Epsom College

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Epsom College
Motto "Deo Non Fortuna"
(Latin: "Not through luck but by the help of God")[1]
Established 1855
Type Public School
Headmaster Stephen Borthwick
Founder Dr John Propert
Location Epsom
Surrey
EnglandFlag of England
Students 720 (2007)[2]
Gender Mixed
Ages 13 to 18
Houses 12
School colours Blue and White[3]

         
Publication The Epsomian
Former pupils Old Epsomians
Patron H.M. Queen Elizabeth II
Alumni OEs Connected
Website www.epsomcollege.org.uk
The Tower and main entrance as seen from across Main Lawn
The Tower and main entrance as seen from across Main Lawn
The Grade II listed Tower and main building, demonstrating the architectural theme of a large number of the buildings on campus.
The Grade II listed Tower and main building,[4] demonstrating the architectural theme of a large number of the buildings on campus.
The Grade II Listed College Chapel
The Grade II Listed College Chapel[5]

Epsom College is a co-educational Public School in Epsom, Surrey, England and is a member of the Headmasters' Conference. It caters for both boarding and day pupils.

It was founded in 1855 to provide support for poor members of the medical profession; specifically pensioners and orphans ("Foundationers"). Its long-standing association with medicine was estimated in 1980 as having helped almost a third of its 10,000 alumni enter that profession.[6]

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[edit] 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 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.[7]

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.[8] 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 alieviating of poverty and debt.[9] Discussions were chaired by Sir John Forbes, Physician to Prince Albert and the Royal Household, and followed similar plans establishing schools for the Clergy and the Royal Navy 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".[10]

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.[11] The new campaign's fundraising activities included dinners, which were attended by numerous doctors and Members of Parliament, and concerts, for example on 4 July 1855 one such event included composer Hector Berlioz conducting the UK premier of his symphonic suite Harold in Italy.[12][13]

The foundation stone was laid on the 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.[14] Queen Victoria consented in March of that year to become patron, a relationship which has continued with British monarchs ever since; King Edward VII after the death of his mother, King George V, King Edward VIII in 1936,[15] King George VI from 1937,[16] 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.[6]

[edit] Development & Charity

It was founded in 1855 to provide support for poor members of the medical profession. Funding for such a bold undertaking was to prove inadequate to the task, which resulted in the a reduced number of buildings and therefore reduced space which could not support 100 pensioners and 100 boys. Partially as a result of this in the 1860s the school was opened to children of non-medical parents. In the 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.

Number of Pupils by year. An overview of the development of the College.
Number of Pupils by year. An overview of the development of the College.

There continued to be a charitable side to the College, however, which was intertwined with the strictly educational institution throughout the 20th Century. It was only in 2000 that the Royal Medical Foundation was formed as a separate company, its activities allowing it to support 4 Foundationers at the College, 27 outside it, in addition to paying 20 pensions and supporting one doctor at a medical home.[17]

In the 1920s the junior school-side of the college was run down, the College catering only for 13-18 year olds as a result. In 1976 Girls were first allowed into the sixth-form, and 20 years later co-education was introduced throughout.

Its campus is situated on the outskirts of Epsom, near to Epsom Downs on the North Downs, the racecourse of which is most famous for holding the Epsom Derby every year. The architecture principally consists of buildings built since 1853 mainly in a style influenced by the Gothic revival of the era and by what Prince Albert described as the "pointed style of the 14th Century"[18]

