Epsom College
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Public School (UK)
A public school, in common British usage, is a school that is neither administered nor financed by the state or from taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of endowments, tuition fees and charitable contributions, usually existing as a non profit-making charitable trust...
in Epsom
Epsom
Epsom is a town in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England. Small parts of Epsom are in the Borough of Reigate and Banstead. The town is located south-south-west of Charing Cross, within the Greater London Urban Area. The town lies on the chalk downland of Epsom Downs.-History:Epsom lies...
, Surrey
Surrey
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, England
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, for pupils aged 13 to 18. Founded in 1853 to provide support for poor members of the medical profession such as pensioners and orphans ("Foundationers"), Epsom's long-standing association with medicine was estimated in 1980 as having helped almost a third of its 10,000 alumni enter that profession. The college caters for both boarding and day pupils. The headmaster is a member of the Headmasters' Conference. The college's patron is HM The Queen.
The Good Schools Guide called the school "consistently among top schools in the South East", adding that it is "very social".
Foundation
The school was founded in 1853 by Dr. John Propert as The Royal Medical Benevolent College, the aims of which were to provide accommodation for pensioned medical doctors or their widows in the first instance, and to provide a "liberal education" to 100 sons of "duly qualified medical men" for £25 each year.The establishment of the College was the culmination of a campaign begun in 1844 by the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association, the forerunner of the British Medical Association
British Medical Association
The British Medical Association is the professional association and registered trade union for doctors in the United Kingdom. The association does not regulate or certify doctors, a responsibility which lies with the General Medical Council. The association’s headquarters are located in BMA House,...
. The scheme saw the medical profession was
"in regard to charitable institutions for the aged and infirm, the widow and the orphan, the worst provided of all professions and callings"and took as its aim the alleviating of poverty and debt. Discussions were chaired by Sir John Forbes, Physician to Prince Albert and the Royal Household, and followed similar plans establishing schools for the Clergy
Marlborough College
Marlborough College is a British co-educational independent school for day and boarding pupils, located in Marlborough, Wiltshire.Founded in 1843 for the education of the sons of Church of England clergy, the school now accepts both boys and girls of all beliefs. Currently there are just over 800...
and the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
in desiring to raise money to found "schools for the sons of medical men", providing an education which would otherwise be "beyond the means of many parents".
By 1851, the Medical Benevolent Society had limited itself to the foundation of a single Benevolent College, and met in Treasurer John Propert's house in New Cavendish Street, Marylebone. The new campaign's fund-raising activities included dinners, which were attended by numerous doctors and Members of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
, and concerts, for example at one such event, on 4 July 1855, composer Hector Berlioz
Hector Berlioz
Hector Berlioz was a French Romantic composer, best known for his compositions Symphonie fantastique and Grande messe des morts . Berlioz made significant contributions to the modern orchestra with his Treatise on Instrumentation. He specified huge orchestral forces for some of his works; as a...
conducted the UK premier of his symphonic suite Harold in Italy
Harold in Italy
Harold en Italie, Symphonie en quatre parties avec un alto principal , Op. 16, is Hector Berlioz' second symphony, written in 1834.-Creation:...
.
The foundation stone was laid on 6 July 1853, and almost two years later, on 25 June 1855, the College was formally opened by Prince Albert and his son, the future King Edward VII in front of an unexpectedly large crowd of around 6,000. In March 1855, Queen Victoria had consented to become patron, which relationship with British monarchs has continued ever since; King Edward VII after the death of his mother, King George V
George V of the United Kingdom
George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....
, King Edward VIII
Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
Edward VIII was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 20 January to 11 December 1936.Before his accession to the throne, Edward was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay...
in 1936, King George VI
George VI of the United Kingdom
George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...
from 1937, and then the current Queen until the present.
Its long-standing association with medicine was estimated in 1980 as having helped almost a third of its 10,000 alumni enter that profession.
Development and charity
It was founded in 1855 to provide support for poor members of the medical profession. Funding for such a bold undertaking proved inadequate to the task, resulting in a reduced number of buildings and therefore insufficient space to support 100 pensioners and 100 boys. In the 1860s, partially as a result of this, the school was opened up to children of non-medical parents. In subsequent decades, pensioners were supported off-site, until there were none on campus by the end of the 19th century. These moves mark the transition towards the College becoming a public school in the modern sense.
In the 1920s the junior school side of the college was run down and thereafter it catered only for 13-18 year-olds. In 1976, girls were first allowed into the sixth-form. Twenty years later, the school became fully co-educational.
Its campus is on the outskirts of Epsom, near Epsom Downs
Epsom Downs
Epsom Downs is an area of chalk upland near Epsom, Surrey; in the North Downs. Part of the area is taken up by the racecourse, the gallops are part of the land purchased by Stanly Wootton in 1925 in oder that racehorses can be trained without interference. It is open to users such as ramblers,...
on the North Downs
North Downs
The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills in south east England that stretch from Farnham in Surrey to the White Cliffs of Dover in Kent. The North Downs lie within two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty , the Surrey Hills and the Kent Downs...
