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| 18 Oct 2024 | |
| Written by Victoria Bastiman | |
| Memories at Hymers |
How well do you know the history of Hymers College? (Answers are at the bottom of the article!)
Quiz Questions:
1. Hymers College opened in which year?
2. What did John Hymers’ study at university?
3. Who was Robert Hymers?
4. What former site was Hymers College built on?
A) Train Station B) Botanic Gardens C) Cemetery
5. Who was Edward Vernon Bolton?
6. Hymers College originally was set up to have students board at the school?
True or False
7. Who was the first Headmaster of Hymers College?
8. What was wrong with the will of John Hymers?
9. Which headmaster introduced girls to Hymers College in 1989, making the school co-educational?
10. Who was Hilary Atkinson?
Where would you find the following?
Where can you find this portrait of John Hymers?
Where can you find the Foundation Stone?
Which rooms in the Main Hall did this science lesson take place in the early 1900s?
Which came first?
Put the buildings in order of which was built first:
Quiz Answers:
Where would you find the following?
Where can you find this portrait of John Hymers? Main Hall - left of B7
Where can you find the Foundation Stone? Front left corner of main school building, facing the school fields
Which rooms in the Main Hall did this science lesson take place in the early 1900s? B5 and B6
Which came first?
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