going on to Boston Grammar School.

At Grammar School, maths and physics were always favourite subjects and led to a lifetime interest and daily use of maths in his work. Sport on Wednesday afternoons and Saturday mornings were to be avoided at all costs as his preference was for spending time at [[Wikipedia:RSPB Frampton Marsh|Frampton Marsh]].

After leaving school, having gained a school certificate, Stuart worked at Anderson's, shipping agents and as a sixteen year-old he cycled to the docks to pay the captains, only thinking months later about the large amounts of cash he was carrying about.

Some time later, again on his bicycle, he was asked if he would help a local vet, a locum was being employed who did not know the area and needed a guide to find the farms. This led to Stuart spending a number of years working for [[Keith Walker]]. Stuart was offered a place at [[Wikipedia:University of Edinburgh|University of Edinburgh]] to study veterinary medicine but for various reasons was not able to take it up.

For many years motorcycling was a big part of his life.

In the 1950s, while working at Hardy and Collins, aerial crop-spraying was in its infancy and contracts were obtained to spray cotton for locusts in Egypt and the Sudan. Stuart learned to fly at [[Wikipedia:Skegness#Skegness Airfield|Skegness Airfield]] and the group, who were really pioneers, would fly from Boston Aerodrome to Africa. They were fully loaded in [[Wikipedia:Auster|Auster]] planes, so tightly packed that any movement was virtually impossible and with no radio, they followed coastlines, avoiding high mountains, to Africa. A rite of passage on the journey was to fly round inside the crater of Mount Vesuvius, so low that the plane could not be seen by the others who were circling and watching. After making this journey for several years, including one year together with his brother Derek, Stuart and a colleague formed their own company and continued working in Africa, developing contracts in the UK.

As a result of his time in Africa and a submission to the [[Wikipedia:Royal Geographical Society|Royal Geographical Society]], Stuart was made a Fellow of the society; he was proud of this honour.

In the 1990s, Stuart organised a reunion fly-in at Boston Aerodrome which was attended by many old friends from his flying days.

After his return from Africa, Stuart was so proud that he could buy farmland in Wyberton and while working full time, he spent any spare time with the Brotherton family learning about farm practices. Having returned to Boston, Stuart led a more settled life, working for the [[Wikipedia:Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Agriculture]] in Kirton, and being involved with, among other things, land drainage, which became a passion.

It was suggested that Stuart should move to work in Whitehall but life in the big city held no attraction for him.

Stuart joined [[Wikipedia:Parts of Holland|Holland County Council]] in 1964 as a surveyor in the Architects' Department and continued in the role after the merger into [[Wikipedia:Lincolnshire County Council|Lincolnshire County Council]]. During this time he studied for professional qualifications, becoming a Fellow of the [[Wikipedia:Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors|Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors]], a Member of the [[Wikipedia:Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management|Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management]] and more. Having undertaken academic examinations and practical projects he became a Doctor of Science. Eventually they all became Geospatial Engineers.

After many years of travelling around Lincolnshire, Stuart decided to take early retirement and went into property development but, missing the survey work, he took up an appointment as consultant to [[Wikipedia:Internal drainage board|Alford, Louth and Skegness Drainage Boards]] until heart problems forced another retirement from full time work. He had a triple heart bypass in 1999 but he continued in private practice when a sufficiently interesting job came along.

Stuart finally retired completely in January 2011 after being diagnosed with cancer but continued to advise some clients.

Stuart met his wife, Pat, in 1964 when both of them were working at County Hall. Stuart and Pat have three children: Rachel, Emma and Roger, and four grandchildren.

His funeral took place at St Leodegar's Church, Wyberton, followed by interment. The service was officiated by the Revd Charles Sowden.

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==See Also==
*[[:Geoffrey A Ostler]]
*[[:Cricket 1923]]

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Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1940

2026-09-21T00:28:25Z

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''From the 1941 issue of 'The Bostonian'''

Speech Day was held on December 9th, and [[Wikipedia:Herbert Butcher|H. W. Butcher]], Esq., the Member of Parliament for Holland-with-Boston, distributed the prizes. Alderman [[Tom Kitwood|T. Kitwood]] presided and the Mayor of Boston, Councillor H. Precy Clark, and the School Governors were also present. On account of the danger of air-raids and the limited shelter accommodation, only parents of prizewinners could be invited; consequently, once again all the boys were able to be in the Hall.

After the [[Floreat Bostona (music)|School Song]], and after Mr. Butcher had been welcomed by the Chairman and the Headmaster, the Headmaster presented his report. He said that we had fortunately suffered few of the difficulties which the war had brought to other schools, and after mentioning changes on the staff, he referred to the academic successes of [[Arthur John Harrison|A. J. Harrison]] and [[R A Baxter|R. A. Baxter]], and of an Old Boy, [[G H Brough|G. H. Brough]], [[Wikipedia:Royal College of Organists|F.R.C.O.]], who had been awarded the Degree of Bachelor of Music. All eight boys who had entered the [[Wikipedia:Higher School Certificate (England and Wales)|Higher School Certificate]] Examination had passed; in the [[Wikipedia:School Certificate (United Kingdom)|School Certificate]] Examination twenty-three boys had passes, of whom twelve had qualified for County Intermediate Scholarships. The School had enjoyed greater success in both football and cricket, but many boys were still missing opportunities for healthful exercise in which they might develop qualities of sportsmanship, resolution, resourcefulness and self-control. The boys had also played their part in the national war effort. Not only had normal school activities been continued, but, during the summer holidays, boys had worked on the land, both individually and in an organised school-camp. Other boys had done valuable salvage work by collecting scrap metal and the School Savings Association was saving at a greatly increased rate. The war had placed on parents and teachers alike an especial responsibility in the training of the generation which would have the task of recovery and restoration after the war. We must not relax the standard of education; rather, it ought to be raised, and the conception of education broadened. The Headmaster concluded by exhorting parents to encourage boys to concentrate their attention on both their work and their play, encouragement which would do much towards retaining for them normality of life.

After presenting the prizes, Mr. Butcher said that recollections of his own youth had led him to resolve to be brief, to ask for a holiday for the boys, and not to tell stories of his own schooldays. He wondered what age of history the boys would say was the best age in which to have lived. He himself would say the present age, this very day. Never before had the nation been so united as it had become through the hardships of war. Mr. Butcher described London as he had seen it the previous night; it had given him a picture of the perfect unity which existed among our people. It was the task of education to maintain that unity by exercising the mind and body of every boy, for every boy would have a great and proud task. Some as architects, some as farmers, some as teachers, some in other occupations, all would have their fair share in rebuilding a better and greater Britain, when the war had been victoriously ended. But before then, some might have the privilege of emulating those Old Boys who were now serving in His Majesty's Forces and setting such a worthy example. Mr. Butcher was sure that the boys would live up to the fine tradition of the School.

The Mayor proposed, and the Vicar of Boston seconded, a vote of thanks to Mr. Butcher.

The proceedings closed with the National Anthem and cheers for Mr. Butcher, the Governors, the Headmaster and the School.

==Prizes==

[[Parry Gold Medal]], R. A. Baxter. [[Ogle Divinity Prize]], [[Robert H Garnham (Student 1930s-41)|R. H. Garnham]]. Form VI: Science and Mathematics, A. J. Harrison, R. A. Baxter, [[John Dickson|J. L. Dickson]], [[J C Woods|J.C. Woods]], R. H. Garnham. Literature, [[J W Ryan|J. W. Ryan]]. Form UVa, [[Philip M Walmsley|P. M. Walmsley]], [[K E Upsall|K. E. Upsall]], [[Peter A Young|P. A. Young]], [[H F Cantwell|H. F. Cantwell]], [[J A Simmons|J. A. Simmons]]. Form UVb, [[W Lowe|W. Lowe]], [[R W Midgley|R. W. Midgley]]. For LVai: [[Ralph Bozeat|F. R. Bozeat]], [[John Tinkler|J. A. Tinkler]], [[A C J Jackson|A. C. J. Jackson]], [[J W Parsons|J. W. Parsons]]. Form LVaii: [[P R Woolcock|P. R. Woolcock]], [[G H Bradley|G. H. Bradley]], Form LVb: [[D A Povey|D. A. Povey]]. UIVa: [[Charles W Taylor|C. W. Taylor]], [[W N Chester|W. N. Chester]], [[Peter Melton|P. M Melton]]. Art: [[P Garnham|P. Garnham]]. Form UIVb: [[R A Anker|R. A. Anker]], [[W F Tomlinson|W. F. Tomlinson]]. Form LIVa: [[J M Eno|J. M. Eno]], [[A L Norris|A. L. Norris]], [[J Smith|J. Smith]]. Form LIVb: [[T R Barton|T. R. Barton]], [[G Parsons|G. Parsons]]. Form IIIa: [[Geoff Brooks|G. G. Brooks]], [[Nigel O Hudson|N. O. Hudson]], [[Basil H Holland|B. H. Holland]]. Form IIIb: [[Owen Dunmore|O. J. Dunmore]], [[P H Casswell|P. H. Casswell]]. Form II: [[John Hamilton Jordan|J. H. Jordan]], [[H S Oldham|H. S. Oldham]]. [[Junior School Nature Study Prize|Nature Study]]: [[Gordon Stinson|W. G. Stinson]]. Form I: [[K A Bradley|K. A. Bradley]].

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==See Also==
*[[:American Life or History Essay Prize]]
*[[:Speech Day]]

Matthew Desforges

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'''Dr Matthew Desforges''' was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]].

== Obituary ==

''From the Autumn 2002 issue of [[The Old Bostonian]]''

Dr Matthew Desforges, formerly of Boston, has died at his home in [[Wikipedia:Stockport|Stockport]], Cheshire a few days after his 31st birthday.

Dr Desforges, who was married with a 14-month-old son, was the only son of Geoff and Jane Desforges, of Colindale, Boston.

He is a former pupil of Tower Road and Boston Grammar schools and he was a keen supporter of Boston United and Nottingham Forest football clubs.

His cancer was diagnosed nearly two years ago and his family say he bore the illness bravely.

After leaving school he went to the [[Wikipedia:University of Manchester|University of Manchester]], where he achieved a first class honours degree in aeronautical engineering and was later awarded a PhD.

He was a member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers, was a chartered electrical engineer and worked as a research engineer for Control Technology Centre in Manchester.

He had a wide range of interests including speedway, hill walking in the Peak District and Lake District, and he was a lifelong fan of heavy rock and heavy metal music.

As well as his parents, he leaves his wife, Jacqueline, son Adam Blaise, and sister Lisa.

The funeral, conducted by Rev Bob Wilson, was held at Stockport Crematorium. Donations were made to [[Wikipedia:Marie Curie (charity)|Marie Curie Cancer Care]].

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*[[:Aardshock]]
*[[:Bone Idol]]
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Herbert Matthew Dickson

2026-09-21T00:27:15Z

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'''Herbert Matthew Dickson''' was a teacher of science at [[Boston Grammar School]] (1927-62).

Dickson was brought up in Swindon. He came to BGS as a science teacher in 1927 with an honours degree in natural sciences from [[Wikipedia:Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge|Fitzwilliam Hall, Cambridge]] and after a spell lecturing at [[Wikipedia:University of Greenwich|Woolwich Polytechnic]]. Dickson was acting headmaster for a while, when [[Leslie Thomas Waddams]] left in 1954. In 1962 he was awarded the MBE and he also left BGS in that year.

He was a founder governor and Chairman of Pilgrim College a member of Boston Preservation Trust, Secretary of the Caledonian Society of Holland, a member of the [[Wikipedia:Civil Defence Corps|Civil Defence Corps]] and formed the [[CCF:BGS Air Training Corps]].

Upon his retirement, the annual [[Dickson Science Prize]] was instituted by the [[Old Bostonian Association]] in his honour.

Dickson was awarded an [[Wikipedia:Order of the British Empire|MBE]] in the New Year Honours List of 1963. The award was for his [[Wikipedia:Civil defense|Civil Defence]] work. He had been Chief Scientific Intelligence Officer of Holland Corps of Civil Defence since 1952.

[[Edwin Killick]] (BGS 1955-1962) remembers...

<blockquote>...the time we bought Gaffer ("Gad") Dickson a parcel of candles after he had complained about the poor lighting in the Boston area. We were reprimanded for it by our form-master, [[Joseph Whiteley Lockwood|"Laddy" Lockwood]], but Gaffer saw the funny side and actually apologised to us for Laddy's actions afterwards. I remember Gaffer`s habit of picking the warts on the back of his hand.</blockquote>

==Obituary==

''From [[The Bostonian]] 1967''

We were deeply shocked to hear of the death of [[Herbert Matthew Dickson]] on 20th June after a short illness. Since his retirement in 1962 he had retained an active interest in the affairs of the school and was a keen and loyal supporter of the [[Old Bostonian Association]], whose functions he attended very regularly until a few weeks before his death.

He spent his childhood in the railway town of Swindon from whence he made his way up to Cambridge University and obtained an Honours degree in Natural Sciences at [[Wikipedia:Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge|Fitzwilliam Hall]] after active service in the [[Wikipedia:Royal Flying Corps|RFC]] and [[Wikipedia:Royal Air Force|RAF]] in the First World War, in which he received wounds which left him always with a slight limp. His early teaching was at [[Wikipedia:Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys|Woolwich Polytechnic]], and he left London for reasons of health to join the staff at [[Boston Grammar School]] in 1927 under the headship of [[Herbert Haycroft Morris|Mr Morris]], soon after the opening of [[Quadrangle|the new classroom block]], at a time when the school had first reached the 200 mark. This was the beginning of a highly successful teaching career as Head of the Science Department and later as Deputy Headmaster, during a period of great expansion of the school, in which he was responsible for building up the very strong Science side. He had a great insight into boys and followed, with keen interest, their careers; he had a remarkable memory and was rarely at a loss to recall the school days or subsequent achievements of his former pupils. They, no doubt, will remember with gratitude the inspiration which he gave them and the sound scientific learning which resulted from his teaching.

He will be remembered by a wide section of the community for his many and varied interests. He was a founder Governor, and at one time chairman of [https://bostonstory.co.uk/chapters/51-55/51-fydell-house-and-the-boston-preservation/fydell-house-boston-preservation-trust.html Pilgrim College], where he taught for many years, and established a strong link with the teaching staff of the school. He virtually created the [[Wikipedia:Workers' Educational Association|WEA]] in the thirties, not only in Boston but also in Spalding, and was chairman of the branch. He was a member of the [https://bostonpreservationtrust.org.uk/ Boston Preservation Trust] and was for a time the teachers' representative on the Education Committee. He was keenly interested in sport, particularly athletics, in the Caledonian Society, and was deeply involved in [[Wikipedia:Civil Defence Corps|Civil Defence]], where his devotion led to the award of the [[Wikipedia:Order of the British Empire|MBE]].