, near the racecourse
Epsom Downs Racecourse
Epsom Downs is a Grade 1 racecourse near Epsom, Surrey, England. The "downs" referred to in the name are part of the North Downs. The course is best known for hosting the Epsom Derby, the United Kingdom's premier thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old colts and fillies, over a mile and a half...
, home to the annual the Epsom Derby
Epsom Derby
The Derby Stakes, popularly known as The Derby, internationally as the Epsom Derby, and under its present sponsor as the Investec Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies...
. Its buildings date from 1853 and are mostly influenced by the Gothic revival architecture
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
, described by Prince Albert as the "pointed style of the 14th Century". In 1974, the main building and the College Chapel attained Grade II listed status.
Epsom College Kuala Lumpur
In 2009 is was announced that the College is to open a new school in Bandar Enstek, just south of Kuala LumpurKuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
scheduled to open in 2012. The new school will eventually cater for some 900 pupils aged 11 to 18, who will follow a British curriculum and another 150 pupils in a preparatory wing. The co-educational school will be built on a 30 acres (121,405.8 m²) site as part of a development which will include a university, colleges and a medical hub.
The new school has been made possible through the joint funding and support of Kuala Lumpur Education City (KLEC) and the college’s network of high-profile Old Epsomians living and working in Malaysia, and will offer opportunities for exchanges of both pupils and teaching staff between the two schools.
OFT Inquiry
In 2005 the school was one of fifty of the country's leading independent schools which were found guilty of running an illegal price-fixing cartel, exposed by The TimesThe Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
newspaper, although the schools made clear that they had not realised that the change to the law (which had happened only a few months earlier) about the sharing of information had subsequently made it an offence. Each school was required to pay a nominal penalty of £10,000 and all agreed to make ex-gratia payments totalling three million pounds into a trust designed to benefit pupils who attended the schools during the period in respect of which fee information was shared.
Houses
| House Name | Composition | Colours | Named after | Motto | Founded | Housemaster/Mistress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carr (C) | Boarding/Day Boys | Dr. William Carr | Pro Christo et Patria Dulce Periculum | 1883 | Mike Day | |
| Crawfurd (Cr) | Boarding/Day Girls | Raymond Crawfurd, Member of Council | Durum Patientia Frango | 1935 as a Day Boys House | Helen Keevil | |
| Fayrer (Fa) | Boarding Boys | Sir Joseph Fayrer Joseph Fayrer Sir Joseph Fayrer, 1st Baronet was an English physician noted for his writings on medicine in India.The son of a Commander in the Royal Navy, he was born at Plymouth, Devon. After studying medicine at Charing Cross Hospital, London, he was in 1847 appointed medical officer of HMS Victory... |
Quo Aequior eo Melior | 1897 as a Junior Boys House | Stuart Head | |
| Forest (F) | Boarding Boys | An early College Benefactor | Semper Forestia | 1883 | Jim Stephens | |
| Granville (G) | Boarding Boys | Earl Granville Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville Granville George Leveson Gower, 2nd Earl Granville KG, PC FRS , styled Lord Leveson until 1846, was a British Liberal statesman... |
Frangas non flectes | 1883 as 'Gilchrist'. Renamed 1884. | Rob Young | |
| Hart Smith | Closed 1965 | Former Headmaster Rev. T.N. Hart-Smith-Pearse | 1931 for Foundationers aged under 13 | n/a | ||
| Holman (H) | Boarding Boys | Treasurer Sir Constantine Holman | 1897 as a Junior Boys House | Ian Holiday | ||
| Propert (P) | Day Boys | Founder John Propert | Dyfalad | 1883 as Boarding Boys House | Andy Wolstenholme | |
| Raven (Rv) | Day Girls | Dame Kathleen Raven, Member of Council | Faith in Adversity | 1999 | Chris Baverstock | |
| Robinson (Rn) | Day Boys | Henry Robinson, Chairman of Council | Virtute non Verbis | 1968 | Charles Conway | |
| Rosebery (R) | Day Girls | The Earl of Rosebery | 1926 as a day boys house became girls in 2008 | Katie Cloonan | ||
| White House (Wh) | Boarding 6th form Girls | Original Building Name | 1976 | Celine Winmill | ||
| Wilson (W) | Boarding Girls | Sir Erasmus Wilson | Expecta Cuncta Superna | 1871, as an independent Boarding Boys House, named 1883 & incorporated into the College 1914. | Kirsty Todd |
House colours are seen in the stripes in the ties worn by the majority of boys (those not wearing colours or prefects' ties); on a rectangular brooch worn by the girls; and at the neck of school pullovers. They are also used in house rugby and athletics tops.
Hockey
Hockey, previously a minor (optional) sport, became a major sport after the opening of the (then) new pitches behind the maths block. While the pitches were completed for September 1966, the autumn term was devoted to stone picking parties, and the hockey season started in January 1967. Hockey had been played previously on the Chudleigh rugby and cricket pitches.Rugby
In 2001, the Epsom College U15 team won their age group in Daily Mail CupDaily Mail Cup
The Daily Mail RBS Cup is the annual English schools' rugby union cup competition. The semi-finals are now held at Broadstreet Rugby Club. The final is held at Twickenham Stadium. Competitions are held at the U18 and U15 age group levels...