[edit] Houses

House Name Composition Colours Named after Motto Founded Housemaster/Mistress
Carr (C) Boarding/Day Boys Green and Black Dr. William Carr Pro Christo et Patria Dulce Periculum 1883[19] Mike Day
Crawfurd (Cr) Boarding/Day Girls Purple and White Raymond Crawfurd, Member of Council Durum Patientia Frango[20] 1935 as a Day Boys House[21] Helen Keevil
Fayrer (Fa) Boarding Boys Blue and White Sir Joseph Fayrer Quo Aequior eo Melior 1897 as a Junior Boys House[22] Paul Williams
Forest (F) Boarding Boys Yellow and Black An early College Benefactor 1883[19] Andy Bustard
Granville (G) Boarding Boys Red and Black Earl of Granville Frangas non flectes 1883 as 'Gilchrist'. Renamed 1884.[19] Murrey Todd
Hart Smith Closed 1965[23] Green and White[24] Former Headmaster Rev. T.N. Hart-Smith-Pearse 1931 for Foundationers aged under 13
Holman (H) Boarding Boys Red, White and Black Treasurer Sir Constantine Holman 1897 as a Junior Boys House[22] Ian Holiday
Propert (P) Day Boys Blue and Black Founder John Propert Dyfalad 1883 as Boarding Boys House[19] Andy Wolstenholme
Raven (Rv) Day Girls Purple and Blue Dame Kathleen Raven, Member of Council Faith in Adversity 1999[25] Joanna Vernon-Hardcourt
Robinson (Rn) Day Boys Green and White[24] Henry Robinson, Chairman of Council Virtute non Verbis 1968[23] Charles Conway
Rosebery (R) Day Boys (Day Girls from 2008) Purple and Black The Earl of Rosebery 1926[26] Michael Hampshire
Wilson (W) Boarding Girls White and Black Sir Erasmus Wilson Expecta Cuncta Superna 1871, as an independent Boarding Boys House,[27] named 1883[19] & incorporated into the College 1914.[28] Miss K Adams
White House (Wh) Boarding 6th form Girls White and Yellow Original Building Name 1976 Celine Winmill

House colours are seen in the stripes in the ties worn by the majority of boys (those not wearing colours or prefect's ties) or on a rectangular brooch worn by the girls. They are also used in house rugby and athletics tops.

Also available for purchase at the on-site school shop (Lester Bowden) are house cufflinks with the house colours, edged with a gold rim. These are new for September 2007.

[edit] Sport

[edit] Cricket

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[edit] Hockey

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Hockey, previously a minor (optional) sport, became a major sport after the opening of the 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.

[edit] Rugby

In 2001, the Epsom College U15 team won their age group in Daily Mail Cup, beating The John Fisher School by 17-12 at Twickenham in the Final.[29] In 2006, the U16 Epsom sevens team won the 2006 Sevens National Championship at Rosslyn Park by beating Millfield 29-19.[30]

[edit] Rifle shooting

The college has (one of) the best rifle teams in the country,[31] having won the prestigious Ashburton Shield at the annual Bisley Rifle Championships ten times since 1990.[32]

[edit] Eccentricities

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] The Fives Courts

Near Chapel Pitch, there are the remnants of several open air fives courts, one of which is said to be a doubles court. In the late 1960s these were functional courts, albeit of odd design.

[edit] Principal Feeder Prep Schools

[edit] Headmasters

Unless otherwise noted, information taken from Salmon 1980, pp. 96-100.

  • (1855 - 1870) Doctor Robinson Thornton, M.A. (Oxon), D.D.
  • (1870 - 1855) 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 Powell, M.A. (Cantab)
  • (1939 - 1962) Henry William Fernyhough Franklin, M.A. (Oxon)
  • (1962 - 1970) Archibald Duncan Dougal MacCullum, T.D., M.A., F.R.S.A.
  • (1970 - 1982) Owen John Tressider Rowe, M.A. (Oxon) (previously headmaster of Giggleswick School)
  • (1982 - 1992) Dr John B. Cook, BSc, Ph.D., AKC[33]
  • (1993 - 2000) Anthony (Tony) Beadles, M.A. (OE, Forest)[34]
  • (2000 - ) Stephen Borthwick[35]

[edit] Sundry Items of Interest

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[edit] Southern Railway School's Class

The School lent its name to the thirtyeighth steam locomotive (Engine 937) in the Southern Railway's Class V 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.

