Next Reunion
The next reunion luncheon is scheduled for the 14th May 2024 at The Bell (Stourbridge Road, Bell End, Stourbridge DY9 9XU) Email me (charltoncolin7@hotmail.co.uk) if you would like more details. All past students and their partners are invited. Please reserve the date as we would like to increase the number of people attending.
Can You Help?
If you have copies of any of the following doccuments could you contact
Colin Charlton
Can You Help?
- Oldburians: any prior to 1928. These are the Volume 1 series that relate to the time Oldbury County High was at Flash Road.
- Speech Day Programmes: 1963, 1955, 1949, 1948, 1943 and any prior to 1936
- Newspaper article showing: 1974 O Level results, 1974 A Level results or any newspaper article not listed on the site.
- Photo of any school play: exclude those already shown on the site.
- Photo of the 1955 Football 1st XI (First OGS team to win Birmingham Schools Cup).
- Photo of any school sports team: exclude those already shown on the site.
- Photo of any class group: exclude those already shown on the site.
What's New
- 20 September 2023 Added photo of: "1947 Some Senior Boys Photo" (thanks to J. Bryan Taylor and Joan Hargest)
- 20 September 2023 Added photo of: "1946 Girl Prefects Photo" (thanks to J. Bryan Taylor and Joan Hargest)
- 20 September 2023 Added photo of: "1947 Girl Prefects Photo" (thanks to J. Bryan Taylor and Joan Hargest)
- 20 September 2023 Added photo of: "1947 Boy Prefects Photo" (thanks to J. Bryan Taylor and Joan Hargest)
- 20 September 2023 Added photo of: "1946 1st XI Cricket Team Photo" (thanks to J. Bryan Taylor and Joan Hargest)
- 20 September 2023 Added 1946 Oldburian (thanks to J. Bryan Taylor and Joan Hargest)
- 20 August 2023 Added the page Teachers. This page allows you to view the teachers of the school. Options are given for how the information is to be provided.
- 20 August 2023 Added the page Captains. This page lists the boy and girl captains of the school.
- 28 January 2023 Added 1953 Speech Day Programme (thanks to Michael Cox)
- 7 November 2022 Added photo of: "1924 Panoramic School Photo, when school was in Flash Road" (thanks to Roger Powell, son of William Henry Powell & Clara Edna Pennington)
- 17 October 2022 Added photo of: "1924 Successful scholarship candidates from Titford Road School" (thanks to Roger Powell, son of William Henry Powell & Clara Edna Pennington)
- 17 October 2022 Added photo of: "1927 The Farmer's Wife" (thanks to Roger Powell, son of William Henry Powell & Clara Edna Pennington)
- 5 October 2022 Added 1936 Speech Day Programme (thanks to Terry Daniels and Langley Local History Society)
- 5 October 2022 Added 1937 Speech Day Programme (thanks to Terry Daniels and Langley Local History Society)
- 5 October 2022 Added 1945 Speech Day Programme (thanks to Terry Daniels and Langley Local History Society)
- 5 October 2022 Added photo of: "1959 School Play: The Nightingale" (thanks to Terry Daniels and Langley Local History Society)
- 5 October 2022 Added photo of: "The 1950 School Orchestra" (thanks to Terry Daniels and Langley Local History Society)
- 4 October 2022 Added photo of: "June 1942 Panoramic School Photo" (thanks to Terry Daniels and Langley Local History Society)
- 4 October 2022 Added photo of: "1936 Panoramic School Photo" (thanks to Terry Daniels and Langley Local History Society)
- 4 October 2022 Added photo of: "July 1932 Panoramic School Photo" (thanks to Terry Daniels and Langley Local History Society)
- 4 October 2022 Added photo of: "February 1928 Panoramic School Photo" (thanks to Terry Daniels and Langley Local History Society)
- 3 October 2022 Added Oldbury County High Prospectus circa 1937 (thanks to Terry Daniels and Langley Local History Society)
- 3 October 2022 Added 1936 Summer Term Oldburian (thanks to Terry Daniels and Langley Local History Society)
- 3 October 2022 Added 1935 Oldburian (thanks to Terry Daniels and Langley Local History Society)
- 2 October 2022 Added 1934 Oldburian (thanks to Terry Daniels and Langley Local History Society)
- 1 October 2022 Added 1932 Summer Term Oldburian (thanks to Terry Daniels and Langley Local History Society)
- 1 October 2022 Added 1930 Oldburian (thanks to Terry Daniels and Langley Local History Society)
- 1 October 2022 Added 1929 May and 1929 October Oldburian (thanks to Terry Daniels and Langley Local History Society)
- 30 September 2022 Added 1928 October Oldburian (thanks to Terry Daniels and Langley Local History Society)
- 26 September 2022 Added the page WAR DEAD. It lists the names and information about the 45 people from the school who died whilst on active service. (thanks to Terry Daniels for the photos of the Memorial Window)
- 4 September 2022 Added photo of: "1965 Play: The Fighting Man" (thanks to Dot Spittle)
- 4 September 2022 Added photo of: "1965 Play: The Fighting Man" (thanks to Dot Spittle)
- 4 September 2022 Added 1965 Oldburian (thanks to Dot Spittle)
- 13 August 2022 Added the page SCHOOL VIDEOS. This page gives links to two videos. The first is the opening of the school in 1926 and the second is school sports day 1938.
