Number One South End - Revision history

SCWood: Confirmation of when it was sold - 1988

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Confirmation of when it was sold - 1988

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	==Sale and present day==		==Sale and present day==
	Number One South End was sold ~~around~~ 1988 and ceased to be used by the school. The Sixth Form were housed entirely in the [[Junior Common Room]] from that point until a new Sixth Form Block was completed in 1993. The building was subsequently split into separate private flats, and is now known as 'Principal House'.		Number One South End was sold in 1988 and ceased to be used by the school. The Sixth Form were housed entirely in the [[Junior Common Room]] from that point until a new Sixth Form Block was completed in 1993. The building was subsequently split into separate private flats, and is now known as 'Principal House'.
	[[File:Principal_House.jpg\|thumbnail\|centre\|A photograph from the 2010s of Number One South End, now known as 'Principal House'. Note the three crowns at the top of the building.]]		[[File:Principal_House.jpg\|thumbnail\|centre\|A photograph from the 2010s of Number One South End, now known as 'Principal House'. Note the three crowns at the top of the building.]]

SCWood at 01:13, 11 March 2023

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	==Sale and present day==		==Sale and present day==
	Number One South End was sold ~~in the late 1980s (believed to be circa~~ 1988) and ceased to be used by the school. The Sixth Form were housed entirely in the [[Junior Common Room]] from that point until a new Sixth Form Block was completed in 1993. The building was subsequently split into separate private flats, and is now known as 'Principal House'.		Number One South End was sold around 1988 and ceased to be used by the school. The Sixth Form were housed entirely in the [[Junior Common Room]] from that point until a new Sixth Form Block was completed in 1993. The building was subsequently split into separate private flats, and is now known as 'Principal House'.
	[[File:Principal_House.jpg\|thumbnail\|centre\|A photograph from the 2010s of Number One South End, now known as 'Principal House'. Note the three crowns at the top of the building.]]		[[File:Principal_House.jpg\|thumbnail\|centre\|A photograph from the 2010s of Number One South End, now known as 'Principal House'. Note the three crowns at the top of the building.]]

Smeeds at 15:12, 15 November 2022

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	(extracts from an article by [[David J McGladdery]] from The [[Bostonian]] - 1980)		(extracts from an article by [[David J McGladdery]] from The [[Bostonian]] - 1980)

	At long last the upper-sixth formers of Boston Grammar School have been afforded the comforts and privileges long since promised them. This has been made possible by the renovating and converting of the ground-floor of the former school flats into three tutorial rooms and one common room. To those of you who are not familiar with the building I am alluding to, it is the rather grand ivy-~~ccovered~~ house facing the river, next to the main gates of the school in South End.		At long last the upper-sixth formers of Boston Grammar School have been afforded the comforts and privileges long since promised them. This has been made possible by the renovating and converting of the ground-floor of the former school flats into three tutorial rooms and one common room. To those of you who are not familiar with the building I am alluding to, it is the rather grand ivy-covered house facing the river, next to the main gates of the school in South End.

	It was built as the official headmaster's residence in 1827, for [[Thomas Homer\|Dr Thomas Homer]]. However, he could not have lived in it for very long, as the school roll at that time was reputed to have dwindled to "no boys at all". This also helps to establish why Dr Homer was also vicar of Freiston. Occupation of this building was taken by Dr George Edwin Pattenden in 1850. During his reign, number one South End was extended in 1871 to accommodate boarders. The names which can be seen incised in to the brickwork over the door to number 1a South End bear testimony to the original use of this wing.		It was built as the official headmaster's residence in 1827, for [[Thomas Homer\|Dr Thomas Homer]]. However, he could not have lived in it for very long, as the school roll at that time was reputed to have dwindled to "no boys at all". This also helps to establish why Dr Homer was also vicar of Freiston. Occupation of this building was taken by Dr George Edwin Pattenden in 1850. During his reign, number one South End was extended in 1871 to accommodate boarders. The names which can be seen incised in to the brickwork over the door to number 1a South End bear testimony to the original use of this wing.
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	The boys were welcomed at the High School into the spotless common room with library-style seating and were served tea, coffee and the usual assortment of nibbles. It was a pleasant evening, but quite a culture shock was to come for the girls.		The boys were welcomed at the High School into the spotless common room with library-style seating and were served tea, coffee and the usual assortment of nibbles. It was a pleasant evening, but quite a culture shock was to come for the girls.

	The venue for the return match was the common room in Number One South End. Seating consisted of a huge, rather moth-eaten three piece suite and a selection of other, unmatched chairs. Apart from tea and coffee, cider was also available. Compared to the sterile atmosphere of the High School common room, this was like some illicit drinking den. An even greater surprise was the food: Steve "Chippy" Neal went out to his father's fish shop and returned with a cardboard box full of steaming cod and chips.		The venue for the return match was the common room in Number One South End. Seating consisted of a huge, rather moth-eaten three piece suite and a selection of other, unmatched chairs. Apart from tea and coffee, cider was also available. Compared to the sterile atmosphere of the High School common room, this was like some illicit drinking den. An even greater surprise was the food: [[Steve Neal\|Steve "Chippy" Neal]] went out to his father's fish shop and returned with a cardboard box full of steaming cod and chips.

