THE great grandson of a man who gave his name to a city school has helped bury a time capsule in its grounds.
David Malet Lambert, great-grandson of Joseph Malet Lambert, joined councillors, staff and pupils at Malet Lambert School for the event.
The school has been refurbished under the £400m Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme.
The building was handed over in September, with the external landscaping still to be complete.
The event, organised by developer Sewell Group, saw staff and pupils mark the refurbishment and new build of their school with the burial of school memorabilia.
Speaking at the event, Mr Malet Lambert, said: "It's great to be invited here today to represent the Malet Lambert family in another school moment in history.
"My great-grandfather, Joseph, was the chairman of the school board and was intrinsic in the set-up of Craven Street School as well as Malet Lambert.
"He was involved in numerous aspects of education and learning in Hull.
"He sadly passed away before the school opened. After working so hard to see his vision become a reality, it was fitting the school be named after him."
As part of a homework project, the Year 7 pupils were asked to write letters to go into the time capsule.
Photos and drawings illustrating the different phases of construction were also included, along with a school badge and tie and a copy of yesterday's Mail.
Jane Disbrey, head, also wrote a letter to accompany the memorabilia.
She said: "We are delighted with the facilities that effectively combine state-of-the-art facilities with the traditional values of Malet Lambert.
"It's very fitting the great-grandson of Joseph Malet Lambert, David, and Sewell who have also left their legacy at the school, could join us to bury this time capsule."
Sewell Group is delivering the £24m project on behalf of Hull Esteem Consortium, the organisation appointed by Hull City Council to deliver Hull's Building Schools for the Future Programme.
External works are due to be finished early next year.
Steve Gibson, Sewell construction director said: "I attended Malet Lambert as a pupil many years ago.
"It's great to be involved in the programme of works and to go back to bury the time capsule.
"We've had a great relationship with the school throughout the programme, both on site providing work experience, and off site through our Skills Academy and employability lessons – I'm sure this will continue long after we complete the external landscaping."
Councillor Helene O'Mullane, portfolio holder for education, said: "I was pleased to be invited to witness how the school are settling into their new surroundings.
"Jane, the head, has shown me around and the facilities and I must say they're really impressive.
"Malet is a highly regarded school in the city's education portfolio, with excellent results.
"It's great to see that the facilities are now fitting to that reputation as a result of the BSF programme."
