Guest kubernaut Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 I joined this excellent Web site last night and have already spent several interesting hours perusing the many topics on Sheffield's recent history. It's been a fascinating look back and I thank Neil for administering the wealth of information on the site. As an ex-pupil of Sheffield's Firth Park Grammar School (pupil from 1965 - 1970) I set up a school site some years back. We've been slowly building up details of the building, teachers, pupils and school life over about five years and are always glad to receive information and photos from anyone who was once a pupil at the Grammar School or the later Firth Park School from 1970 onwards. Contact details are at: https://firthparkgrammarschool.wordpress.com/. for anyone has anything to submit or if you just want to have a little look around to see what went on there all those decades back! We're always happy to hear from you - Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickjj Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Welcome to the site Kubernaaut and hope you will be a regular visitor. I went to Firth Park via the amalgamation with Hatfield Comprhensive and was at the "Brushes" between 1970 -72 so we probably crossed paths at some point. I have visited your site and was very impressed with it. Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kubernaut Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Welcome to the site Kubernaaut and hope you will be a regular visitor. I went to Firth Park via the amalgamation with Hatfield Comprhensive and was at the "Brushes" between 1970 -72 so we probably crossed paths at some point. I have visited your site and was very impressed with it. Keep up the good work. Many thanks, Mick. The intake of pupils after the Brushes ceased to be is rather loathed to write anything about Firth Park School after it ceased to be a grammar school. I'd be glad to add something on the FPGS site if you'd care to write something. As far as our paths crossing, I guess that you started school in September 1970 just as I was starting working for a living... in the Sheffield Trustee Savings Bank, 102 Surrey Strret. It was more like a glorified post office in those days... I think that the building (listed, I believe) is still in existence although I'm not sure whether it is still a bank. Perhaps someone could confirm this, and maybe even send me a photo of it as it is today. However, not to worry as I'll probably look the place over (as I shall the City Centre) on one of my infrequent trips to the UK and to the Shiny Sheff. My next planned visit is for mid-November this year. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tsavo Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Thought this might interest you ex Firth Parkers. Link to Picture Sheffield: http://www.picturesheffield.com/index.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kubernaut Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Thought this might interest you ex Firth Parkers. Link to Picture Sheffield: http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/pi...ff.refno=m00085 Thanks for that... some good photos! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tsavo Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Thanks for that... some good photos! Steve Yet again the search for pub pics leads me to a few pics from earlier threads. Firth Parkers may remember this...if they're old enough! Pictures: http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/pi...ff.refno=m00078 http://www.picturesheffield.com/cgi-bin/pi...ff.refno=m00079 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayleaf Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Welcome to the forum! I was a pupil at FPGS from 1957 to 1964. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ianb Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 My older brother went to FPGS from about 1950. We lived about 100 metres from the school gates in Horninglow Road and he was always late for school! His nemesis was Mr Chapman, the Headmaster, a real martinet by all accounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayleaf Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 My older brother went to FPGS from about 1950. We lived about 100 metres from the school gates in Horninglow Road and he was always late for school! His nemesis was Mr Chapman, the Headmaster, a real martinet by all accounts. I always thought Chapman was OK, although I think he left in my second year. His successor was Mr Wilson. Now there was a brute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterside Echo Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Welcome to the forum! I was a pupil at FPGS from 1957 to 1964. Did you know Andrew Taylor? He was a pupil there from 1955, his dad was the manager of Sheffield Wednesday. W/E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayleaf Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Did you know Andrew Taylor? He was a pupil there from 1955, his dad was the manager of Sheffield Wednesday. W/E. I don't think so. There were a couple of Taylors in my year but Andrew doesn't ring a bell. But then, it was a long time ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl1867 Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Did you know Andrew Taylor? He was a pupil there from 1955, his dad was the manager of Sheffield Wednesday. W/E. Was that as in Eric Taylor W/E? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterside Echo Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Was that as in Eric Taylor W/E? Yes, he was my uncle. W/E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylomax Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 The site firthparkgrammarschool. doesn't seem to work. Has it disappeared? I was a pupil from 1956-63. ---------------- Edit, new link: https://firthparkgrammarschool.