Among his memorials at school is the [[CCF]], which he started as the Air Training Corps and ran throughout the Second World War. His name will be perpetuated in the school by the annual award of the [[Dickson Science Prize]] with the Old Boys instituted in his honour on his retirement only five years ago. Our deepest sympathies are with [[]Mrs Dickson]] and their son [[John Dickson|John]], who was himself a Parry Gold Medallist and who, after a distinguished career at Cambridge, is now on the staff of the [[Wikipedia:United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority|Atomic Energy Authority]].

==See Also==
*[[:Air Raid Shelters]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School 1939 (Part 4 of 8)]]
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*[[:Boston Grammar School Staff]]
*[[:Debating Society]]
*[[:Geoffrey Medforth Goodacre]]
*[[:Grahame Hugh Clement Waters]]
*[[:Herbert Haycroft Morris]]
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*[[:Parry Gold Medal]]

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John Hamilton Jordan

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'''John Hamilton Jordan''' was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]] (?-1947).

Hamilton won the 1947 [[Parry Gold Medal]] and [[Dennis Commonwealth Prize|Empire Prize]] at [[Boston Grammar School]] before winning an open scholarship to [[Wikipedia:Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge|Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge]] at the age of 17 years and 2 months.

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John Anthony Newton

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'''John Anthony Newton''' was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]] (1942-1949).

Dr Newton CBE was a prominent Methodist minister, author, historian and former [[Wikipedia:List of presidents of the Methodist Conference|President of the Methodist Conference]]. He was the president of the Wesley Historical Society.

Dr Newton was a noted authority on the Wesley family. His book ''"Susanna, Susanna Wesley and the Puritan Tradition in Methodism"'' ISBN 0716205629), is recognised as the authoritative biography of [[Wikipedia:Susanna Wesley|Susanna Wesley]].<ref>[http://www.wesley-fellowship.org.uk/WesBulletin22_1.html Newton at conference]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120216190515/http://www.biggerbooks.com/bk_detail.aspx?isbn=9780716205623 Book review]</ref>

==Obituary==

''Published in Church Times, 21 April 2017; written by Prebendary Norman Wallwork''<ref>[https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2017/21-april/gazette/obituaries/the-revd-dr-john-newton The Revd Dr John Newton]</ref>

The Revd Dr John Newton, who died on 27 March, aged 86, was loved and respected alike in the Roman Catholic and Anglican, and the other Free Church traditions, as within his native Methodism.

In the problems and crises of Liverpool during the 1980s, the RC Archbishop [[Wikipedia:Derek Worlock|Derek Worlock]] and the Anglican Bishop [[Wikipedia:David Sheppard|David Sheppard]] frequently insisted not only that John, their fellow Merseyside ecumenical leader, stand with them, but between them. They avoided every chance that their treasured Methodist partner in their socio-political work of reconciliation would be clipped from press photos.

Before being Chair of the Liverpool Methodist District, John had already risen to a previous challenge, as successor to the famous [[Wikipedia:Donald Soper|Donald Soper]], Superintendent of the West London Mission. Through modesty, humour, and warmth of personality, John successfully transferred the "high chapel" worship and social outreach of [[Wikipedia:Kingsway Hall|Kingsway Hall]] to [[Wikipedia:Hinde Street Methodist Church|Hinde Street Methodist Church]], Manchester Square.

Born in Grantham, John was brought up by his mother, and nurtured in Boston Methodism, not least by his lay-preacher grandfather. After Boston Grammar School, John read history at [[Wikipedia:University of Hull|University College, Hull]], and, with the encouragement of [[Wikipedia:A. G. Dickens|A. G. Dickens]] and [[Wikipedia:Geoffrey Nuttall|Geoffrey Nuttall]], began his research into [[Wikipedia:Puritans|Puritanism]] After a pre-collegiate school chaplaincy, and ministerial training at [[Wikipedia:Wesley House|Wesley House]], Cambridge, John became Assistant Tutor at [[Wikipedia:Richmond Theological College|Richmond College]], London, where he began a significant friendship with the scholar and ecumenist Marcus Ward, whose biography he would eventually write<ref>[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Man-All-Churches-Marcus-1906-1978/dp/0716203987/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=0716203987&qid=1605466239&sr=8-1 A Man for All Churches - Marcus Ward 1906-1978, by John A Newton] ISBN 0716203987</ref>.

After pastoral appointments in Louth and Stockton-on-Tees, John became church-history tutor at [[Wikipedia:Wesley College (Bristol)|Wesley College, Bristol]], and then, after five years’ teaching in Kenya, returned to Wesley College as Principal. His studies in the Puritan tradition were followed by a significant book, Susanna Wesley and the Puritan Tradition in Methodism (1968)<ref>[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Susanna-Wesley-Puritan-Tradition-Methodism/dp/0716205629/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=0716205629&qid=1605466786&sr=8-1 Susanna Wesley and the Puritan Tradition in Methodism, by John A Newton] ISBN 0716205629</ref>.

As a Lincolnshire historian, John also entered the grand passion of his studies, becoming the leading authority on the Anglo-Catholic scholar-bishop [[Wikipedia:Edward King (bishop of Lincoln)|Edward King of Lincoln]]. The first-fruits of his study issued in Search for a Saint: Edward King (1977)<ref>[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Search-Saint-Edward-John-Newton/dp/0716202816/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=0716202816&qid=1605466976&sr=8-1 Search for a Saint: Edward King, by John A Newton] ISBN 0716202816</ref>, and John became one of the first Methodists to be offered an honorary canon's stall in an Anglican cathedral, in this case, at Lincoln.

In 1979, John took a calculated risk in being the first to suggest to the Methodist Conference that the time was ripe for Methodists to take a fresh look at the place of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Church and in the gospel. It was all of a piece that, in 1981, John was elected President of the Methodist Conference. There was much delight that, during his term of office, John made an official visit to [[Wikipedia:Pope John Paul II|Pope John Paul II]].

After his Methodist Presidency, John was twice Moderator of the [[Wikipedia:Churches Together in England#History of Churches Together in England|Free Church Federal Council]] and Co-President of [[Wikipedia:Churches Together in England|Churches Together in England]]. Such was his ecumenical standing that he was the popular choice to preach at the centenary service for [[Wikipedia:John Henry Newman|John Henry Newman]] in [[Wikipedia:St Paul's Cathedral|St Paul's Cathedral]] in 1991.

He was honoured with a [[Wikipedia:Lambeth degree|Lambeth DD]] for his ecumenical work and scholarship; received a [[Wikipedia:Order of the British Empire|CBE]] for his work in Liverpool; and, characteristically, was elected President of the [[Wikipedia:G. K. Chesterton#Death and veneration|Chesterton Society]].

In retirement, he served on the Roman Catholic-Methodist International Commission, and as Warden of [[Wikipedia:New Room, Bristol|John Wesley’s Chapel, the "New Room" in Bristol]]. In John's declining years, when his memory began to forsake him, he was still able to complete [[Wikipedia:the Tablet|the Tablet]] crossword and win prizes.

Always at John's side was his wife, Rachel, most devoted of companions, with whom he shared a Catholic Methodist faith, and an equal pride in their four sons and their families.

==External links==

*[http://www.wesleyhistoricalsociety.org.uk/ Wesley Historical Society]
*[[Wikipedia:John A. Newton|John A. Newton on Wikipedia]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== See Also ==

*[[:Parry Gold Medal]]
*[[:Ogle Divinity Prize]]
*[[:Dennis Commonwealth Prize]]

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Peter A Young

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Smeeds: BGS leaving date - Confirmed by The Bostonian 1943

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'''Peter Alexander Young''' (24 December 1924 - 14 April 2011) was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]] (1935-43).

He presented the prizes at the BGS [[Speech Day]] in 1978.

==Appointment==

''From the 1968 issue of the [[Bostonian]] magazine''

<blockquote>
We congratulate Dr P A Young (1935-42) on his appointment to the chair of applied mineral sciences at [[Wikipedia:University of Leeds|Leeds University]]. After serving as an officer in the Navy, Dr Young studied at Cambridge and was later general manager, director of research and director of [[Wikipedia:Head Wrightson|Head Wrightson and Co Ltd]], where he was responsible for successful developments relating to several nuclear power stations. During the past three years he has been director of the Australian Mineral Development Laboratories, Adelaide, and has advised the Australian Commonwealth Government on mineral and metallurgical matters concerning Economic Aid in the Far East.
</blockquote>

==Address given by Canon Des Sims at the Funeral Service for Peter Alexander Young who died on 14 April 2011 at the age of 86 years.<ref>[http://peakfive.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/JUNE-MAGAZINE.pdf Peak Five, Group Magazine, June 2011]</ref>==

''The service was held in Lincoln Cathedral on 12th May 2011.''

<blockquote>
Peter, who was affectionately known as "Prof", was born on Christmas Eve
1924 in Boston, here in Lincolnshire.

At a very early age, I‟m told it was as a four year old, Peter was very interested
in music and singing. He persuaded his mother to take him to the local church
so as to become a choirboy. The choirmaster would only accept him if could
read a passage out of the bible. On opening the Bible at a random page and
pointing to the passage, Peter did not hesitate and read the passage perfectly,
thereby embarking as a lifetime member of a choir.

He attended the Boston Grammar School for Boys, finishing with shining
Higher School Certificate qualifications, being rewarded with a scholarship to
read Natural Sciences at St. Catharine's College at Cambridge.

Whilst at school he spent many happy hours wandering around the docks,
fascinated by the boats, being intrigued by all things mechanical in the little
seaport. In the long summer holidays he would hitch a berth on one of the
boats across to Europe.

Before taking his degree at Cambridge, he cycled to London to visit the
Admiralty, declaring a wish to join the Royal Navy. So he was on active
service for four years during the latter stages of the Second World War.
Returning from the Navy, he then went to St. Catharine‟s to take his degree in
Natural Sciences, followed by his doctorate in Metallury, leading on to an
Elmore Research Fellowship and the Ablett Prize.

On leaving Cambridge in 1954, he joined the Imperial Smelting Corporation at
Avonmouth, undertaking company business in Spain and Iran, inspecting ore
deposits being mined by the parent company RTZ.

It was while in these foreign countries that he was able to study the faith and
religions of the different nations, becoming quite an expert on religions.

At the age of 31, he became Director of Research for the company - Head
Wrightson, this company being one of the constructors of Britain‟s first nuclear
power stations. He went to America to meet Eugene Wigner, the Nobel Prize
winning physicist who first understood the physics of stored energy in nuclear
piles, later called “Wigner Energy”, the uncontrolled release of which caused
the Windscale disaster in 1957. Peter was consulted with on ways to cope with
this, the first major incident with a nuclear pile out of control. If Peter would
have been with us today, I am sure he would have been consulting with the
authorities in Japan to make safe the nuclear disaster at Fukushima.

Peter loved to describe how, at the Princeton Institute for Advance Studies, he
saw Albert Einstein walking across the lawns on a cold snowy day in his carpet
slippers.

In Australia in the sixties, Peter was Director of the Mineral Development
Laboratories (AMDEL) and established the scientific credentials of AMDEL as
a leading consulting organisation with a worldwide reputation.

Moving to Leeds University in 1968 as Professor of Applied Mineral Sciences,
he initiated outstanding research in many diverse fields. Being a polymath,
with a large array of publications, Peter was an enthusiastic teacher of
undergraduates, able to engage with a wide circle of friends. A close friend
relates one of his most endearing memories of Peter in his response to the
asking of a question: “He never replied promptly with a quick response. There
would be a silence, a furrowed brow, a shrug of the shoulder, you could sense
his brain turning over in his mind the ideas you expressed in the question, and
then he would reply in a well-reasoned manner with supporting references for
further study.”

Peter was always proud of St Catharine's College and played a part in the
musical life of the college; he sang in the Chapel choir and was President of the
Music Society. In 2006 he was elected as a Fellow [[Commoner]]. He was asked
by the Chancellor, the Duke of Edinburgh, to join a committee comprising
senior Cambridge Graduates to advise on the development and direction of the
University; some of these meetings being held in Buckingham Palace.

In 1985, Peter came to Derbyshire as Consultant Metallurgist for the quarrying
company – Longcliffe Quarries, commuting from his home in Harrogate where
he lived with his wife Margaret. In 1990 they came to live in Parwich so as to
be close to his work. He also helped to set up the company's composting
business "Vital Earth".

Upon the death of his wife Margaret in 1998, who was editor of the local
Church Magazine, Peter then took over the role as a very devoted and creative
editor of the magazine for the five local parishes.

It is fitting that this funeral service should be held here in Lincoln Cathedral: he
loved to relate how his mother had been baptised and confirmed in the same
beautiful Cathedral, by Bishop Edward King. And it is here that a special
evensong was held to celebrate his love and commitment to another Margaret –
Dr. Margaret Spurr.

Peter went into hospital after a fall, which in the end caused his death. But until
his very last day he was courageous and loving to Margaret and the close
friends and colleagues who visited him.

Professor Peter Alexander Young was truly a remarkable man.
</blockquote>
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==References==
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==External Links==
* [https://parwich.org/2011/06/08/emeritus-professor-peter-alexander-young/ Emeritus Professor Peter Alexander Young - An appreciation by Michael Radcliffe - parwich.org]

==See Also==
*[[:Boston Grammar School 1939 (Part 1 of 8)]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1940]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1942]]
*[[:Old Bostonian Association Annual Dinner]]
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Head of School

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The table below sets out the known heads of school for each academic year. The role has previously been referred to as 'First Boy', 'Head Prefect', 'Senior Prefect' and more commonly 'Head Boy'. Since 2016-17, BGS has also appointed a Head Girl.

The heads of school from 1954-55 onwards are recorded on honours boards displayed in the [[Assembly Hall]].

