School Buildings
The School Buildings. Here are various photos gathered in recent years from numerous sources. The quality of some is somewhat below par, due in many cases to the copying process employed (e.g. re-photographing a hand-held original). If owners are able to make a better digital copy sometime and forward it to me, I would be very grateful. My apologies if I have got any facts wrong. If you are able to put me right on any of these, please e-mail me.
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The old Grammar School in South Street, photographed in 1860, with Nappers Mite in the background.
The old Grammar School in 1898, after rebuilding and the addition of the new Science & Technology accomodation
On the occasion of the visit by the Duke of Windsor (then Prince of Wales, later to become Edward VIII) on May 24th, 1928.
A map showing the Main School in 1929.
General View of the front of the School, showing the Gymnasium on the extreme left;
The North end of the Gymnasium, with the shower & changing room to the left of the doorway, and the original gym to the right.
The west side of the school building at the end of Culliford Road around 1955.
A pair of photos from the 1957 Durnovarian (courtesy of Jack Crewe) showing the School Memorial Gates,
The Dedication Ceremony in 1957. The young lads guarding the gate are BN Ross-Mackenzie (left) and ? (right).
The photos above and below are courtesy of John Fuller.
John Fuller spent many weeks during Art class carving the greater part of one of these stone dragons.
A scene we ALL remember! - probably taken in the mid to late '50s.
A similar scene, this time showing the Allard sports car belonging to Mr Ray Rogers, staff member during the late 1950s.
An aerial view of the school premises, probably taken in the early '60s, after the Memorial Gates had been built but before the work
This one was submitted by Richard Cole, and was taken from the book 'Dorchester versus Hitler' by Colin Churchill,
This was taken from The Durnovarian and was photographed probably in the autumn of 1973. (To see how
This photo comes from The Durnovarian of 1979-80, and was kindly sent by William Barnes, who also has
The Swimming Pool; Right: 19 - The Art Block with the Science Lab to the right
Looking at the school from the sports field; Right: 21 - The Sports Field.
I obtained a copy of this photo from Andrew Gillett, who was at Hardye's from 1991-95 (the school was demolished in 1997),
Left: The north-west corner, with the rebuilt area replacing the old gymnasium in the background.
Right: The front of the building, showing the filling-in between the HM study and the cloakroom.
Left: The south face, showing the extension to the east side. Both floors were more classrooms but at one end
Right: The School Gates, showing further buildings close by. Charlie Mason adds:
Another photo of a map of the School given to all newcomers in the early '90s. I have shown this in a large format to preserve
A section of a map of Dorchester in 1886, showing the original School buildings (bottom left), Wollaston House (top centre) and the Girls School (to the right of Wollaston) which was later annexed to Hardye's for a gymnasium and woodwork room.
Wollaston House. According to official records, the house was acquired by Dorchester Grammar School in 1938, although
A photo of the front on Wollaston House taken in 1957.
The rear of Wollaston House in 2018, showing the back door, the entrance used by the boys.
Looking towards the east. Wollaston House is seen between the two large clumps of trees centre left,
The same general area viewed from the north-west. Near the bottom left corner can be seen South Walks House
Aerial photo showing the area around Wollaston House in Acland Road, which is seen near the centre.
Top, 36 - left, and 37 - right: Three recent (around 2016) photos of what was known to some as the 'Gasworks Academy' at 49 Icen Way.
The Upper School, in its latter days.Photo courtesy of Nigel Newbery.
Photo courtesy of Nigel Newbery.
The entrance to the School.
The front of the school buildings, 1992.
The rear of the school buildings, 1992.
The School Buildings Foundation Stone;
The Memorial Gatepost.
The north-west corner of the building (Rooms 1, 2 & 3, with the Physics & Chemistry Labs above);
The north-east corner (the remains of the Gym, subsequently redeveloped as a Sixth Form Commmon Room,
The south side of the building (when did the trees appear?);
The south-west corner and a corner of the Pavilion.
The north side of the building.
Just a short time later - the north-east corner again.
The End, Part 1: Aerial photo showing the former School site around 2001. Only the Sports Pavilion remains, seen in
The End, Part 2: The same area as it is today (2020).