, beating The John Fisher School
The John Fisher School
The John Fisher Old Boys Association is an exclusive members club for past pupils and teachers of The John Fisher School in Purley, Surrey.Membership of the Association is available to all former pupils of the John Fisher School and those members and former members of the School Staff who are...
by 17-12 at Twickenham
Twickenham Stadium
Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000...
in the Final. In 2006, the U16 Epsom sevens team won the 2006 Sevens National Championship
The National Schools 7's
The National Schools Sevens is an English rugby union sevens tournament, held in association with Rosslyn Park F.C., that has evolved into the world's largest rugby tournament with some 7,000 boys and girls aged 13 - 19 competing annually...
at Rosslyn Park
Rosslyn Park F.C.
Rosslyn Park Football Club is a rugby union team. Founded in 1879, the club became the first club based in England to play rugby internationally when it faced Stade Francais in Paris on 18 April 1892. In 1912, the club played in Prague, Budapest and Vienna in the first rugby matches ever played in...
by beating Millfield
Millfield
Millfield is an independent school in Street in Somerset, in south-west England.The school currently has a roll of 1,260 pupils, of whom 910 are boarders...
29-19.
In 2005 Epsom College U15 Team lost to Bedford 10-5 in the Semi final of the Daily Mail competition.
Rifle shooting
The college has one of the best rifle teams in the country. They have won the Ashburton Shield, the premiere event at the annual Schools' Rifle Championships more often than any other school.The Athletics Term
Until the winter of 1965, Epsom College was probably unique in holding athletics in the coldest months of the year, between January and April. This meant that the long jump pit was often frozen. The track surrounded the First XV pitch, and was either frozen or waterlogged.Air raid shelters
During the Second World War, in preparation for the possibility of attack from the air, several air raid shelters were built, the outlines of which are still visible in aerial photographs and satellite imagery as a row of negative cropmarks in the grass on the Chapel Triangle. In his 1944 book, Sunday After The War, Henry MillerHenry Miller
Henry Valentine Miller was an American novelist and painter. He was known for breaking with existing literary forms and developing a new sort of 'novel' that is a mixture of novel, autobiography, social criticism, philosophical reflection, surrealist free association, and mysticism, one that is...
called these "shelters from aerial bombardment".
The fives courts
Near Wilson Pitch, previously and for many years known as Chapel Pitch, there are the remnants of several open air fives courtsFives
Fives is a British sport believed to derive from the same origins as many racquet sports. In fives, a ball is propelled against the walls of a special court using gloved or bare hands as though they were a racquet.-Background:...
, one of which is said to be a doubles court. In the late 1960s these were functional courts, albeit of odd design.
Principal feeder prep schools
- Aberdour SchoolAberdour SchoolAberdour School, founded in 1933, is a co-educational preparatory school for ages 3–13 in Banstead, Surrey, England.-History:Aberdour was founded in 1933 as a boys boarding school...
- Chinthurst SchoolChinthurst SchoolChinthurst School is an independent Nursery, Pre-Preparatory and Preparatory School for Boys aged 2½ to 13, based in Tadworth Surrey.-School history:...
- Danes Hill SchoolDanes Hill SchoolDanes Hill School is an independent preparatory school in Oxshott, Surrey, England. It is the largest coeducational preparatory school in England...
- Downsend SchoolDownsend SchoolDownsend School is a private school located in Leatherhead, Surrey, UK. Founded in 1891 as a non-denominational preparatory school for boys since 1927 aged 8 to 13, it is now a school for boys and girls, and takes on pupils from 6 to 13 years of age. Unusually the school does not have charitable...
- Kingswood House SchoolKingswood House SchoolKingswood House School is a preparatory school in Epsom, Surrey in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1899 and moved to its present site in West Hill in 1920. It caters for boys aged 3 to 13 years and girls aged 3 to 7 years. The School is a member of the Independent Association of Preparatory...
- Shrewsbury House SchoolShrewsbury House SchoolThis school should not be confused for the secondary school: Shrewsbury School in Shropshire.Shrewsbury House is an independent day preparatory school for boys aged 7 to 13, in Surbiton, Surrey, England. It was founded in 1865. It has been an educational trust since 1979. It is administered by a...
- Feltonfleet SchoolFeltonfleet SchoolFeltonfleet School is a preparatory school for boys and Girls from 3 to 13 years old, based in Cobham, Surrey-'Routefinder': 'Routefinder' is a unique tool on the Feltonfleet School website that was originally compiled by the Friends of Feltonfleet to enable parents to reach another school that...
- Homefield SchoolHomefield Preparatory SchoolHomefield Preparatory School is an independent school for boys in Sutton, in South London. The school established itself as "A Preparatory School for the Sons of Gentlemen” and as giving “carefully graduated preparation for Public Schools and Royal Navy, either on the classical or on the modern...
