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Farnborough Grammar School

Prospect Avenue, Farnborough, Hampshire

Telephone : Farnborough 539

The Story of Al-Fa - 21st Anniversary, 1936 to 1957

By B. Jowett, B.A.

In 1957 the school was 21 years old and its doors were thrown open to the public on 13th July of that year and numerous events and displays were arranged. Mr. Jowett wrote a history of the school to mark the occasion and thanks to Mike Websell hanging on to his copy it is available to read here.

Page No.
2 - Preface - B. Jowett
4 - Foreword - J. A. Bourne
5 - Aldershot County High School
7 - School Song
11 - Farnborough Secondary School
19 - Secondary School controversy
23 - Farnborough Grammar School, opening
25 - Entrenchment, 1936-1939
30 - Arthur Chapman, 1st headmaster
33 - War and Peace, 1939-1949
41 - Forward March, 1950-1957
51 - The Old Boys
55 - Roll of Honour, 1939-1945
56 - Handbook, 1958
58 - Selection
59 - Academic
61 - Honours

Page No.
62 - School rules
64 - Cadets, Clubs and Societies
66 - Sport
67 - Athletics Records

Illustrations
Frontispiece - Aerial View
4 - Aldershot High School - Chapman (Headmaster)
14 - Farnborough Secondary School - May (Headmaster)
22 - Neil - Bourne (F.G.S. Headmasters)
46 - Cartoon by E.J. Foster, Art Master
47 - Form room - Biology Laboratory
54 - Drama Production - Cadet Force
55 - School (northern view) - Caretaker
64 - The Teaching Staff

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Alternatively Derek Gillard, (FGS 1956-1957, subsequently at Godalming Grammar School) has produced this PDF version of the same document.