Because of his dominance of the school's first century, everyone tends to think that Frank Jones was the first master to complete forty years' service to the school. This was not so: that distinction falls to Henry Herbert Higgs, who taught Frank Jones!
Here are the members of the 'Higgs' club:
Frank Jones (1896-1936)
Bert Hothersall (1921-63)
George Painter* (1923-66)
Stan Calvert (1936-76)
Harry Tyson (1938-79)
Roger Cockbill (1966-2006)