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| name = Bangor Grammar School |
| name = Bangor Grammar School |
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| image = Bangor Grammar School Crest.png |
| image = Bangor Grammar School Crest.png |
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| image_size = 200px |
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| motto = {{ |
| motto = {{langx|la|Justitiae Tenax}}<br /> (Maintain justice) |
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| established = 1856 |
| established = 1856 |
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| type = Voluntary [[ |
| type = Voluntary [[grammar school]] |
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| religious_affiliation = Interdenominational |
| religious_affiliation = Interdenominational |
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| head_label = Principal |
| head_label = Principal |
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| 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> |
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| head = Mrs Elizabeth P Huddleson |
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| r_head_label = Chaplains |
| r_head_label = Chaplains |
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| r_head = |
| r_head = Nigel Parker <br />Willis Cordner |
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| chair_label = Chairman of the Board |
| chair_label = Chairman of the Board |
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| chair = J. Adrain |
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| chair = Mr J. Adrain, [[Bachelor of Science|B.Sc (Econ)]], [[Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales#Membership categories|FCA]] |
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| founder = |
| founder = [[Robert Ward (1754–1831)|Robert Ward]] |
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| address = 84 Gransha Road |
| address = 84 Gransha Road |
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| city = [[Bangor, County Down|Bangor]] |
| city = [[Bangor, County Down|Bangor]] |
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| county = [[County Down|Down]] |
| county = [[County Down|Down]] |
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| country = |
| country = Northern Ireland |
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| postcode = BT19 7QU |
| postcode = BT19 7QU |
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| local_authority = [[Education Authority]] |
| local_authority = [[Education Authority]] |
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| upper_age = 18 |
| upper_age = 18 |
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| houses = Crosby<br /> Dufferin<br /> School<br /> Ward |
| houses = Crosby<br /> Dufferin<br /> School<br /> Ward |
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| colours = {{color box|#2B60DE}}{{color box|Yellow}} Royal |
| colours = {{color box|#2B60DE}}{{color box|Yellow}} Royal blue and yellow |
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| publication = ''The Gryphon''<br /> ''Gryphitti'' |
| publication = ''The Gryphon''<br /> ''Gryphitti'' |
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| free_label_1 = Former pupils |
| free_label_1 = Former pupils |
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| free_1 = ''Grammarians'' |
| free_1 = ''Grammarians'' |
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| free_label_2 = Chair of the Grammarians |
| free_label_2 = Chair of the Grammarians |
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| free_2 = Trevor Gray |
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| website = http://www.bangorgrammarschool.org.uk |
| website = http://www.bangorgrammarschool.org.uk |
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'''Bangor Grammar School''' ('''The Grammar''' or '''B.G.S.'''), is a [[Northern Irish]] voluntary [[grammar school]] for boys in [[Bangor, County Down|Bangor]], [[County Down]]. It was founded in 1856 by the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative |
'''Bangor Grammar School''' ('''The Grammar''' or '''B.G.S.'''), is a [[Northern Irish]] voluntary [[grammar school]] for boys in [[Bangor, County Down|Bangor]], [[County Down]]. It was founded in 1856 by the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician [[Robert Ward (1754–1831)|Robert Ward]]<ref>{{cite book | title=Reports From Commissioners, Inspectors and Others: Thirty Volumes -U- Education (Ireland) | author1=Great Britain Parliament | author2=House of Commons | year=1889 | publisher=HMSO | location=London | volume=XXX | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rG0TAAAAYAAJ | access-date=2 November 2016 | archive-date=23 September 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923155815/https://books.google.com/books?id=rG0TAAAAYAAJ | url-status=live }} From the Harvard University Collection. See notes 2972-3081</ref> and is one of eight [[Northern Irish]] schools represented on the [[Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference]]. |
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[[Alumnus#Related terms|Old boys]] of the school are known as ''Grammarians''. |
[[Alumnus#Related terms|Old boys]] of the school are known as ''Grammarians''. |
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Endowment for the school came from the will of local [[Landed gentry|gentleman]] and politician |
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 |