[edit] Notable Alumni

Past pupils are called Old Epsomians (OEs)

[edit] A to D

  • Professor Neville Butler, Paediatrician[38]

[edit] E to K

  • McCormack Charles Farrell Easmon (left 1907), Doctor, Campaigner for Racial Equality in Sierra Leone, and founder of the Sierra Leone Museum[40]
  • 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[41]

[edit] L to R

  • Major Alastair McGregor (G 32-36), won the DSO and the MC while serving with the SAS behind enemy lines during the Second World War[46]
  • Gerald Milsom, Entrepreneur and restaurateur[50]
  • 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.[51]
  • Geoffrey Pope, Director of the Royal Aircraft Establishment[58]
  • Major-General Jim Robertson, (b 23 March 1901, d 11 February 2004), (C 24-28), 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.[61]

[edit] S to Z

  • Edward Smyth, orthopaedic surgeon and an intrepid mountaineer, skier and sailor[62]
  • Joe Strummer, co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead singer of the English punk rock band The Clash, and later The Mescaleros
  • Andrew Vallance Owen Doctor / MD of BUPA
  • Jeremy Vine H 1976-82, BBC Television journalist and Radio Presenter, brother of Tim
  • Tim Vine H 1980-85, comedian, brother of Jeremy

[edit] Notable Staff

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Literally: "by God, not by luck"
  2. ^ Independent Schools Council. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
  3. ^ Orange was introduced in the 21st Century in marketing materials, though it is not part of the school uniform or sports kit.
  4. ^ Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-08-14. “(built in) 1853. Architect "Mr Clifton". Formerly Royal Medical Benevolent College. Red brick with ashlar dressings. Pitched tile roofs. Grouped brick stacks with cornicing. 2 storeys with 3 storey gables at intervals. 1 long range, assymmetrically organised. Mullion and transom windows with pointed lights and hoodmoulds which link up as stringcourses. Main entrance under 5 storey tower, with crow-stepped crenellations to parapet, 1 octagonal flanking stair tower (also crenellated), and 1 diagonal buttress. 3 storey ashlar porch also with diagonal buttresses breaking back above ground floor, and canted on 2nd floor, pointed archway on ground floor, mullioned windows above. Single storey rooms break forward to north and south of entrance. Range continues to north, breaking forward only slightly at each subsidiary entrance, which has many-chamfered soffit set between elaborately carved buttresses, and gabled attic storeys above. North and south return sections issolated from remainder of range.”
  5. ^ Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-08-14. “(built in) 1895. By Sir Arthur Blomfield ARA & Sons. Red brick. Ashlar dressings. Pitched slate roof. No aisles or chancel. 8 bays, separated by buttresses with tumbled brick set backs, each with 1 3-light window with Perpendicular tracery. 5-light "E" and "W" windows also with Perpendicular tracery. Moulded eaves cornice, crenellated parapet. Crocketed finials above buttresses. Gargoyles at corners. 2 bay chapels project to "N" and "S", with parapets following gable line. Porch to "N". Canted chapel projection to "S", surmanted by open wooden lantern with octagonal shingled spire. This chapel was built to replace the existing chapel which was too small.”
  6. ^ a b Salmon, Michael A (1980). Epsom College the First 125 Years. Old Epsomian Club, 64. 
  7. ^ Taken from notes of the First General Meeting 25 June 1851, quoted in Salmon, Michael A (1980). Epsom College the First 125 Years. Old Epsomian Club, 4. 
  8. ^ Salmon, Michael A (1980). Epsom College the First 125 Years. Old Epsomian Club, 2. 
  9. ^ British Medical Journal, 1851, Scadding, Alan (November 2004). Benevolence and Excellence: 150 Years of the Royal Medical Foundation of Epsom College. Epsom College, 5. ISBN 0954954904. 
  10. ^ 1844 prospectus, Scadding, Alan (November 2004). Benevolence and Excellence: 150 Years of the Royal Medical Foundation of Epsom College. Epsom College, 6. ISBN 0954954904. 
  11. ^ Scadding, Alan (November 2004). Benevolence and Excellence: 150 Years of the Royal Medical Foundation of Epsom College. Epsom College, 8-12. ISBN 0954954904. 
  12. ^ Scadding, Alan (November 2004). Benevolence and Excellence: 150 Years of the Royal Medical Foundation of Epsom College. Epsom College, 12. ISBN 0954954904. 
