The
Unofficial Prescotian
Archives has now been superceded by the Prescot
Grammar School Facebook Group, where
former pupils can contact each other, share
memories and add photos etc. |
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The
Unofficial Prescotian
Archives will continue its presence on
the Internet until early 2020 when the domain
address and hosting service expire. There is no
intention to renew these services at that time. |
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The editor
recommends that former pupils and relatives
access the Facebook local history Prescot Born
and Bred Group as well as the Prescot
History & Genealogy Group, to further their research projects. |
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The editor
will ensure that the material contained within
The Unofficial
Prescotian Archives will
be made available to the Facebook group as well
as any other agencies/websites that are relevant
to preserving this material. Read the Editor's
Final Statement here >>>>> |
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A Warm
Welcome to the Unofficial Prescotian
Archives! The Prescotian was
founded in May, 2000. Its aim was to conserve the
heritage of Prescot Grammar School, Prescot Girls
Grammar School and Prescot School. |
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Prescot Grammar was founded in 1544
and is the second oldest grammar school in the
country. The Prescot Girls Grammar School opened
in 1955. As part of the drive to comprehensive
education took place, the two schools dropped the
term "grammar" from their names. |
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By 1976, both grammar schools became
fully comprehensive on the two sites. However,
after arson attacks on the boys' campus, the
schools merged to form Prescot School in the late
seventies at the girls campus. |
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The boys campus was sold for housing
development. In 2009, after 465 years, Knowsley
Council summarily dismissed the school history as
it replaced it with the new Knowsley Park Centre
for Learning! |
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