Related Material

Related Material:

As the corporation became more involved with the Grammar School at various stages, then references can be found under the records of Hull City Council and its predecessors. For example at C BRK/1 are early administration records of the school whilst at C BRF/6 are receipts for money paid by the Corporation of Hull relating to the Grammar School. There are also references within the Hull Corporation Bench Books (C BRB). Many of these have been transcribed and these can be found at U DX28. In addition at U DX169/28 are extracts specifically relating to the Grammar School from the period 1575-1647. Some records have been listed within Stanewell's Calendar of Documents as well. On open access in the searchroom are the minutes of the Council's Grammar School Committee.

There is much related material within the Tindall Wildridge Collection. This includes historical notes for Wildridge's history of the school, (DMT1/7 and 41/4), his personal correspondence with the headmaster and various events at the school (C DMT/13), published material he collected about the school, (DMT/14) records relating to his and another pupil's time at the school, (DMT/13 and C DMT/15) and his sketches of the buildings. (DMT/23/1-6).

Details of war damage may be found at C TAY/CP/18. Additional records can be found at C BHH/2/105, C TED/1, C TFE/6/3-4, C DMM/21, C DMC/10, C SRL/E/148-149 and within the C DMX collection. For more details please consult the online catalogue and the index cards within the searchroom. At L.373 GRA are copies of 'The Hullensian', the magazine of the Grammar School, April 1921 - July 1982 (with gaps) and 'The Hull Grammar School' written by Reginald W. Corlass. At L.920 MIL is a book about a former headmaster of the school entitled, 'The life of Isaac Milner, comprising a portion of his correspondence and other writings hitherto unpublished' written by his niece Mary Milner.

The Hull History Centre also holds records relating to some former pupils of the Grammar School. For example, the Rev. Thomas Perronet Thompson at U DTH, Thomas Firbank Sheriff of Hull and Chairman of the Dock Company at C DMX/30 and William Wilberforce at L DFWW.

Other records relating to the various scholarships available to Grammar School pupils can be found at C WFB, the Ferries and Bury's Exhibition and at C WJS, the Jameson Scholarship.