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!Academic Year
!Head of School
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|-
|c1886-87
|valign="top" | [[David Landale Johnston]]
|-
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|-
|-
|1889-90
|valign="top" | [[Perey William Alfred Wilson]]
|-
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|-
|-
|c1913-1914
|valign="top" | [[Douglas Merson Steel]]
|-
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|-
|-
|1918-1919
|valign="top" | [[H J Davis]]
|-
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|-
|-
|1924-25
|valign="top" | [[Albert Clarke]]
|-
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|-
|-
|1933-34
|valign="top" | [[Alf Broughton|William Alfred Broughton]]
|-
|-
|1934-35
|valign="top" | [[G E Hall]]
|-
|-
|1935-36
|valign="top" | [[Doug Andrews|Douglas Guy Andrews]]
|-
|-
|1936-37
|valign="top" | [[J Edward Littlechild]]
|-
|-
|1937-38
|valign="top" | [[Reg Adcock]]
|-
|-
|1938-39
|valign="top" | [[George Hall Scott]]
|-
|-
|1939-40
|valign="top" | [[Arthur John Harrison]]
|-
|-
|1940-41
|valign="top" | [[Jack Bates OBE|Jack Bates]]
|-
|-
|1941-42
|valign="top" | [[John Dickson]]
|-
|-
|1942-43
|valign="top" | [[Peter A Young]]
|-
|-
|1943-44
|valign="top" | [[Ralph Bozeat]]
|-
|-
|1944-45
|valign="top" | [[D K Yarsley]]
|-
|-
|1945-46
|valign="top" |
|-
|-
|1946-47
|valign="top" | [[Basil H Holland]]
|-
|-
|1947-48
|valign="top" | [[J H R Tonks]]
|-
|-
|1948-49
|valign="top" |
|-
|-
|1949-50
|valign="top" | [[Peter M Kitchen]]
|-
|-
|1950-51
|valign="top" | [[A J Tilling]]
|-
|-
|1951-52
|valign="top" | [[Peter Luff|Peter Edward Luff]]
|-
|-
|1952-53
|valign="top" | [[Lewis Brooks]]
|-
|-
|1953-54
|valign="top" | [[David Smith (1946-1954)|David Hodgson Smith]]
|-
|-
|1954-55
|valign="top" | [[John Fox|John Henry Malcolm Fox]]
|-
|-
|1955-56
|valign="top" | [[Terry Gibson|Terence Allen Gibson]]
|-
|-
|1956-57
|valign="top" | [[Robert Sheehan|Robert M Sheehan]]
|-
|-
|1957-58
|valign="top" | [[Edward Hackford|Edward A Hackford]] to December 1957 [[Colin Pordham|Colin I Pordham]] to Easter 1958 [[John D Sharman]] from Easter 1958 onwards
|-
|-
|1958-59
|valign="top" | [[John Allday|Frederick John Allday]]
|-
|-
|1959-60
|valign="top" | [[S A Lee]]
|-
|-
|1960-61
|valign="top" | [[Colin Vere]]
|-
|-
|1961-62
|valign="top" | [[Gordon Lammie|Gordon A Lammie]] to Easter 1962 [[Robert Christian|Robert J Christian]] from Easter onwards
|-
|-
|1962-63
|valign="top" | [[Frank Cammack]]
|-
|-
|1963-64
|valign="top" | [[T Richard Welberry]] to December 1963 [[Michael Thacker]] from then on
|-
|-
|1964-65
|valign="top" | [[Philip Priestley|Philip John Priestley]]
|-
|-
|1965-66
|valign="top" | [[Ty Dalby|Tyrone Dalby]] / [[Stanley Abbott|Stanley James Paton Abbott]]
|-
|-
|1966-67
|valign="top" | [[Andrew Burgess|Andrew C Burgess]]
|-
|-
|1967-68
|valign="top" | [[Jack Upsall (1960-1968)|Jack Upsall]] / [[Martin Panton]]
|-
|-
|1968-69
|valign="top" | [[V J Goose]]
|-
|-
|1969-70
|valign="top" | [[Richard Gill]]
|-
|-
|1970-71
|valign="top" | [[M P Upsall]]
|-
|-
|1971-72
|valign="top" | [[Geoff Owen|Geoff R W Owen]]
|-
|-
|1972-73
|valign="top" | [[Michael Leafe|Michael C Leafe]]
|-
|-
|1973-74
|valign="top" | [[S Smith]]
|-
|-
|1974-75
|valign="top" | [[J P Stattersfield]] until January 1975 [[Tim Sagar|T J Sagar]] until July
|-
|-
|1975-76
|valign="top" | [[Michael Reed]]
|-
|-
|1976-77
|valign="top" | [[Stuart Veale|Stuart M Veale]]
|-
|-
|1977-78
|valign="top" | [[Nigel West]]
|-
|-
|1978-79
|valign="top" | [[Steven Langley|Steven J Langley]]
|-
|-
|1979-80
|valign="top" | [[Andrew Thornalley|Andrew M Thornalley]]
|-
|-
|1980-81
|valign="top" | [[Nigel Watts]]
|-
|-
|1981-82
|valign="top" | [[Nick Pogson]]
|-
|-
|1982-83
|valign="top" | [[David Standley]]
|-
|-
|1983-84
|valign="top" | [[Adrian Clifton]]
|-
|-
|1984-85
|valign="top" | [[Paul Bullen|Paul G Bullen]]
|-
|-
|1985-86
|valign="top" | [[Martin Borrett|Martin J Borrett]]
|-
|-
|1986-87
|valign="top" | [[A C L Allwood]]
|-
|-
|1987-88
|valign="top" | [[David Dunham|David E Dunham]]
|-
|-
|1988-89
|valign="top" | [[Marcus Cain|Marcus J Cain]]
|-
|-
|1989-90
|valign="top" | [[S Craven]]
|-
|-
|1990-91
|valign="top" | [[Amit Datta]]
|-
|-
|1991-92
|valign="top" | [[S Redshaw]]
|-
|-
|1992-93
|valign="top" | [[Bill Hilton]]
|-
|-
|1993-94
|valign="top" | [[Alan Boyce|Alan B Boyce]]
|-
|-
|1994-95
|valign="top" | [[Gary Kurczij]]
|-
|-
|1995-96
|valign="top" | [[Alastair Roberts|Alastair M Roberts]]
|-
|-
|1996-97
|valign="top" | [[Paul Young]]
|-
|-
|1997-98
|valign="top" | [[Nicholas P Hancock]]
|-
|-
|1998-99
|valign="top" | [[Colum Holtam]]
|-
|-
|1999-2000
|valign="top" | [[Gareth T Carrol]]
|-
|-
|2000-01
|valign="top" | [[Robin J Burrows]]
|-
|-
|2001-02
|valign="top" | [[Adam Skinner|Adam E Skinner]]
|-
|-
|2002-03
|valign="top" | [[Matthew Cope|Matthew J Cope]]
|-
|-
|2003-04
|valign="top" | [[Warren Humphries|Warren L Humphries]]
|-
|-
|2004-05
|valign="top" | [[Grant D Jackson]]
|-
|-
|2005-06
|valign="top" | [[Tony Hamshaw|Tony W Hamshaw]]
|-
|-
|2006-07
|valign="top" | [[Adam Shergold|Adam J Shergold]]
|-
|-
|2007-08
|valign="top" | [[Jonathon Grist|Jonathon M Grist]]
|-
|-
|2008-09
|valign="top" | [[David Bosworth]]
|-
|-
|2009-10
|valign="top" | [[Mark Watson]]
|-
|-
|2010-11
|valign="top" | [[James Fairweather]]
|-
|-
|2011-12
|valign="top" | [[Giorgio Kerman-Fiore]]
|-
|-
|2012-13
|valign="top" | [[James Reed]]
|-
|-
|2013-14
|valign="top" | [[Ellis Potter]]
|-
|-
|2014-15
|valign="top" | [[John Lisle]]
|-
|-
|2015-16
|valign="top" | [[Harvey Potter]]
|-
|-
|2016-17
|valign="top" | Head Boy: [[Joe Dean|Joseph Dean]] Head Girl: [[Smilte Matulionyte]]
|-
|-
|2017-18
|valign="top" | Head Boy: [[George Lilley]] Head Girl: [[Rayna Koshy]]
|-
|-
|2018-19
|valign="top" | Head Boy: [[Dominic Wilson]] Head Girl: [[Harriet Kettle]]
|-
|-
|2019-20
|valign="top" | Head Boy: [[Sam Potter]] Head Girl: [[Bethany Chambers]]
|-
|-
|2020-21
|valign="top" | Head Boy: [[Sam Wilson]] Head Girl: [[Sandra Bielik]]
|-
|-
|2021-22
|valign="top" | Head Boy: [[Siddharth Anand]] Head Girl: [[Kiera Coxon]]
|-
|-
|2022-23
|valign="top" | Head Boy: [[Tyler Christie]] Head Girl: [[Kamilė Balaškevičiūtė]]
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|-
|2023-24
|valign="top" | Head Boy: [[Josh Grummit]] Head Girl: [[Megan Dawson]]
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|-
|2024-25
|valign="top" | Head Boy: [[Justin Café-Ebuen]] Head Girl: [[Marie Ngonga]]
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|-
|2025-26
|valign="top" | Head Boy: [[Dawid Szymiczek]] Head Girl: [[Rachel Morris]]
|-
|}
==See Also==
*[[:Fourth Centenary Memorial Prize]]
*[[:Head of School Prize]]
*[[:Old Bostonian Association Annual Dinner]]
*[[:Robin Borrett]]
*[[:Speech Day]]
[[Category:BGS History]]
[[Category:Articles needing work]]
[[Category:See Also]]

