Timeline of BGS history

The table below sets out the timeline of key events that have occurred over the lifetime of the school.

Year	Event
1329	First written reference to a Grammar School in Boston - Robert of Muston appointed master
1555	School charter granted by Philip and Mary
1567/8	Big School built
1635	Boston Latin School founded. It is currently the oldest existing school in the United States.
1708	Laughton Bequest
1827	Number One South End built (no longer used by the school)
1850	North end lobby of Big School opened
1856	South end classroom of Big School opened. The History and Antiquities of Boston published.
1862	Stained glass windows installed in north windows of Big School, depicting key figures from the Tudor period
1866	North end classroom of Big School opened. First five verses of Floreat Bostona written. Earliest record of a BGS cricket match against another school: The King's School, Grantham.
1871	Number One South End extended to accommodate boarders. First Fives Court opened (demolished in 1904).
1875	Parry Gold Medal instituted
1887	Sixth verse of Floreat Bostona written to commemorate Queen Victoria's golden jubilee year
1900	Old Bostonian Association formed. Initially called the 'Old Bostonian Club'.
1904	First science block opened. Second Fives Court opened (demolished around 2000).
1920	First issue of the Bostonian magazine published. House system 'reintroduced' with three houses: Gannock, Muston and Parry.
1921	Boston High School founded
1926	Main Quadrangle Block opened
1936	Laughton formed as fourth house
1938	Sports Field came into use
1939	Air Raid Shelters built (demolished in 1958 and 1968)
1941	CCF formed
1949	First Dining Hall opened (demolished in 1984). First edition of The Quintian published.
1953	Ormiston House, 27 Rowley Road built (sold in 1980).
1955	400th anniversary of school charter being granted. First Charter Day service held. Stained glass panels conceived for bay window of Big School (installed 1956). Boston Grammar School: A Short History published.
1958	Assembly Hall opened. Second science block opened (demolished in 2002).
1960	Pavilion opened. Staff Room opened Specific ties and lapel badges introduced for prefects.
1961	Big School renovated and converted for use as school library
1965	Swimming pool opened (in use until 1981)
1966	Junior Common Room opened Boston Grammar School:A Short History updated
1968	Mobiles introduced (all removed by 2003). Stained glass installed in the Library, depicting the four historical figures after whom the Houses are named.
1976	Sports Hall opened
1984	Second Dining Hall opened
1985	Design and Technology Block opened Floreat Bostona authored by BGS alumnus George Bagley
1988	Link Block opened
1992	First issue of the Grammar Gazette published.
1993	Sixth Form Block opened
1996	Library refurbished
1997	Art and Music Block opened
Late 1990s	Sixth Form became co-educational
2000	Centennial Anthology published to commemorate the centenary of the OBA
2002	Third science block opened
2007	Federation with Boston High School began.
2013	BGS acquired Academy status. Federation with Boston High School ended.
2018	First floor extension to Sixth Form Block