- City of London Freemen's SchoolCity of London Freemen's SchoolCity of London Freemen's School is a coeducational independent school for day and boarding pupils, located at Ashtead Park in Surrey, England. It is the sister school of the City of London School and the City of London School for Girls, which are both independent single-sex schools located within...
- The Priory SchoolThe Priory School, BansteadPriory Preparatory School is a preparatory school based in Banstead, Surrey, for boys aged two to thirteen years. The school is a member of the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools and of the Independent Schools Council...
Headmasters
- (1855–1870) Doctor Robinson Thornton, M.A. (Oxon), D.D.
- (1870 - 1885) The Rev. William de Lancy West, M.A. (Oxon), D.D.
- (1885–1889) The Rev. William Cecil Wood, M.A. (Cantab)
- (1889–1914) The Rev. Thomas Northcote Hart-Smith, M.A. (Oxon)
- (1914–1922) The Rev. Canon Walter John Barton, M.A. (Oxon)
- (1922–1939) The Rev. Canon Arnold Cecil PowellArnold PowellArnold Cecil Powell was an English schoolmaster, educationalist and clergyman who was head master of several schools successively, ending his career as Custos of St Mary’s Hospital, Chichester.-Early life:...
, M.A. (Cantab) - (1939–1962) Henry William Fernyhough Franklin, M.A. (Oxon)
- (1962–1970) Archibald Duncan Dougal MacCallum, T.D., M.A., FRSA (previously Headmaster of Christ College, BreconChrist College, BreconChrist College, Brecon is a co-educational, boarding and day independent school, located in the market town of Brecon in mid-Wales. It caters for pupils from eleven to eighteen.Christ College was founded by Royal Charter in 1541 by King Henry VIII...
, became Headmaster of Strathallan SchoolStrathallanStrathallan is the strath of the Allan Water in Scotland. The strath stretches north and north-east from Stirling through Bridge of Allan, Dunblane and Blackford to Auchterarder in Perth and Kinross...
) - (1970–1982) Owen John Tressider Rowe, M.A. (Oxon) (previously headmaster of Giggleswick SchoolGiggleswick SchoolGiggleswick School is an independent co-educational boarding school in Giggleswick, near Settle, North Yorkshire, England.- Early school :...
) - (1982–1992) Dr John B. Cook, BSc, Ph.D., AKCAssociate of King's CollegeThe Associateship or Associate of King's College award has been the degree-equivalent qualification of King's College London since 1833. It is the original qualification that the College awarded to its students since, not being a university, it could not award a degree.Since 1909, only students...
- (1993–2000) Anthony (Tony) Beadles, M.A. (OE, Forest)
- (2000–2012) Stephen Borthwick BSc, CPhys, FRSA
- (2012- ) James A (Jay) Piggot MA
Sundry items of interest
- There is a Schools ClassSR Class VThe SR V class, more commonly known as the Schools class, is a class of steam locomotive designed by Richard Maunsell for the Southern Railway. The class was a cut down version of his Lord Nelson class but also incorporated components from Urie and Maunsell's LSWR/SR King Arthur class...
steam engine named after the school (also here). - Wartime plane crash on Epsom racecourse by an ex Hart Smith pupil
Southern Railway Schools Class
The School lent its name to the thirtyeighth steam locomotiveLocomotive
A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
(Engine 937) in the Southern Railway's
Southern Railway (Great Britain)
The Southern Railway was a British railway company established in the 1923 Grouping. It linked London with the Channel ports, South West England, South coast resorts and Kent...
Class V
SR Class V
The SR V class, more commonly known as the Schools class, is a class of steam locomotive designed by Richard Maunsell for the Southern Railway. The class was a cut down version of his Lord Nelson class but also incorporated components from Urie and Maunsell's LSWR/SR King Arthur class...
of which there were 40. This Class was also known as the Schools Class because all 40 of the class were named after prominent English public schools. 'Epsom', as it was called, was built in 1934.The locomotive bearing the School's name was withdrawn in the early 1960s.
Notable pupils
Usually this section will reflect past pupils, known as Old Epsomians (OEs). Where a current pupil is notable outside the school environment, such a pupil is listed in this section.A to D
- David Alexander (Cr 1951-1956) (b 17 November 1937, d 13 November 2002), the co-founder and former chairman and managing director of Lion PublishingLion HudsonLion Hudson plc resulted from the merger in December 2003 of Lion Publishing plc and Angus Hudson Ltd. The merger created the largest independent publisher of books inspired by the Christian faith and its values in the UK. It is located in Oxford. Lion Publishing was founded in 1971 in order to...
- Alexander Gordon (Alick) BearnAlexander Gordon BearnAlexander Gordon Bearn informally Alick Bearn , a physician, scientist and author, was professor at Rockefeller University and Cornell University Medical College. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and had been Executive Officer of the American Philosophical Society. He died...