Boston Grammar School Staff

2026-09-17T23:36:32Z

Smeeds: E H Horrocks

== Timeline ==

{| class="wikitable"
!Headmaster
!Masters
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|valign="top" | 1567-1584 [[Walter Woodroffe]], MA
|
1567-1576 Unknown 
1577-1586 [[Henry Pike]], MA
|-
|valign="top" | 1584-1585 [[George Carter]]
|
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|valign="top" | 1585-1589 [[Peter Lilley]], BA
|
1586-1592 [[James Harrys]], BA
|-
|valign="top" | 1589-1597 [[Samuel Beadell]], MA
|
1592-1595 [[William Hardcastle]], BA 
1595-1598 [[Anthony Brown]], BA
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|valign="top" | 1597-1609 [[John Newall]], BA
|
1598-1604 [[Thomas Pearson]] 
1604-? [[Anthony Dixon]], BA
|-
|valign="top" | 1609-1613 [[John Blackbourne]], MA
|
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|valign="top" | 1613-1616 [[Barjona Dove]], MA
|
1613-? [[Robert Boughie]]
|-
|valign="top" | 1616-1618 [[John Skelton]], MA
|
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|valign="top" | 1619 [[John Ward]], MA
|
1619-? [[Anthony Dixon]] 
1619-? [[John Emmeth]]
|-
|valign="top" | 1619-1620 Revd [[Thomas James]] MA
|
1620-1627 [[William Watson]], MA 
1626-1627 [[Samuel Winter]]
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|valign="top" | 1627-1630 [[Samuel Winter]]
|
1627 ? [[Wallys (staff)|Wallys]] 
1627-1629 [[John Rayner]], BA 
1629-1633 [[Jeremiah Vasin]], MA
|-
|valign="top" | 1631 [[William Goodwin]]
|
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|valign="top" | 1631-1639 [[George Atkinson]] MA
|
1633-1636 [[Samuel Kendall]], MA 
1636-1639 [[Richard Cooper]], MA
|-
|valign="top" | 1639-1642 [[Richard Cooper]], MA
|
1640-1641 [[Theophilus Wellfit]], BA 
1641-1644 [[Jeremy Collier]], BA
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|valign="top" | 1642-1648 [[William King]], MA
|
1644-1645 [[Adam Organer]] 
1645-1646 [[Christopher Pickard]], BA 
1646-1649 [[William Folkingham]], BA
|-
|valign="top" | 1649-1653 [[Marmaduke Millington]], LLB
|
1649-1653 [[George Cragg]], BA 
1653-1655 ? [[Mace (staff)|Mace]]
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|valign="top" | 1653-1656 [[Eusebius Morton]], MA
|
|-
|valign="top" | 1656-1658 [[Thomas Ashall]]
|
1656-1657 [[Leonard Palmer]] 
1657-? [[Solomon Waters]], BA
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|valign="top" | 1658-1661 [[Richard Palfreyman]], BA
|
|-
|valign="top" | 1661-1663 [[Jonathan Jepthcot]], MA
|
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|valign="top" | 1663-1667 [[Philip Ormstone]], BA
|
|-
|valign="top" | 1667-1679 [[Thomas Palmer]], MA
|
1679-1689 ? [[Watson (staff)|Watson]]
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|valign="top" | 1679-1681 [[Edward Emerson]], BA
|
|-
|valign="top" | 1681-1688 [[Thomas Bennett]], BA
|
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|valign="top" | 1688-1693 [[Joseph Bell]], MA
|
1689-1693 [[Richard Edwards]] 
1693-? [[Robert Wright (staff)|Robert Wright]], BA
|-
|valign="top" | 1693-1697 [[William Speed]]
|
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|valign="top" | 1697-1702 [[Edward Kelsall]], MA
|
|-
|valign="top" | 1702-1719 [[Samuel Coddington]], BA
|
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|valign="top" | 1719-1726 [[Thomas Colborn]], MA
|
|-
|valign="top" | 1726-1732 [[John Rigby]], MA
|
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|valign="top" | 1732-1737 [[Joseph Smith]], BA
|
1734-? [[Thomas Loynham]], BA
|-
|valign="top" | 1737-1745 [[Matthew Robinson]], MA
|
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|valign="top" | 1745-1759 [[James Muscut]], MA
|
1752-? [[Charles Myers]], BA
|-
|valign="top" | 1759-1769 [[Thomas Bateman]], BA
|
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|valign="top" | 1769 [[William L Lewis]], MA
|
|-
|valign="top" | 1769-1790 [[Obadiah Bell]], BA
|
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|valign="top" | 1790-1825 [[John Banks]], BD FSA
|
?-1803 Rev [[John Gaunt]], MA c1803-? Rev [[Wilson Banks]], BA 1815-1820 [[Thomas Mitchinson]], MA ?-? [[Thomas Watson]] ?-? [[William Grice]]
|-
|valign="top" | 1825-1850 [[Thomas Homer]], DD
|
?-? [[John Martin]] 
1838, 1843-1898 [[John Francis Bazlinton]]
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|valign="top" | 1850-1887 [[George Edwin Pattenden]], MA BD LLD
|
?-? [[William Hodgson Barnes]] 
?-? [[F Bourguin]] 
?-? [[Albert Harold Cawood]] 
?-? [[Jules A Chollet]], BesL 
?-? [[Norman Rowland Gale]], BA 
?-? [[Richard Hamer]] 
?-? [[Thomas Hoare]] 
?-? [[Louis Hotsch]] 
?-? [[Robert Pickman Norwood]] 
?-? [[A J Keller]] 
?-? [[G Perry (staff)|G Perry]] 
?-? [[James Herbert Walker]] 
?-1880 [[Thomas Tweddle Logan]] 
1850-1863 Rev [[Frederick Firman]], BA 
1859 [[F B Ladbrook]] 
1861-1902 [[George T Vernon Howard]] 
1863-1866 [[Thomas William Dunn]], BA 
1866-1870 [[John Trefusis Punnett]], BA 
1870-1874 Rev [[James Edward Lawrence Nowers]], BA 
1874-1878 [[Frederick George Johnson]], MA 
1879-1887 [[William White]], MA 
1880-1884 [[David James Hunt]] 
1884-1886 [[Frank Hobson Tarrant]] 
1885-? [[J L Stachan]] 
1887-1929 [[Arthur Hill]], BA
|-
|valign="top" | 1887-1912 [[William White]], MA
|
?-? [[Stuart Sladen]], BA ?-? [[EP Adam]], BA ?-? [[Charles F E Moore]] 
1901-1908 Rev [[John Milner]], BA 
1902-1937 [[Alan Howard]] 
1904-1912 [[John Harold Parkinson]], MA PhD 
1905-? [[George Herbert Gregory]] 1906-1910 [[Joseph Lucien Henri Pascal Harel]] 
1908-1912 [[John Howatt Kerr]] 
1910-1919 [[Corentin Tosser]]
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|valign="top" | 1912-1919 [[James William Dyson]], MA
|
?-1918 [[Charlotte Mary Kathleen Pearson]] 
1913-1914 [[James Humphrey Scott]], MA 
1913-1919 [[Arthur Edward Thompson]], BA 
1915 [[Margaret Anne Tamlyn]] 
1915-1916 [[Alfred Neasseth]] 
1915-1917 Mrs [[Gertrude Rachael Thompson]], BSc 
1915-1918 [[Herbert Blackburn]], BA 
1916-1918 [[Ernest George Hole]], BSc 
1916-1919 Miss [[Hannah Sterland]], BA 
1917-1919 Miss [[Mary Elizabeth Bromwich]], BA 
1917-1919 Miss [[Violet Gwendoline Winn]] 
1918-1919 [[Edith Mary Stapleton]] 
1918-1920 [[Robert Newnham Catt]]
1918-1920 Miss [[Gwendoline Alice Shearme]] 
|-
|valign="top" | 1919-1945 [[Herbert Haycroft Morris]], MA
|
?-? [[Jessie Aitchison Wilkinson]] 
1936-1937 [[E H Horrocks]] 
1919-1922 [[Charles Lionel Briggs]], MA 
1919-1949 [[Francis Robert Howse]], BA 
1919-1950 [[Frederick Leonard Cox]], MA 
1921-1923 [[Will Rimington]] 
1921-1923 [[Frank Cecil Siddons]], B Sc 
1921-1949 [[George Ward Border]], MA 
1922-1926 [[Stanley Bacon]], BA 
1923-1925 [[Bernard Reginald Burrell]], BA 
c1923-1939 [[Vincent Buffham]] 
1924-1925 [[William Rundle Hecker]], BSc 
1924-1967 [[Joseph Whiteley Lockwood]], BA 
1925-1927 [[Henry Charles Goodbourn]], BSc 
1925-1927 [[Edward William James Neave]], BSc 
1926-1951 [[Frank Ronald Gilbert Bastick]], BA 
1927-1962 [[Herbert Matthew Dickson]], MA 
1927-1964 [[Hubert Turpin]], BA 
1928-1931 [[Basil Kennedy Boyfield Hall]], MA 
1928-1942 [[Richard Root]], BSc 
1930-1970 [[William Alderson Wilkinson]], BA 
1931-1933 [[Joseph Herbert Bowman]], BA 
1933-1935 [[William Demmery Haden]], BA 
1934-1936 [[Roland Arthur Pecover]], BA 
1935-1937 [[Henry James Aish]], BA 
1935-1950 [[Brian Lawrence Worman]], BSc 
1936-1938 [[David Linnhe Gould]], BA 
1937-1946 [[Antony James Beck]], BA 
1937-1969 [[John Gledhill|John Webster Gledhill]], BA 
1937-1979 [[Frederick Jack Grimble]], CGLI ATD 
1938-1940 [[Donald Stuart Parbury]], BA 
1939-1940 [[H W Squire]] 
1939-1951 Dr [[Bernard Jackson|Joseph Bernard Jackson]] 
1940-? [[Mrs Dickson]] 
1940-? Mrs [[Ethel Mary Morris]] 
1940-1941 Mrs [[G H Smith]] 
1940-1943 Miss [[Nina Joyce Bell]] (Mrs Evans) 
1940-1966 [[Cecil Deighton]], MA 
1941 [[Doris Scott Deighton]] 
1941-1942 Miss [[D L Cole]] 
1941-1942 Miss [[S B May]] 
1941-1942 Miss [[J R Sellers]] 
1941-1945 Mrs [[Margaret Brough|Grace Margaret Brough]], BA 
1942-1944 Miss [[Elizabeth Ann Collins]], BA 
1942-1945 [[Richard Patrick Wheeler]], MA 
1942-1947 Mrs [[Hilda Emily Jaques]], BA 
1942-1950 [[Laurence Henry Tonks]], MSc 
1943-1945 [[Malcolm Alistair Percy Ferguson]]
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|valign="top" | 1945-1954 [[Leslie Thomas Waddams]], TD MA BSc
|
?-? [[Margaret Waddams]] 
1945-1958 [[William McNeill]], BA 
1945-1961 [[Herbert Collin]], MA 
1946-1949 [[Edward Brook Haslam]], BA 
c1947 Rev [[Philip E Mann]] 
1947-1952 [[Ernest Dowson]], BA 
1949-1952 [[Charles Frederick Ewinton]], BSc 
1949-1984 [[Stan Cawthorne|G Stanley Cawthorne]], MA BMus 
1950-1955, 1959-1961 [[Roy Edgar Tomlinson]] 
1950-1959 [[Hubert Alvanley Jones]], BA 
1950-1971 [[William Edward Cox]], BSc 
1951-1957 Dr [[Philip Marshall|Joseph Philip Marshall]] 
1952-1959 [[Tom West|Thomas Raphael John West]], BA 
1952-1986 [[David Godfrey|David Edwin John Godfrey]], MA 
1952-1988 [[Lawrence Veale]], MA 
1952-1989 [[Ken Whittle|Kenneth Harold Edwin Whittle]], MSc
|-
|valign="top" | 1954-1969 [[William John Ricketts]], TD MA
|
?-? [[H A Jennings]], MA 
?-? [[Herr Räth]] 
?-1968 [[T M Butterfield]] 
?-1968 [[D A Griffiths]] 
?-1975 Rev [[Mark Spurrell]], MA Dip Theol 
c1954 Rev [[John Adam]] 
1955-1957 [[Cyril Keith Butler]] 
1955-1959 [[Thomas Howard Godfrey]], MA 
1955-1978 [[Norman Haworth|Norman Owen Haworth]], TC 
1956-1961 [[Edwin Seppings|Edwin Richard Seppings]], BSc 
1956-1962 [[Philip Mayes]], BA 
1957-1959 [[Stanley North]], BSc 
1957-1961 [[James William Askell]], BA 
1957-1966 [[Edward Philip Tromans]], BA 
1957-1999 Dr [[David Wright (staff)|David A Wright]], MA B Mus FRCO 
1958-1961 [[Peter Stuart Rowland]], BA 
1959-1962 [[Michael Clements Sharpe]], MA 
1959-1964 [[Thomas Glyn Davies]], BSc 
1959-1964 [[Francis Henry Molyneux]], MA 
1959-1965 [[Paul Henry Dunkley]], BA 
1961-1964 [[Anthony Field]], BA 
1961-1964 [[Arnold Wynne Hughes]], BSc 
1961-1965 [[Roy Frederick Barrow]], BA 
1961-1967 [[Michael Roe]], BA 
1961-1987 [[John Chambers|John Frederick Chambers]], BA 
1962-1966 [[John Ernest Vasse]], BSc 
1962-1967 [[Grahame Hugh Clement Waters]], BA 
1962-1970 [[John Franks|John Mastin Franks]], MA 
1962-1994 [[Robin Borrett|Robin Charles Borrett]], BSc 
1963-1967 [[Alan Keith Nichols]] 
1964-1967 [[Anthony Waring Preston]], MA 
1964-1967, 1970-1971 [[Timothy Leighton Block]], BA 
1964-1970 [[John Kinsey]], BSc 
1964-1972 [[Miles Alfred Carter]], MA 
1964-1990 [[Steven Brierley|Richard Steven Brierley]], BSc 
1965-1967 [[John Clifford Gough]], BA 
1965-1969 [[Elfred Emlyn Lewis]], BA 
1966-1970 [[Timothy John Hughes]], BA 
1966-1970 [[Andrew Leitch]], BA 
1966-1971 [[Horace Herbert Melsom]], MA 
1966-1996 [[Rod Dunn|Roderic Arthur Dunn]] Dip LC 
1967-? [[Mrs Hughes]] 
1967-1968 [[J P Calvani]] 
1967-1968 [[M Methner]] 
1967-1970 [[David Carter|David John Carter]], BSc 
1967-1970 [[Anthony John Dilley]], TC 
1967-1972 [[Geoffrey Taylor]], MA 
1967-1973 [[Terence John Lamb]], BSc 
1968-1969 [[Herr H Altstetter]] 
1968-1969 [[Mlle A Fournier]] 
1968-1971 [[Peter Corcut]], BA 
1968-1971 [[Richard Gardner Eyeington]], BA 
1968-1973 [[Anthony Richard Sharp]], BA 
1968-1973 [[David Michael Shipstone]], BSc 
1968-1974 [[Griffith Richard Price]], BA 
1969-? Mrs [[Jean Thomas|Jean Vaughan Thomas]], BA AKC
1969-1970 [[Mlle C Goussard]], Tours 
1969-1970 [[B Rentschler]], Tubingen 
1969-1971 [[David Lightfoot]], MA 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|valign="top" | 1970-1977 [[Philip Johnston|Philip Frederick Johnston]], MA, BLitt
|
?-? Rev [[R J Davison]], MA 
?-? [[A P Moore]], BA 
?-? [[W Heilemann]] 
?-? Mlle [[C Ruaudel]] 
?-? [[Gerhard Weiler]] 
?-1975 - Mrs [[Irene Crosby]] 
?-1978 Mrs [[Cynthia Johnston|Cynthia Margaret Johnston]], MA 
1970-1972 [[Geoffrey Peter Stratford]], BSc 
1970-1973 [[Tony Coxon|Anthony Edwin Coxon]], BA 
1970-1973 [[Keith Wilson]], BSc 
1970-1978 [[Simon Collins]], BSc 
1970-1980 (and supply 1990s-2000s) [[Paul Van-Tam|Paul Nguyen Van-Tam]], BSc 
1970-1998 [[Richard Holtam|Richard Christopher Holtam]], BA 
1971-? [[Martin Lloyd|Martin Robert Lloyd]], MA 
1971-c1972 [[Anthony Beard]], BA 
1971-1972 [[S StC Bostock]], BA 
1971-1972 [[T S Fisher]], BA MBA 
1971-1975 [[Andrew Richard Arthur Pennell Wood]], BA 
1971-1978 [[Andrew Bell]], BEd 
1971-1988 Rev [[John King|John Charles King]], MA 
1971-2006 [[Michael Maltby|Michael John Maltby]], B Ed 
1971-2014 [[Richard Anderson|Richard William Anderson]], BA 
1972-? [[Michael Walker|Michael Alcuin Thomas Walker]], BA 
1972-1973 [[Sally Ann Cooper]] 
1972-1975 [[John Daniel Phelan]] 
1972-1977 [[Ian Bruce Constable]], BA 
1972-1977 [[Bob Don-Duncan|Robert Don-Duncan]], BSc 
1972-1979 [[James Loader|James Oliver Loader]], BA 
1973-? [[Patrick Huston|Patrick John Huston]], BSc 
1973-1974 [[Hélène Cheynet]] 
1973-1974 [[Alex Folta]] 
1973-1974 [[James O Stevenson]], BS MS MEd 
1973-1975 [[Bryan Carey Slater]], BSc 
1973-c1987 [[Desmond Kempson|Desmond John Kempson]], BSc 
1973-1988/9 [[Dennis McConnon]], BA 
1973-1999 [[Ron Abbott|Ronald John Abbott]], BA 
1974-? [[Brian Dawson|Brian James Dawson]], BA 
1974-1976 Rev [[John Deaville Thompstone]], BA 
1974-2000 [[Michael Long]], DipAD ATD 
1975-? [[Philip Hutchins|Philip John Hutchins]], BSc 
1975-1979 [[Conor McGaughey|Conor Regan McGaughey]], BA 
1975-2003 [[Peter Dorr|Peter Charles Dorr]], BA 
1976-1977 [[Bernard Barbaroux]] 
1976-1977 [[Ted Hipwell]] 
1976-1985 [[John Clutterbuck|John Anthony Clutterbuck]], BA 
1977-1980 [[Paul Kent|Paul Edward Kent]], BA 
1977-2014 [[Nigel Wainwright|Nigel William Wainwright]]
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|valign="top" | 1978-1992 [[Arthur Shrimpton|Arthur Neville Shrimpton]], MA
|
?-? [[Craig Walton]] 
?-2002 [[Eva Kampichler]] 
?-2003 [[Kathy Dodd]] 
1978 [[P Livingston (staff)|P Livingston]] 
1978-1979 Mlle [[Yveline Cosquer]] 
1978-1979 Mrs [[M L Doran]] 
1978-1979 [[Manfred Shotthoffer]] 
1978-1980 [[Roy James Spencer]], MA 
1978-Present [[Martin Wright (staff)|Martin Thomas Wright]], BSc 
1979-1981 Miss [[Sarah Jane Fluck]], BSc 
1979-1982 [[Chris Phillips|Christopher John Phillips]], BSc 
1979-1984 [[Peter Blakebrough|Peter John Blakebrough]], BEd 
1980-? [[Stephen Boycott|Stephen John Boycott]], BSc 
1980-1983 Mrs [[Gillian Patricia Allison]], BA 
1980-1984 [[Martin Datta]], BA 
1981-? Mrs [[Phyllis Edith Davy]], BSc 
1981-1982 [[Christian Albrecht]] 
1981-1982 Mlle [[Martine Thépot]] 
1982-1983 Mlle [[Patricia Piras]] 
1982-1984 [[Soliman Hanna]] 
1982-1985 [[Phillip Ford]], BA 
1983-c2003 Mrs [[Janet Kent]] 
1984-1985 [[Anne Depierrepont]] 
1984-1985 [[Annemore Sander]] 
1985-1986 Miss [[G J Hinchliffe]] 
c1985-1999 Mrs [[Alison Austin]] 
1985-2010 [[Nick Fitton|Nicholas Vernon Fitton]] 
1985-2013 [[Robert Gibbons]] 
1987-2003 [[John Kinchin]] 
c1988-2013 [[Hilary Fitton]] (Gent) 
1988-2003 [[David Morris]] 
1988-2006 [[Stephen Woodliffe]] 
1989-2001 [[Robin Gracey]] 
c1989-2004 [[John Parson]] 
1990-2004 [[Patrick Corke]] 
1990-2014 [[Elizabeth Evan|Elizabeth A Evan]] 
c1990-2018 [[Jane Allen]] 
c1990-2019 [[Sarah Tagg|Sarah E Tagg]] (Bishop) 
1991-2008, 2012-2016 [[William "Sandy" Melrose|William Melrose]] 
1991-2017 Miss [[J Allen (staff)|J Allen]] 
1992-2010 [[David Bothamley]] 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|valign="top" | 1993-2007 [[John Neal (staff)|John E Neal]] MSc DpEd
|
?-? [[Mark Cherry]] 
?-c2000 Dr [[Taylor (staff)|Taylor]] 
?-c2000 Dr [[Viccary (staff)|Viccary]] 
?-c2000 [[P Wright (staff)|P Wright]]
?-2002 [[Heather Rotheram]] 
?-c2005 [[Nigel Guilliat]] 
1993-1994 [[Thomas Roberg]] 
1994-2006 [[David Baines]] 
1995-2007 [[Tim Atkinson]] 
1995-2014 [[John McHenry]] 
c1997-2003 [[Ben Pickard]] 
1998-2002 [[Robert Layton]] 
1999-c2010, 2016-2023 [[John Lyon]] 
1999-2022 [[David Rennie]] 
c1999-Present [[Jo Cooper]] 
c2000-? [[Robin Bell]] 
c2000-2013 [[John W Evison]] 
2001-2009 [[Martyn Baxter-Smith]] 
2001-2006 [[Steve Neal]] 
2001-2015 [[Ian Graham]] 
2002-? [[Graham Coulson]] 
2002-? [[Christopher Payne]] 
2002-c2005 [[David Parker]] 
2002-c2006 [[Rachael Maddox]] (Hoey) 
2002-c2009 [[Stephen Spicer]] 
2002-2017 [[Sean McNally]] 
2003-2010 [[Paul Marsh]] 
2003-2022 [[Alan Bray (staff)|Alan Bray]] (Mountford) 
2003-Present [[Christine Abrams]] 
2003-Present [[Anne E Goulbourne-Rennie]] 
2004-2014 [[Martin Weaver]] 
2005-2009 [[Robert Sales]] 
2005-2016 Miss [[Louise V Brown]] 
c2005-2016 [[D H Weston]] 
2005-2017 [[Michael Purvis]] 
2006-? [[Paul McLaughlin]] 
c2006-2016 [[Emma Constantine]] 
c2006-2019 [[Hilary Haynes]] 
c2006-Present [[Warren Ward]] 
2007-Present [[C M Wood]] 
2008-2012 [[P Smith (staff)|P Smith]] 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|valign="top" | 2007-2010 [[Helen McEvoy]]
|
2007-2011 [[Nigel P Henry]] 
2008-2013 [[L Dean (staff)|L Dean]] 
2008-2014 Mrs [[Catherine M Millar]] 
2008-2016 Mrs [[Claire Leworthy]] (McGowan) 
2009-2010 [[Charles Maguire]] 
2009-2023 [[Richard K Poole]] 
c2009-Present Miss [[Amanda Cook]] 
2009-Present [[Matt Hodgkin]] 
2009-Present [[F M N]] 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|valign="top" | 2010-2014 [[Paul Marsh]]
|
2010-2014 [[P Norton (staff)|P Norton]] 
2010-2016 Mrs [[R Bray (staff)|R Bray]] (Rich) 
2010-2016 [[David Johnson]] 
2010-2016 [[P Woodcock (staff)|P Woodcock]] 
2010-2025 Mrs [[K Chandler (staff)|K Chandler]] (Barry) 
2011-2016 Dr [[J Goodwin (staff)|J Goodwin]] 
2011-2019 [[John James]] 
2013-2014 [[Suzanne McKeown]] 
2013-2014 Miss [[C Vaughan (staff)|C Vaughan]] 
2013-2016 Mrs [[S Scott (staff)|S Scott]] 
2013-2016 Mrs [[E Turner (staff)|E Turner]] 
2013-2018 [[G Richards (staff)|G Richards]]
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|valign="top" | 2014-Present [[John McHenry]]
|
2014-2016 Miss [[K Docherty (staff)|K Docherty]] 
2014-2017 Mrs [[S Collinson (staff)|S Collinson]] 
2014-2017 Ms [[Lori Pettefar]] 
2014-2019 Miss [[Amy Bristow]] 
2014-2023 Mrs [[Emma Cresswell]] (Winter) 
2014-Present Mrs [[Garance Boularand|Garance Adams-Boularand]] 
2014-Present [[Tom Coldwell]] 
2014-Present [[A Hall (staff)|A Hall]] 
2014-Present Mrs [[Michaela Hudson]] 
2014-Present Mrs [[J Van-Lier (staff)|J Van-Lier]] 
2015-2023 Dr [[A Jackson (staff)|A Jackson]] 
2015-Present [[Matthew Blackman]] 
2015-Present (Teaching Assistant) [[Josh Ullyatt-Sands]] 
2015-Present [[Ross Wilson]] 
2016-2017 [[M Slote (staff)|M Slote]] 
2016-2018 [[S Roy (staff)|S Roy]] 
2016-2024 (Pastoral Manager) [[Ben Adams]] 
2016-Present [[M Brown (staff)|M Brown]] 
2016-Present [[Paul File]] 
2016-Present [[Luke Morris (staff)|Luke Morris]] 
2017 [[F Daniels (staff)|F Daniels]] 
2017-2018 Miss [[L Frost (staff)|L Frost]] 
2017-2019 [[T Deller (staff)|T Deller]] 
2017-2020 [[S Hawkins (staff)|S Hawkins]] 
2017-2022 Dr [[L McQuade]] 
2017-Present Miss [[F Roberts (staff)|F Roberts]] 
2018-2019 Mrs [[A Graves (staff)|A Graves]] 
2018-2023 Mr [[John Midgley (staff)|John Midgley]] 
2018-2024 (support staff), 2024 Miss [[E Merritt (staff)|E Merritt]] 
2018-Present [[Luke Anderson]] 
2018-Present [[P Barnsley (staff)|P Barnsley]] 
2018-Present [[P Herbert (staff)|P Herbert]] 
2018-Present [[L Malloney (staff)|L Malloney]] 
2018-Present Mrs [[S Oliver (staff)|S Oliver]] 
2018-Present [[G Zagraba (staff)|G Zagraba]] 
2019 Miss [[E Coupland (staff)|E Coupland]] 
2019 [[N Jaines (staff)|N Jaines]] 
2019-2021 Mrs [[Gemma Barnsley-Mead]] (Mead) 
2019-2021 Miss [[Natalie Pryme]] 
2019-2022 Mr [[C Preston (staff)|C Preston]] 
2019-2022 Dr [[Andy Remic]] 
2019-2023 [[Warwick Eede]] 
2019-2025 [[Robert Bett]] 
2019-Present [[Jack Berriman]] 
2019-Present [[Zackeray Dunn]] 
2019-Present Miss [[Hannah Raistrick]] 
2019-Present [[Connor Thompson]] 
2019-Present [[Chris Willerton]] 
2019-Present [[Martin Woods (staff)|Martin Woods]] 
2020-2022 Mrs [[L Pepperdine (staff)|L Pepperdine]] 
2020-2023 [[Harvey Potter]] 
2020-Present Mrs [[R Bannister (staff)|R Bannister]] (Stott) 
2020-Present Mrs [[S Revitt (staff)|S Revitt]] 
2021 Ms [[N Baggia (staff)|N Baggia]] 
2021-Present [[H Dell (staff)|H Dell]] 
2021-Present Mrs [[H Emery (staff)|H Emery]] 
2021-Present [[Martyn Lakin (staff)|Martyn Lakin]] 
2021-Present [[S McNally (staff)|S McNally]] 
2022-2024 [[Will Swain (staff)|Will Swain]] 
2022-Present [[Steven Barker]] 
2022-Present [[J Bushell (staff)|J Bushell]] 
2022-Present Miss [[P Rosik (staff)|P Rosik]] 
2022-Present [[William Tetther]] 
2023 [[O Dada (staff)|O Dada]] 
2023-2024 [[O Akinfenwa (staff)|O Akinfenwa]] 
2023-2024 Mrs [[A Stewart (staff)|A Stewart]] 
2023-2025 [[P Mehemet (staff)|P Mehemet]] 
2023-Present Mrs [[S Anand (staff)|S Anand]] 
2023-Present [[S Cowell (staff)|S Cowell]] 
2023-Present Miss [[K Leek (staff)|K Leek]] 
2023-Present Miss [[L Manning (staff)|L Manning]] 
2023-Present Mrs [[J McKnight (staff)|J McKnight]] (Aitkenhead) 
2024 Miss [[S Salisbury (staff)|S Salisbury]] 
2024-Present Mrs [[Mrs J McHenry (staff)|J McHenry]] 
2024-Present Mrs [[J Raistrick (staff)|J Raistrick]] 
2024-Present [[H Stainfield (staff)|H Stainfield]] 
2025 [[R Greensmith (staff)|R Greensmith]] 
2025 Mrs [[L Stewart (staff)|L Stewart]] 
2025-Present [[D Beswick (staff)|D Beswick]] 
2025-Present Miss [[K Carters (staff)|K Carters]] 
2025-Present Miss [[A Fleuriot (staff)|A Fleuriot]]
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== Current and recent staff not mentioned above ==

