Big School - Revision history

SCWood at 19:55, 21 June 2025

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	In the following April it was reported that just over £195 "one hundryth fower schore fyftene pounds and eleven pence of lawful money of England" had been expended "in and abowte the buyldynge of the new Schoole House, aswell in woodd tymber stone as all so ye workmanshippe..." The final payment, of four pounds for "2000 thatche tile" was "delivered to John Dixon for his Scholehouse" the next October. They built better than they knew. The school remained largely unaltered, and not extended, until 1850.		In the following April it was reported that just over £195 "one hundryth fower schore fyftene pounds and eleven pence of lawful money of England" had been expended "in and abowte the buyldynge of the new Schoole House, aswell in woodd tymber stone as all so ye workmanshippe..." The final payment, of four pounds for "2000 thatche tile" was "delivered to John Dixon for his Scholehouse" the next October. They built better than they knew. The school remained largely unaltered, and not extended, until 1850.

	An inscription in Latin over the north door reads: "Anno 1567, Reginae Elizabethae nono Maior et Burgenses Bostoniae uno et eodem concensu puerorum institutionis gratia in piis litteris hanc aedificverunt Scholam, Gulielmo Ganocke, Stapli mercatore, et tunc maiore existente." That can be translated as: "In 1567, in the ninth year of [[Wikipedia:Elizabeth I\|Queen Elizabeth]], the Mayor and Burgesses of Boston unanimously agreed to build this school for the instruction of boys in sound learning, [[William Gannock]], merchant of the staple, being Mayor at that time."<ref name="short history">[[Hubert Turpin]] (1955, 1966) "Boston Grammar School - A Short History" - Published by Guardian Press, Boston</ref>		An inscription in Latin over the north door reads:
			<blockquote>
			"Anno 1567, Reginae Elizabethae nono Maior et Burgenses Bostoniae uno et eodem concensu puerorum institutionis gratia in piis litteris hanc aedificverunt Scholam, Gulielmo Ganocke, Stapli mercatore, et tunc maiore existente."
			</blockquote>

			That can be translated as:
			<blockquote>
			"In 1567, in the ninth year of [[Wikipedia:Elizabeth I\|Queen Elizabeth]], the Mayor and Burgesses of Boston unanimously agreed to build this school for the instruction of boys in sound learning, [[William Gannock]], merchant of the staple, being Mayor at that time."<ref name="short history">[[Hubert Turpin]] (1955, 1966) "Boston Grammar School - A Short History" - Published by Guardian Press, Boston</ref>
			</blockquote>

	<div style="display: flex; flex-flow: row wrap; justify-content: space-between;">[[File:Boston Grammar School pre-1850.jpg\|thumbnail\|300\|An engraving of 1821, showing the school before further extensions were made]]		<div style="display: flex; flex-flow: row wrap; justify-content: space-between;">[[File:Boston Grammar School pre-1850.jpg\|thumbnail\|300\|An engraving of 1821, showing the school before further extensions were made]]

SCWood at 19:52, 21 June 2025

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	===Building extensions===		===Building extensions===

	In 1850 ~~a lobby /~~ entrance porch was ~~added~~ at the north end of ~~the~~ Big School (the ~~end closer to what is now Rowley Road)~~.		In 1850 an entrance porch was built at the north end of Big School, with the following inscription:

			<blockquote>
			"Hanc Scholam, primi et secundi Philippi et Mariae charta dotatam, anno autem Elizabethae nono conditam, Burgenses, quibus in tutelam venerant agri in pios usus Bostoniae dicati, Hoc Vestibulo augendam et intus denuo instruendam curaverunt,<br/><br/>
			A.D.MDCCCL.<br/><br/>
			Georgio Edvino Pattenden, A.M., Archididascalo.<br/><br/>
			Johannes Rawson, Jacobus Reynolds, Thomas Small, Johannes Caister, Johannes Noble, Ricardus H Dawson, Thomas Smith, Johannes Hobson, Samuel Veall, Carolus Wright, Johannes H Thomas, Simpson G Pape."

			</blockquote>

	[[File:1850 entrance porch.jpg\|centre\|thumb\|Engraving showing the 1850 entrance porch on the left hand side, at the north end of Big School.]]		[[File:1850 entrance porch.jpg\|centre\|thumb\|Engraving showing the 1850 entrance porch on the left hand side, at the north end of Big School.]]

Smeeds: /* East windows */ Translation of "Confide recte agens"

2024-11-01T10:12:09Z

East windows: Translation of "Confide recte agens"

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	\|No name		\|No name
	\|Confide recte agens		\|Confide recte agens
	\|~~Trust in fair dealing~~		\|Have the confidence to do what is right
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	\|[[File:East window 15 No name.jpg\|50px]]		\|[[File:East window 15 No name.jpg\|50px]]

SCWood at 14:38, 1 September 2024

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	===Conversion to school library===		===Conversion to school library===
	Big School was used intensively for classroom teaching until the [[Quadrangle]] was completed in 1926. From then on, it was used ~~primarily~~ for holding assemblies and ~~similar events~~. The idea of using the building as the school library was first formally proposed in ~~1957~~, ~~as a new [[Assembly Hall]] was being built~~ and ~~was intended to host most large gatherings. The proposal~~ was put into effect ~~four years later,~~ in 1961, when the Big School was renovated and converted into its current function as the school library at a cost of about £2,000.		Big School was used intensively for classroom teaching until the [[Quadrangle]] was completed in 1926. From then on, it was used for holding assemblies and as a gymnasium. The idea of using the building as the school library was first formally proposed in the 1950s, and was put into effect in 1961, when the Big School was renovated and converted into its current function as the school library at a cost of about £2,000.