(C 1936-1940) (b 29 March 1923, d 15 May 2009). Pioneering geneticist known for his research into Wilson’s disease - John Bensted (Cr 1965-1969) (b 25 November 1951) Chief Executive of Gloucestershire Probation Trust
- Roger Bluett (R 1939-1942), oriental art and antiques dealer, Chairman of the Museum of East Asian ArtMuseum of East Asian ArtThe Museum of East Asian Art or MEAA is in Bennett Street, Bath, Somerset, England.Just a few metres off The Circus in central Bath, the Museum of East Asian Art is situated in a restored Georgian house. The Museum attracts the interest of students, scholars and tourists...
in Bath - Roland Boys BradfordRoland Boys BradfordBrigadier General Roland Boys Bradford VC MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
(left 1907) recipient of the Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
during First World WarWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918... - Jeaffreson Vennor BrewerJeaffreson Vennor BrewerJeaffreson Brewer was a rugby union international who represented England in 1875.-Early life:Jeaffreson Vennor Brewer was born in 1853, the son of Dr. Alexander Brewer of Ebbw Vale. He was sent to boarding school in Epsom to the Royal Medical Benevolent College, which later became known as Epsom...
(1866–1870) rugby union international for EnglandEngland national rugby union teamThe England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
in 1875 - Professor Neville Butler (G 1933-1935) (b 6 July 1920, d 22 February 2007), paediatrician
- Paul BurkePaul Burke (rugby player)Paul Burke , educated at Epsom College in Surrey, is an Irish rugby union footballer who played at Fly Half. He has formerly played for Cork Constitution, London Irish, Munster, Bristol, Cardiff and Harlequins. He signed for English club Leicester Tigers for the 2006–7 season and helped take the...
(G 1989-1991), Irish International Rugby UnionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
Fly-half. - Christian CandyChristian and Nick CandyChristian Candy and Nick Candy are British businessmen specialising in the luxury housing market. They were educated in Epsom College . In 1995, the brothers bought their first property, a one-bedroom flat in Redcliffe Square, Earls Court, London...
(Rn 1989-1993) - Nick CandyChristian and Nick CandyChristian Candy and Nick Candy are British businessmen specialising in the luxury housing market. They were educated in Epsom College . In 1995, the brothers bought their first property, a one-bedroom flat in Redcliffe Square, Earls Court, London...
(Rn 1986-1991) - Alexander Charles Carlile, Baron Carlile of Berriew, QC (born 12 February 1948), Liberal DemocratLiberal DemocratsThe Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
member of the House of LordsHouse of LordsThe House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
. - Warwick CharltonWarwick CharltonWarwick Charlton was an English journalist and public relations worker.-Life:A journalist's son, Warwick Charlton was educated at Epsom College...
(b 9 March 1918, d 10 December 2002, conceived of, had built, and sailed the Mayflower IIMayflower IIThe Mayflower II is a replica of the 17th century ship Mayflower, celebrated for transporting the Pilgrims to the New World.The replica was built in Devon, England, during 1955–1956, in a collaboration between Englishman Warwick Charlton and Plimoth Plantation, an American museum...
, replica of the MayflowerMayflowerThe Mayflower was the ship that transported the English Separatists, better known as the Pilgrims, from a site near the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts, , in 1620...
, in 1957 from Plymouth, Devon, to Plymouth, Massachusetts - Tyger Drew-Honey (C 2009- ) (b 26 January 1996), Child actor best known for his role in the hit BBC sitcom OutnumberedOutnumberedOutnumbered is a British sitcom. Airing on BBC One since 2007, it stars Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner as a father and mother outnumbered by their three children...
.
E to K
- McCormack Charles Farrell EasmonMcCormack EasmonMcCormack Charles Farrell Easmon, OBE was born in Accra in the Gold Coast where his father, John Farrell Easmon, a prominent Creole doctor, was working at the time. He was educated - for six months - at the CMS Grammar School, Freetown in Freetown and later at St. Paul's Preparatory School in...
(left 1907), Doctor, Campaigner for Racial Equality in Sierra LeoneSierra LeoneSierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
, and founder of the Sierra Leone Museum - Michael FallonMichael FallonFor the American Physician / Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives see Mike FallonMichael Cathel Fallon is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Sevenoaks, and as of September 2010 the deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party.-Early life:Michael Fallon...
Member of ParliamentMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for SevenoaksSevenoaks (UK Parliament constituency)Sevenoaks is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election... - Tony FernandesTony FernandesTan Sri Anthony Francis Fernandes CBE is a Malaysian entrepreneur and the founder of Tune Air Sdn. Bhd., who introduced the first budget no-frills airline, AirAsia, to Malaysians with the tagline "Now everyone can fly"...
, Malaysian entrepreneur, Team Principal Lotus F1 Racing. - James Freedman (magician)James Freedman (magician)James Freedman is a British pickpocket entertainer and magician. He is most well known for his skill as a pickpocket and his ability to secretly pick the pockets of volunteers. For this reason, he is also known as 'The Man of Steal'....
(F 1978-1983) ActorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, Member of The Magic CircleThe Magic CircleThe Magic Circle is a British organisation, founded in London in 1905, dedicated to promoting and advancing the art of magic.- History :The Magic Circle was founded in 1905 after a meeting of 23 amateur and professional magicians at London's Pinoli's Restaurant...
a.k.a. "The Man of Steal" - Stewart GrangerStewart GrangerStewart Granger was an English-American film actor, mainly associated with heroic and romantic leading roles. He was a popular leading man from the 1940s to the early 1960s rising to fame through his appearances in the Gainsborough melodramas.-Early life:He was born James Lablache Stewart in Old...
