Six badly-drawn maps (by Tony Salmon) show the layout of the day-school in 1975 compared with 2005. One well-drawn map, (by Frank Irwin) shows the layout in 1950.

(In three sections) This visit to Lord Leverhulme’s home in Thornton Hough, Wirral, on Thursday 3rd July 1919 was almost certainly a one-off occasion rather than an annual trip. All the Blue Coat students will have been boarders, the boys standing up being the ones permitted to wear long trousers. The large number of young people on this photograph is due to the fact that it was probably a joint trip with the students of HMS Indefatigable, a training ship at that time moored in the Mersey. (It was later moved to Anglesey). This would explain the fact that a sizeable proportion of the young people and one of the adults are wearing naval uniform.

The gentleman with the white beard is Arthur Mercer, by now in his 30th year of Headship. On his left, as we look at him, is Rose Phillips, the Matron.

The remarkable clarity of the photograph is due to the fact that, for many years, it lay, wrapped, in an attic and was not exposed to sunlight.

Presented 22/01/97 by Paula Ridley JP. Her great uncle, George Scott, was a teacher at the Blue Coat School at the time, although he does not appear on the photograph.

This picture of the whole school was taken on the West Front on the day of the Brotherly Society's Triennial Treat in 1926. The small picture shows a very young G G Watcyn, only a few months into his 42 year career at the Blue Coat School.

Taken on the "sunken playground" and posted in three sections with small overlaps. Thanks to Hugh Stephenson for providing the original print.

This photograph of the whole school was taken in 1958, the school's 250th anniversary and shown in four sections. We are grateful to David Tucker (a pupil from 1955 to 1961) for sending it to us.

This panoramic picture of the whole school in 1961 was kindly sent in by Alf Kendrick, who is in there somewhere!

Taken on the West Front

(In four sections)

This photograph of the whole school was taken on Tuesday 3rd April 1973. It is reproduced in four sections, with small overlaps. Unfortunately, there was bright sunshine on the day.

This photograph of the whole school was taken on Tuesday 3rd May 1977. It is in four sections, with small overlaps.

This photograph of the whole school was taken in 1980. It is in four sections with small overlaps.

This photograph of the whole school was taken on the North Yard in 1984. Note the now-demolished swimming pool and squash courts in the background.

(In four sections)

(In four sections)

Thanks to Andy Roberts for sending us this picture.

(In four sections)

(In four sections)

I took these 30 photographs when George Mason and I visited the school on 22nd July 2004. Some of these pictures appear in my book "Return to the Blue Coat"

Eleven pictures snapped on the occasion of the Summer Fair on 9th July 2005

I went to the Summer Fair on 16th July 2006, and managed to sneak off into the parts of the building that were closed to the public. I took 23 pictures.

62 pictures taken when I visited the school and climbed the clock tower with Ray Livingston on 31st May 2007

The Brotherly Society Tricentenary weekend took place on 20-22 June 2008. If you were there and took photographs, please send them in for this collection. To download a picture, open it, the right-click on it and select "Save picture as..."
STOP PRESS: More photos added on 9th January 2009.