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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Despite [[Participants in World War II#Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland not being subject]] to conscription like the [[Conscription in the United Kingdom|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 [[World War II|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.<ref>Northern Ireland Assembly – Department of Education Interior Correspondence {{cite web|url=http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/researchandlibrary/deposited_papers/2009/dp540.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-08-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216041837/http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/researchandlibrary/deposited_papers/2009/dp540.pdf |archivedate=2010-12-16 }} See Page 7, Under the list of SEELB voluntary schools. Retrieved 26 August 2010 .</ref> |
Despite [[Participants in World War II#Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland not being subject]] to conscription like the [[Conscription in the United Kingdom|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 [[World War II|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.<ref>Northern Ireland Assembly – Department of Education Interior Correspondence {{cite web|url=http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/researchandlibrary/deposited_papers/2009/dp540.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-08-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216041837/http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/researchandlibrary/deposited_papers/2009/dp540.pdf |archivedate=2010-12-16 }} See Page 7, Under the list of SEELB voluntary schools. Retrieved 26 August 2010 .</ref> |
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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. |
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]]." |
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==Site move== |
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A three-year campaign to gain funding from the Department of Education for a new school building for Bangor Grammar School came to a successful end on 1 March 2006, when funding was granted. Building on the new site started in 2011, and the school finally moved to Gransha Road for the term beginning January 2013. |
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==The School Song== |
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Bangor Grammar School has a [[Latin]] school song. It was written in 1950 by Miss Elsie Patton and set to music by Dr Emery, the school's music teacher. It is sung on major school occasions, competitive events and Scripture Union weekends. It has also become customary for it to be sung at the conclusion of Senior Debating Society meetings. |
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==Clubs and societies== |
==Clubs and societies== |
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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]].]] |
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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 }}</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 }}</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. |
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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===Debating=== |
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The Debating Society is Bangor Grammar's oldest society, having been established in 1927 by A.L. Hawtin. Providing an insight into past pupil's opinions are the minutes of the society, which have been maintained since its inception. The Senior Debating Team defeated Abbey Christian Brothers from Newry in the final of the Northern Ireland Schools Debating Competition on 22 April 2016. This was the fourth time the school had won the country's schools cup. The Senior Debating Team on 24 April 2009 defeated Our Lady's and St Patrick's of Knock in the final of the [[Northern Ireland Schools Debating Competition]], won [[Northern Ireland Schools Debating Competition|Schools Cup]] in 2004, the Best Speaker's Shield in 2006, and has been a finalist a record eleven times. |
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The Senior Debating Society is currently run by Mr. S. J. Wolfenden. The Junior Debating society is presided over by Mr M Dickson. |
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===Music=== |
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Bangor Grammar School employed Mr Ian Hunter, BA, MSc, CertEd, LTCL, LGSM as its first [[Director of Music]] in 1969. It was a post that he held for 32 years before retiring in 2001. Mr Hunter's replacement was Mr Jonathan Rea, MA; PGCE, LTCL, a graduate of Girton and Homerton Colleges, Cambridge. Mr Rea resigned in summer 2012 in order to pursue a freelance career, both as a director and composer/arranger. In 2015 a permanent successor, Mr Paul O'Reilly, B.Mus, PGCE, LRSM, was appointed Head of Department. |
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The school has a long musical history with its concert band playing at many events throughout the year including Speech Day, the [[Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols]] (1969-) and the Spring Concert (1970-). The concert band also plays annually at Bloomfield shopping centre in Bangor, raising money for charitable causes. Past charities include [[Macmillan Cancer Support|MacMillan Cancer Care]] and Abaana. |
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A recording entitled 'Christmas Music from Bangor Grammar School' featured the Gryphon Consort, the school orchestra, and the brass ensemble performing various congregational carols was made in 1990 under the direction of Mr. Hunter. |
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The department has recorded and produced two CDs: A String of Pearls (2004) and The Christmas Album (2005), both under the musical direction of Mr. Rea. |
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During the 2006/2007 academic year, the school celebrated its sesquicentennial anniversary (150th) with a gala concert held in Belfast's [[Waterfront Hall]] on 14 October 2006. |
