The Old Lewesians
Lewes County Grammar Schools, Sussex, UK
www.old-lewesians.org.uk
he Old Lewesians are collectively the pupils and staff of the former Lewes County Grammar Schools in Lewes, East Sussex, UK. The girls grammar school LCGSG was opened in 1913 by East Sussex County Council when girls state secondary education began. It quickly won recognition for its high standards. Notable among the early headmistresses were Miss Vobes and Miss Moss. The boys grammar school LCGSB was opened in 1930 to rectify the lack of a similar grammar school for boys. For the first thirty years Mr Neville R. Bradshaw was Headmaster - a man of great vision - who created a school noted for its high academic and sporting standards and for building its own war memorial chapel. He established the "Old Lewesians Association" for his former pupils and staff in 1933.
In 1969 both schools, which had previously selected the brightest pupils from primary schools in Lewes and rural East Sussex, were absorbed (the grounds, buildings, chapel, staff and pupils) into the comprehensive Lewes Priory School for the Lewes area.
The Old Lewesians Organisation (founded 2000), with more than a thousand Old Lewesian members, has assembled this website with old panoramic photos, team photos, school magazines, anecdotes, biographies, forums, members list and reunion news. Former pupils and staff of these schools can register as members and gain access to our members' pages and address lists to make contact with former school-friends. There is no subscription or obligation on members. Click Welcome and follow links to online membership application pages for old-boys and old-girls. You will greatly enjoy recalling old memories, old friends and old faces.