Reference No:

C DEHG/6/3/1/6

Dates:

1920s

Description:

fl. 1894-1926. Forty had the second longest tenure as Headmaster, some 33 years. Building on the work of his predecessors, especially Butler, during Forty's time, the school moved from a financially struggling institution (he even at one time paid staff out of his own pocket) to a school full of academic rigour and able to confidently take its place in the city. He realised the new buildings at Leicester Street were inadequate as were staffing levels. Providing a period of stability, Forty expanded both the buildings and the number of staff as well as seeing the school become part of the national education pattern

Format:

Archive Item

Extent:

2 items

Access Conditions:

Access will be granted to any accredited reader

Repository:

Hull City Archives

Collection:

Hull Grammar School Records