	It is worth noting that a library existed long before 1961, and over the years it was maintained in a couple of different rooms. One early location is thought to be the upstairs room located at the south-east corner of the Quadrangle. During the 1940s and 1950s, the library was located in a ground floor room of [[Number One South End]].		It is worth noting that a library existed long before 1961, and over the years it was maintained in a couple of different rooms. One early location is thought to be the upstairs room located at the south-east corner of the Quadrangle. During the 1940s and 1950s, the library was located in a ground floor room of [[Number One South End]].

SCWood at 17:56, 24 August 2024

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	</blockquote>		</blockquote>

	[[John Peter Flynn]] always believed that the subject for the schoolboy was the elder son of Latin master [[John Gledhill]~~, [[Thomas D Gledhill~~]. Perhaps he was one of the boys mentioned by [[Chris Gilding]].		[[John Peter Flynn]] always believed that the subject for the schoolboy was [[Thomas D Gledhill]], the elder son of Latin master [[John Gledhill]]. Perhaps he was one of the boys mentioned by [[Chris Gilding]].

	===Conversion to school library===		===Conversion to school library===

Smeeds: /* Models */ Thomas D Gledhill

2024-04-17T14:38:50Z

Models: Thomas D Gledhill

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	[[Cliff Naylor]] was one of the others. I don't recall recognising any particular likeness in the finished product."		[[Cliff Naylor]] was one of the others. I don't recall recognising any particular likeness in the finished product."
	</blockquote>		</blockquote>

			[[John Peter Flynn]] always believed that the subject for the schoolboy was the elder son of Latin master [[John Gledhill], [[Thomas D Gledhill]. Perhaps he was one of the boys mentioned by [[Chris Gilding]].

	===Conversion to school library===		===Conversion to school library===

Smeeds at 18:07, 17 December 2023

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	==18th Century==		==18th Century==

	A ~~central~~ fireplace was installed ~~in the 1730s,~~ in a central position halfway along the east side of the building. This is thought to have been bricked up in the late 1930s.		A fireplace was installed in a central position halfway along the east side of the building during the 1730s. This is thought to have been bricked up in the late 1930s.

	==19th Century==		==19th Century==

SCWood at 22:21, 15 December 2023

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	==18th Century==		==18th Century==

	A central fireplace was installed in the 1730s, halfway along the east side of the building. This is thought to have been bricked up in the late 1930s.		A central fireplace was installed in the 1730s, in a central position halfway along the east side of the building. This is thought to have been bricked up in the late 1930s.

	==19th Century==		==19th Century==

SCWood at 16:32, 26 November 2023

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SCWood at 00:42, 26 November 2023

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	\|[[File:Thomas Collis.jpg\|50px]]		\|[[File:Thomas Collis.jpg\|50px]]
	\|Thomas Collis, Trustee, Mayor 1839		\|"Thomas Collis, Trustee, Mayor 1839"
	\|Mens conscia recti		\|Mens conscia recti
	\|A mind conscious of rectitude		\|A mind conscious of rectitude
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	\|[[File:John Holliday Thomas.jpg\|50px]]		\|[[File:John Holliday Thomas.jpg\|50px]]
	\|John Holliday Thomas, Trustee 1835		\|"John Holliday Thomas, Trustee 1835"
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	\|[[File:Thomas Wise.jpg\|50px]]		\|[[File:Thomas Wise.jpg\|50px]]
	\|Thomas Wise, Chairman of Trustees 1862		\|"Thomas Wise, Chairman of Trustees 1862"
	\|Sapere aude		\|Sapere aude
	\|Dare to be wise / dare to know		\|Dare to be wise / dare to know
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	\|[[File:John Hobson.jpg\|50px]]		\|[[File:John Hobson.jpg\|50px]]
	\|John Hobson, Trustee 1835		\|"John Hobson, Trustee 1835"
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	\|[[File:John Caruthers Little.jpg\|50px]]		\|[[File:John Caruthers Little.jpg\|50px]]
	\|John Caruthers Little, Trustee, Mayor 1859		\|"John Caruthers Little, Trustee, Mayor 1859"
	\|Fidelis ad urnam		\|Fidelis ad urnam
	\|Faithful until death		\|Faithful until death
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	\|[[File:Stephen Lewin.jpg\|50px]]		\|[[File:Stephen Lewin.jpg\|50px]]
	\|[[Wikipedia:Stephen Lewin\|Stephen Lewin]], Trustee, Mayor 1860, 1861		\|"[[Wikipedia:Stephen Lewin\|Stephen Lewin]], Trustee, Mayor 1860, 1861"
	\|Ha persa la fide, ha perso l’honore		\|Ha persa la fide, ha perso l’honore
	\|Faith lost, honour is lost		\|Faith lost, honour is lost
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	\|[[File:Fred Lyon Hopkins.jpg\|50px]]		\|[[File:Fred Lyon Hopkins.jpg\|50px]]
	\|Fred Lyon Hopkins, Trustee 1858		\|"Fred Lyon Hopkins, Trustee 1858"
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	\|[[File:Thomas Garfit.jpg\|50px]]		\|[[File:Thomas Garfit.jpg\|50px]]
	\|[[Wikipedia:Thomas Garfit\|Thomas Garfit]], Trustee 1858		\|"[[Wikipedia:Thomas Garfit\|Thomas Garfit]], Trustee 1858"
	\|Semper idem		\|Semper idem
	\|Always the same		\|Always the same