(left 1923), Hollywood Actor - Colonel Tony Hewitt (b 13 September 1914, d 30 June 2004), awarded an MC for a daring escape from a Japanese PoW camp after the fall of Hong Kong on Christmas Day 1941
- Sir Alfred Bakewell HowittAlfred Bakewell HowittSir Alfred Bakewell Howitt CVO was an English medical doctor who became a Conservative Party politician.Howitt was born in Nottingham, the youngest son of Dr Francis Howitt, a doctor from an old Quaker family whose relatives included the anthropologist Alfred William Howitt...
(1879–1954), doctor and Conservative Member of Parliament - John Inkster, a pioneer in anaesthesia and intensive care techniques that helped to make complex surgery safer for small babies.
- Keith Irvine, interior designer
- Ciara JansonCiara JansonCiara Janson is an English actress best known for her role in Hollyoaks as Nicole Owen.The character of Nicole Owen was Ciara Janson's first major television work. Previous parts include the role of Heidi for a BBC radio drama...
, Actress (best known as Nicole Owen from HollyoaksHollyoaksHollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
) - Lieutenant-Commander Dicky Kendall, placed a two-ton mine under the German battleship TirpitzGerman battleship TirpitzTirpitz was the second of two s built for the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. Named after Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, the architect of the Imperial Navy, the ship was laid down at the Kriegsmarinewerft in Wilhelmshaven in November 1936 and launched two and a half years later in April...
in Operation SourceOperation SourceOperation Source was a series of attacks to neutralise the heavy German warships – Tirpitz, Scharnhorst and Lutzow – based in northern Norway, using X-class midget submarines.... - Desmond King-HeleDesmond King-HeleDesmond George King-Hele is a British physicist and author. In 1957, together with Doreen Gilmour, and as part of the Guided Weapons department of Royal Aircraft Establishment, he wrote a report proposing the use of the Blue Streak missile and Black Knight as a satellite launcher...
, physicist and author.
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- Derek (William) LambertDerek Lambert (author)Derek Lambert was educated at Epsom College and was both an author of thrillers in his own name, writing also as Richard Falkirk, and a journalist....
(b 10 October 1929, d 2001), Thriller writer, also journalist - George LoweGeorge Lowe (rugby union)George Lowe , is an English rugby union player for Harlequins in the Aviva Premiership. He plays as a centre.Lowe made his first grade debut in the Premiership for Harlequins against Wasps on 5 September 2009....
(b 22 October 1989), a professional rugby union footballer for HarlequinsHarlequin F.C.The Harlequin Football Club is an English rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the Aviva Premiership. Their ground in London is Twickenham Stoop...
in the Guinness PremiershipGuinness PremiershipThe English Premiership, also currently known as the Aviva Premiership because of the league's sponsorship by Aviva, is a professional league competition for rugby union football clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. There are twelve clubs in the Premiership...
. - Philip Gadesden Lucas, (C 1918-1918) (b 1902, d 1981) George MedalGeorge MedalThe George Medal is the second level civil decoration of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth.The GM was instituted on 24 September 1940 by King George VI. At this time, during the height of The Blitz, there was a strong desire to reward the many acts of civilian courage...
list. - Sir Anthony McCowanAnthony McCowanSir Anthony James Denys McCowan QC PC was a British barrister and judge of the High Court of Justice and Court of Appeal best known for trying the case of Clive Ponting in 1985. After studying at Epsom College he won a scholarship to study history at Brasenose College, Oxford, where he switched to...
, (b 12 January 1928, d 3 July 2003), Lord Justice of Appeal from 1989 to 1997 - Alan McGlashanAlan McGlashanAlan Fleming McGlashan, MC was a British pilot and doctor.His father was a medical doctor in General Practice...
, (P 1010-1916) (20 October 1898 in BedworthBedworthBedworth is a market town in the Nuneaton and Bedworth district of Warwickshire, England. It lies northwest of London, east of Birmingham, and north northeast of the county town of Warwick. It is situated between Coventry, to the south, and Nuneaton, to the north.In the 2001 census the town...
, NottinghamshireNottinghamshireNottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
– 6 May 1977 in LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
)psychiatrist, pilot, author and theatre critic - Ross McGowanRoss McGowanThis article is about the golfer. For the anchorman for KTVU, see Ross McGowan Ross Ian Thomas McGowan is an English professional golfer....
, (born 23 April 1982), EnglishEnglish peopleThe English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
professional golferProfessional golferIn golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
. - Major Alastair McGregor (G 1932-1936), won the DSO and the MC while serving with the SAS behind enemy lines during the Second World War
- James MacKeith, (b 29 October 1938, d 5 August 2007), Forensic Psychiatrist
- Sir Halford John MackinderHalford John MackinderSir Halford John Mackinder PC was an English geographer and is considered one of the founding fathers of both geopolitics and geostrategy.-Early life and education:...
