{"id":81,"date":"2018-04-23T15:46:23","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T14:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bridgnorthendowed.co.uk\/news\/?p=81"},"modified":"2018-07-26T14:34:44","modified_gmt":"2018-07-26T13:34:44","slug":"bequest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bridgnorthendowed.co.uk\/news\/bequest\/","title":{"rendered":"Bequest benefits Bridgnorth Endowed School"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Joseph Barritt pictured with Bridgnorth Endowed pupils<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bridgnorth Endowed School has received a generous bequest in memory of Mr. Joseph L. Barritt, a former Headmaster, and his son, Mr William Barritt, previously a student at the school.<\/p>\n

William, who attended the school in the 1940s, had a talent for mathematics and went on to become a chartered accountant and successful businessman.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe family link with the school stayed with my dad throughout his life\u201d, said William Barritt\u2019s daughter, Kate Williams.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe fondly remembered his school days and it was at Bridgnorth Endowed that he met his childhood sweetheart, and later wife, Patricia Ealey.\u201d<\/p>\n

William\u2019s father, Joseph, affectionately known as \u2018Joey\u2019 by his pupils, took up the position as Headmaster in 1930 and led the, then grammar, school for almost twenty-three years until 1953.<\/p>\n

During his headship, Joseph experienced a great deal of change. Sporting and academic success were strong in the early years, with a high number of pupils winning places at Oxford and Cambridge.<\/p>\n

Development of the school site was particularly significant as, for example, 1931 saw the move from gas light to electricity in the science laboratories, then later in the classrooms.<\/p>\n

The Second World War represented a difficult period in Joseph\u2019s time at the school. Pupils and Masters had to play their parts in the war effort, and the post-war years also took their toll.<\/p>\n

The Barritt family\u2019s recent gift has been extremely well-received and has facilitated a much-needed renovation of the school\u2019s Pastoral Centre, based in the Memorial Block.<\/p>\n

The building, which originally opened in July 1930, was a War Memorial Library and Dining Hall, financed by a Memorial Fund dedicated to the thirty-nine old boys, including three masters, that had lost their lives in World War I.<\/p>\n

A tiled memorial tablet bearing the names of the fallen still sits in the entrance with a stained-glass window above, depicting St. Michael, the protector of souls.<\/p>\n

The school\u2019s history is very much part of the teaching at Bridgnorth Endowed. In fact, last month, during the annual English and History A-level trip to Belgium, pupils visiting the Menin Gate took time to seek out the graves of past \u2018Endowdians\u2019 to lay poppies and hold moments of remembrance.<\/p>\n

With this year marking the First World War Centenary, the restoration of the Memorial Building serves as a fitting tribute, not only to commemorate the Barritts, but also to those that lost their lives in the Great War.<\/p>\n

In addition to the newly refurbished \u2018Joseph Barritt Centre\u2019, the donation has funded some considerable improvements to the school\u2019s on-site leisure centre, both of which will go on to benefit Bridgnorth Endowed School pupils and the local community for many years to come.<\/p>\n

Mr Worth, comments: “The generosity of the Barritt family is greatly appreciated by all of us at Bridgnorth Endowed. It has helped us to continue our work to provide first-rate facilities for our students, making life at the school an even better experience.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bridgnorth Endowed School has received a generous bequest in memory of Mr. Joseph L. Barritt, a former Headmaster, and his son, Mr William Barritt, previously a student at the school. William, who attended the school in the 1940s, had a talent for mathematics and went on to become a chartered accountant and successful businessman. \u201cThe … <\/p>\n

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