The book, ‘Cytringanian Farewell, Kettering Grammar / Boys School (1577-1993)’ is an amazing book about the past and life of the old grammar school. Written by Tony Hadden, Rex Moore, Sellick Norsworthy and Brian slough, together they created an insightful book about their lives, youth and education. As well as talking about the history and journey of the school; moving from Kettering grammar school founded between 1526 and 1626, no one is too sure, right through the centuries to what is now the last descendent, Southfield school for girls, the book includes many funny stories and memories of those former pupils and teachers who were well known.
This book starts with the beginning of the school ‘the gold street days’, and just some of the mentions in the book talk about ‘the great war’, ‘the best of times, the worst of times’, ‘sport’, ‘the mural’ and finally ending with ‘the closure’. This insightful book is not only about what the old cyst got up to and what they remember but is a heart warming and meaningful book about what not only the school, but childhood and Kettering means to many people from the people who lived it.
The four authors of the book are old students of the grammar school and two years after the school closed in 1993, they wrote this book.
This book starts with the beginning of the school ‘the gold street days’, and just some of the mentions in the book talk about ‘the great war’, ‘the best of times, the worst of times’, ‘sport’, ‘the mural’ and finally ending with ‘the closure’. This insightful book is not only about what the old cyst got up to and what they remember but is a heart warming and meaningful book about what not only the school, but childhood and Kettering means to many people from the people who lived it.
The four authors of the book are old students of the grammar school and two years after the school closed in 1993, they wrote this book.
‘“To be ignorant of what happened before you were born is to ever be a child. For what is man’s lifetime unless the memory of past events is woven with those of earlier times?” our school can never escape us, no matter how hard we try. It is ours for always, touched for better of worse by our individual and collective experience. That touch is benevolent, or otherwise, but it is forever: remembered and unremembered.”