This section is informal. Entries here are pending being moved to the above table when more details are found.

*[[Kevin Anderson]]
*[[Clarke (staff)|Clarke]]
*[[Rachael Gibbons]] (Librarian / Careers Advisor)
*Rev [[Peter Harding]]
*[[Linda McHenry]] 

== References ==

*[[Pishey Thompson|Thompson, Pishey]] (1856) "[[The History and Antiquities of Boston]]" - Reprinted in 1997 by Heritage Lincolnshire - ISBN 0948639202
*[[George S Bagley|Bagley, Geo S]] (1985) "[[Floreat Bostona (book)|Floreat Bostona]]" - Published by The Old Bostonian Association - ISBN 0951043102
*Bagley, Geo S (1986) "[[Boston, its Story and People]]" - Published in association with The History of Boston Project - ISBN 0951178601
*[[Paul Mould|Mould, Paul]] (2000) "[[Centennial Anthology]]" - Published by Paul Mould Publishing - ISBN 0952870835
*[http://www.bostongrammarschool.co.uk Boston Grammar School] (official web site)
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== See Also ==

*[[:Timeline of BGS history]]

Horrocks

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E H Horrocks

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'''Flt Lt Reginald "Van" Van Toen''' was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]] (?-1936) and [[Wikipedia:University of Nottingham|University College, Nottingham]] where he received a BA Degree (University of London) with Second Class Honours in Mathematics.

== Prisoner of War ==

''The following piece was written by [[Jack Birbeck]] and appeared in the Autumn/Winter 2003 issue of [[The Old Bostonian]]''

<Reginald> left school in 1936 to join the RAF as a boy entrant. Later, in my last year at BGS, the 5th Form were taken on a visit to [[Wikipedia:RAF Cranwell|RAF Cranwell]]. There we saw <him> working at a bench in one of the workshops, but because of the prevailing discipline we were unable to have a conversation with him.

The next time I met <him> it was under very different circumstances. In August 1943 I was a member of the crew of a [[Wikipedia:Avro Lancaster|Lancaster]] shot down over Germany (my Skipper was [[Cliff Annis]], another BGS old boy). I became an inmate of the notorious [[Wikipedia:Stalag Luft III|Stalag Luft III]] [[Wikipedia:Prisoner of war|POW]] camp. One day we were dispersing after roll-call when I heard a voice shouting "What are you doing here Birbeck".

I don't know whether <he> was involved in any escape activities. Everything was very "cloak and dagger" and on a need-to-know basis. I think probably the family included the reference to let readers know that he was in that camp. <This refers to the obituary written by Van Toen's family which referred to "The Great Escape">

Stalag Luft III was in a cleared area of pine trees near the town of [[Wikipedia:Żagań|Sagan]] in [[Wikipedia:Silesia|Upper Silesia]] (now in Poland). In 1943 there were three compounds: East, the scene of the [[Wikipedia:The Wooden Horse|Wooden Horse escape]]; Centre compound; and North compound, scene of [[Wikipedia:Stalag Luft III escape|"The Great Escape"]]. I arrived in the North compound in early September 1943 and we new "kriegies" were immediately given a lecture by the senior British officer, mainly on security and escaping.

At that time there were 3 tunnels in progress: Tom, Dick, and Harry. Soon after I arrived the Germans ("goons" to us) found Tom. It turned out to be in the block where I had been allocated a billet, but I had not known about it. Standard practice when the goons found a tunnel was to blow it up. On this occasion they put too much charge in and blew the roof off the hut, which evoked cheers from the assembled mob.

Shortly afterwards Dick was abandoned and all efforts concentrated on Harry. There were two organisations in the camp: X and S. They were headed by Big "X" and Big "S" with a similar organisation in each block. "X", the escape committee, was headed by Sqn. Ldr. [[Wikipedia:Roger Bushell|Roger Bushell]], one of the 50 officers subsequently shot.

Big "S" looked after security and protected our illegal activities from prying eyes. I was on the "Duty Pilot Rota". This involved sitting at the gate and booking the "goons" in and out, but I had no idea where Harry was situated.

The settings in the film were absolutely authentic. Some of the characters were somewhat over egged and the final scene with [[Wikipedia:Steve McQueen|Steve McQueen]] on the motor bike was complete fiction. The book by [[Wikipedia:Paul Brickhill|Paul Brickhill]] is also authentic. Brickhill was in Stalag Luft III.

Early in 1944 a large number of us including known trouble makers were moved to a satellite camp on the other side of Sagan. Included in the officers moved was [[Wikipedia:Wally Floody|Wally Floody]], a Canadian mining engineer in civil life and the man in charge of excavating Harry. I was therefore not in the North compound when the breakout occurred.

== Obituary ==

''From the Autumn/Winter 2003 issue of [[The Old Bostonian]]''

Reginald Van Toen died on 2nd Oct 2003 at [[Wikipedia:Sidmouth|Sidmouth]], aged 83. He leaves Janet, his wife of 57 years, and his son Brett. A funeral service was held at [[Wikipedia:Exeter|Exeter]] Crematorium, St Peter's Chapel on Monday 13th October.

The younger of two sons of a newsagent on Horncastle Road, at BGS Reginald was a chess champion, gained the Northern Universities Higher School Certificate, and won the Mathematics prize.

He left the school in 1936 to join the RAF where he trained as a Wireless Operator. In 1942, while still in operational training, he was involved in [[Wikipedia:Bombing of Cologne in World War II#First 1,000 bomber raid|the first 1,000 bomber raid on Cologne]]. In order to achieve the required number of bombers, all available aircraft from [[Wikipedia:RAF Training Command|Training Command]] were used.

Unfortunately Reginald's crew was shot down and he spent the rest of the war as a [[Wikipedia:Prisoner of war|POW]] in [[Wikipedia:Stalag Luft III|Stalag Luft III]]; the scene of "[[Wikipedia:Stalag Luft III#The "Great Escape" (1944)|The Great Escape]]" and "[[Wikipedia:The Wooden Horse|The Wooden Horse]]" escape.

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The BGS Speech Day 1900 programme records that Howard achieved "4th Place in Honours at the London University Matriculation." He went on to teach mathematics at [[Wikipedia:Peter Symonds College|Peter Symonds School, Winchester]].

His death, aged 74, was honoured in the 1937 issue of [[The Bostonian]].

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*[[:Alan Howard]]
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Beaulah Cup

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First presented in 1925, the '''Beaulah Cup''' was awarded to the winning team of inter-[[Houses|House]] chess matches.

It was named after [[John Beaulah]], who had played a formative role in Boston's chess club, and who served as Mayor and Alderman of the town in the 1920s.

