James Gray: Photographs showing the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the new school building at the junction of Dyke Road and Old Shoreham Road – June 13 1912. jgc_17_001
2018: Now Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College (BHASVIC). The ceremony took place in the forecourt. The foundation stone was built in under the window to the right of the main entrance. (Photographer: Helen Glass)
James Gray: See caption for jgc_17_001 above. jgc_17_003
2018: Now Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College. Looking west along Old Shoreham Road. The James Gray picture, taken shortly after jgc_17_004, shows the Freemasons led by the Provincial Grandmaster and his Deputy.
James Gray: See caption for jgc_17_001 above. jgc_17_004
2018: Now Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College. Looking west along Old Shoreham Road. The original picture, taken shortly after and from the same place as jgc_17_003, shows the procession led by the Mayor of Hove and Deputy Mayor of Brighton preceded by their mace-bearers, followed by the Town Clerks and the Bishop of Lewes.
James Gray: The school, founded at 47 Grand Parade in 1862, was transferred to Buckingham Road in 1868. 45 years later in September 1913 the new school was opened. Additional Information: 2nd. Eastern General Military Hospital, Dyke Road, Brighton. Sign fixed to gates reads:”The next term commences on the 17th. September and The School will re-assemble at the Old Premises in Buckingham Road, Brighton.” jgc_17_005
James Gray: Within a year of its opening, immediately following the outbreak of War the premises were acquired for use as a hospital, and the notice (in previous photograph) mentioned that the school will return in September, 1914, to the old premises in Buckingham Road. The new school reopened in 1919 and has been occupied as such ever since. Additional Information: Arrival of our brave wounded soldiers at Brighton (entering Grammar School which is converted into a hospital). jgc_17_006
James Gray: A postcard of the public viewing the British soldiers in 1914. Additional Information: “British wounded heroes at Brighton Grammar School, Sept. 1914”. jgc_17_007
2018: Now Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College. The west wing is in the background. The area occupied by the soldiers is now the staff car park. (Photographer: Alan Hobden)
James Gray: At the outbreak of the 1914 –1918 War the school buildings were taken for use as a hospital for wounded servicemen and became the 2nd Eastern General Hospital. In this view the wounded were arriving as early as September 1st 1914. Additional Information: “Arrival of our wounded soldiers from the front entering new grammar school Brighton.” jgc_17_008
2018: See caption for jgc_17_006 above. (Photographer: Helen Glass)
James Gray: Five years later, in 1919, the building cleared, after dispersal, with a notice on the entrance gates announcing the early return of the school. Additional Information: Tram tracks visible. jgc_17_009
2018: Now Brighton Hove & Sussex Sixth Form College. The tramlines and telegraph poles have been replaced by a proliferation of modern street furniture. (Photographer: Helen Glass)