Catalogue description HORSHAM: Collyer's Grammar School

Documents in other West Sussex Record Office collections

Magazines, photographs and postcards sent to Collyers' for an exhibition on 31st January 1964

E/Misc./37 School Magazines and prospectus's, 1925-1963. (21 vols.)

Photographs: Varndean Grammar School, Eastbourne College, Eastbourne Grammar School, Haywards Heath Grammar School, Bexhill secondary School, Hastings Grammar School, Westlain School and East Grinstead school, includes plans and pictures of Seaford College

Postcards: Christ's Hospital, Horsham, Steyning Grammar School, Seaford College, Hurstpierpoint College, Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School, all sent with covering letters from the respective Headmasters, 1963-1964. (57 docs.)

WDC/AR16/102/5 Collyers' Grammar School, additions, 1910-11. (7 plans)

WDC/AR16/102/6 Collyers' Grammar School, heating arrangements, 1911. (1 plan)

WDC/AR16/102/7 Collyers' Grammar School, laboratory fittings, 1928-1935. (4 plans)

WDC/AR16/102/8 Collyers' Grammar School, alterations and additions, 1930. (11 plans)

WDC/AR16/102/9 Collyers' Grammar School, library, 1935. (1 plan)

WDC/AR16/102/10 Collyers' Grammar School, survey of land adjoining, 1937. (1 plan)

WDC/AR16/102/11 Collyers' Grammar School, new changing rooms, 1929. (2 plans)

WDC/AR16/102/12 Collyers' Grammar School, temporary classrooms and cloakrooms, 1939. (1 plan)

Par 106/25/1 Board of Education scheme for Collyers' School, 1909. (1 doc.)

Add.Ms.6191 Deeds of Horsham Technical School sold to the Governors of Collyers' School in 1900. 1894-1901. (8 docs.)

Add.Ms.23,938 Mr.Fred Holbrooke's sketches and notes on West Sussex Churches in the coastal area from Littlehampton to Worthing, 1806. (1 vol.)

MF524 Microfilm, dated 25.6.62, consisting of extracts from various manuscripts at the Mercers' Hall, London, and used by A.N. Wilson in the compilation of his notes for the History of Collyers' School

Deposited by the Headmaster in April 1977 and March 1979, with the exception of E/102K/5/1-3 and E/102K/8/1-2 which were transferred from the County Treasurer's Department on the 29th of November 1978. Also deposited with the above, documents now listed under E/Misc. 37, MP 1653-1657. PH 7228-7232. and Add.Ms.23,938.

The items deposited in March 1979 include a collection of papers which had been acquired by the late Mr. W. Albery and were subsequently returned by him to the school. These papers were listed in N.R.A. Report on Collyer's School documents. (Copy available in Record Office)

Founded in 1532 by Richard Collyer, mercer. Rebuilt in 1840. In 1889 the old school premises were disposed of, and later became Denne Road Boys school (102E). New buildings were erected in 1892-3. The boarding establishment closed in 1935. Duckering Hall and new buildings were opened in 1964.