, Geographer - Gyles MackrellGyles MackrellGyles Mackrell DFC GM was a British tea planter known for organising a rescue of refugees retreating from the advancing Japanese across the Burma-India border during World War II....
, (P 1898-1905) (b 1888, d 1959), George MedalGeorge MedalThe George Medal is the second level civil decoration of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth.The GM was instituted on 24 September 1940 by King George VI. At this time, during the height of The Blitz, there was a strong desire to reward the many acts of civilian courage...
list. - Jonathan MaitlandJonathan MaitlandJonathan Maitland is a British broadcaster, writer and author.-Early life:He was educated at Epsom College, and holds a law degree from King's College London.-Journalism:...
(Cr 1974-1979), ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
Television journalist - Mark MardellMark MardellMark Mardell is the North American Editor for BBC News. He has provided coverage for each United Kingdom general election since 1992.-Education:...
, Television Journalist, Radio Journalist - Gerald Milsom, Entrepreneur and restaurateur
- Toby Nash, (real names Lancelot Lester Nash, but always known as Toby), (b 4 February 1920, d 6 July 2005), awarded an MC in 1942 while serving with an anti-aircraft battery in Burma.
- Bob Nixon (left 1940), Cricket Broadcaster, RhodesiaRhodesiaRhodesia , officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state located in southern Africa that existed between 1965 and 1979 following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965...
- Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu OjukwuChukwuemeka Odumegwu OjukwuChukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu was a Nigerian military officer and politician.Ojukwu served as the military governor of the Eastern Region of Nigeria in 1966, the leader of the breakaway Republic of Biafra from 1967 to 1970 and a leading Nigerian politician from 1983 to 2011, when he died, aged...
(H 1947 - 1952), Son of Sir Louis Odumegwu OjukwuLouis Odumegwu OjukwuSir Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu, KBE, was an extremely successful Nigerian businessman from Nnewi. Ojukwu was the first and founding President of The Nigerian Stock Exchange as well as President of The African Continental Bank. He was also on the board of directors of some of Nigeria's most powerful and...
, Nigerian Army Officer and politician. Ojukwu served as the military governor of the Eastern RegionEastern Region, NigeriaThe Eastern Region was one of Nigeria's federal divisions, dating back originally from the division of the colony Southern Nigeria in 1954. Its capital was Enugu. The region was official divided in 1967 into three new states, East-Central State, Rivers State and South-Eastern State...
of Nigeria in 1966, the leader of the breakaway Republic of Biafra from 1967 to 1970 and a leading Nigerian politician from 1983 to 2011, when he died, aged 78. Leader of BiafraBiafraBiafra, officially the Republic of Biafra, was a secessionist state in south-eastern Nigeria that existed from 30 May 1967 to 15 January 1970, taking its name from the Bight of Biafra . The inhabitants were mostly the Igbo people who led the secession due to economic, ethnic, cultural and religious...
during the war with NigeriaNigeriaNigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in... - Razvan Orasanu Europe's Youngest Cabinet Minister (RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
) - Parag Patel (1989–1994), Full bore rifle Commonwealth GamesCommonwealth GamesThe Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
Gold Medallist 2006 and 2010 - Nick Paton-Walsh, (R 1990-1995) Foreign Correspondent for Channel 4 NewsChannel 4 NewsChannel 4 News is the news division of British television broadcaster Channel 4. It is produced by ITN, and has been in operation since the broadcaster's launch in 1982.-Channel 4 News:...
, formerly with The GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format... - Terence Pepper (G 1962-1967), Curator of Photographs at the National Portrait Gallery
- John PiperJohn Piper (artist)John Egerton Christmas Piper, CH was a 20th-century English painter and printmaker. For much of his life he lived at Fawley Bottom in Buckinghamshire, near Henley-on-Thames.-Life:...
(left 1919), Cubist artist - Geoffrey Pope (Cr 1946-1952) (d 25 October 2004), Director of the Royal Aircraft Establishment
- Sir Philip PowellPhilip Powell (architect)Sir Arnold Joseph Philip Powell , usually known as Philip Powell, was a ground-breaking English post-war architect.He was educated at Epsom College and then the Architectural Association....
, (b 15 March 1921, d 5 May 2003) half of one of the most important British architectural partnerships - Powell & Moya - with Hidalgo MoyaHidalgo MoyaJohn Hidalgo Moya , sometimes known as Jacko Moya, was a famous American-born architect who worked largely in England. Moya was a native of California where he was born to an English mother and Mexican father but lived in England since he was an infant. He formed the architectural practice Powell &...
, of the post-war period - Richard Ratner, (b 21 September 1949, d 7 October 2007) (HS & G 1961-1968), retail industry analyst and a vice-chairman at Seymour Pierce, the boutique broking house; cousin of Gerald RatnerGerald RatnerGerald Irving Ratner , is a British businessman. He was formerly chief executive of the major British jewellery company Ratners Group...