- 31 July 2022 Added the page WAR SERVICE. This page lists the staff and former pupils of Oldbury Grammar School who served in the armed forces during World War 1 and World War 2. The list is formed from references taken from the Oldburian Magazines. The indexing of magazines is a slow ongoing process. Further details will automatically be added as magazines are indexed.
- 24 August 2022 Added photo of: "1930 Play: The Admirable Crichton" (thanks to Caroline, daughter of Margurite Marshall)
- 29 July 2022 Added photo of: "1957 Football Team" (thanks to John (Sam) Spittle)
- 28 July 2022 Added 1933 Oldburian (thanks to Sandwell Archive)
- 28 July 2022 Added 1932 Oldburian (thanks to Sandwell Archive)
- 28 July 2022 Added 1931 Oldburian (thanks to Sandwell Archive)
- 27 July 2022 Added 1929 Oldburian (thanks to Sandwell Archive)
- 26 July 2022 Added photo of: "1928 Play: She Stoops to Conquer" (thanks to Sandwell Archive)
- 26 July 2022 Added photo of: "1967 Play: The Larks - Cast" (thanks to Sandwell Archive)
- 26 July 2022 Added 1928 Oldburian (thanks to Sandwell Archive)
- 6 July 2022 Added photo of: "1967 Play: The Larks" (thanks to Ian Tibbetts)
- 6 July 2022 Added photo of: "1968 Cup Winning Celebrations" (thanks to Ian Tibbetts)
- 6 July 2022 Added photo of: "1972 Magazine Committee" (thanks to Patricia Long)
- 12 July 2022 Added 1973 Oldburian (thanks to Ian Tibbetts)
- 6 July 2022 Added photo of: "1972 Form 6a Boys" (thanks to Patricia Long)
- 6 July 2022 Added photo of: "1972 Form 6a" (thanks to Patricia Long)
- 15 June 2022 Added the page STILL TO BE IDENTIFIED. You select a panoramic photo and for that photo it gives a list of the pupils that are known to be at the school at that time but which have not be found on the photo.
- 31 May 2022 Added 1956 Oldburian (thanks to Jeff Round)
- 31 May 2022 Added 1960 Speech Day Programme (thanks to Jeff Round)
- 31 May 2022 Added photo of: "1955 U13s Cricket Team" (thanks to Jeff Round)
- 31 May 2022 Added photo of Form: "1961 VIA" (thanks to Jennifer Turner)
- 31 May 2022 Added the page UNIDENTIFIED STUDENTS. For each year of entry it gives an alphabetically ordered list of pupils who have not been identified on any of the panoramic photographs.
- 30 May 2022 Extended the page FIND PERSON. As well as listing all in the people in the database that match a surname (or part of) and showing the location they are on any photo and giving any reference to them in any document, it now allows you to select an individual from the list to show their full known details and allows you to edit the details and add further photos or snippits.
- 15 May 2022 Added 4 photos of 1967 play: "The Lark (photo 1 of 4)" (thanks to Patricia Long)
- 15 May 2022 Added photo of 1969 play: "The Adventure Story" (thanks to Patricia Long)
- 14 May 2022 Added 4 photos of 1968 play: "The Importance Of Being Earnest (photo 1 of 4)" (thanks to Patricia Long)
- 13 May 2022 Added photo of 1966 play: "A Hundred Years Old" (thanks to Patricia Long)
- 13 May 2022 Added photos of 1964 play: "The Crucible (photo 1 of 2)" (thanks to John Dickinson)
- 12 May 2022 Added 1963/64 Oldburian (thanks to John Dickinson)
Meet the students of Oldbury Grammar School
Did you know anyone who was at Oldbury Grammar School in 1946, 1951, 1956, 1960, 1963. 1970 or 1973. If so they will probably be on one of the school photos shown on this site.
If you recognise them you can add their name and other details to the database and these details will be shown when you click on their face on a photo.
I have provided this site, at the time of the coronavirus lockdown, to enable my fellow pupils to look back at their time at Oldbury Grammar School. I am hoping we can use our collective memories to piece together the names of all our fellow pupils, staff and workers and perhaps even answer the question: What happened to ****?
To start click the 'SCHOOL PICTURES' link at the top of the page and then select the photo you want to see.
Best wishes and keep safe, Colin Charlton Class of 59, 1c
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