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Firm of J.G.Carter Bury Lancashire - badge makers?
« on: Thursday 18 August 16 11:53 BST (UK) »
I am trying to find out more about a school badge for Bury Grammar School.  It is marked Regd (sic registered) J.G.Carter Bury.

Bury archives have no record of it but I suspect the badge dated between 1930-60s.  I have looked on the Bury business list for 1938 and it is not there.

Can any help me to date the badge by identifying when the firm was in operation?

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Re: Firm of J.G.Carter Bury Lancashire - badge makers?
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 18 August 16 13:00 BST (UK) »
according to Wikipaedia the school's crest has not changed since around 1840

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Re: Firm of J.G.Carter Bury Lancashire - badge makers?
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 18 August 16 13:31 BST (UK) »
Hi, Alan, 

Bury Grammar School for Boys has a website - http://www.bgsboys.co.uk/bgsb/  That includes a contact page.  The school is very interested in its own history, so a note to the school may provide help

Jim Lancaster (Bury, Lancs.)

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Re: Firm of J.G.Carter Bury Lancashire
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 18 August 16 14:40 BST (UK) »
Quote from: lancsann on Thursday 18 August 16 13:00 BST (UK)
according to Wikipaedia the school's crest has not changed since around 1840

Thanks but Wikipedia is about as an authoritative as a source as 'I met a bloke down the pub who told me that...' :)

The school has used at least 2 crests as shown on these copies of the school magazine.  The bird and motto and also a full coat of arms as seen on the cover of their 1948 version.  http://www.bgsarchive.co.uk/authenticated/Browse.aspx?SectionID=192&tableName=ta_boys_publications

I have trawled through all of the school magazines but cannot find a picture of any school cap in use.  The CCF wore a cloth badge of a school design in the 1960s which it is reported in the school's magazine of 1969 was replaced by a Royal Regt of Fusiliers badge.

I have emailed the school and await a response.
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