27 October, 2011 Sir William Romney


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Sir William Romney

see also Tetbury Free Grammar School

The Ferns as it is now, in the lower photo to the right you can see that the facade has hardly changed over the years.

Photos © Lynne Cleaver 2005
Sir William Romneys School 2
Sir William Romneys School
Sir William Romneys undated

The Grammar School reformed in 1921 after public meetings and opened in The Ferns, Long Street. 

Headmasters:

1921-25 Mr R.E. Clarke.

1925-31 Mr A.E.Parsons

1931-64 Mr R.J.Woodward

1964- Mr A.H.Babbage [1917-24/11/2006]

The name of Sir William Romney was readopted,at Mr Woodwards suggestion in the 1950s. In 1969 the school left Long Street to move to a new build school on Lowfield Road.
SOURCES:

Hodgson, Eric; History of Tetbury; pub 1976 Alan Sutton 0904387100

VCH Gloucestershire Vol 11 available online

School website

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