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Thornes House Grammar School

1923 - 1954

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The School Badge shown in the Title Bar is the Milnes-Gaskell family crest in royal blue & gold.
Thornes House was built by the family in 1781-82.
They gave permission for the school to use the family crest after they sold the house to Wakefield Corporation in 1927.

The site is divided into 7 sections as shown below.


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A Brief History of Thornes House

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Staff Photographs

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The Fire of 1951

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Pupils & Classes

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The School Today

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The School Choir

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Annual Reunions 2002 - 2012


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RECENT ADDITIONS
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The School Magazine
"The Stork" July 1954
a facsimile edition


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