Assembly Hall - Revision history

SCWood at 22:42, 21 May 2022

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	[[File:Assembly_Hall_artist's_impression_1957.jpg\|thumbnail\|right\|An artist's impression ~~from~~ the Boston Guardian in 1957.]]		[[File:Assembly_Hall_artist's_impression_1957.jpg\|thumbnail\|right\|An artist's impression published in the Boston Guardian in 1957.]]

	The '''Assembly Hall''' was opened on 30 October 1958 by Sir Oswald Giles. The building was completed at the same time as the [[Science Blocks#Second Science Block\|second science block]], and both were designed by [[Ralph Bozeat\|Frederick Ralph Bozeat]], a BGS alumnus. Construction work took place between 1956 and 1958.		The '''Assembly Hall''' was opened on 30 October 1958 by Sir Oswald Giles. The building was completed at the same time as the [[Science Blocks#Second Science Block\|second science block]], and both were designed by [[Ralph Bozeat\|Frederick Ralph Bozeat]], a BGS alumnus. Construction work took place between 1956 and 1958.

SCWood at 16:35, 21 May 2022

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	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:~~Assembly_Hall_1~~.jpg\|thumbnail\|right\|~~The~~ Assembly Hall photographed in 2021, looking west towards the back wall.		File:Assembly_Hall_exterior_2013.jpg\|thumbnail\|right\|Exterior of the Assembly Hall photographed in 2013.
	File:Assembly_Hall_2.jpg\|thumbnail\|right\|~~The Assembly Hall photographed in~~ 2021, looking east towards the stage.		File:Assembly_Hall_1.jpg\|thumbnail\|right\|Interior photo from 2021, looking west towards the back wall.
			File:Assembly_Hall_2.jpg\|thumbnail\|right\|Interior photo from 2021, looking east towards the stage.
	</gallery>		</gallery>

SCWood at 16:21, 21 May 2022

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			[[File:Assembly_Hall_artist's_impression_1957.jpg\|thumbnail\|right\|An artist's impression from the Boston Guardian in 1957.]]

	The '''Assembly Hall''' was opened on 30 October 1958 by Sir Oswald Giles. The building was completed at the same time as the [[Science Blocks#Second Science Block\|second science block]], and both were designed by [[Ralph Bozeat\|Frederick Ralph Bozeat]], a BGS alumnus. Construction work took place between 1956 and 1958.		The '''Assembly Hall''' was opened on 30 October 1958 by Sir Oswald Giles. The building was completed at the same time as the [[Science Blocks#Second Science Block\|second science block]], and both were designed by [[Ralph Bozeat\|Frederick Ralph Bozeat]], a BGS alumnus. Construction work took place between 1956 and 1958.

SCWood at 13:32, 26 September 2021

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	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:Assembly_Hall_1.jpg\|thumbnail\|right\|The Assembly Hall photographed in 2021, looking west.		File:Assembly_Hall_1.jpg\|thumbnail\|right\|The Assembly Hall photographed in 2021, looking west towards the back wall.
	File:Assembly_Hall_2.jpg\|thumbnail\|right\|The Assembly Hall photographed in 2021, looking east towards the stage.		File:Assembly_Hall_2.jpg\|thumbnail\|right\|The Assembly Hall photographed in 2021, looking east towards the stage.
	</gallery>		</gallery>

SCWood at 13:32, 26 September 2021

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	The Assembly Hall is also referred to as the 'Main Hall' and in older sources as the 'Hall-Gymnasium'. It should not be confused with the dedicated [[Sports Hall]] which was later built adjacent to it in 1976.		The Assembly Hall is also referred to as the 'Main Hall' and in older sources as the 'Hall-Gymnasium'. It should not be confused with the dedicated [[Sports Hall]] which was later built adjacent to it in 1976.

			<gallery>
			File:Assembly_Hall_1.jpg\|thumbnail\|right\|The Assembly Hall photographed in 2021, looking west.
			File:Assembly_Hall_2.jpg\|thumbnail\|right\|The Assembly Hall photographed in 2021, looking east towards the stage.
			</gallery>

	[[Category:Buildings]]		[[Category:Buildings]]
	[[Category:BGS History]]		[[Category:BGS History]]
	[[Category:1950s]]		[[Category:1950s]]


	==See Also==		==See Also==

SCWood at 17:14, 30 April 2021

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	The Hall faces onto Rowley Road and, with a stage at one end, is used to host a variety of functions including assemblies, concerts, parents' evenings and exams. A sound system was installed in the early 1980s.		The Hall faces onto Rowley Road and, with a stage at one end, is used to host a variety of functions including assemblies, concerts, parents' evenings and exams. A sound system was installed in the early 1980s.

