On Friday 27th September 2024, we were delighted to welcome some former students, as well as the grandson of a former Headteacher, back to Prince Henry’s.
Dawn Addison, Bill Barry, Alan Dufty, Jean Masters, Duncan Savory and Richard Stott all attended what was then Prince Henry’s Grammar School between 1954 and 1962.
Peter Haselhurst, whose father, uncle and aunt all attended Prince Henry’s in the 1920s and 30s, was the grandson of Dr S Rennie Haselhurst, Headteacher from 1920 to 1940. We are very grateful to him for donating to the school the books that were awarded to his uncle David as Speech Day prizes during his time at Prince Henry’s. Tragically, David died in 1940, having contracted TB whilst training as a doctor in Sheffield, and Dr Haselhurst died only a few months later. The beautiful books, each specially bound in a Prince Henry’s Grammar School cover, will make a very special addition to our school archive and LRC.
The school is lucky to possess an extensive archive of old photographs, documents and a full set of Henrician magazines (which date back to the first edition published in 1924), and it was a pleasure to listen to our visitors’ reminiscences of their time at Prince Henry’s as they enjoyed tea and cake in the LRC and put names to faces in many of the photographs.
During their visit, our guests also were able to enjoy a tour of the school with our Head Students, Dr Evans and members of the Senior Leadership Team, and whilst the school has expanded and changed significantly in the last 60 years, The School, Holland and PRH were still familiar to them. What was especially important for us was their recognition that the values and atmosphere within the school that they recalled so vividly still live on. Once again, it reminded those of us who had the pleasure of meeting these former pupils of just how special a place Prince Henry’s is.
Mrs Barker acts as the Leadership Team link with our Henricians community and is always delighted to receive news of our former students and staff. She can be contacted via the school’s email address enquiries@princehenrys.worcs.sch.uk.
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