	So was Number One South Street luxurious? Emphatically, not! Was it comfortable and conducive to creative thought? You bet!		So was Number One South Street luxurious? Emphatically, not! Was it comfortable and conducive to creative thought? You bet!

Testbot: 'See also' updated by Bot

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'See also' updated by Bot

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	*[[:Arthur Shrimpton]]		*[[:Arthur Shrimpton]]
	*[[:Charles F E Moore]]		*[[:Charles F E Moore]]
			*[[:Opening of the Quadrangle buildings]]
	*[[:The History and Antiquities of Boston]]		*[[:The History and Antiquities of Boston]]
	*[[:Timeline of BGS history]]		*[[:Timeline of BGS history]]

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	*[[:Arthur Shrimpton]]		*[[:Arthur Shrimpton]]
	*[[:~~Big School]]~~		*[[:Charles F E Moore]]
	*[[:Junior Common Room]]
	*[[:The History and Antiquities of Boston]]		*[[:The History and Antiquities of Boston]]
	*[[:Timeline of BGS history]]		*[[:Timeline of BGS history]]
	*[[:Timeline of Buildings]]		*[[:Timeline of Buildings]]
	*[[:Tuck Shop]]
	[[Category:Buildings]]		[[Category:Buildings]]
	[[Category:See Also]]		[[Category:See Also]]

SCWood at 21:39, 10 June 2021

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	==Early 20th Century==		==Early 20th Century==
	The educational historian [[Wikipedia: Arthur Francis Leach\|Arthur Francis Leach]] ~~took a disparaging view, writing~~ in the [[Wikipedia: Victoria County History\|Victoria County History]] that "the hideous structure of yellow brick" was "to the spoiling of the view of the simple but beautiful Elizabethan building" ([[Big School]]).		The educational historian [[Wikipedia: Arthur Francis Leach\|Arthur Francis Leach]] wrote disparagingly in the [[Wikipedia: Victoria County History\|Victoria County History]] that "the hideous structure of yellow brick" was "to the spoiling of the view of the simple but beautiful Elizabethan building" ([[Big School]]).

	The censuses and the 1939 England and Wales Register provide us with lists of some [[20th Century occupants of Number One South End]].		The censuses and the 1939 England and Wales Register provide us with lists of some [[20th Century occupants of Number One South End]].

SCWood at 21:36, 10 June 2021

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	==Early 20th Century==		==Early 20th Century==
			The educational historian [[Wikipedia: Arthur Francis Leach\|Arthur Francis Leach]] took a disparaging view, writing in the [[Wikipedia: Victoria County History\|Victoria County History]] that "the hideous structure of yellow brick" was "to the spoiling of the view of the simple but beautiful Elizabethan building" ([[Big School]]).

	The censuses and the 1939 England and Wales Register provide us with lists of some [[20th Century occupants of Number One South End]].		The censuses and the 1939 England and Wales Register provide us with lists of some [[20th Century occupants of Number One South End]].

SCWood at 21:13, 10 June 2021

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	'''Number One South End''' is a building that was formerly owned by BGS, and used by the school for a variety of purposes over ~~most of~~ the 19th and 20th Centuries. It is located at the west end of the school, next to the gated entrance to the [[Mart Yard]], overlooking the river Witham.		'''Number One South End''' is a building that was formerly owned by BGS, and used by the school for a variety of residential and teaching purposes over the 19th and 20th Centuries. It is located at the west end of the school, next to the gated entrance to the [[Mart Yard]], overlooking the river Witham.

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

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	==1950s==		==1950s==
	In 1953 a new headmaster's residence, called [[Ormiston House, 27 Rowley Road\|Ormiston House]], was built on Rowley Road shortly before the arrival in 1954 of [[William John Ricketts]]. At that point ~~it was therefore possible to bring~~ the ground floor of Number One South End into use as temporary classrooms. They were used by the mathematics and science sets of the sixth form, the original kitchen becoming a biology laboratory.		In 1953 a new headmaster's residence, called [[Ormiston House, 27 Rowley Road\|Ormiston House]], was built on Rowley Road shortly before the arrival in 1954 of [[William John Ricketts]]. At that point the ground floor of Number One South End was brought into use as temporary classrooms. They were used by the mathematics and science sets of the sixth form, the original kitchen becoming a biology laboratory.

	==1960s and 1970s==		==1960s and 1970s==

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	The exterior of the house was painted in 1841, and it was used to accommodate boarders until the early 20th Century.		The exterior of the house was painted in 1841, and it was used to accommodate boarders until the early 20th Century. The censuses provide us with lists of [[19th Century occupants of Number One South End]].

	The censuses provide us with lists of [[19th Century occupants of Number One South End]].

	==Early 20th Century==		==Early 20th Century==