Houses

Upon entering Boston Grammar School each student is allocated to a house. These houses are used in sporting and other competitions. Traditionally if a student's father or older brother had attended the school, he would join the same house as his older relative, although this tradition has been discontinued. The four houses are named after historical figures and have associated colours, as follows:

• Gannock - William Gannock - Red
• Laughton - John Laughton - Yellow
• Muston - Robert of Muston - Blue
• Parry - Thomas Parry - Green

George S Bagley, in his book Floreat Bostona, refers to the first issue of the Bostonian magazine from July 1920, which reported that the house system had been re-introduced 'with some modifications of its earlier form'. There were now three houses, each with its own housemaster and constitution. The fourth house, Laughton, was formed in 1936 to meet a growth in student numbers.

In 1968, to mark the 400th anniversary of the Big School being built, four stained glass panels were installed in the windows on its west side, each depicting one of the men after whom the school houses are named.

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  Muston

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  Gannock

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  Laughton

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  Parry

See Also

• Timeline of BGS history
• Herbert Haycroft Morris
• Chris Marshall (1973-80)
• General Knowledge