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysander Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 I was at Firth Park Grammar from 1954 until 1959...Eric Taylor's son was a year or so younger than I... but, because of his father, well known...if not a little notorious. I was also a member of the Old Boys Association for a few years...We were known not as 'Firth Parkers' but rather as ' Firparnians'...which was also the title of the school magazine..on which I had occasion to do some research a few years ago. A splendid school with several very notable old boys...one of whom ( Gerald Brooke) was caught by the Russians spying and exchanged for a real Russian spy! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayleaf Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 A splendid school with several very notable old boys...one of whom ( Gerald Brooke) was caught by the Russians spying and exchanged for a real Russian spy! I always understood that FPGS was one of only a handful of schools at the time that taught Russian. I wonder how it came about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysander Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Boris Haywood was the Russian Master and during the chilliest parts of the Cold War delegations of Russians were shown around the school...As a young '***' in the 'Special Choir' I remember singing a selection of English songs to a bunch of hard looking Russians ...who returned the favour by singing ( in Russian) the Volga Boat Song. I have no idea how it became the only school outside of London to teach the language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayleaf Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Boris Haywood was the Russian Master and during the chilliest parts of the Cold War delegations of Russians were shown around the school...As a young 'fag' in the 'Special Choir' I remember singing a selection of English songs to a bunch of hard looking Russians ...who returned the favour by singing ( in Russian) the Volga Boat Song. I have no idea how it became the only school outside of London to teach the language. Anyone got a copy of Spike Johnson's book about the history of the place? I wonder if it's in there? Don't know if you've seen this, 1926, FPGS at extreme left. Almost didn't recognise it, no Art block!Is that part of the garden or the footings for the labs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysander Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Yes, I have a copy of Spike's little book and, No, it isn't mentioned as far as I can recollect. The aerial shot is of the development of the Brushes and allied Council estates and shows the 'Oval' quite nicely. FPSS( it became FPGS somewhat later) moved from its first home in Abbeyfield to the Brushes which had been the German steel entrepreneur ,Kayser's, home. It was he who had the tower built ( to remind him of home) and it was he who said, when asked why a German had made his home in Sheffield..." Home is where one does well"...and he did really well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB_CH Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 On 24/07/2012 at 07:33, SteveHB said: Hi, looks like the site is no longer in existence. Try this link to replacement site https://firthparkgrammarschool.wordpress.com/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 On 26/04/2018 at 18:27, JohnB_CH said: Try this link to replacement site https://firthparkgrammarschool.wordpress.com/ Thank you JohnB_CH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Richard M Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Are we still in existence? I rarely hear from any old scholars or teachers for that matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voldy Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Continuing malicious attacks on FPGS sites lead to Kubernaut's discontinuation of his sterling work on making this the success it deserved to be. There were many photographs and articles which I have been unable to locate again, in addition the advancing years sadly means fewer 'Old Boys' are posting. If it helps to generate interest here is a Form 1K photo taken in 1947. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysandernovo Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Interesting how back in 1947 1 Kings had lads in open necked shirts and how some of them were wearing sports coats ( with one having a badge sewn on) and long trousers!....Presumably, this was on account of immediate post War austerity. Back in 1954 when I was a "*ag" in 1 Foch full uniforms were compulsory( as was wearing short trousers) and Prefects were on hand looking for infringements ( not wearing the silly cap was one favourite) By then, our Council were making financial grants toward the uniform and such items as aprons and PT gear. Sorry to hear that the FPGS dedicated site has been "vandalised" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voldy Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 1946/47 was the first year of the 'House' forms which related to 1st and 2nd year, thereafter forms kept the more familiar A, B, C, D titles. Walt Padfield was the Headmaster, he retired at the end of that school year. Dr Chapman followed and as soon as clothes rationing ended in 1949 he set out rules concerning uniforms which included caps (up to and including 4th year pupils), these took effect from September 1949. Unfortunately Wartime austerities were to continue, food rationing until the Spring of 1952. The last NUJMB School Certificate Examinations were held in 1950, the 'O' and 'A' level grade examinations commenced the following year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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