  13. ^ Salmon, Michael A (1980). Epsom College the First 125 Years. Old Epsomian Club, 8. 
  14. ^ Salmon, Michael A (1980). Epsom College the First 125 Years. Old Epsomian Club, 11. 
  15. ^ Salmon, Michael A (1980). Epsom College the First 125 Years. Old Epsomian Club, 35. 
  16. ^ Salmon, Michael A (1980). Epsom College the First 125 Years. Old Epsomian Club, 48. 
  17. ^ Scadding, Alan (November 2004). Benevolence and Excellence: 150 Years of the Royal Medical Foundation of Epsom College. Epsom College, 133. ISBN 0954954904. 
  18. ^ Prince Albert, quoted by a contemporary newspaper account, Scadding, Alan (November 2004). Benevolence and Excellence: 150 Years of the Royal Medical Foundation of Epsom College. Epsom College, 19. ISBN 0954954904. 
  19. ^ a b c d e Scadding, Alan (November 2004). Benevolence and Excellence: 150 Years of the Royal Medical Foundation of Epsom College. Epsom College, 55. ISBN 0954954904. 
  20. ^ Literally: "With patience I break the hard (thing)", more pleasingly: "Patience means I can do hard tasks", colloquially (c 1969) "I patiently break even the hardest condom" (an allusion to the brand Durex)
  21. ^ Scadding, Alan (November 2004). Benevolence and Excellence: 150 Years of the Royal Medical Foundation of Epsom College. Epsom College, 93. ISBN 0954954904. 
  22. ^ a b Scadding, Alan (November 2004). Benevolence and Excellence: 150 Years of the Royal Medical Foundation of Epsom College. Epsom College, 167. ISBN 0954954904. 
  23. ^ a b Scadding, Alan (November 2004). Benevolence and Excellence: 150 Years of the Royal Medical Foundation of Epsom College. Epsom College, 122. ISBN 0954954904. 
  24. ^ a b Robinson was created in the building previously occupied (after a short interval as the Sanatorium) by Hart Smith. The Hart Smith colours were passed to Robinson, presumably because of the location.
  25. ^ Scadding, Alan (November 2004). Benevolence and Excellence: 150 Years of the Royal Medical Foundation of Epsom College. Epsom College, 134. ISBN 0954954904. 
  26. ^ Scadding, Alan (November 2004). Benevolence and Excellence: 150 Years of the Royal Medical Foundation of Epsom College. Epsom College, 92. ISBN 0954954904. 
  27. ^ Scadding, Alan (November 2004). Benevolence and Excellence: 150 Years of the Royal Medical Foundation of Epsom College. Epsom College, 47. ISBN 0954954904. 
  28. ^ Scadding, Alan (November 2004). Benevolence and Excellence: 150 Years of the Royal Medical Foundation of Epsom College. Epsom College, 77. ISBN 0954954904. 
  29. ^ Daily Mail Cup Results. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
  30. ^ National Schools Sevens Results. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
  31. ^ Sport in Brief: Shooting. telegraph.co.uk (2006-07-15). Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
  32. ^ Old Epsomian Rifle Club. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
  33. ^ Scadding, Alan (November 2004). Benevolence and Excellence: 150 Years of the Royal Medical Foundation of Epsom College. Epsom College, 126. ISBN 0954954904. 
  34. ^ Scadding, Alan (November 2004). Benevolence and Excellence: 150 Years of the Royal Medical Foundation of Epsom College. Epsom College, 129. ISBN 0954954904. 
  35. ^ Scadding, Alan (November 2004). Benevolence and Excellence: 150 Years of the Royal Medical Foundation of Epsom College. Epsom College, 134. ISBN 0954954904. 
  36. ^ Obituaries - David Alexander. The Daily Telegraph (2002-12-10). Retrieved on 2007-08-28.
  37. ^ Obituaries - Roger Bluett. The Daily Telegraph (2001-08-23). Retrieved on 2007-08-28. “... in 1966 he was invited by the BBC to appear as a panellist on the television programme Going for a Song, on which experts and celebrities were asked to comment on antiques. He was handed a piece of Chinese porcelain, provided by a museum as genuine and valuable, and within moments had identified it as a fake in front of the viewers.”
  38. ^ Obituaries - Professor Neville Butler. The Times (27 March 2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-28. “Neville Butler’s research into human development over time improved the lives of children and families throughout the UK and around the world. Through his tireless efforts he produced priceless information about the health, development, social wellbeing, education and lifestyles of thousands of British families.”
