Bolton School Senior Girls
The 100/500 Anniversary Celebrations
A gallery of photos about the School's 100 and 500 Anniversary Celebrations in 2015-16.
In 1915, Lord Leverhulme brought together Bolton Grammar School for Boys and Bolton High School for Girls under one foundation sited on Chorley New Road, split into the Boys’ and Girls’ Divisions that exist today.
In 1516, Bolton Grammar School for Boys was recorded as “a going concern”. This is the earliest known reference to the school which would ultimately form Bolton School Boys’ Division. It is also the first record of a school in Bolton, and one of the earliest in Lancashire. Consequently 2016 is the 500th anniversary of education in Bolton.
Additional galleries of photos from 100/500 Celebration events are available via the following links: Bridgewater Hall Gala Concert, Day of Commemoration, Foundation Family Festival, Sports Reunion Weekend, Grand Reunion, Port Sunlight Gala Concert.
The Bridgewater Hall Gala Concert in March 2015 starts the School's 100/500 Anniversary Celebrations
Dedicating 81 Tower of London Poppies in the Headmaster's Garden in March 2015: each poppy represents a pupil or member of staff who fell in the First World War
19th Bolton (Bolton School) Scout Group Celebrates Centenary
The Foundation Family Festival, organised by the Parents' Associations, was a fantastic day of fun and formed part of the 100/500 Celebrations
The Sports Reunion Weekend was held in July 2015 as part of the 100/500 Celebrations
Sports Reunion Weekend Netball Match
Sports Reunion Weekend Football Match
The Grand Reunion was held in September 2015 as part of the 100/500 Celebrations
'The Best of Both Worlds' Centenary Book was published in December 2015
The Port Sunlight Gala Concert was held in March 2016 as part of the 100/500 Celebrations
Choral Evensong at Bolton Parish Church celebrating the School's Centenary and Quincentenary
The Quincentenary Assembly and the unveiling of the Roll of Headmasters
100 Years of History at Beech House: the Infant School celebrated the Centenary by dressing up in clothes from every decade
The Centenary Ball was the finale of the School's 100/500 Celebrations
The Boys' Division Charity Walk to Rivington Pike, which raised £500 each for 20 charities to commemorate the 500th Anniversary