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Boston Grammar School - Staff - G
The aim of this page is to profile the staff of Boston Grammar School, past and present. If you have information about any of the staff of the type recorded here, then please send it to the email address at the bottom of this page.
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Gale, Norman Rowland - BGS ?-?
Position - Fifth Master
Before BGS: Born 1862, econd son of William Frederick Gale, Gent. of Kew, Surrey, Gate Porter of Metropolitan Dist Asylum For Imbeciles, Caterham, Surrey; Admitted Exeter College, Oxford, 22nd October 1880, aged 18, graduated BA, 1884; schoolmaster at St. Sidwell, Exeter, Devon
After BGS: Died 1942
Gledhill, John Webster - BGS 1937-1969
Nickname - Joe
Position - Head of Classics
Subject - Latin
Before BGS - BA, University College, Oxford
Godfrey, David Edwin John - BGS 1952-1986
Nickname - Dej, Dave
Subject - Head of Modern Languages
Before BGS - Educated at Chichester High School; MA, St Catherine's, Oxford; Dip Ed, Oxford
While at BGS - Football, Cricket, German Club
After BGS - Heart bypass operation (1986) - died some short time afterwards
Godfrey, Thomas Howard - BGS 1955-1959
Nickname - Taffy
Subject - English
Before BGS - BA, UCW, Aberystwyth
After BGS - Fishbourne Grammar School, College of Librarians (Aberystwyth), Darlington College of Education
Goodbourn, Henry Charles - BGS 1925-1927
Before BGS - BSc, London
Goodwin, William - BGS 1630-1631
While at BGS - Appointed 8 February 1631; he did not take up the post
Gough, John Clifford - BGS 1965-1967
Subject - History
Before BGS - BA, Durham
Gould, David Linnhe - BGS 1936-1938
Before BGS - BA, London
Gracey, Robin - BGS 1989-2001
Photo (Supplied by Amit Datta)
Nickname - Napoleon
Position - Deputy Head
Subject - English and Drama
While at BGS - Football;"Puddocks" Tournament (??)
Gregory, George Herbert - BGS 1905-?
While at BGS - Choirmaster and Organist at Boston Parish Church
Griffiths, D A - BGS ?-?
Before BGS - HNC, Cert Ed, Oxford
Grimble, Frederick Jack - BGS 1937-1979
Nickname - Banger
Position - Head of Art
Subject - Art
Before BGS - Educated at City of Norwich School; CGLI, ATD Norwich School of Arts and Crafts
While at BGS - VIth Form Art Class (society); designed the school's WWII Memorial lectern; military service - designed jig and tool equipment for Crusader tanks; Chairman of Lincolnshire Artists' Society and Boston Art Group; founder member of Boston Concert Club