  39. ^ Obituaries - Warwick Charlton. The Daily Telegraph (2002-12-23). Retrieved on 2007-08-28. “A man of great imagination, energy, stamina, ingenuity and humour, Warwick Charlton understood that in order to get a plan off the ground it was necessary, on occasion, to sail rather close to the wind. In later life he was proud of his role as town crier in the market town of Ringwood, Hampshire, where he lived.”
  40. ^ Sierra Leone Web. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
  41. ^ Obituaries - Tony Hewitt. The Daily Telegraph (2004-08-16). Retrieved on 2007-08-28.
  42. ^ Obitiaries - Lieutenant-Commander Dicky Kendall. The Daily Telegraph (08/04/2006). Retrieved on 2007-08-28. “Kendall was locked in a small compartment on board Tirpitz, but refused to speak to his captors, despite threats of summary execution. Then, at 0812, there were two violent explosions, and she heaved upwards several feet, throwing him and his guard to the deck. As the ship listed heavily, Kendall knew that the attack had inflicted serious damage.”
  43. ^ Obituaries - Derek Lambert. The Daily Telegraph (2001-11-22). Retrieved on 2007-08-29. “Lambert made no claims for his books, which he often wrote in five weeks, simply dismissing them as pot-boilers; but in 1988 the veteran American journalist Martha Gellhorn paid tribute in The Daily Telegraph to his intricate plotting and skilful use of factual material. It appealed, she declared, to a universal hunger for "pure unadulterated storytelling", of the sort supplied by storytellers in a bazaar.”
  44. ^ "Honouring Great Courage - how two OEs won the George Medal" (November 2007). The Old Epsomian Magazine: 6. “Test Pilot Lucas displayed great courage and presence of mind during a test flight and, by his skill and coolness, saved an aircraft from destruction” 
  45. ^ Obituaries - Sir Anthony McCowan. The Daily Telegraph (2003-07-08). Retrieved on 2007-08-28. “During the 1980s McCowan also presided in a number of highly publicised IRA trials. He was seen as a first-rate jury judge - thoughtful, rarely intervening and always bang on point. He could be testy if counsel made inappropriate submissions, but he saw problems with great simplicity, could work at great speed and was dependable for the heaviest criminal work.”
  46. ^ Obitiaries - Major Alastair McGregor. The Daily Telegraph (02/10/2002). Retrieved on 2007-08-28. “In 1950 McGregor was ordered to raise a squadron comprised mainly of experienced SAS men to fight in Korea. After three months training at the Airborne Forces Depot, he was informed that the squadron would not, after all, be needed there, and he and his comrades instead volunteered to join Major Mike Calvert's Malayan Scouts, where they formed "B" Squadron, the forerunner of the modern 22 SAS.”
  47. ^ Obituaries - James MacKeith. The Daily Telegraph (2007-08-24). Retrieved on 2007-08-28. “one of the great forensic psychiatrists of his generation”
  48. ^ "Honouring Great Courage - how two OEs won the George Medal" (November 2007). The Old Epsomian Magazine: 6. “Mr Mackrell, while in charge of the elephant transport, heard that a number of refugees were attempting to reach Assam over the Chaukan Pass. In appalling weather he led his elephants by forced marches over a route hitherto considered impracticable. At great personal risk and after several vain attempts he took them across the flooded river, the bed of which consisted of shifting boulders
    He thus rescued 68 sepoys and 33 other persons who were facing starvation. Without medical assistance he fed and doctored them until they were fit to proceed. He fell ill with severe fever but remained behind and was responsible for saving the lives of over 200 persons. Mr Mackrell showed the highest initiative and personal courage, and risked hardships which might easily have proved fatal”     
  49. ^ Maitland, Jonathan [February 2007]. How to Survive Your Mother, New Ed edition, Pocket Books. ISBN 978-0743430302. “Reviewer's comment: covers inter alia his time at the College.” 
  50. ^ Obituaries - Gerald Milsom. The Times (7 May 2005). Retrieved on 2007-08-28. “In 1952 Gerald Milsom bought Le Talbooth in Dedham on the Essex-Suffolk border and turned it into one of the first British restaurants to gain an international reputation. In the 1960s he went on to create an exemplary country house hotel with his Maison Talbooth”