An account of the 1925 [[Speech Day]] in the Boston Guardian makes the following reference:

<blockquote>
''"The Chess Club was indebted to Ald. Beaulah (whose absence they deplored), for a valuable cup, which was won by Briggs'."''
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{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Winner
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|1925
|valign="top" | [[Houses|Briggs']]
|-
|...
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|1928
|valign="top" | [[Gannock]]
|-
|...
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|1931
|valign="top" | [[Muston]]
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|1932
|valign="top" | [[Muston]]
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|valign="top" | [[Muston]]
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|1934
|valign="top" | [[Muston]]
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|valign="top" | [[Muston]]
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|1936
|valign="top" | [[Muston]]
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|1938
|valign="top" | [[Laughton]]
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|1939
|valign="top" | [[Laughton]]
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|1940
|valign="top" | [[Laughton]]
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|1941
|valign="top" | [[Parry]]
|-
|1942
|valign="top" | [[Laughton]]
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|1943
|valign="top" | Not awarded
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==See Also==
*[[:Chess Club]]
*[[:Timeline of Prizes]]

Debating Society

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The Scientific Society of the [[Boston Grammar School]] was formed in January 1925 and later became the Scientific and Debating Society. In 1930 the two functions separated, and the '''Debating Society''' was formed. Here are the results of some of the debates.

==1928==

*22 November 1928 - "Prohibition in England is desirable" Defeated by 43 votes to 25

==1930==

*30 October 1930 - "There will be another World War before 1945" Defeated by 12 votes to 8

==1931==

*1931 - "Talking films will never replace Stage Plays" Defeated by 10 votes to 5
*October 1931 - "There will be another World War before 1945" Defeated by 12 votes to 8
*1931 - "England is suffering from an overdose of Sport" Defeated by 10 votes to 8

==1932==

*1932 - "This house views with disfavour the Americanisation of the English Language" Carried by a large majority

==1933==

*1933 - "That school reports should be abolished" Defeated by 8 votes to 6
*1933 - "That no profit is to be gained from the teaching of History" Defeated by 7 votes to 4
*1933 - "That body-line bowling should be abolished" Defeated by 11 votes to 7.

==1934==

*1934 - "That Hitler has improved Germany's position" Defeated by 19 votes to 8
*1934 - "That America is now producing better films than England" Defeated by 29 votes to 2
*1934 - "That a Scientific Education is more advantageous than a Classical Education" Carried by 15 votes to 5

==1934/35==

*1935 - "That educational films should be adopted in schools" Carried by 16 votes to 8
*1935 - "That co-education is desirable" Carried by 11 votes to 6

==1935/36==

*24 October 1935 - "Military training should be given to all schoolboys over the age of fourteen" Defeated by 11 votes to 5
*5 March 1936 - "A safety pin is of more use than a bottle of glue on a desert island" Defeated by 5 votes to 4

==1936/37==

*8 October 1936 - "That horse traffic should not be allowed on the roads" Carried by 6 votes to 4
*12 November 1936 - "That women and children should not be saved first." Defeated by 11 votes to 3
*26 November 1936 - "That a return to Roman Britain would be desirable." Defeated by 18 votes to 4
*18 February 1937 - "That a rolling stone does gather some moss." Carried by 21 votes to 3

==1937/38==

*21 October 1937 - "That corporal punishment should be abolished" Defeated 36 votes to 2
*4 November 1937 - "That we are more cruel than our ancestors" Defeated 11 votes to 7
*18 November 1937 - "That cats should be taxed" Defeated by 17 votes to 3
*2 December 1937 - Reading papers on "The use of Wireless Waves other than for Broadcasting" and "Aeroplanes"
*27 January 1938 - "That this House views with growing disfavour the appalling lack of manners in the twentieth century" Defeated by 13 votes to 3
*24 February 1938 - "That the good old days were not so good" Defeated by 5 votes to 4

==1938/39==

*27 October 1938 - "In the [[Wikipedia:Munich Agreement|Munich Agreement]] [[Wikipedia:Neville Chamberlain|Mr. Chamberlain]] betrayed not only Czechoslovakia, but also his own country." Carried by 19 votes to 15
*10 November 1938 - "The prefect system is ridiculous" Carried by 13 votes to 9
*24 November 1938 - "The cinema is an abomination" Defeated by 3 votes to 17
*2 February 1939 - "Radio gives better value for money than the cinema." Carried by 12 votes to 6
*16 February 1939 - The society held a General Knowledge Bee. Foster's team beat Campbell's 35 points to 32

==1939/40==

*1939 - "That school-teachers are born and not made." Defeated by 18 votes to 3
*1939 - "That novels and films should always have a happy ending." Voting resulted in a tie. [[Frank Ronald Gilbert Bastick|Mr. Bastick]] who was Vice-President of the society had the casting vote. He gave it against the motion which was therefore defeated
*1939 - "That all propaganda is childish and undignified." Defeated by 36 votes to 2
*1940 - "That sarcasm is the lowest form of wit." Defeated by 16 votes to 5
*1940 - At the final meeting of the Society a Lincolnshire Knowledge Bee was held. Foster's team beat Baxter's by 36 points to 28

==1940/41==

Since most of the Sixth Form and many other Upper School boys devoted a lot of time to studying First Aid and to the [[CCF#Early days|ATC]], the Scientific Society did not meet during the year and the Debating Society only held one debate.

*1940/41 - "That the Government should sanction reprisals against the enemy" Defeated by 21 votes to 13

==Unknown==

Other motions listed in [[Floreat Bostona (book)|Floreat Bostona]] without dates (but possibly from 1931) are:
*"That co-education in schools is desirable." Defeated by 10 votes to 8
*"That homework should be abolished." Carried by 14 votes to 1
*"That school games should be compulsory." Defeated by 11 votes to 5

== 1968 ==

The 1968 school year followed the [[Wikipedia:Summer of Love|Summer of Love]] and that got a mention in the [[Bostonian]] magazine report (written by [[D Thomas]]) of that year's activities of the society:

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During the year the Society has pursued a policy of dealing with controversial subjects of current interest. The issue of immigration and the "make love not war" philosophy, which all hit the headlines this year, were debated by the Society, which often brought a touch of humour to apparently serious issues.

We had the assistance of [[Boston High School|High School]] members in some of the debates and also during a discussion on abortion and euthanasia. Liberalism seemed to be the essence of the decisions taken on all the subjects debated and discussed.

Although attendances have increased, there still seemed to be a certain unwillingness of many members to participate in the debates, both from the floor and the platform. This has led to the predominance of a small number of speakers, whose coherence never seemed to improve with experience. However, their unique brand of "humour" partly compensated for this.

We hope for a flux of more gifted speakers in the near future.
</blockquote>

==Scientific Society==

Until at least 1938, the Scientific Society existed as a separate entity from the Debating Society. These are some of the lectures that took place.

===1936/37===

All lectures were illustrated with the [[Wikipedia:Opaque projector|epidiascope]] "an acquisition which has proved very popular".

*[[John L Penny|J L Penny]] on "Stamps" - their manufacture and history
*[[Reg Adcock|Adcock]] and [[J Edward Littlechild|Littlechild]] on "Some Great Scientists of Early Times" - Adcock on the alchemists and early iatrochemists, such as [[Wikipedia|Roger Bacon|Robert Bacon]] (sic) and [[Wikipedia:Paracelsus|Paracelsus]]. Littlechild on [[Wikipedia:Robert Boyle|Robert Boyle]], [[Wikipedia:Eduard Becher|Becher]] and [[Wikipedia:Christian Ernst Stahl|Stahl]].
*[[Herbert Matthew Dickson|Mr. Dickson]] on "Coal and Coal-Products" - The origins of coal and a review of different methods of using it.
*[[Herbert Matthew Dickson|Mr. Dickson]] on "Clothing Materials" - obtaining, purifying, spinning and weaving natural products: wool, silk and cotton. Methods of manufacturing artificial silk from wood-pulp: viscose silk and acetate silk.

===1937/38===

*[[Herbert Matthew Dickson|Mr. Dickson]] on "The beginnings of science" - the development of early civilisation in the valleys of the [[Wikipedia:Euphrates|Euphrates]], [[Wikipedia:Tigris|Tigris]], [[Wikipedia:Indus River|Indus]] and the [[Wikipedia:Nile|Nile]], also referring to the Indian and Greek sciences.
*[[Michael Horne|M.R. Horne]] on "A cycle tour in Wales", using photographs shown by means of the [[Wikipedia:Opaque projector|epidiascope]] to illustrate his lecture.
*[[Henry Ernest Vosper|Vosper]] on "Military Aircraft", dealing with fighters, bombers, general purpose machines and the [[Wikipedia:Fleet Air Arm|Fleet Air Arm]]. He used a model aeroplane and the epidiascope to illustrate the talk.
*[[R T Booth|Booth]] was to give a talk on [[Wikipedia:Short Mayo Composite|"The Mayo Composite Aircraft"]] but it was cancelled owing to illness.

==See Also==
*[[:Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1942]]
*[[:Elfred Emlyn Lewis]]
*[[:J D Baumber]]
*[[:Martin Panton]]
*[[:Michael Jeffrey]]
*[[:Philip Priestley]]
*[[:Philip R Betts]]
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Debating Society

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The Scientific Society of the [[Boston Grammar School]] was formed in January 1925 and later became the Scientific and Debating Society. In 1930 the two functions separated, and the '''Debating Society''' was formed. Here are the results of some of the debates.

==1928==

*22 November 1928 - "Prohibition in England is desirable" Defeated by 43 votes to 25

==1930==

*30 October 1930 - "There will be another World War before 1945" Defeated by 12 votes to 8

==1931==

*1931 - "Talking films will never replace Stage Plays" Defeated by 10 votes to 5
*October 1931 - "There will be another World War before 1945" Defeated by 12 votes to 8
*1931 - "England is suffering from an overdose of Sport" Defeated by 10 votes to 8

==1932==

*1932 - "This house views with disfavour the Americanisation of the English Language" Carried by a large majority

==1933==

*1933 - "That school reports should be abolished" Defeated by 8 votes to 6
*1933 - "That no profit is to be gained from the teaching of History" Defeated by 7 votes to 4
*1933 - "That body-line bowling should be abolished" Defeated by 11 votes to 7.

==1934==

*1934 - "That Hitler has improved Germany's position" Defeated by 19 votes to 8
*1934 - "That America is now producing better films than England" Defeated by 29 votes to 2
*1934 - "That a Scientific Education is more advantageous than a Classical Education" Carried by 15 votes to 5

==1934/35==

*1935 - "That educational films should be adopted in schools" Carried by 16 votes to 8
*1935 - "That co-education is desirable" Carried by 11 votes to 6

==1935/36==

*24 October 1935 - "Military training should be given to all schoolboys over the age of fourteen" Defeated by 11 votes to 5
*5 March 1936 - "A safety pin is of more use than a bottle of glue on a desert island" Defeated by 5 votes to 4

==1936/37==

*8 October 1936 - "That horse traffic should not be allowed on the roads" Carried by 6 votes to 4
*12 November 1936 - "That women and children should not be saved first." Defeated by 11 votes to 3
*26 November 1936 - "That a return to Roman Britain would be desirable." Defeated by 18 votes to 4
*18 February 1937 - "That a rolling stone does gather some moss." Carried by 21 votes to 3

==1937/38==

*21 October 1937 - "That corporal punishment should be abolished" Defeated 36 votes to 2
*4 November 1937 - "That we are more cruel than our ancestors" Defeated 11 votes to 7
*18 November 1937 - "That cats should be taxed" Defeated by 17 votes to 3
*2 December 1937 - Reading papers on "The use of Wireless Waves other than for Broadcasting" and "Aeroplanes"
*27 January 1938 - "That this House views with growing disfavour the appalling lack of manners in the twentieth century" Defeated by 13 votes to 3
*24 February 1938 - "That the good old days were not so good" Defeated by 5 votes to 4

==1938/39==

*27 October 1938 - "In the [[Wikipedia:Munich Agreement|Munich Agreement]] [[Wikipedia:Neville Chamberlain|Mr. Chamberlain]] betrayed not only Czechoslovakia, but also his own country." Carried by 19 votes to 15
*10 November 1938 - "The prefect system is ridiculous" Carried by 13 votes to 9
*24 November 1938 - "The cinema is an abomination" Defeated by 3 votes to 17
*2 February 1939 - "Radio gives better value for money than the cinema." Carried by 12 votes to 6
*16 February 1939 - The society held a General Knowledge Bee. Foster's team beat Campbell's 35 points to 32

==1939/40==

*1939 - "That school-teachers are born and not made." Defeated by 18 votes to 3
*1939 - "That novels and films should always have a happy ending." Voting resulted in a tie. [[Frank Ronald Gilbert Bastick|Mr. Bastick]] who was Vice-President of the society had the casting vote. He gave it against the motion which was therefore defeated
*1939 - "That all propaganda is childish and undignified." Defeated by 36 votes to 2
*1940 - "That sarcasm is the lowest form of wit." Defeated by 16 votes to 5
*1940 - At the final meeting of the Society a Lincolnshire Knowledge Bee was held. Foster's team beat Baxter's by 36 points to 28

==1940/41==

Since most of the Sixth Form and many other Upper School boys devoted a lot of time to studying First Aid and to the [[CCF#Early days|ATC]], the Scientific Society did not meet during the year and the Debating Society only held one debate.

*1940/41 - "That the Government should sanction reprisals against the enemy" Defeated by 21 votes to 13

==Unknown==

Other motions listed in [[Floreat Bostona (book)|Floreat Bostona]] without dates (but possibly from 1931) are:
*"That co-education in schools is desirable." Defeated by 10 votes to 8
*"That homework should be abolished." Carried by 14 votes to 1
*"That school games should be compulsory." Defeated by 11 votes to 5

== 1968 ==

The 1968 school year followed the [[Wikipedia:Summer of Love|Summer of Love]] and that got a mention in the [[Bostonian]] magazine report (written by [[D Thomas]]) of that year's activities of the society:

<blockquote>
During the year the Society has pursued a policy of dealing with controversial subjects of current interest. The issue of immigration and the "make love not war" philosophy, which all hit the headlines this year, were debated by the Society, which often brought a touch of humour to apparently serious issues.

We had the assistance of [[Boston High School|High School]] members in some of the debates and also during a discussion on abortion and euthanasia. Liberalism seemed to be the essence of the decisions taken on all the subjects debated and discussed.

Although attendances have increased, there still seemed to be a certain unwillingness of many members to participate in the debates, both from the floor and the platform. This has led to the predominance of a small number of speakers, whose coherence never seemed to improve with experience. However, their unique brand of "humour" partly compensated for this.

We hope for a flux of more gifted speakers in the near future.
</blockquote>

==Scientific Society==

Until at least 1938, the Scientific Society existed as a separate entity from the Debating Society. These are some of the lectures that took place.