	Climbing bars and ropes at the sides of the hall can be deployed to teach gymnastics. There are adjoining changing rooms, showers and storage areas all of which were also opened in 1958. The back wall displays a number of honours boards, including:		Climbing bars and ropes at the sides of the hall can be deployed to teach gymnastics. There are adjoining changing rooms, showers and storage areas all of which were also opened in 1958. The back (west) wall displays a number of honours boards, including:

	*[[Head of School\|Heads of School]] since the 1954-55 academic year.		*[[Head of School\|Heads of School]] since the 1954-55 academic year.

SCWood at 17:12, 30 April 2021

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	*[[Head of School\|Heads of School]] since the 1954-55 academic year.		*[[Head of School\|Heads of School]] since the 1954-55 academic year.
	*Names of former headmasters.		*Names of former headmasters.
	*World War I memorial ~~plaque~~.		*[[War Memorials\|World War I memorial tablet]].

	The Assembly Hall is also referred to as the 'Main Hall' and in older sources as the 'Hall-Gymnasium'. It should not be confused with the dedicated [[Sports Hall]] which was later built adjacent to it in 1976.		The Assembly Hall is also referred to as the 'Main Hall' and in older sources as the 'Hall-Gymnasium'. It should not be confused with the dedicated [[Sports Hall]] which was later built adjacent to it in 1976.

SCWood at 17:10, 30 April 2021

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	The Hall faces onto Rowley Road and, with a stage at one end, is used to host a variety of functions including assemblies, concerts, parents' evenings and exams. A sound system was installed in the early 1980s.		The Hall faces onto Rowley Road and, with a stage at one end, is used to host a variety of functions including assemblies, concerts, parents' evenings and exams. A sound system was installed in the early 1980s.

	Climbing bars and ropes at the sides of the hall can be deployed to teach gymnastics. There are adjoining changing rooms, showers and storage areas all of which were also opened in 1958.		Climbing bars and ropes at the sides of the hall can be deployed to teach gymnastics. There are adjoining changing rooms, showers and storage areas all of which were also opened in 1958. The back wall displays a number of honours boards, including:

			*[[Head of School\|Heads of School]] since the 1954-55 academic year.
			*Names of former headmasters.
			*World War I memorial plaque.

	The Assembly Hall is also referred to as the 'Main Hall' and in older sources as the 'Hall-Gymnasium'. It should not be confused with the dedicated [[Sports Hall]] which was later built adjacent to it in 1976.		The Assembly Hall is also referred to as the 'Main Hall' and in older sources as the 'Hall-Gymnasium'. It should not be confused with the dedicated [[Sports Hall]] which was later built adjacent to it in 1976.

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2021-02-24T13:32:02Z

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	*[[:Timeline of BGS history]]
	*[[:War Memorials]]
	*[[:Big School]]		*[[:Big School]]
			*[[:Head of School]]
			*[[:Old Bostonian Association Annual Dinner]]
			*[[:Quadrangle]]
			*[[:Science Blocks]]
	*[[:Speech Day]]		*[[:Speech Day]]
	*[[:~~Old Bostonian Association Annual Dinner~~]]		*[[:Timeline of BGS history]]
	*[[:Timeline of Buildings]]		*[[:Timeline of Buildings]]
	*[[:~~Quadrangle]]~~		*[[:War Memorials]]
	*[[:Head of School]]

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	*[[:~~Old Bostonian Association Annual Dinner~~]]		*[[:Timeline of BGS history]]
	*[[:War Memorials]]		*[[:War Memorials]]
	*[[:Big School]]		*[[:Big School]]
	*[[:Speech Day]]		*[[:Speech Day]]
			*[[:Old Bostonian Association Annual Dinner]]
	*[[:Timeline of Buildings]]		*[[:Timeline of Buildings]]
	*[[:Quadrangle]]		*[[:Quadrangle]]
	*[[:Head of School]]		*[[:Head of School]]




	[[Category:See Also]]		[[Category:See Also]]