Walton High School (Nelson)
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Walton High School formerly Nelson Grammar School (prior to 1972) was located on Oxford Road, Nelson
in Lancashire
, England
. The school existed between 1972 and 2006.
The school became Pendle Vale College
in September 2006, and construction of the new building commenced July 2006. Construction was finished in time for the new term 7 September 2008.
The Art and Food building formerly stood to the right of the main building. Behind the main building were the Science and French Rooms. Destruction of the Walton High complex began in December 2008, and was completed in January, 2009.
Nelson, Lancashire
Nelson is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England, with a population of 28,998 in 2001. It lies 4 miles north of Burnley on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal....
in Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The school existed between 1972 and 2006.
The school became Pendle Vale College
Pendle Vale College
Pendle Vale College is a mixed 11-16 comprehensive school in Nelson, Lancashire.-History:The school opened in September 2006 as part of the first wave of a nationwide 10-15 year programme of capital investment funded by the Department for Education and Skills called...
in September 2006, and construction of the new building commenced July 2006. Construction was finished in time for the new term 7 September 2008.
History
The building had 4 different school names over its 78 years. First, when the building opened on Monday 14, 1929, the school was known as Nelson Municipal Secondary School. In 1945 the named changed to Nelson Grammar School, then to Walton High School in 1972.Destruction
The Walton High School Complex had 4 buildings surrounded by a field and an all weather playing pitch. The school's main building hosted academic classes.The Art and Food building formerly stood to the right of the main building. Behind the main building were the Science and French Rooms. Destruction of the Walton High complex began in December 2008, and was completed in January, 2009.
Alumni
- Jody LathamJody LathamJody Lee Latham is an English actor, best known for his roles as Phillip "Lip" Gallagher in the British Channel 4 series Shameless, Calum McKenzie in the ITV series The Fixer, and Rob Grayson in the BBC Soap opera EastEnders....
, actor in ShamelessShamelessShameless is a British television drama series set in Manchester on the fictional Chatsworth council estate. Produced by Company Pictures for Channel 4, the first seven-episode series aired weekly on Tuesday nights at 10pm from 13 January 2004... - Phil WoolasPhil WoolasPhilip James Woolas was a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Oldham East and Saddleworth from his election in 1997 to 2010. He was the Minister of State for Borders and Immigration in the Home Office, as well as being the Minister of State for the Treasury...
, Labour MP (Nelson Grammar 1970-2, Walton High 1972-5)
Nelson Grammar School
- Prof Susan Birley, Professor of Entrepreneurship at Imperial College LondonImperial College LondonImperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
from 1990-2003 - Christine ButlerChristine ButlerChristine Margaret Butler is a politician in the United Kingdom.-Early life:...
, Labour MP for Castle PointCastle Point (UK Parliament constituency)Castle Point is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.It was created in 1983, primarily...
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since 1991 - Prof Allan Foster, Professor of Chemistry at the University of LondonUniversity of London-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
from 1966-86 - Prof John MortonJohn Morton (scientist)John Morton OBE, FRS was the director of the now defunct Medical Research Council Cognitive Development Unit at University College London. He is at present a professor at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience....
OBE, cognitive scientist
External links
- Picture pre-demolition
- Unofficial Website showing Photograph of All Walton High School Staff and Pupils - taken in 1982
- Location of Walton High School (Map)
- Final Working Version of the Official Website of the Former Walton High School (this website was Discontinued September 2009)
- Pendle Vale College Official Website