Brierton School. The boys' department was officially opened in March 1958 and the girls' in March 1959.
The building became part of Brierton Comprehensive School in 1973 before closing in 2009. Children were absorbed into other schools. It was in the main demolished in 2013 although a small part remains and extensive all weather football pitches stand in front of it beside Catcote Road.
Brierton School Sports' Day
Grayfields Pavilion is fondly remembered by many Rugby Clubs and players in the town and in North East England complete with its Spartan accommodation especially the oil lamps!
It had been used by the majority of Rugby Clubs in the town as they became homeless at some time in their history.
TDSOB still use playing fields at the Ground, they moved from the Pavillion to their new Clubhouse in 1986.
More detail »Class photograph at Brierton School in 1959.
More detail »A collection of photos of school groups taken in the first years of Brierton Girls' School
More detail »Brierton School Rugby squad of 1978.
More detail »Mrs. Maughan's class, Brierton School, 1959.
More detail »Miss Scott's class, Brierton School, 1960.
More detail »Taken in 1965, Terry Musgrave is the boy on the front row 2nd from left
More detail »This photograph shows pupils from Brierton School on their School outing to the Lake District in 1975.
More detail »This photograph shows pupils who attended Brierton Upper Sixth Form 1980.
More detail »Brierton School Car Club 1963 where boys learned car maintainence and welded this car together
More detail »This photographs shows the pupils who attended Brierton School in 1959/1960.
More detail »Brierton School U15s seven a side Rugby Squad of 1977.
More detail »Brierton School U16s Rugby Squad 1978.
More detail »From left : Arthur Boagey, Victor Smailes, Terry Hetherington, Bruce Adams.
More detail »The photo shows Keith Johnson on a Brierton trip to Easby Abbey near Richmond circa 1964.
More detail »The houses in the background and to the right are in Duncan Road behind Brierton Lane. When the photo was taken, the houses in that part of Brierton Lane had not been built.
The picture will date from the late 1950s or very early 1960s.
More detail »Taken around 1964 on a trip to Easby Abbey near Richmond. Terry Musgrave is the boy on the left.
More detail »On a trip to Easby abbey near Richmond around 1964. Terry Musgrave centre.
More detail »Taken on a trip to Easby abbey around 1964, the image shows Derrick Fowler.
More detail »Possibly in 1960s by the fashion, this seems to be some kind of craft class. Girls unknown.
More detail »From a collection of photos donated by the family of later headteacher Miss Gaunt
More detail »Headteacher Miss Gaunt had been born in 1901 in Rochester Kent and was at Briertyon from 1958 until retirement in 1965. She studied at Ripon Training College, taught at Elwick Road Secondary school and was previously Head of St Aidan's Girls' School. She died in Hartlepool in 1987.
Probably taken in the early 1960s on the school steps when the school was quite new. Please let us know if you recognise anyone !
The blonde girl on the left is Anne Stephenson, in front of her is Marion Smith. Jean Sweeting is another girl to Anne's left.
Girls' School Harvest Festival. date and names unknown. Please contact Hartlepool Library if you can help.
More detail »The same girls as in the above photo taking food out of school to distribute. What are the huts ?
More detail »Photograph of Jeff Britton on a ski-ing trip with Brierton School.1963
More detail »This lesson was probably preparing the girls for restaurant work or certainly teaching them how to lay a table correctly.
More detail »The Official opening of the boys' school in March 1958 showing Lord Lawson and Mr and Mrs Breward as on the photograph of the unveiling of the opening plaque. The girls' department had an official opening on March 20th 1959.
More detail »Taken in 1958, the image shows on the left Lord Lawson (Lord Lieutenant of Co.Durham) and mayor Tom Breward and his wife.
More detail »A group of girls, probably in the 1960s sitting outside Brierton School.
More detail »Date and names unknown. can you help ? Please contact Hartlepool Library if so.
More detail »Just as the school opened. Note only three cars, one being a bubble car with West Hartlepool registration HEF 200. One teacher must have owned a scooter and another a push bike.
More detail »Brierton girls sports at Grayfields. The pavilion is in the background. Date and names unknown but the image is probably from the 1960s.
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