LGHS Leeds
The Explore
After searching for chocolate oranges in York myself Session9 and Matt Inked headed south to leeds and found ourselves here after a quick mooch around somewhere else. We always try to "go in dry" when visiting somewhere new and part of the fun i always think is sussing out access for ourselves rather than asking which board is loose etc. Sometimes that approach is to our detriment and sometimes not, either way it's quite satisfying figuring out our own way in, and on this explore we sacrificed daylight whilst playing a bit of cat and mouse with hi-viz and endlessly examining the place. At one point i tested my waterproof socks and boots successfully when some rotten wood gave way on a sub-roof and i dropped down a few feet and almost took a little swim, much to the amusement of matt and S9 who were giving me moral support from above. Anyway, we ended up back at a previously discarded death defying entry point and i decided to man-up and make the leap, and we were in...
The History (stolen from matt)
LGHS was founded in 1876, at a time when female education was limited but expanding. Frances Lupton and other members of the Ladies̢۪ Honorary Council of the Yorkshire Board of Education decided that campaigning for access to the universities was of little use without better all-round education for girls, equivalent to what boys received at traditional academic grammar school. Established interests prevented the use of existing charitable funds, so Lupton and her colleagues created a new way forward: a joint stock company.
The school motto was Age Quod Agis, which means "do what you do". While seemingly tautological at first glance, it is in fact a corruption of the Biblical exhortation, "whatsoever thy turn thy hand to, do it with all thy might". The pupils were divided into four houses, named after the four patron saints of the United Kingdom: Andrew, David, George and Patrick. Girls were placed into the houses that their families had been in before them. There were various house competitions throughout the year, mainly sports and arts orientated, the main one being the house music competition during the spring term.
The Pictures
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4. Science Classroom
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9. Then it got dark so we messed around with lights for a while..
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That's it, I was pretty disappointed with my pictures from here and my pictures from other areas that I'd liked to have included into this report turned out shyte, so apologies its a bit half-arsed.
As always, thanks for looking and feedback always appreciated
The Explore
After searching for chocolate oranges in York myself Session9 and Matt Inked headed south to leeds and found ourselves here after a quick mooch around somewhere else. We always try to "go in dry" when visiting somewhere new and part of the fun i always think is sussing out access for ourselves rather than asking which board is loose etc. Sometimes that approach is to our detriment and sometimes not, either way it's quite satisfying figuring out our own way in, and on this explore we sacrificed daylight whilst playing a bit of cat and mouse with hi-viz and endlessly examining the place. At one point i tested my waterproof socks and boots successfully when some rotten wood gave way on a sub-roof and i dropped down a few feet and almost took a little swim, much to the amusement of matt and S9 who were giving me moral support from above. Anyway, we ended up back at a previously discarded death defying entry point and i decided to man-up and make the leap, and we were in...
The History (stolen from matt)
LGHS was founded in 1876, at a time when female education was limited but expanding. Frances Lupton and other members of the Ladies̢۪ Honorary Council of the Yorkshire Board of Education decided that campaigning for access to the universities was of little use without better all-round education for girls, equivalent to what boys received at traditional academic grammar school. Established interests prevented the use of existing charitable funds, so Lupton and her colleagues created a new way forward: a joint stock company.
The school motto was Age Quod Agis, which means "do what you do". While seemingly tautological at first glance, it is in fact a corruption of the Biblical exhortation, "whatsoever thy turn thy hand to, do it with all thy might". The pupils were divided into four houses, named after the four patron saints of the United Kingdom: Andrew, David, George and Patrick. Girls were placed into the houses that their families had been in before them. There were various house competitions throughout the year, mainly sports and arts orientated, the main one being the house music competition during the spring term.
The Pictures
1.
2.
3.
4. Science Classroom
5.
6.
7.
8.
9. Then it got dark so we messed around with lights for a while..
10.
11.
That's it, I was pretty disappointed with my pictures from here and my pictures from other areas that I'd liked to have included into this report turned out shyte, so apologies its a bit half-arsed.
As always, thanks for looking and feedback always appreciated
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