Order your copy of John Gent's and Isabel McLeod's
Book of both school HERE
The Borough (renamed Selhurst
in 1921) Grammar School for Girls was opened in September 1904. It was
housed in the premises of South Norwood branch of Croydon Polytechnic
until Jan 1910 and returned from its new building (architect: Carter
Pegg) in the Crescent, during World War I, the school premises there
becoming a hospital.
In 1939 the school was evacuated to Hove and in 1940 moved inland to
Virginia Water and Egham and later to The Beeches", at Guildford.
In 1971 the school became a Comprehensive for girls aged 14 plus. It
was closed in 1988 on account of falling numbers and secondary reorganisation.
The Girls' School enjoyed 8 Heads...
1st. Jane E. Holden
1 Sept 1904-31 Aug
1906
2nd. Edith Wohlmann B.A. (later Anglicised
to Wellman)
1st Assistant
Mistress Queen Mary's School, Walsall (b. 1873),
1 Sept 1906-31 Aug
1931
3rd. Miss Hannah Lister MA
1 Sept 1931-25 Apr 1960
4th. Miss M.J. Harley-Mason
26 Apr 1960-31 Aug 1969 when appointed
Head of Guildford Cof E High School
5th. Mrs B.E. Green
1 Sept 1969-31 Aug 1982 when retired on
account of ill health
6th. Miss M Freeman BA (Acting)
1 Sept 1982-31 Dec 1983
7th. Dr David Dibbs, (Deputy Head Teacher, Richmond High School,
Halesowen)
1 Jan 1984-31 Aug 1987 when appointed Head of
Riddlesdown High School.
8th. Miss M Freeman BA (Acting) (Deputy Head Teacher)
1 Sept
1987-31 Aug 1988 when she retired and school closed.
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