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===Bridge=== |
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The school has a bridge club in recent years run by Mr Chris Harte, up until his retirement in 2009. It is now run by Mr Andrew Walker. The school bridge club has won numerous events in both Ulster and All Ireland competitions. Winning The All Ireland Teams competition in 1994, 2007, 2009 and 2011 in addition to winning the Pairs competition in 2010. The current 1st team consists of Philip McKeown, Graham Dickson, Matthew Smyth and Adam Smyth. |
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==Preparatory school== |
==Preparatory school== |
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==Associations with other schools== |
==Associations with other schools== |
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As is the case for many [[single-sex education|single-sex schools]] Bangor Grammar maintains close links with its sister |
As is the case for many [[single-sex education|single-sex schools]] Bangor Grammar maintains close links with its sister single-sex school in [[Bangor, County Down|Bangor]], [[Glenlola Collegiate School|Glenlola Collegiate]]. The two schools regularly participate in joint activities, most notably the [[Combined Cadet Force]], which meets in an [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|MoD]]-funded, purpose-built site on Bangor Grammar's campus; the two [[Christian Union (students)|Scripture Union Societies]] which hold joint meetings and activities; and the two drama departments, which collaborate on student productions. |
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Indicative of the close relationships between the two schools was the agreement between the two schools during the 1980s. According to this agreement, students wanting to study [[A-level]] subjects which were unavailable at Glenlola but offered at The Grammar were able to attend the boys' school for those classes {{Citation needed|date=August 2010}}. Together with Glenlola Collegiate, Bangor Grammar is a member of the Bangor Learning Partnership, which includes [[Bangor Academy and Sixth Form College]] and [[St Columbanus' College]] {{Citation needed|date=August 2010}}. |
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==Notable past pupils== |
==Notable past pupils== |
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*[[Leslie Cree]] – [[Ulster Unionist Party]] member of the [[Northern Ireland Assembly]] |
*[[Leslie Cree]] – [[Ulster Unionist Party]] member of the [[Northern Ireland Assembly]] |
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*[[David Trimble|David Trimble, Baron Trimble]] – Leader of the [[Ulster Unionist Party]] (1995–2005), Northern Ireland's First Minister (1999–2000 and 2000–2002) and [[Nobel Peace Prize]] winner in 1998. Attended the school from 1956 to 1963 |
*[[David Trimble|David Trimble, Baron Trimble]] – Leader of the [[Ulster Unionist Party]] (1995–2005), Northern Ireland's First Minister (1999–2000 and 2000–2002) and [[Nobel Peace Prize]] winner in 1998. Attended the school from 1956 to 1963 |
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*[[Peter Weir |
*[[Peter Weir, Baron Weir of Ballyholme]] – [[Democratic Unionist Party]] member of the [[House of Lords]] (2022–present), member of the [[Northern Ireland Assembly]] (2017–2022) |
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*[[Brian Wilson (Green Party politician)|Brian Wilson]] – Green Party member of the [[Northern Ireland Assembly]] |
*[[Brian Wilson (Green Party politician)|Brian Wilson]] – Green Party member of the [[Northern Ireland Assembly]] |
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*[[Wilfrid Merydith Capper]] – Countryside campaigner |
*[[Wilfrid Merydith Capper]] – Countryside campaigner |
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*[[Peter Millar (journalist)]] |
*[[Peter Millar (journalist)]] |
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*[[Mark Hamilton (doctor)| |
*[[Mark Hamilton (doctor)|Mark Hamilton]] – BBC and RTÉ TV and radio doctor |
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*[[Adam Best (actor)|Adam Best]] – Television actor, [[Matt Parker (Holby City)|Matt Parker]] in the [[BBC]] TV drama [[Holby City]] |
*[[Adam Best (actor)|Adam Best]] – Television actor, [[Matt Parker (Holby City)|Matt Parker]] in the [[BBC]] TV drama [[Holby City]] |
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===Music=== |
===Music=== |
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*[[Iain Archer]] – Singer/songwriter and winner of an [[Ivor Novello Award]] |
*[[Iain Archer]] – Singer/songwriter and winner of an [[Ivor Novello Award]] |
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*Alex Trimble, Kevin Baird, and Sam Halliday - of indie rock band [[Two Door Cinema Club]] |
*Alex Trimble, Kevin Baird, and Sam Halliday - of indie rock band [[Two Door Cinema Club]] |
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*Sean Walsh, Sean Arkins and Robert Burch - of pop band [[The Original Rudeboys]] |
*Sean Walsh, Sean Arkins and Robert Burch - of pop band [[The Original Rudeboys]] |
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* Thomas Bramwell |
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* Roger Clegg |
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* [[Kieron Dawson]] |
* [[Kieron Dawson]] |
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* Hugh Greer |
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* [[Mark McCall]] |
* [[Mark McCall]] |
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* [[Stuart McCloskey]] |
* [[Stuart McCloskey]] |
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* George McIldowie |
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* [[Richard Milliken]] |
