Aberdeen Grammar School (Aberdeen)

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Believed to have been founded in 1263 (but possibly earlier), Aberdeen Grammar Schools earliest documented date is in the Burgh Records of 1418, when the Lord Provost and Council nominated John Homyll as "Master of the Schools", in place of Andrew of Chivas.

During 1861-63 the school moved to its current quarters in Skene Street, a large granite building in Scottish baronial style officially opened on 23 October 1863.

In 1988, the original building was devastated by a fire, destroying most of the rooms including the large library, a collection of Byron's notebooks, the trophy room and other classrooms, though the historic façade was mostly undamaged. The school was rebuilt a few years later, with modern facilities.

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