Boys and a master Mr David Hayes,
on their way to sailing practice.
The Graham Sea Training School at Scarborough stands high above
the old town at the head of a narrow street which is known as Paradise.
And indeed it is a peaceful place quite free from the noise and bustle of
traffic, the ruins of the medieval castle tower high above it and the historic parish church of St. Mary's is its near neighbour while the
school itself commands from its vantage point an almost panoramic view of the wide south bay. Olivers Mount is away to the right and immediately below are the enclosed waters of the harbour where the schools two whalers and pulling boats are moored when the boys are not actually sailing them in the bay or just outside it.
It is a view that one might expect to see from such a school as this for it is one of those rare secondary moderns whose pupils are all working to a common end - a life connected with the sea and sea faring things.
That does not mean that they will all leave school to go to sea, their training is preface to a varied number of careers. Among old boys there are harbour masters and members of the Diplomatic Service as well as artisans and pilots, chief petty officers, ships masters, radio operators.
One pupil recently completed a training period on the Winston Churchill, another on the Fuodroyant. One former pupil is now serving on the Royal Yacht Britannia, one was on the ship which met Sir Francis Chichester after his epic voyage around the world.
Some boys go on to further education in Hull at University or Training College, others join the Royal Navy or Merchant Service as junior entrants or artisans apprentices. In addition a large number of  ex-pupils man the local fishing craft following in their fathers'  (or even grandfathers' footsteps) as pupils of the Graham School.
Hoisting International code signal
flags in the gym
Mr W. Grant instructing boys on
the use of the Aldis Lamp.