* [[Richard Milliken]] |
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* David Morrow |
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* Don Whittle |
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;{{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} [[Ireland Wolfhounds|Ireland A]] |
;{{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} [[Ireland Wolfhounds|Ireland A]] |
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* [[Bryn Cunningham]] |
* [[Bryn Cunningham]] |
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* [[Paul McKenzie (rugby union)|Paul McKenzie]] |
* [[Paul McKenzie (rugby union)|Paul McKenzie]] |
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;{{flagicon|Ulster|rugby union}} [[Ulster A]] |
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* [[Stuart McCloskey]] |
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* [[Aaron Sexton]] |
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====Cricket==== |
====Cricket==== |
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* [[Davey Gray]]; rowing – [[Ireland at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980]] |
* [[Davey Gray]]; rowing – [[Ireland at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980]] |
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* Stephen Milne; sailing – [[Ireland at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008]] |
* Stephen Milne; sailing – [[Ireland at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008]] |
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* Bill O'Hara; sailing – [[Ireland at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984]], [[Ireland at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988]] |
* [[Bill O'Hara (sailor)|Bill O'Hara]]; sailing – [[Ireland at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984]], [[Ireland at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988]] |
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* Conrad Simpson; sailing – [[Ireland at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988]], [[Ireland at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]] |
* Conrad Simpson; sailing – [[Ireland at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988]], [[Ireland at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]] |
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[[Image:David Feherty and Tiger Woods.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[David Feherty]] with [[Tiger Woods]]]] |
[[Image:David Feherty and Tiger Woods.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[David Feherty]] with [[Tiger Woods]]]] |
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* [[David Feherty]]; represented [[Golfing Union of Ireland|Ireland]] in [[Alfred Dunhill Cup|Dunhill Cup]] and [[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup]] tournaments and Europe at the [[1991 Ryder Cup]] |
* [[David Feherty]]; represented [[Golfing Union of Ireland|Ireland]] in [[Alfred Dunhill Cup|Dunhill Cup]] and [[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup]] tournaments and Europe at the [[1991 Ryder Cup]] |
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{{small|'''Source''':<ref name="grammarians220318">{{cite web|url=http://grammarians.co.uk/members/bangor-grammar-school-launches-its-sporting-wall-of-fame/|title=Bangor Grammar School launches its Sporting Wall of Fame|publisher=grammarians.co.uk|date=22 March 2018|accessdate=4 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="Kenny Hooks">{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/where-are-they-now-kenny-hooks-markethill-1160-119306.html | |
{{small|'''Source''':<ref name="grammarians220318">{{cite web|url=http://grammarians.co.uk/members/bangor-grammar-school-launches-its-sporting-wall-of-fame/|title=Bangor Grammar School launches its Sporting Wall of Fame|publisher=grammarians.co.uk|date=22 March 2018|accessdate=4 May 2019|archive-date=4 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504220520/http://grammarians.co.uk/members/bangor-grammar-school-launches-its-sporting-wall-of-fame/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Kenny Hooks">{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/where-are-they-now-kenny-hooks-markethill-1160-119306.html |title=Where are they now? Kenny Hooks (Markethill 1/1/60) |accessdate=2010-12-20 |author1=Ward, Tony |author2=Rooney, Kieran |author3=Kelly, David |date=2006-01-25 |publisher=Irish Independent |archive-date=26 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026012824/http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/where-are-they-now-kenny-hooks-markethill-1160-119306.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="bangorgrammarschool1">{{cite web|url=http://www.bangorgrammarschool.org.uk/newsandevents.php?nid=61&archived=true |title=Bangor Grammar School - News Sesquicentenary Sports Weekend |accessdate=2010-12-20 |date=2007-05-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723141316/http://www.bangorgrammarschool.org.uk/newsandevents.php?nid=61&archived=true |archivedate=2011-07-23 }}</ref><ref name="Dawson and McCall">{{Cite web | title = Ulster Rugby : News Archive - An Exile Returns Home | url = http://www.ulsterrugby.com/news/1716.php | accessdate = 20 December 2010 | archive-date = 7 March 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120307143547/http://www.ulsterrugby.com/news/1716.php | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intouchrugby.com/magazine/2010/10/04/bryn-cunnningham-anounces-retirement/ |title=Ulster Rugby Player Has Decided to Retire |accessdate=2010-12-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305061817/http://www.intouchrugby.com/magazine/2010/10/04/bryn-cunnningham-anounces-retirement/ |archivedate=2012-03-05 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ulsterrugby.com/news/4723.php | title=Ulster Rugby News U21 World Cup | accessdate=2010-12-20 | archive-date=7 March 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307143559/http://www.ulsterrugby.com/news/4723.php | url-status=live }}</ref>}} |
