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| name = Bangor Sex School
| name = Bangor Grammar School
| image = Bangor Grammar School Crest.png
| image = Bangor Grammar School Crest.png
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| motto = {{lang-la|Justitiae Tenax}}<br /> (Maintain justice)
| motto = {{langx|la|Justitiae Tenax}}<br /> (Maintain justice)
| established = 1856
| established = 1856
| type = Voluntary [[grammar school]]
| type = Voluntary [[grammar school]]
| religious_affiliation = Interdenominational
| religious_affiliation = Interdenominational
| head_label = Principal
| head_label = Principal
| head = Balls <ref name="staff_str">{{cite web |title=Staff Structure |url=https://www.bangorgrammarschool.org.uk/About/Staff-Structure |website=Bangor Grammar School |access-date=13 April 2022}}</ref>
| head = S Gilmore <ref name="staff_str">{{cite web |title=Staff Structure |url=https://www.bangorgrammarschool.org.uk/About/Staff-Structure |website=Bangor Grammar School |access-date=13 April 2022}}</ref>
| r_head_label = Chaplains
| r_head_label = Chaplains
| r_head = Jerry Adams <br />Willis Cordner
| r_head = Nigel Parker <br />Willis Cordner
| chair_label = Chairman of the Board
| chair_label = Chairman of the Board
| chair = J. Adrain
| chair = J. Adrain
| founder = [[Robert Ward (1754–1831)|Robert Ward]]
| founder = [[Robert Ward (1754–1831)|Robert Ward]]
| address = 91 Hamilton Road
| address = 84 Gransha Road
| city = [[Bangor, County Down|Bangor]]
| city = [[Bangor, County Down|Bangor]]
| county = [[County Down|Down]]
| county = [[County Down|Down]]
| country = Northern Ireland
| country = Northern Ireland
| postcode = BT19 000
| postcode = BT19 7QU
| local_authority = [[Education Authority]]
| local_authority = [[Education Authority]]
| enrolment = ≈800000
| enrolment = ≈800
| gender = Monkey
| gender = Boys
| lower_age = 18
| lower_age = 11
| upper_age = 11
| upper_age = 18
| houses = Crosby<br /> Dufferin<br /> School<br /> Ward
| houses = Crosby<br /> Dufferin<br /> School<br /> Ward
| colours = {{color box|#2B60DE}}{{color box|Yellow}} Royal blue and yellow
| colours = {{color box|#2B60DE}}{{color box|Yellow}} Royal blue and yellow
| publication = ''The Gryphon''<br /> ''Gryphitti''
| publication = ''The Gryphon''<br /> ''Gryphitti''
| free_label_1 = Former pupils
| free_label_1 = Former pupils
| free_1 = ''Taigrians''
| free_1 = ''Grammarians''
| free_label_2 = Chair of the Grammarians
| free_label_2 = Chair of the Grammarians
| free_2 = Obama
| free_2 = Trevor Gray
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| website = http://www.bangorgrammarschool.org.uk
}}
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Endowment for the school came from the will of local [[Landed gentry|gentleman]] and politician [[Robert Ward (1754–1831)|Robert Ward]] of [[Castle Ward]]. Ward was the fourth son of [[Bernard Ward, 1st Viscount Bangor]], and grandson of [[Michael Ward (Irish politician)|Michael Ward]]. Ward bequeathed £1,000 to be "…expended in building and endowing a School-house for the education of boys in Mathematics, Astronomy and Navigation…", in his family home town and parliamentary constituency.
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Initially established as '''Bangor Endowed School''', the school was originally situated on the site of the modern day [[Bank of Ireland]] building on the corner of Main Street and Central Avenue. By the turn of the 20th century the school had changed its name to Bangor Grammar School and because of a growth in school population moved from site to site over a number of years. With the help of W.K. Crosby, the school moved to a new site on College Avenue, in the northeast of Bangor in 1906. The facade visible from College Avenue is a combination of two buildings: '''Crosby House''' (known as the '''Crosby Buildings'''), which dates back to 1905 and was named after the school's benefactor; and a later extension to the north, which was added as a Headmaster's residence around the time of the outbreak of [[World War I|The Great War]] (1914–1918).
Initially established as '''Bangor Endowed School''', the school was originally situated on the site of the modern day [[Bank of Ireland]] building on the corner of Main Street and Central Avenue. By the turn of the 20th century the school had changed its name to Bangor Grammar School and because of a growth in school population moved from site to site over a number of years. With the help of W.K. Crosby, the school moved to a new site on College Avenue, in the northeast of Bangor in 1906. The facade visible from College Avenue is a combination of two buildings: '''Crosby House''' (known as the '''Crosby Buildings'''), which dates back to 1905 and was named after the school's benefactor; and a later extension to the north, which was added as a Headmaster's residence around the time of the outbreak of [[World War I|The Great War]] (1914–1918).
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[[Image:Ballymacormack Playing Fields.jpg|thumb|250px|alt=School Playing Fields.|Former School Playing Fields at Ballymacormack, near [[Groomsport]].]]
[[Image:Ballymacormack Playing Fields.jpg|thumb|250px|alt=School Playing Fields.|Former School Playing Fields at Ballymacormack, near [[Groomsport]].]]