===1936/37===

*[[John L Penny|J L Penny]] on "Stamps" - their manufacture and history
*[[Reg Adcock|Adcock]] and [[J Edward Littlechild|Littlechild]] on "Some Great Scientists of Early Times" - Adcock on the alchemists and early iatrochemists, such as [[Wikipedia|Roger Bacon|Robert Bacon]] (sic) and [[Wikipedia:Paracelsus|Paracelsus]]. Littlechild on [[Wikipedia:Robert Boyle|Robert Boyle]], [[Wikipedia:Eduard Becher|Becher]] and [[Wikipedia:Christian Ernst Stahl|Stahl]].
*[[Herbert Matthew Dickson|Mr. Dickson]] on "Coal and Coal-Products" - The origins of coal and a review of different methods of using it.
*[[Herbert Matthew Dickson|Mr. Dickson]] on "Clothing Materials" - obtaining, purifying, spinning and weaving natural products: wool, silk and cotton. Methods of manufacturing artificial silk from wood-pulp: viscose silk and acetate silk.

===1937/38===

*[[Herbert Matthew Dickson|Mr. Dickson]] on "The beginnings of science" - the development of early civilisation in the valleys of the [[Wikipedia:Euphrates|Euphrates]], [[Wikipedia:Tigris|Tigris]], [[Wikipedia:Indus River|Indus]] and the [[Wikipedia:Nile|Nile]], also referring to the Indian and Greek sciences.
*[[Michael Horne|M.R. Horne]] on "A cycle tour in Wales", using photographs shown by means of the [[Wikipedia:Opaque projector|epidiascope]] (new to the school in 1938) to illustrate his lecture.
*[[Henry Ernest Vosper|Vosper]] on "Military Aircraft", dealing with fighters, bombers, general purpose machines and the [[Wikipedia:Fleet Air Arm|Fleet Air Arm]]. He used a model aeroplane and the epidiascope to illustrate the talk.
*[[R T Booth|Booth]] was to give a talk on [[Wikipedia:Short Mayo Composite|"The Mayo Composite Aircraft"]] but it was cancelled owing to illness.

==See Also==
*[[:Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1942]]
*[[:Elfred Emlyn Lewis]]
*[[:J D Baumber]]
*[[:Martin Panton]]
*[[:Michael Jeffrey]]
*[[:Philip Priestley]]
*[[:Philip R Betts]]
[[Category:See Also]]
[[Category:Clubs and Societies]]
[[Category:Debating Society]]
[[Category:1920s]]
[[Category:1930s]]
[[Category:1960s]]
[[Category:See Also]]

Debating Society

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The Scientific Society of the [[Boston Grammar School]] was formed in January 1925 and later became the Scientific and Debating Society. In 1930 the two functions separated, and the '''Debating Society''' was formed. Here are the results of some of the debates.

==1928==

*22 November 1928 - "Prohibition in England is desirable" Defeated by 43 votes to 25

==1930==

*30 October 1930 - "There will be another World War before 1945" Defeated by 12 votes to 8

==1931==

*1931 - "Talking films will never replace Stage Plays" Defeated by 10 votes to 5
*October 1931 - "There will be another World War before 1945" Defeated by 12 votes to 8
*1931 - "England is suffering from an overdose of Sport" Defeated by 10 votes to 8

==1932==

*1932 - "This house views with disfavour the Americanisation of the English Language" Carried by a large majority

==1933==

*1933 - "That school reports should be abolished" Defeated by 8 votes to 6
*1933 - "That no profit is to be gained from the teaching of History" Defeated by 7 votes to 4
*1933 - "That body-line bowling should be abolished" Defeated by 11 votes to 7.

==1934==

*1934 - "That Hitler has improved Germany's position" Defeated by 19 votes to 8
*1934 - "That America is now producing better films than England" Defeated by 29 votes to 2
*1934 - "That a Scientific Education is more advantageous than a Classical Education" Carried by 15 votes to 5

==1934/35==

*1935 - "That educational films should be adopted in schools" Carried by 16 votes to 8
*1935 - "That co-education is desirable" Carried by 11 votes to 6

==1935/36==

*24 October 1935 - "Military training should be given to all schoolboys over the age of fourteen" Defeated by 11 votes to 5
*5 March 1936 - "A safety pin is of more use than a bottle of glue on a desert island" Defeated by 5 votes to 4

==1936/37==

*8 October 1936 - "That horse traffic should not be allowed on the roads" Carried by 6 votes to 4
*12 November 1936 - "That women and children should not be saved first." Defeated by 11 votes to 3
*26 November 1936 - "That a return to Roman Britain would be desirable." Defeated by 18 votes to 4
*18 February 1937 - "That a rolling stone does gather some moss." Carried by 21 votes to 3

==1937/38==

*21 October 1937 - "That corporal punishment should be abolished" Defeated 36 votes to 2
*4 November 1937 - "That we are more cruel than our ancestors" Defeated 11 votes to 7
*18 November 1937 - "That cats should be taxed" Defeated by 17 votes to 3
*2 December 1937 - Reading papers on "The use of Wireless Waves other than for Broadcasting" and "Aeroplanes"
*27 January 1938 - "That this House views with growing disfavour the appalling lack of manners in the twentieth century" Defeated by 13 votes to 3
*24 February 1938 - "That the good old days were not so good" Defeated by 5 votes to 4

==1938/39==

*27 October 1938 - "In the [[Wikipedia:Munich Agreement|Munich Agreement]] [[Wikipedia:Neville Chamberlain|Mr. Chamberlain]] betrayed not only Czechoslovakia, but also his own country." Carried by 19 votes to 15
*10 November 1938 - "The prefect system is ridiculous" Carried by 13 votes to 9
*24 November 1938 - "The cinema is an abomination" Defeated by 3 votes to 17
*2 February 1939 - "Radio gives better value for money than the cinema." Carried by 12 votes to 6
*16 February 1939 - The society held a General Knowledge Bee. Foster's team beat Campbell's 35 points to 32

==1939/40==

*1939 - "That school-teachers are born and not made." Defeated by 18 votes to 3
*1939 - "That novels and films should always have a happy ending." Voting resulted in a tie. [[Frank Ronald Gilbert Bastick|Mr. Bastick]] who was Vice-President of the society had the casting vote. He gave it against the motion which was therefore defeated
*1939 - "That all propaganda is childish and undignified." Defeated by 36 votes to 2
*1940 - "That sarcasm is the lowest form of wit." Defeated by 16 votes to 5
*1940 - At the final meeting of the Society a Lincolnshire Knowledge Bee was held. Foster's team beat Baxter's by 36 points to 28

==1940/41==

Since most of the Sixth Form and many other Upper School boys devoted a lot of time to studying First Aid and to the [[CCF#Early days|ATC]], the Scientific Society did not meet during the year and the Debating Society only held one debate.

*1940/41 - "That the Government should sanction reprisals against the enemy" Defeated by 21 votes to 13

==Unknown==

Other motions listed in [[Floreat Bostona (book)|Floreat Bostona]] without dates (but possibly from 1931) are:
*"That co-education in schools is desirable." Defeated by 10 votes to 8
*"That homework should be abolished." Carried by 14 votes to 1
*"That school games should be compulsory." Defeated by 11 votes to 5

== 1968 ==

The 1968 school year followed the [[Wikipedia:Summer of Love|Summer of Love]] and that got a mention in the [[Bostonian]] magazine report (written by [[D Thomas]]) of that year's activities of the society:

<blockquote>
During the year the Society has pursued a policy of dealing with controversial subjects of current interest. The issue of immigration and the "make love not war" philosophy, which all hit the headlines this year, were debated by the Society, which often brought a touch of humour to apparently serious issues.

We had the assistance of [[Boston High School|High School]] members in some of the debates and also during a discussion on abortion and euthanasia. Liberalism seemed to be the essence of the decisions taken on all the subjects debated and discussed.

Although attendances have increased, there still seemed to be a certain unwillingness of many members to participate in the debates, both from the floor and the platform. This has led to the predominance of a small number of speakers, whose coherence never seemed to improve with experience. However, their unique brand of "humour" partly compensated for this.

We hope for a flux of more gifted speakers in the near future.
</blockquote>

==Scientific Society==

In 1938, the Scientific Society existed as a separate entity from the Debating Society. The [[Bostonian]] of that year listed the lectures which had taken place:

*[[Herbert Matthew Dickson|Mr. Dickson]] on "The beginnings of science" - the development of early civilisation in the valleys of the [[Wikipedia:Euphrates|Euphrates]], [[Wikipedia:Tigris|Tigris]], [[Wikipedia:Indus River|Indus]] and the [[Wikipedia:Nile|Nile]], also referring to the Indian and Greek sciences.
*[[Michael Horne|M.R. Horne]] on "A cycle tour in Wales", using photographs shown by means of the [[Wikipedia:Opaque projector|epidiascope]] (new to the school in 1938) to illustrate his lecture.
*[[Henry Ernest Vosper|Vosper]] on "Military Aircraft", dealing with fighters, bombers, general purpose machines and the [[Wikipedia:Fleet Air Arm|Fleet Air Arm]]. He used a model aeroplane and the epidiascope to illustrate the talk.
*[[R T Booth|Booth]] was to give a talk on [[Wikipedia:Short Mayo Composite|"The Mayo Composite Aircraft"]] but it was cancelled owing to illness.

==See Also==
*[[:Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1942]]
*[[:Elfred Emlyn Lewis]]
*[[:J D Baumber]]
*[[:Martin Panton]]
*[[:Michael Jeffrey]]
*[[:Philip Priestley]]
*[[:Philip R Betts]]
[[Category:See Also]]
[[Category:Clubs and Societies]]
[[Category:Debating Society]]
[[Category:1920s]]
[[Category:1930s]]
[[Category:1960s]]
[[Category:See Also]]

Junior School Nature Study Prize

2026-09-17T22:11:48Z

Smeeds: 1936

[[Junior School Nature Study Prize]], sometimes referred to as 'Nature Study Prize'

{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Winner
|-
|1936
|valign="top" | [[C G S Chapman|G G S Chapman]]
|-
|1937
|valign="top" | [[Robert Beaulah Isaac]]
|-
|1938
|valign="top" | [[Basil H Holland]]
|-
|1939
|valign="top" | [[A W Isaac]]
|-
|1940
|valign="top" | [[Gordon Stinson|W Gordon Stinson]]
|-
|1941
|valign="top" | [[Quentin Lockwood|W Quentin Lockwood]]
|-
|1942
|valign="top" | [[P R Overton]]
|-
|1943
|valign="top" | [[P Allen]]
|-
|}
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[[Category:Biology]]
[[Category:Prizes]]
[[Category:See Also]]

==See Also==
*[[:Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1938]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1939]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1940]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1941]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1942]]

Roland Arthur Pecover

2026-09-17T22:04:53Z

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Roland Arthur Pecover

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E H Horrocks

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David Linnhe Gould

2026-09-17T21:59:55Z

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David Linnhe Gould

2026-09-17T21:59:08Z

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Roland Arthur Pecover

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Roland Arthur Pecover

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Ogle Divinity Prize

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This prize was first awarded at BGS in 1933. Endowed by [[William Ogle]] in memory of his father, [[John Furniss Ogle]], who was the vicar of Boston from 1838 to 1850, it was originally not a [[Boston Grammar School]] prize, but seems to have been a set of [[Ogle Divinity Prize#Dr Ogle's Prizes|Boston town bible prizes]] first awarded in 1870.

Notably in 1870 [[Frederick William Waldebrand Pattenden]], son of the BGS headmaster [[George Edwin Pattenden]], was highly commended. Pattenden senior's daughter Ada Mary also won a prize.

In the past it has also been referred to as the "Divinity Prize", the "Ogle Bible Prize" and the "Ogle Prize".

{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Winner
|-
|1933
|valign="top" | [[A Dobbs]]
|-
|1934
|valign="top" | [[R A M Wright]]
|-
|1935
|valign="top" | [[G H Brough]]
|-
|1936
|valign="top" | [[Doug Andrews|Douglas Guy Andrews]]
|-
|1937
|valign="top" | [[John Penny|John L Penny]]
|-
|1938
|valign="top" | [[Michael Horne|Michael Rex Horne]]
|-
|1939
|valign="top" | [[Robert H Garnham (Student 1930s-41)|Robert H Garnham]]
|-
|1940
|valign="top" | [[Robert H Garnham (Student 1930s-41)|Robert H Garnham]]
|-
|1941
|valign="top" | [[J W Ryan]]
|-
|1942
|valign="top" | [[Philip M Walmsley]]
|-
|1943
|valign="top" | [[Ralph Bozeat|Frederick Ralph Bozeat]]
|-
|1944
|valign="top" | [[Ralph Bozeat|Frederick Ralph Bozeat]]
|-
|1945
|valign="top" | [[Dennis H Yarsley]]
|-
|1946
|valign="top" | [[J H R Tonks]]
|-
|1947
|valign="top" | [[Gordon Stinson|W Gordon Stinson]]
|-
|1948
|valign="top" | [[John Anthony Newton]]
|-
|1949
|valign="top" | [[John Anthony Newton]]
|-
|1950
|valign="top" | [[G W Cross]]
|-
|1951
|valign="top" | [[G W Cross]]
|-
|1952
|valign="top" | [[Robin N Everett]]
|-
|1953
|valign="top" | [[Alan Ashton]]
|-
|1954
|valign="top" | [[M A Haynes]]
|-
|1955
|valign="top" | [[J P Sargeant]]
|-
|1956
|valign="top" | [[Colin Pordham|Colin I Pordham]]
|-
|1957
|valign="top" | [[Colin Pordham|Colin I Pordham]]
|-
|1958
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|-
|1959
|valign="top" | [[Colin Vere]]
|-
|1960
|valign="top" | [[Robert J Christian]]
|-
|1961
|valign="top" | [[Robert J Christian]]
|-
|1962
|valign="top" | [[D Banister]]
|-
|1963
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|-
|1964
|valign="top" | [[M A Ham]]
|-
|1965
|valign="top" | [[H R Hundleby]]
|-
|1966
|valign="top" | [[Michael Jeffrey|M A Jeffrey]]
|-
|1967
|valign="top" | [[W P B Medlock]]
|-
|1968
|valign="top" | [[W P B Medlock]]
|-
|1969
|valign="top" | [[D N Wolverson]]
|-
|1970
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|-
|1971
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|-
|1972
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|-
|1973
|valign="top" | [[W Joseph Kuhn]]
|-
|1974
|valign="top" | [[W Joseph Kuhn]]
|-
|1975
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|-
|1976
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|-
|1977
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|-
|1978
|valign="top" | [[A C Lawson]]
|-
|1979
|valign="top" | [[J S Riddell]]
|-
|1980
|valign="top" | [[A P Bray]]
|-
|1981
|valign="top" | [[C A Upsall]]
|-
|1982
|valign="top" | [[Kevin L McLaven]]
|-
|1983
|valign="top" | [[Tim Sylvester|Tim J Sylvester]]
|-
|1984
|valign="top" | [[D B Fawcett]]
|-
|1985
|valign="top" | [[J A B McSloy]]
|-
|1986
|valign="top" | [[R D Fuller]]
|-
|1987
|valign="top" | [[Mark Brogden]]
|-
|1988
|valign="top" | [[W A Sharpe]]
|-
|1989
|valign="top" | [[C J Hewitt]]
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|-
|1992
|valign="top" | [[O Wilson]]
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|-
|2001
|valign="top" | [[Robert Greensmith]]
|-
|2002
|valign="top" | [[David Potter]]
|-
|2003
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|-
|2004
|valign="top" | [[Catherine Potter]]
|-
|2005
|valign="top" | [[Thomas Young]]
|-
|2006
|valign="top" | [[Luke Mangion]]
|-
|2007
|valign="top" | [[Alice Mumby]]
|-
|2008
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|-
|2010
|valign="top" | [[Robert Farmer]]
|-
|2011
|valign="top" | [[Ryan Stainton]]
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|-
|2013
|valign="top" | [[Colm Gallagher]]
|-
|2014
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|-
|2015
|valign="top" | [[Chantel Walsh]]
|-
|2016
|valign="top" | [[Jessica Lucas]]
|-
|2017
|valign="top" | [[Owen Long]]
|-
|2018
|valign="top" | [[Mateusz Lugowski]]
|-
|2019
|valign="top" | -
|-
|2020
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|-
|2021
|valign="top" | [[Alexandra Young]]
|-
|2022
|valign="top" | [[Abby Simpson-Tunnard]]
|-
|2023
|valign="top" | [[Robert Hall]]
|-
|2024
|valign="top" | [[Evie Drummond]]
|-
|}

