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1547
 | The first Malton Grammar School was founded in 1547 by Robert Holgate, Archbishop of York. The school stood in the cemetery of the already dissolved Gilbertine Priory of Old Malton. |
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1911
 | The eastern half of the present Malton School East Wing was the original Malton Grammar School built in 1910-11 by the architect Mr Brierley. The first pupils (27 boys and 13 girls) started here on 14th September 1911. |
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1921-1939
 | Overcrowding soon became a problem. In 1921 a hut was built along the northern side of the Quadrangle where later the Science Laboratory (finally the Biology Laboratory) was to be built. This hut was used for various purposes and it is on record that in 1922 it was a Reading and Recreation Room and in 1929 it was the Prefects’ Room.
New changing rooms with six hot and cold showers were added in 1927, a present from a Mr. Pearson in memory of his father, a former School Governor. A year later the first tennis courts were laid and the “Quad” was asphalted so it could be used for P.E. apparatus.
During 1936-37 several additions were made to the original building including the changing rooms and Science Laboratory, which closed in the Quadrangle, as had been the intention of the original architect. The hut was moved from the site of the new laboratory to the north where the Woodwork Room was later to stand and was used as a combined Gymnasium and Dining Room until 1959. Tennis courts were also laid.
A large sum of money had been raised in 1932 and this was used to buy the playing fields to the north and west of the School Field. Some records indicate that this purchase only took place in 1935 but the fields did not come into use until 1939, after the death of Headmaster Mr. Watt who had masterminded the whole project. |
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1953-1959
 | A prefabricated building, to become known as "The Prefab", was built in 1953 to the north of the hut to relieve some of the overcrowding in the school. It was partitioned off to form rooms for Biology, Art and Geography.
By the end of the 1950’s major extensions were required and these were built by the architect Mr. Velarde to the west of the original building in 1958-59. This included a new Assembly Hall/Gymnasium, Physics and Chemistry Laboratories, classrooms and changing rooms. Further extensions provided a new kitchen and dining facility. The hut to the north was demolished to make way for a new Woodwork Room. Red brick was chosen to harmonise with the original building but the new staff room built to link the two over the new entrance area was clad in grey to provide a distinct separation between the two generations.
This was when “The Prefab” became the Arts & Crafts Room with a small drama room complete with stage at the rear. It has since been demolished (see below). The old Science Laboratory was refitted as a Biology Laboratory, the old Woodwork Room became the Music Room and the old Assembly Hall became the Library. The grass tennis courts had been lost to the new extension so new hard courts were built.
The original building also saw several minor modifications. The west entrance was blocked off to become the Secretary’s Office and a new main entrance was built. The old Staff Room became the Prefects’ Room.
It was also during this period that a new Secondary Modern School, later to be known as Malton County Modern (MCM), was built further up Middlecave Road and whose playing fields adjoined those of the Grammar School. Both schools shared an impressive opening ceremony on 17th September 1959. Only 12 years later both schools were to merge to form Malton School as it is known today, the former MCM becoming the “West Wing” and MGS the “East Wing”. |
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1967-1971
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This is how we remember Malton Grammar School
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The Cricket Pavilion
 | The Malton Grammar School Cricket Pavilion was built by the caretaker Mr. Dowding, pupils Douglas Stark, Robin Hood and Michael Sanderson with assistance from pupils Christopher Smailes, Ian Pybus and many other boys whose names have not been recorded. Work started in September 1965 ready for the 1966 season. The lettering on the scoreboard was done by Philip Gaskell in the early summer of 1966 working off a high scaffold. He was later to become Head Boy.
Anybody who spent their hours in the Cricket Pavilion (I was the scorer) will never forget the bus seats providing such great comfort on those lazy summer afternoons.
The pavilion has long since disappeared. All that remains are the paint marks up the outer wall of the changing rooms where the steps were fastenend. |
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The Art Room
 | The Art Room can be be seen in this 1964 aerial photograph
A prefabricated building, to become known as "The Prefab", was built in 1953 to the north of the hut to relieve some of the overcrowding in the school. It was partitioned off to form rooms for Biology, Art and Geography. After the major extensions were added to the school in the late 1950’s “The Prefab” then became the Arts & Crafts Room, as we knew it during our days at the school. There was also a small drama room with a stage at the back. Our year did a play there when we all forgot our lines and had to “ad lib” the whole thing, much to the delight of our drama teacher as it turned out. This was after we had dreaded the worst for having made what we thought to be a complete mess of it all. That day will always be in my memory!
All that remains of the Art Room today is the concrete base it once stood on. I am researching the exact circumstances of its disappearance. For many years it had provided the much-needed shelter from prying eyes and will be in the memories of many pupils from over the years. Old Maltonians will know what I mean. |
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2002
 | A view of the original MGS buildings from the bottom of the school field as they are today. The foundations where the Art Room used to stand can be clearly seen on the left.
The daffodils in the foreground were planted in November 1972 as a memorial to Mr. Taylor.
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 | The entire Malton Grammar School, now the Malton School East Wing. The staff room was designed to emphasise the link between the "old" and "new" buildings. |
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