Waverley House at the bottom of the High Street was the West End School. The police station now stands on the site of the 1765 foundation inn and in 1766 the first Grammar School, from here the first schoolmaster James Innes having run up large debts, did a 'moonlight flit'. In the latter half of the last century.
Burnfield House above (now the Grantown Museum) was the school for girls and infants- known as the "weemans school" it was amalgamated with the grammar school in 1890, My grandfather talked about going there as a child.
Burnfield House above (now the Grantown Museum) was the school for girls and infants- known as the "weemans school" it was amalgamated with the grammar school in 1890, My grandfather talked about going there as a child.
The Grantown Grammar school 1889 now the primary school is the 4th housing. Until around 1969? both primary and secondary were in same school. At the turn of the century the school was lit by gas like many other buildings the gas works were just to the East of the "school hillock" The supply of gas was erratic and in 1898 the school rector complained of the inadequasy of the gas supply for science and cooking, " specially as they are now on strike". Shortly after, the business closed for some years the gas house was used as a store for the fire hose. in 1911, electric light was installed in the school - for a cost of £56.
Extract from "A Historical Walk" by W Saddler
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