BRADFORD Grammar School's founders, benefactors and supporters were remembered at the Founders Day celebrations held at Bradford Cathedral.

Lord Mayor Councillor Geoff Reid and his wife, Lady mayoress Chris Reid, were guests for the occasion last Thursday.

The School is one of the oldest institutions in Bradford, tracing its beginnings back to 1548.

Headmaster Simon Hinchliffe said: “Founders Day is an important day in the Bradford Grammar School calendar. It is important to us, as a school community, that we remember and celebrate our heritage in Bradford and it was wonderful to have staff, pupils and former pupils alike share these memories. It also offers us another opportunity to celebrate our Yorkshire roots."

Having occupied three sites in the city, including a building on Church Bank, the School moved to its current location in Keighley Road in 1949. The current building was completed in 1939 but due to the outbreak of war, pupils (then an all-boys school) were evacuated to Settle while the school was used as a Primary Training Centre. Many pupils of the school were members of Bradford Pals.