How have the buildings and rooms at BRGS changed over the decades? Have a look at the photos below. Do you recognise any of the rooms and where they are today?

 

Early 1900s to 1920s
Early 1900s BRGS playground
Playground
Early 1900s BRGS sewing room
Sewing Room
Early 1900s BRGS sewing room
Sewing Room
Early 1900s BRGS shoe making room
Shoemaking Room
Early 1900s BRGS workshop
Workshop

Early 1900s aerial
view of Waterfoot
1934 BRGS Art Room
1926 Main Building
     
1930s
1934 BRGS Art Room
1934
Art Room
1934 BRGS physical exercises in the hall
1934
Physical exercises
class in hall
1934 BRGS Metal Work Room
1934
Metal Work Room
c1930s BRGS Front Entrance
c. 1930s (?)
BRGS Front Entrance
c1930s BRGS Hall
c. 1920s/1930s (?)
BRGS School Hall
1950s 1960s
1957-1958 BRGS engineering class
1957 - 1958
Engineering Class
1961 BRGS new science lab
1961
New junior science lab
1970s
1970s BRGS front
Front of BRGS
1970s BRGS Hall
Hall
1970s BRGS Hall
Hall
1970s Room off balcony
Room off balcony
1970s BRGS Room 54 extension corridor
Room 54
extension corridor
1990s: Aerial Views


Pre 1996


Pre 1996


Pre 1996


c. 1996:
Art Block being built


c. 1996:
Art Block being built


Post 1996


Post 1996

1990s

Early 1990s:
Clark Building

1998:
Before astro turf

1998:
canteen kitchen

1998: staff room


1998:
Reprographics Room


1998: Finance Office
(now Miss Gauntlett's office)

1991: Sixth Form Common Room's new look

1992: Sixth Form Extension - plans for Clark Building

1993: Sixth Form Common Room

1995: School Places

"Behind the Scenes" articles from 1998 Squirrel Magazine:

Finance Office
General Office
Kitchens
Reprographics
Staff Room (1999)

1999: Newchurch Wing

(Article about new Newchurch Wing taken from 1999 Squirrel Magazine)

c. 2003
Photos taken by former pupil Gordon Ellis
2004 onwards
Link: Photo Diary of development of new sports hall 2004 - 2006
Link: New sixth form centre for September 2007
Link: Proposals for 2008
Link: New Astro Turf 2010
Link:New English Block 2011
Link: New Car Park 2011

 

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