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==Arms== |
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|notes = Granted 8 July 1954 |
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|escutcheon = Azure within two bendlets as many bendlets dancettee all between two mullets Or a bordure of the last. |
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|crest = On a wreath of the colours a griffin couchant wings elevated and addorsed Or. |
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|motto = Justitiae Tenax <ref>{{cite web |title=Bangor Grammar School |publisher=Heraldry of the World |accessdate=11 October 2020 |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/wiki/Bangor_Grammar_School |archive-date=29 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929180104/http://heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/wiki/Bangor_Grammar_School |url-status=live }}</ref>}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*[http://www.bangorgrammarschool.org.uk/ Bangor Grammar School Website] |
*[http://www.bangorgrammarschool.org.uk/ Bangor Grammar School Website] |
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*[http://grammarians.co.uk/ Bangor Grammarians] |
*[http://grammarians.co.uk/ Bangor Grammarians] |
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*[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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| Bangor Grammar School | |
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84 Gransha Road , , BT19 7QU Northern Ireland | |
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| Type | Voluntary grammar school |
| Motto | Latin: Justitiae Tenax (Maintain justice) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Interdenominational |
| Established | 1856 |
| Founder | Robert Ward |
| Local authority | Education Authority |
| Chairman of the Board | J. Adrain |
| Principal | S Gilmore [1] |
| Chaplains | Nigel Parker Willis Cordner |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | ≈800 |
| Houses | Crosby Dufferin School Ward |
| Colour(s) | Royal blue and yellow |
| Publication | The Gryphon Gryphitti |
| Former pupils | Grammarians |
| Chair of the Grammarians | Trevor Gray |
| Website | http://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
[edit]Bangor Grammar School Sites
Original site on Main Street (1856–1901), now site of a Bank of Ireland building.
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
[edit]Sport
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Politics
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- Leslie Cree – Ulster Unionist Party member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
- David Trimble, Baron Trimble – Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (1995–2005), Northern Ireland's First Minister (1999–2000 and 2000–2002) and Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1998. Attended the school from 1956 to 1963
- Peter Weir, Baron Weir of Ballyholme – Democratic Unionist Party member of the House of Lords (2022–present), member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (2017–2022)
- Brian Wilson – Green Party member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Media and society
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- Colin Bateman – Author and screenwriter, creator of Murphy's Law
- Jason Barlow – TV presenter
- Wilfrid Merydith Capper – Countryside campaigner
- Peter Millar (journalist)
- Mark Hamilton – BBC and RTÉ TV and radio doctor
- Adam Best – Television actor, Matt Parker in the BBC TV drama Holby City
Music
[edit]- Iain Archer – Singer/songwriter and winner of an Ivor Novello Award
- Brian Irvine - Composer
Two Door Cinema Club - Alex Trimble, Kevin Baird, and Sam Halliday - of indie rock band Two Door Cinema Club
- Sean Walsh, Sean Arkins and Robert Burch - of pop band The Original Rudeboys
Sport
[edit]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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Cricket
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Association football
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Field hockey
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- Chris Cargo
- Stephen Martin
- David McManus
Olympians
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- Chris Cargo; field hockey – 2016
- Davey Gray; rowing – 1980
- Stephen Milne; sailing – 2008
- Bill O'Hara; sailing – 1984, 1988
- Conrad Simpson; sailing – 1988, 1992
- Stephen Martin; field hockey – 1984, 1988 and 1992. Gold medallist in 1988.
Golf
[edit]- David Feherty; represented Ireland in Dunhill Cup and World Cup tournaments and Europe at the 1991 Ryder Cup
Arms
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References
[edit]- ^ "Staff Structure". Bangor Grammar School. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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 . - ^ a b "Ulster School's Cup Previous Winners". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ "Ulster School's Cup Rankings". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Bangor Grammar School - News Sesquicentenary Sports Weekend". 28 May 2007. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ "Ulster Rugby : News Archive - An Exile Returns Home". Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ "Ulster Rugby Player Has Decided to Retire". Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ "Ulster Rugby News U21 World Cup". Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ "Bangor Grammar School". Heraldry of the World. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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