==Dr. Ogle's Prizes==

''From the 6 May 1870 issue of The Lincolnshire Chronicle''

We stated last week that Dr. Ogle had founded annual Bible Prizes, in memory of his late father, who for several years, was vicar of Boston. The examination took place in the Town-hall, on the 25th ult., and the list of successful candidates is announced as follows:- I. - Greek Testament Gospel of St. Matthew. Three candidates. Prize (value one guinea), [[Frederick Atkinson]], aged 15½ years, Boston Grammar School. Highly commended. [[Frederick William Waldebrand Pattenden|Frederick W. Pattenden]], Boston Grammar School, aged 12½ years. Commended. [[Henry Beatson Punnett]], aged 16 years, Boston Grammar School. - II. - Scripture prizes for young persons of the upper and middle classes, under 19 years. Fourteen candidates. Subjects: Genesis, Exodus, and St. Mattew. 1st prize (value one guinea), Mary Henrietta Childs, aged 14 years. 2nd ditto (value one guinea), Ada Mary Pattenden, aged 17 years, Highly commended. Maria Charlotte Blenkin, aged 13. Commended. Jane Spurr, aged 16 years. - III. - Prize for young persons of a lower class above the age of 14 and under the age of 19 years. Subjects as in II. Seven candidates. prize (value one guinea), Elizabeth Goodson, aged 17 years. - IV. - Prizes for young persons of the same class, under 15. Subjects as in II. Twenty-one candidates. 1st prize (value ten shillings), Henry Sharman, aged 14 years. 2nd prize (value ten shillings) Charles Edward Ward, aged 13 years. Highly commended. Walter Porter, aged 13 years; Robert Ranyell, aged 11 years; John Frank, aged 11 years. Commended. Elizabeth Satchel, aged 14 years; John Richardson, 14 years; Elizabeth Rasen, 14 years. With a view to ensure perfect confidence in the fairness of the Examination, the name of each competitor was given to the Examiner in a sealed envelope, containing on the outside some number (1, 2, 3, &c.), adopted by the candidate. These envelopes remained sealed up, until the result was known, and no others were opened but such as contained the successful numbers. We congratulate the Trustees, and the Examiner, who is also the generous founder of the prizes, on this satisfactory issue of the first year's competition, and we trust that on future occasions even a still larger number of young persons will be found to come forward and prove their proficiency in the knowledge of God's Word. We are requested to state that the subjects fixed for next year's examination are the Books of Numbers and Deuteronomy, and the Gospel according to St. Mark.

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==See Also==
*[[:Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1938]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1939]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1940]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1941]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1942]]
*[[:Speech Day 1952]]
*[[:Speech Day 1956]]
*[[:Timeline of Prizes]]

J Edward Littlechild

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'''J Edward Littlechild''' was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]] and at [[Wikipedia:University College London]]. He won the [[Parry Gold Medal]] in 1937.

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Frank Harrison Hill Exhibition

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Smeeds: 1937

[[Frank Harrison Hill]] (1830-1910) was a BGS alumnus, and the nephew of local historian [[Pishey Thompson]].

After leaving school, he qualified as a barrister and became a prominent journalist. He was the editor of the London-based "Daily News" from 1869 to 1886. [[Wikipedia: Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens]] had been the newspaper's first editor, in 1845.

Through his will, Hill bequeathed £1,000 to the trustees of BGS. This was to be used to found and endow a '''Frank Harrison Hill Exhibition''' for one or more of the following subjects:

*Classics
*Mathematics
*Physics
*Natural Science
*Modern languages

The prize was originally a leaving scholarship to university, awarded to a second year undergraduate. Since the 1980s it has usually conferred on the winner of the [[Parry Gold Medal]]. It is awarded by the [[Boston Grammar School Foundation|Foundation Governors]].

''The precise names and years of the winners before 1980 have been recorded as accurately as possible, but it appears that the awards were not always made at the time of the Speech Day and records are for the date of payment rather than the date of award, so some confusion can arise.''

{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Winner
!Parry Gold Medallist in that year?
|-
|1915
|valign="top" | [[Douglas Merson Steel]]
|valign="top" | No (he won it the previous year, in 1914)
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|1937
|valign="top" | [[J Edward Littlechild]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|1957
|valign="top" | [[Robert Sheehan]]
|valign="top" | No (he won it in 1956)
|-
|1958
|valign="top" | [[Edward Hackford|Edward A Hackford]]
|valign="top" | No (he won it in 1957)
|-
|1959
|valign="top" | [[Terry Gibson|Terence Allen Gibson]]
|valign="top" | No
|-
|1960
|valign="top" | [[Thomas D Gledhill]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|1961
|valign="top" | [[Tom Grimes]] / [[D A Hines]]
|valign="top" | No
|-
|1962
|valign="top" | [[Richard Cammack (1954-62)|Richard Cammack]] / [[Christopher R Holmes]]
|valign="top" | No (Richard Cammack won it in 1962 and Christopher Holmes won it in 1961)
|-
|1963
|valign="top" | [[Frank Cammack]] (assumed) / [[Michael H Gledhill]]
|valign="top" | Yes (Michael Gledhill)
|-
|1964
|valign="top" | [[Michael J Cockerill]]
|valign="top" | No
|-
|1965
|valign="top" | [[Ken Balkow]] / [[Dave Dexter|David M Dexter]]
|valign="top" | No
|-
|1966
|valign="top" | [[Philip Hollins|Philip Martin Hollins]]
|valign="top" | No (he won it in 1965)
|-
|1967
|valign="top" | [[William Worraker|William J Worraker]]
|valign="top" | No
|-
|1968
|valign="top" | [[Jack Upsall (1960-1968)|Jack Upsall]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|1969
|valign="top" | [[V J Goose]]
|valign="top" | No
|-
|1970
|valign="top" | [[G P Blackbourn]]
|valign="top" | No (he won it in 1969)
|-
|1971
|valign="top" | [[Richard Gill]] / [[J H Wilford]]
|valign="top" | No (Richard Gill won it in 1970)
|-
|1972
|valign="top" | [[D P Baines]] / [[Richard Leafe|R J Leafe]]
|valign="top" | No (D P Baines received the [[Parry Prize]])
|-
|1973
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|valign="top" |
|-
|1974
|valign="top" | [[T Crick]]
|valign="top" | No
|-
|1975
|valign="top" | [[John Woodthorpe]]
|valign="top" | No (he won it in 1974)
|-
|1976
|valign="top" | [[John Woodthorpe]] (Listed twice but only awarded in 1975)
|valign="top" | No (he won it in 1974)
|-
|1977
|valign="top" | [[Robert A Cocks]]
|valign="top" | No
|-
|1978
|valign="top" | [[M F Fairfield]] / [[S Kempson]] / [[Stephen F Leafe]]
|valign="top" | Yes (Stephen F Leafe)
|-
|1979
|valign="top" | [[Daryl Upsall|Daryl B Upsall]] / [[David P Moon]]
|valign="top" | Yes ([[David P Moon]])
|-
|1980
|valign="top" | [[Michael J Godfrey]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|1981
|valign="top" | [[J S Squires]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|1982
|valign="top" | [[Philip J Bullen]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|1983
|valign="top" | [[Kevin Ashton|Kevin J Ashton]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|1984
|valign="top" | [[A R Dodsworth]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|1985
|valign="top" | [[Duncan E Walker]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|1986
|valign="top" | [[M R Pitcher]]
|valign="top" | No
|-
|1987
|valign="top" | [[Lee Burman]]
|valign="top" | No
|-
|1988
|valign="top" | [[R T Kilcoyne]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|1989
|valign="top" | [[Richard G Tooley]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|1992
|valign="top" | [[J M Oliver]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|2003
|valign="top" | [[Patrick Turner]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|2004
|valign="top" | [[Samuel Steer]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|2006
|valign="top" | [[James Watson]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|-
|2007
|valign="top" | [[David Walder]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|2008
|valign="top" | [[Waleed Butt]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|2009
|valign="top" | [[Timothy Worrall]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|2012
|valign="top" | [[Bhagya Raj]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|2013
|valign="top" | [[Lawrence Hamshaw]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|2014
|valign="top" | [[Alice Stacey]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|2015
|valign="top" | [[Nicholas Doddrell]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|2016
|valign="top" | [[Mihir Rao]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|2017
|valign="top" | [[Matthew Wearden]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|2018
|valign="top" | [[Neelay Sant]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|2019
|valign="top" | [[Seth Greeves]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|2021
|valign="top" | [[Matthew Dickens]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|2022
|valign="top" | [[Kishore Murugesh]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|2023
|valign="top" | [[Suwaid Sheikh]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|2024
|valign="top" | [[Akshaj Airon]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|2025
|valign="top" | [[Lochana Rathanayake]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|}

==Some notes on the award of the Frank Harrison Hill Exhibition==
''18th October 1978 - assumed to have been written by [[Arthur Shrimpton]]. Some of the information above has been derived from the lists included with these notes.''
# Details of recipients have been obtained from the Balance Sheets of the [[Boston Grammar School Foundation|Foundation Governors]], and from [[Speech Day]] programmes, though many of the awards were not listed in programmes. In the majority of cases payment was made to the recipient during, or just before, his first term at University.
# In almost every case the recipients were considered to be of sufficient ability to justify their taking Oxbridge Entrance examinations - though not all of them took these examinations - but it would appear that in some cases candidates considered to be in greater financial need were awarded the Exhibition on preference to other candidates with higher academic achievement.
# On the attached list the date shown in the left-hand column is the end of the academic year; thus, [[Robert Sheehan|R M Sheehan]] was awarded the [[Parry Gold Medal]] for the academic year 1955-56 and was listed as the Parry medal winner in the programme for the Speech Day held during the Autumn term 1956. The figure in brackets after each name in the column headed Frank Harrison Hill shows the end of the financial year during which the award was paid; thus [[Tom Grimes|T Grimes]] was paid during the financial year ending 31-3-61 and both [[Thomas D Gledhill|T D Gledhill]] and [[D A Hines]] were paid during the financial year ending 31-3-62.
# An attempt has been made to relate awards to the Speech Day programme in which they might have appeared. A red asterisk in front of a name shows that the name was actually listed in the programme of the particular year.
# In the case of [[John Woodthorpe|Woodthorpe]] his name was listed correctly in the programme of December 1975, he was paid the award early in the Autumn Term of 1976 and, presumably because of this payment, was listed again in the programme for December 1976. He was not paid twice.
# So far as is known each individual received £50. The number of awards which could be made in any one year would depend on the balance in the account.
# A second [[Parry Prize]] was first awarded in 1972; this was usually £20. Recipients are shown in brackets under the column headed Parry Medal.
# A letter from Mr O R Giles, dated 1-6-78, gives information concering some recent payments from the Frank Harrison Hill account together with the dates of certainminutes of Foundation Governors' meetings recording some earlier nominations for the award. Some of the names taken from the Summary of Accounts are not mentioned in Mr Giles' letter (those shown by *) but it would have been easy to overlook some of the minutes.
# Though [[J H Wilford]] was listed in the Speech Day programme of 1971 his name is not mentioned either in Mr Giles' letter or in the Summary of Accounts.

==External links==
* [[Wikipedia:Frank Harrison Hill|Frank Harrison Hill]] - Wikipedia

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== See Also ==

*[[:Timeline of Prizes]]

Henry James Aish

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Smeeds: Wrekin College

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'''Henry James Aish''' was a teacher of Classics at [[Boston Grammar School]] (1935-1937).

Having left BGS in 1937 for a post at [[Wikipedia:Wrekin College|Wrekin College, Wellington]], in 1938 Root married Miss Rysdale, the daughter of Councillor [[Albert Charles Rysdale]]. In 1941 he was killed in action in the Middle East.

==Obituary==

''From [[The Bostonian]], 1941 issue, written by [[George Ward Border]]''

The grim toll of war was brought home to us with the news that Second Lieutenant Henry James Aish had been killed in action in the Middle East.

Aish was Classical Master at the School from 1935 to 1937 and, during his stay, he made a host of friends both amongst the staff and the boys. He was a great sportsman and did much to raise the standard of the School cricket. Both on the football field and on the hockey field he was a great asset to his side.

He was always cheerful and his popularity was unbounded. In 1938 he married the daughter of A. C. Rysdale, one of the School Governors, and to her the School sends its deepest sympathy.

In his death, as in his life, Aish has given all to the service of his fellows.

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==See Also==
*[[:Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1937]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Staff]]

Alan Howard

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Smeeds: Photo

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'''Alan Howard''' was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]] (1888-?). He was appointed to teach art and woodwork at the school in 1902, following the death of his father, [[George T Vernon Howard]] who had been Drawing master since 1861. He remained at the school until his retirement in 1937.

Howard, who had been a student at Boston Grammar School, entering the school in 1888, not only succeeded his father in his post at Boston Grammar School, but also took over from him as head of the Boston School of Art. His teaching career was broken only when he served with the Royal Flying Corps in France during the First World war.

On his retirement, [[Arthur Hill]] wrote that he was:
<blockquote>
...unusually popular and efficient... those who worked with him will not forget what they owed to his cheery optimism and willing co-operation.
</blockquote>

After Howard's death, aged 77, in June 1954, the [[Bostonian]] declared:
<blockquote>
His cheerfulness, his eager delight in the arts, and above all his ''joie de vivre'' helped to form a personality which will be missed by all who knew him.
</blockquote>

==See Also==
*[[:Boston Grammar School Speech Day 1937]]
*[[:Boston Grammar School Staff]]
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