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An Old Gregorian, is a former member of Downside School
, situated near Bath, Somerset
, in the United Kingdom.
Alumni are so-named because the school was founded and is still run, to an extent, by monks from the adjoining Benedictine monastery of St Gregory the Great which, since 1814, has been established at Downside Abbey
; from 1606 it had been established at Douai
in Flanders
(today northern France).
Downside School
Downside School is a co-educational Catholic independent school for children aged 11 to 18, located in Stratton-on-the-Fosse, between Norton Radstock and Shepton Mallet in Somerset, south west England. It is attached to Downside Abbey...
, situated near Bath, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, in the United Kingdom.
Alumni are so-named because the school was founded and is still run, to an extent, by monks from the adjoining Benedictine monastery of St Gregory the Great which, since 1814, has been established at Downside Abbey
Downside Abbey
The Basilica of St Gregory the Great at Downside, commonly known as Downside Abbey, is a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery and the Senior House of the English Benedictine Congregation. One of its main apostolates is a school for children aged nine to eighteen...
; from 1606 it had been established at Douai
Douai
-Main sights:Douai's ornate Gothic style belfry was begun in 1380, on the site of an earlier tower. The 80 m high structure includes an impressive carillon, consisting of 62 bells spanning 5 octaves. The originals, some dating from 1391 were removed in 1917 during World War I by the occupying...
in Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
(today northern France).
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- Sir Mark AllenMark Allen (businessman)Sir Mark Allen KCMG is a retired former United Kingdom spy, turned businessman and academic lecturer.Allen was educated at Downside School, a private school in Somerset, and having studied Arabic at St. Antony's College, University of Oxford, he joined the British Foreign Service, where he worked...
, retired former United KingdomUnited 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...
spySPYSPY is a three-letter acronym that may refer to:* SPY , ticker symbol for Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipts* SPY , a satirical monthly, trademarked all-caps* SPY , airport code for San Pédro, Côte d'Ivoire...
, turned businessman and academic lecturer - Rupert AllasonRupert AllasonRupert William Simon Allason is a military historian and former Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was the Member of Parliament for Torbay in Devon, from 1987 to 1997...
– author (under the pen-name Nigel West) and former Conservative MP
B
- Tom BethellTom BethellTom Bethell is a journalist who writes mainly on economic and scientific issues, and is known for his support of the market economy, political conservatism, and fringe science. He says that neither evolution nor intelligent design is falsifiable....
– editor of the American Spectator - Dominic BrigstockeDominic BrigstockeDominic Brigstocke is a British television director, educated at Downside School. Mostly working in comedies, he's directed I'm Alan Partridge, Smack the Pony, Green Wing and The Armstrong and Miller Show amongst others.- Director :...
– director of TV comedy shows
C
- Brian Cotter – former 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...
MP - Archbishop Maurice Noël Léon Couve de Murville – former Archbishop of Birmingham
- Andrew CrawfordAndrew CrawfordAndrew Crawford is an Irish Entrepreneur and the former CEO & Founder of The Book Depository. He was born in Zambia, of Irish Heritage. Crawford, an Old Gregorian was educated at Downside School and then The University of Liverpool studying Engineering Science and Industrial Management...
– founder of The Book DepositoryThe Book DepositoryThe Book Depository is a UK-based online book seller. The company is notable for its worldwide free shipping* to over 90 countries.On 4th July 2011, Amazon reached an agreement to acquire The Book Depository-History:... - Seamus CullenAny Dream Will Do (TV series)Any Dream Will Do, often known as 'Joseph', was a 2007 talent show-themed television series produced by the BBC in the United Kingdom. It searched for a new, unknown lead to play Joseph in a West End revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.The show...
- Simon Cummings – radio presenter
D
- Pete de FreitasPete de FreitasPete Louis Vincent de Freitas was a musician and producer, best known as a drummer with Echo & the Bunnymen, and whose drumming skills have been compared to Dave Grohl's....
– musician – member of Echo & The BunnymenEcho & the BunnymenEcho & the Bunnymen are an English post-punk band, formed in Liverpool in 1978. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant and bass player Les Pattinson, supplemented by a drum machine. By 1980, Pete de Freitas had joined as the band's drummer, and their debut... - John Drummond, 17th Earl of Perth – Minister for Colonial Affairs
- Prince Jonathan Doria PamphiljDoria-Pamphili-LandiDoria-Pamphili-Landi is a princely Roman family of Genoese extraction. Legend has that the origins of the Doria family go back to the early 11th century, but the authentic pedigree is traced to Ansaldo d'Oria, consul of Genoa in the 12th century...
