Gilberd School Photos from the Gazette Archives (Part One)

(The front of the Gilberd School in October 1977)

We have very kindly been given permission by the Gazette to include all their Gilberd School photos on this site. There is nothing here that can't be found from a good search of the internet, but we thought it would be nice to bring everything together under one umbrella.

The captions represent the information held for each photo by the Gazette.

1. 1949 – first photograph of girls at the school

2. The Gilberd School protest march February 14 1980

3. Annual presentation evening at the Gilberd School in December 1998

4. 'Farewell to the Gilberd' on North Hill, July 19 1985

5. Girls dress up, October 31 1997

6. Demonstration at the new Gilberd School, April 25 1996

7. Presentation evening with Bob Russell - no date

8. Instructor Ed Norton with Gilberd pupils Anil Abeykoon (left) and Lee Ball (right) - no date 

9. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat - Darren Day with the Gilberd School choir on April 23, 1993

10. The Gilberd School choir rehearse for their part in the London Palladium production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. February 12 1993

11. The former Gilberd School on North Hill, now Colchester Sixth Form College - no date

12. The old Gilberd School closing, July 1985

13. Pupils learning French, January 23 1981

14. February 9 1979

15. The new Gilberd School in Highwoods, which opened on September 5 1980

16. The new Gilberd School - no date

17. Winning public speakers with their shield, March 27 1979

18. Pupils at the old Gilberd School on July 6th 1979