. - Major-General Jim Robertson, (b 23 March 1901, d. 11 February 2004), (C 1924-1928), commanded the 1/7th Gurkha Rifles in Burma and the 1/6th Gurkha Rifles in Malaya; a formidable field commander, he was awarded two DSOs and was four times mentioned in dispatches.
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- John ScarlettJohn ScarlettSir John McLeod Scarlett, KCMG, OBE was Director General of the British Secret Intelligence Service from 2004 to 2009...
, head of the BritishUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Secret Intelligence ServiceSecret Intelligence ServiceThe Secret Intelligence Service is responsible for supplying the British Government with foreign intelligence. Alongside the internal Security Service , the Government Communications Headquarters and the Defence Intelligence , it operates under the formal direction of the Joint Intelligence...
(MI6) - Craig Shephard (P 1998-2003), Grenadier GuardsGrenadier GuardsThe Grenadier Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. It is not, however, the most senior regiment of the Army, this position being attributed to the Life Guards...
officer awarded a Military CrossMilitary CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
for operations in Afghanistan in 2009 - Edward Smyth, orthopaedic surgeon and an intrepid mountaineer, skier and sailor
- Flaxman Charles John SpurrellFlaxman Charles John SpurrellFlaxman Charles John Spurrell , the archaeologist, geologist and photographer, was born in Mile End, Stepney, London, the eldest son of Dr. Flaxman Spurrell, M.D., F.R.C.S., and Ann Spurrell...
, Archaeologist and Photographer - Lt-Col Alex Simson, (b 2 February 1918, d 20 July 2004), awarded a Military CrossMilitary CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
in 1943 while leading mine-clearing parties in the last phase of the battle for Tunis - Graham SutherlandGraham SutherlandGraham Vivien Sutherland OM was an English artist.-Early life:He was born in Streatham, attending Homefield Preparatory School, Sutton. He was then educated at Epsom College, Surrey before going up to Goldsmiths, University of London...
(left 1918) Artist - David Urquhart, (b 15 January 1920 d 6 April 2008), consultant orthopaedic surgeon. Known affectionately as ‘Dru’, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at St Thomas’ Hospital, London, from 1957 until 1981. He was undoubtedly one of the established St Thomas’ personalities in the post-war era. His skills were in student teaching and administration, having been heavily involved in the hospital re-building programme.
- Chukwuemeka Odumegwu OjukwuChukwuemeka Odumegwu OjukwuChukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu was a Nigerian military officer and politician.Ojukwu served as the military governor of the Eastern Region of Nigeria in 1966, the leader of the breakaway Republic of Biafra from 1967 to 1970 and a leading Nigerian politician from 1983 to 2011, when he died, aged...
(4 November 1933 – 26 November 2011), Son of Sir Louis Odumegwu OjukwuLouis Odumegwu OjukwuSir Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu, KBE, was an extremely successful Nigerian businessman from Nnewi. Ojukwu was the first and founding President of The Nigerian Stock Exchange as well as President of The African Continental Bank. He was also on the board of directors of some of Nigeria's most powerful and...
,President of Biafra, Nigerian Army Officer and politician. - Jeremy VineJeremy VineJeremy Guy Vine is a British author, journalist and news presenter for the BBC. He is known for his direct interview style and exclusive reporting from war-torn areas throughout Africa...
(H 1976-1982), BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Television journalist and Radio Presenter, brother of Tim - Tim VineTim VineTimothy "Tim" Mark Vine is an English actor, writer and comedian. He has released a number of DVDs of his stand-up comedy, as well as starring in the successful series Not Going Out with Lee Mack on the BBC...
(H 1980-1985), record breaking comedian, brother of Jeremy - David WarrenDavid Warren (diplomat)Ambassador David Warren was educated at Epsom College, is a British diplomat and currently serves as the UK Ambassador to Japan, since July 2008.Warren joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1975...
, (Cr 1965-1970), (b 1952), in 2010 British Ambassador to Japan. - Nicholas WitchellNicholas WitchellNicholas Newton Henshall Witchell is an English journalist. He is the current diplomatic and royal correspondent for BBC News...
, BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Television journalist - Julian WorrickerJulian WorrickerJulian Worricker is a British journalist, currently working as a presenter of You and Yours on BBC Radio 4 and a relief presenter on BBC News, the corporation's 24 hour rolling news channel...
(R 1976-1980), BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Radio journalist
Notable staff
- Robert (Bob) RoseveareBob RoseveareRobert Arthur Roseveare was a codebreaker at Bletchley Park during World War II and later a schoolteacher.He was born at Repton, Derbyshire where his father, Sir Martin Roseveare, taught at Repton School...
, (b May 23, 1923, d 8 December 2004) Bletchley ParkBletchley ParkBletchley Park is an estate located in the town of Bletchley, in Buckinghamshire, England, which currently houses the National Museum of Computing...
cryptographer - Nigel Starmer-SmithNigel Starmer-SmithNigel Starmer-Smith is a former international rugby union player, who is now a respected British rugby journalist and commentator.-Playing career:...
, Taught Geography while scrum-half for England rugby union teamEngland national rugby union teamThe England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
, prior to his TV Rugby commentary role at the BBC