Bangor Grammar has won the rugby [[Ulster Schools Cup]] on five occasions and has appeared in nine finals.<ref name="Ulster School's Cup Winners from Antiquity">{{Cite web | title = Ulster School's Cup Previous Winners | url = http://www.schoolsrugby.co.uk/Tournaments/UlsterSchoolsCup/Cup.asp?Season=Earlier | accessdate = 20 December 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230511/http://www.schoolsrugby.co.uk/Tournaments/UlsterSchoolsCup/Cup.asp?Season=Earlier | archive-date = 3 March 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The school is therefore ranked as seventh in terms of overall success in the competition.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Ulster School's Cup Rankings | url = http://www.schoolsrugby.co.uk/Tournaments/UlsterSchoolsCup/MainInfo/Rankings.htm | accessdate = 20 December 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201016/http://www.schoolsrugby.co.uk/Tournaments/UlsterSchoolsCup/MainInfo/Rankings.htm | archive-date = 3 March 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The late 1980s saw a particularly successful period for the school, appearing in four finals from 1985 to 1988 and winning three of them.<ref name="Ulster School's Cup Winners from Antiquity" /> Bangor Grammar have won the [[Burney Cup]] and [[McCullough Cup]] and [[All Ireland Schools (Boys) Hockey Championship|All Ireland schools]] titles in hockey. In 2005, a badminton double was achieved in the Ulster Finals of the Minors Division 2 and the Seniors Ulster Cup. The Minors beat [[Royal Belfast Academical Institution|RBAI]] in the League Final 4–2 and the Seniors won 4–2. The Seniors were also in the Division 2 final but were beaten by [[Belfast Royal Academy]], a Division 1 team.
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==Preparatory school==
==Preparatory school==
The school had a [[Preparatory school (UK)|preparatory school]] called ''Connor House'' for pupils aged 4–11 until the end of the 2011–12 academic year.
The school had a [[Preparatory school (UK)|preparatory school]] called ''Connor House'' for pupils aged 4–11 until the end of the 2011–12 academic year.
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===Sport===
===Sport===
Former Bangor Grammar students have represented Northern Ireland, Ireland, Great Britain and Europe at international level in a number of sports like monkey
Former Bangor Grammar students have represented Northern Ireland, Ireland, Great Britain and Europe at international level in a number of sports.


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====Rugby union====
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* [[Aaron Sexton]]


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====Cricket====
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*[http://www.bangorgrammarschool.org.uk/ Bangor Grammar School Website]
*[http://grammarians.co.uk/ Bangor Grammarians]
*[http://grammarians.co.uk/ Bangor Grammarians]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RrpaRxxRFQ/ Bangor Grammar School short film: final dinner, final days at College Avenue 1905-2012]
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54°38′37″N 5°38′52″W / 54.643574°N 5.647796°W / 54.643574; -5.647796

Bangor Grammar School
Address
Map
84 Gransha Road

Bangor
,
Down
,
BT19 7QU

Northern Ireland
Information
TypeVoluntary grammar school
MottoLatin: Justitiae Tenax
(Maintain justice)
Religious affiliation(s)Interdenominational
Established1856
FounderRobert Ward
Local authorityEducation Authority
Chairman of the BoardJ. Adrain
PrincipalS Gilmore [1]
ChaplainsNigel Parker
Willis Cordner
GenderBoys
Age11 to 18
Enrolment≈800
HousesCrosby
Dufferin
School
Ward
Colour(s)   Royal blue and yellow
PublicationThe Gryphon
Gryphitti
Former pupilsGrammarians
Chair of the GrammariansTrevor Gray
Websitehttp://www.bangorgrammarschool.org.uk

Bangor Grammar School (The Grammar or B.G.S.), is a Northern Irish voluntary grammar school for boys in Bangor, County Down. It was founded in 1856 by the Conservative politician Robert Ward[2] and is one of eight Northern Irish schools represented on the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.

Old boys of the school are known as Grammarians.

History

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Bangor Grammar School Sites
Bank of Ireland Building
Original site on Main Street (1856–1901), now site of a Bank of Ireland building.
Crosby House
College Avenue site (1905–2012), building in foreground is Crosby House.

Endowment for the school came from the will of local gentleman and politician Robert Ward of Castle Ward. Ward was the fourth son of Bernard Ward, 1st Viscount Bangor, and grandson of Michael Ward. Ward bequeathed £1,000 to be "…expended in building and endowing a School-house for the education of boys in Mathematics, Astronomy and Navigation…", in his family home town and parliamentary constituency.

