School life
Harry Kroto attended Wolfenden Street School, Bolton, followed by Bolton School.
Bolton School
Junior school
One of Harry's favourite pastimes while at school was cutting out graphics and sticking them in a diary or binder.
Harry's binder 1 (PDF, 5.6MB)
Harry's binder 2 (PDF, 2.83MB)
Harry's binder 3 (PDF, 3.51MB)
Lower school comments and photos (PDF, 180KB)
Boys division
Form tutor comments (PDF, 227KB)
Teacher comments 1953 - 1955 (PDF, 423KB)
Teacher comments 1956 - 1958 (PDF, 582KB)
Geography project about New Zealand (PDF, 1.15MB)
Mr Poskitt's recommendation of Harry Kroto to the University of Sheffield (PDF, 211KB)
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