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- Brion GysinBrion GysinBrion Gysin was a painter, writer, sound poet, and performance artist born in Taplow, Buckinghamshire.He is best known for his discovery of the cut-up technique, used by his friend, the novelist William S. Burroughs...
– author and artist - Francis Aidan Gasquet – Cardinal – Vatican librarian
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- Jared HarrisJared HarrisJared Francis Harris is a British character actor, well known for playing the obnoxious Mac McGrath in the Adam Sandler film Mr. Deeds, and for his portrayal of Lane Pryce on the AMC series Mad Men.- Personal life :...
– actor - Simon HallidaySimon HallidaySimon John Halliday is a former English rugby union international. He also played nine first-class cricket cricket matches...
– former England rugby player - Lord Hunt of Tanworth
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- Alexander McDonnell, 9th Earl of Antrim
- James MillerJames Miller (filmmaker)James Henry Dominic Miller was a Welsh cameraman, producer, and director, and recipient of numerous awards, including five Emmy Awards. He often worked with Saira Shah with whom he founded and operated an independent production company called Frostbite Productions in 2001...
– journalist and film-maker - David MlinaricDavid MlinaricDavid Mlinaric is a British interior decorator of Slovenian descent.His work ranges from commissions for private clients including Lord Rothschild and Mick Jagger to public galleries and museums – the National Gallery, London, the National Portrait Gallery, London and Victoria and Albert museum...
– interior designer - Peter MorganPeter MorganPeter Morgan may refer to:* Peter Morgan , British sports car manufacturer* Peter Morgan , 1978 British Formula Ford champion* Peter Morgan , Wales and British lions international...
– scriptwriter - John MullanJohn MullanJohn Mullan is a Professor of English at University College London. He specialises in 18th century fiction. He is currently working on the 18th-century section of the new Oxford English Literary History....
– professor of English and writer
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- Martin NewlandMartin NewlandMartin Newland is a British journalist and editor of The National, a national newspaper in Abu Dhabi. Previous to that, he was editor of The Daily Telegraph, a British broadsheet newspaper, from 2003–2005, replacing Charles Moore...
– former editor of The Daily TelegraphThe Daily TelegraphThe Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B... - William NicholsonWilliam Nicholson (writer)William Nicholson FRSL is a British screenwriter, playwright, and novelist.-Family:A native of Lewes, Sussex, William Nicholson was raised in a Catholic family in Gloucestershire. By the time he reached his tenth birthday, he had decided to become a writer. He was educated at Downside School,...
– playwright - Sir Walter Richard Middleton Nugent – 6th Baronet of Donore
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- John Bede Polding – first Archbishop of Sydney
- John Pope-Hennessy – former director of the British Museum
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- Rev. Timothy RadcliffeTimothy RadcliffeTimothy Radcliffe, OP is a Catholic priest and Dominican friar of the English Province, and former Master of the Order of Preachers from 1992-2001...
, OP – Master of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) from 1992–2001. - Peter Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell – Solicitor General – Attorney General
- Tremayne Rodd, 3rd Baron RennellTremayne Rodd, 3rd Baron RennellJohn Adrian Tremayne Rodd, 3rd Baron Rennell was a Scottish rugby union player. He succeeded his uncle as 3rd Baron Rennell in 1978, and sat on the Conservative Party benches in the House of Lords.-Early years:...
– Conservative peer - Nicholas RossiterNicholas RossiterNicholas Jeremy Rossiter was a British television producer. He was arts producer for the BBC from 1987-2004.-External links:**...
– TV producer
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- John VarleyJohn Varley (banker)John Silvester Varley is an English banker, and former Group Chief Executive of Barclays Bank.-Early life:His father, Philip, was a solicitor in Coventry...
– CEO of Barclays - Hugh VyvyanHugh VyvyanHugh Donnithorne Vyvyan is a rugby union player who plays at lock for Saracens and England. He stands at 6'6" and weighs around 18 stone....
– captain of Saracens Rugby
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- Robert Walker, Baron Walker of GestingthorpeRobert Walker, Baron Walker of GestingthorpeRobert Walker, Baron Walker of Gestingthorpe, PC, QC is an English barrister and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom...
– Lord of Appeal in Ordinary - Auberon WaughAuberon WaughAuberon Alexander Waugh was a British author and journalist, son of the novelist Evelyn Waugh. He was known to his family and friends as Bron Waugh.-Life and career:...
– journalist - Denis Wheatley – author