North Cestrian Grammar School
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North Cestrian Grammar School
Image: © Geoffrey William Sutcliffe Taken: 1 Jan 1977
Built as a private house, 'Fernlea' in 1872 and extended in 1908. In 1914 the house was purchased by the Belgian government and used as the Belgian Consulate. It was then sold to the Co-Op in 1925 and used as a welfare centre. Mr Walter Hamblin, who had been headmaster of Altrincham Grammar School for Boys until his retirement in 1950, rented a room in Fernlea to use as a classroom and in 1951 North Cestrian Grammar School opened with 26 pupils. In 1958, the school purchased the building from the Co-op. Since then it has expanded with new buildings added. The photograph was taken by the contributor’s father, Geoffrey William Sutcliffe (1907-2004), who was a teacher at the school.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.388488
Longitude
-2.356007