Christian Brothers School, Gibraltar

The building was then home to the Sacred Heart Middle School but was no longer run by the Congregation of Christian Brothers.

[1][2] When the Brothers arrived on the Rock, some 260 pupils were dependent upon a mock school set up at Gunners' Parade, and reported that the children were "extremely ignorant, without any knowledge of the English language, thus making it next to impossible for the Brothers to use their English textbooks for their instruction.

"[2] Others reported that the real reason was that the brothers could not speak Spanish and the children had not learnt English.

[3] The Christian Brothers were always associated with the building at Sacred Heart Terrace which was originally constructed in 1884 with funds from the Bishop and the Government.

[5] In 1950 the Gibraltar Grammar School moved to the Sacred Heart Terrace with the brothers still in charge and the building was extended in the 1960s.

The Grammar School Badge on the wall in 2013
The verandah today showing the view of Gibraltar Harbour