Initially established as Bangor Endowed School, the school was originally situated on the site of the modern day Bank of Ireland building on the corner of Main Street and Central Avenue. By the turn of the 20th century the school had changed its name to Bangor Grammar School and because of a growth in school population moved from site to site over a number of years. With the help of W.K. Crosby, the school moved to a new site on College Avenue, in the northeast of Bangor in 1906. The facade visible from College Avenue is a combination of two buildings: Crosby House (known as the Crosby Buildings), which dates back to 1905 and was named after the school's benefactor; and a later extension to the north, which was added as a Headmaster's residence around the time of the outbreak of The Great War (1914–1918).

Despite Northern Ireland not being subject to conscription like the rest of the United Kingdom, a significant number of Grammarians volunteered for the British Armed Forces and fought in both World Wars, in particular the Second World War (1939–1945). The school population was comparatively small at this time, reaching just 200 pupils in 1930 as opposed to 936 pupils in 2008.[3]

Two commemorative plaques are erected in the school assembly hall listing the names off all ex-pupils that died whilst serving in the British Armed Forces during both World Wars. The school's Debating Society minutes present a record of motions brought to the house concerning key events of the times, including a motion concerning the Munich Agreement."

Clubs and societies

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Sport

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School Playing Fields.
Former School Playing Fields at Ballymacormack, near Groomsport.

Bangor Grammar has won the rugby Ulster Schools Cup on five occasions and has appeared in nine finals.[4] The school is therefore ranked as seventh in terms of overall success in the competition.[5] The late 1980s saw a particularly successful period for the school, appearing in four finals from 1985 to 1988 and winning three of them.[4] Bangor Grammar have won the Burney Cup and McCullough Cup and All Ireland schools titles in hockey. In 2005, a badminton double was achieved in the Ulster Finals of the Minors Division 2 and the Seniors Ulster Cup. The Minors beat RBAI in the League Final 4–2 and the Seniors won 4–2. The Seniors were also in the Division 2 final but were beaten by Belfast Royal Academy, a Division 1 team.

Preparatory school

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The school had a preparatory school called Connor House for pupils aged 4–11 until the end of the 2011–12 academic year.

Associations with other schools

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As is the case for many single-sex schools Bangor Grammar maintains close links with its sister single-sex school in Bangor, Glenlola Collegiate. The two schools regularly participate in joint activities, most notably the Combined Cadet Force, which meets in an MoD-funded, purpose-built site on Bangor Grammar's campus; the two Scripture Union Societies which hold joint meetings and activities; and the two drama departments, which collaborate on student productions.

Notable past pupils

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See also: Category:People educated at Bangor Grammar School

Politics

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David Trimble

Media and society

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Colin Bateman

Music

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Sport

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Former Bangor Grammar students have represented Northern Ireland, Ireland, Great Britain and Europe at international level in a number of sports.

Rugby union

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British & Irish Lions British and Irish Lions
 Ireland
Ireland Ireland A
Ulster Ulster A

Cricket

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 Ireland

Association football

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 Northern Ireland

Field hockey

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 Ireland
 Great Britain

Olympians

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Republic of Ireland Ireland
David Feherty with Tiger Woods
United Kingdom Great Britain

Golf

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Source:[6][7][8][9][10][11]

Arms

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Coat of arms of Bangor Grammar School
Notes
Granted 8 July 1954
Crest
On a wreath of the colours a griffin couchant wings elevated and addorsed Or.
Escutcheon
Azure within two bendlets as many bendlets dancettee all between two mullets Or a bordure of the last.
Motto
Justitiae Tenax [12]

References

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  1. ^ "Staff Structure". Bangor Grammar School. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  2. ^ Great Britain Parliament; House of Commons (1889). Reports From Commissioners, Inspectors and Others: Thirty Volumes -U- Education (Ireland). Vol. XXX. London: HMSO. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2016. From the Harvard University Collection. See notes 2972-3081
  3. ^ Northern Ireland Assembly – Department of Education Interior Correspondence "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) See Page 7, Under the list of SEELB voluntary schools. Retrieved 26 August 2010 .
  4. ^ a b "Ulster School's Cup Previous Winners". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  5. ^ "Ulster School's Cup Rankings". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  6. ^ "Bangor Grammar School launches its Sporting Wall of Fame". grammarians.co.uk. 22 March 2018. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  7. ^ Ward, Tony; Rooney, Kieran; Kelly, David (25 January 2006). "Where are they now? Kenny Hooks (Markethill 1/1/60)". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  8. ^ "Bangor Grammar School - News Sesquicentenary Sports Weekend". 28 May 2007. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  9. ^ "Ulster Rugby : News Archive - An Exile Returns Home". Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  10. ^ "Ulster Rugby Player Has Decided to Retire". Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  11. ^ "Ulster Rugby News U21 World Cup". Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  12. ^ "Bangor Grammar School". Heraldry of the World. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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