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These four books, published in 2007/8 by the Brotherly Society, form the "Tricentenary Series".

A Blue Coat Boy in the 1920s - by Danny Ross
ISBN 978 0 9557484 1 7 (£7.99)
Danny Ross was a boarder at the Liverpool Blue Coat School in the 1920s, along with his sister Mary. He first published this book in 1996 - no other former pupil had done this, although a few have done so since. Danny was active in the Brotherly Society throughout his life, and passed away in 2004 at the age of 90. His family kindly gave us permission to re-publish the book.

Memories of the Mid-20th Century - compiled by Frank Irwin
ISBN 978 0 9557484 2 4 (£14.99)
Frank Irwin was a boarder at the Liverpool Blue Coat School from 1950 until 1957. This book is a collection of Frank's memories along with those of several other pupils; Ray Livingston, Stan Livingston, Kenneth Hughes, Hubert Manwaring-Spencer, Eric Woodbine, Dave Bolt, William Bowden, Dave Kennedy, Harry Thomas, John Howarth, Brenton Williams, Ernie Foulder, Peter Clarke, Arthur Martin, Margaret Thompson, Tony Salmon and Albert Blundell, our most senior Old Blue who was at the school from 1923 to 1928. There are also a few tales from the teachers' point of view by Frank Hulford and Peter Ling. If you were at the school any time between 1923 and 1977 there is something in here for you.

Return to the Blue Coat - by Tony Salmon and Alan Gleave
ISBN 978 0 9557484 0 0 (£7.99)
Tony Salmon was a "day-boy" at the Liverpool Blue Coat School from 1971 until 1977. This book tells the story of his many adventures during those years and his nostalgic return in 2004. Alan Gleave joined the school as a teacher of English in 1975, and Tony Salmon was in the first class he entered for "O" level. After 27 years away, Tony returned in 2004 to find Alan Gleave was still there, and due to retire the following year. This book sees Blue Coat life in the 1970s from two perspectives, teacher and pupil. But, to be honest, they are not really different.

Recollections of Two Blue Coat Boys 1944-55 by Hugh Stephenson
ISBN 978 0 9557484 3 1 (£6.99)
Hugh Stephenson and his twin brother Guy arrived at the Blue Coat in 1944, while the school was evacuated to Beaumaris. This book charts not only their personal experiences, but reveals many of the changes that came about as Mr G G Watcyn took over as headmaster, the school returned to Liverpool and the beginnings of the bi-lateral age, as the girls left and day-boys were admitted for the first time in over 200 years.