Sheffield Grammar School

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This article is about Sheffield (Royal) Grammar School (1604-1905) in Sheffield, England.

Sheffield Grammar School began in 1604 as 'The Free Grammar School of James King of England within the Town of Sheffield in the County of York' in buildings in the Townhead area of Sheffield. It led a nomadic existence on various sites before taking over the Sheffield Collegiate School on Collegiate Crescent in 1884, being renamed Sheffield Royal Grammar School (SRGS) in 1885.

In 1905 Sheffield City Council acquired both Wesley College and SRGS and they were merged on the site of the former to form King Edward VII School (KES), named after the reigning monarch.

Contents 1 Headmasters of Sheffield Grammar School 2 Notable alumni of Sheffield Grammar School 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Headmasters of Sheffield Grammar School

1604-1606	John Smith	1648-1651	Peter Lanfitt, B.A.	1759-1776	John Smith, M.A.
1606-1608	Henry Saxton, M.A.	1651-1658	William Whitaker, M.A.	(1776 Acting	Edward Goodwin).
1608-1615	John Hancock, M.A.	1658-1663	Francis Potts, M.A.	1776-1809	Charles Chadwick, B.A.
1615-1619	George Young, B.A.	1664-1696	Thomas Balguy, M.A.	1809	Joseph Richardson, M.A.
1619-1622	Andrew Wade, M.A.	1696-1698	Charles Daubuz, M.A.	1810-1818	Joseph Wilson, B.A.
(1622 Acting	George Wade).	1698-1703	Marmaduke Drake, M.A.	1818-1830	William White, M.A.
1623-1625	Godfrey Mason.	1703-1709	George Lee, B.A.	1830-1863	Percival Bowen, M.A.
1625-1644	Thomas Rawson , B.A.	1709-1720	William Humpton, M.A.	1863-1884	Joseph E. Jackson, M.A. Ph.D. D.CL.
1645-1648	William Young, B.A.	1720-1734	Christopher Robinson, M.A.	1884-1899	Edward Senior, M.A.
1648	Roger Steare , B.A.	1734-1748	John Cliff, B.A.	1899-1905	Arthur B. Haslam, M.A.
		1748-1759	Thomas Marshall, B.A.

[edit] Notable alumni of Sheffield Grammar School

• John Balguy (1686-1748) - divine and philosopher (NB Thomas Balguy was Head 1664-1696).
• James Cawthorn (1719-1761) - poet
• Henry Sheppard Dale, A.R.E. (1852-1921) - Painter, etcher and engraver
• Sir Samuel Gillott(1838-1913) - Australian lawyer and politician
• Robert Murray Gilchrist (1868-1917) - author
• Rupert Hallam - dermatologist in Sheffield from 1911 to 1944; President, British Association of Dermatologists (1935)
• John Roebuck (1718-1794) - inventor
• Norman Thornton (1896-1984) - Thornton's confectionery
• Joseph Stanley Thornton (1903-1992) - Thornton's confectionery
• Herbert Westren Turnbull (1885-1961) - Regius Professor of Mathematics, University of St Andrews

[edit] References

• Cornwell, John (2005). King Ted's (1st ed.). King Edward VII School, Sheffield. ISBN 0-9526484-1-5. (This book reviews the period from 1604 to 1905, although its bulk is concerned with 1905-2005.)

[edit] External links

• King Edward VII School and Language College
• Old Edwardians - site for alumni association + archive material
• Sheffield Collegiate School - Sheffield Collegiate School history on Sheffield Collegiate Cricket Club's site