  51. ^ Obituaries - Toby Nash. "The Daily Telegraph (2005-09-26). Retrieved on 2007-08-28. “One evening, a gun detachment was ambushed and Nash's troop commander killed. In the break-out from Pegu, with no time to spare, Nash set off on a motorcycle to look for the missing gun. He found it in a clearing just off the road. Its tyres were punctured and there was no way of moving it. With no time to take precautions, he rammed a round down the spout and fired it; luckily, he was not wounded in the subsequent explosion. Having found the three-ton truck that had been used to tow the gun, he set fire to his motorcycle, loaded 30 wounded men into the lorry and set off to rejoin his troop. As Nash drove, the men on board shot at everything they saw, distracting the Japanese sufficiently to enable them to get through a barrage of small arms fire. The man sitting next to Nash was hit in the head and collapsed against him, nearly sending the lorry off the road before a comrade hauled him off the steering wheel.”
  52. ^ Obituary - Bob Nixon. Wisden Cricinfo (2003-09-30). Retrieved on 2007-08-14. “I have always been of the opinion that a good commentator must be mindful of being a guest in the listener's home as opposed to an intruder. This was always the case with Bob. A gentle voice that belonged to a gentle man and, as it so happens, a gentleman. He was a dedicated family man who, to my knowledge, never had a bad word to say about anyone. His love for the game of cricket was clear to all who listened to him. The game and many people around the world have lost a true friend.”
  53. ^ Hanbury, Prof H G (January 1967). "OE News - News from All Quarters". The Epsomian XCVII (1): 35. “Colonel C O Ojukwu,(47-52, H), Military Governor of Eastern Region, Nigeria was vigorously commended in The Daily Telegraph, by Prof J G Hanbury, QC, for his refusal to go to Lagos for a constitutional conference, at the risk of probable assassination. Prof Hanbury considers that as 'an intensely patriotic Nigerian,' Col Ojukwu 'will spare no effort to hold the federation together,' but if there is no way open except secession 'he will take steps to placate the minority in Rivers and Calabar provinces and may hope to carry the East to new prosperity'” 
  54. ^ OE Rifle Club. Retrieved on 2007-08-12.
  55. ^ BBC list of England squad for the Commonwealth Games 2006. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
  56. ^ Channel 4 News. Retrieved on 2007-08-12.
  57. ^ The Guardian. Retrieved on 2007-08-14. retrieved 12th August 2007
  58. ^ Obitiaries - Geoffrey Pope. The Times (8 December 2004). Retrieved on 2007-08-28. “Geoffrey Pope made fundamental contributions to the design of modern aircraft and served as Director of the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough. His final decade was devoted to Exeter University.”
  59. ^ Obituaries - Sir Philip Powell. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 2007-08-28. “Building started on the Queen Elizabeth Conference Hall, opposite Westminster Abbey and next to the neo-classical Methodist Central Hall, in 1975, and was completed - "probably by an oversight", Powell later noted - under Margaret Thatcher. She made no effort to hide her dislike for the modernist scheme when she sat next to Powell at a dinner at the Royal Academy - a meeting he later described as "hair-raising".”
  60. ^ Obituaries - Richard Ratner. Daily Telegraph (2007-10-10). Retrieved on 2007-10-10. “A man for the big picture rather than a close student of balance-sheet detail — with a background of hands-on experience in the textile business and a tireless appetite for networking — he was ideally placed to pass comment on a sector driven by larger-than-life entrepreneurial personalities.”
  61. ^ Obituaries - Major-General Jim Robertson. Daily Telegraph (2004-02-16). Retrieved on 2007-08-28. “The commander of 17th Indian Division, Major-General "Punch" Cowan, had the highest regard for Robertson's abilities. If there was a tough job to be done, he used to say: "Send for Jim."”
  62. ^ Obituaries - Edward Smyth. The Daily Telegraph (23/11/2005). Retrieved on 2007-08-28. “...Smyth practised orthopaedics in Calgary, after which he joined a Canadian relief organisation, working in the Yukon in the north of Canada. He would make frequent trips up the Alaska highway or by small aircraft, and in later life he enjoyed recounting his adventures; medical conditions were primitive, and it was not unusual to see children spitting out their tonsils from a make-shift operating table in the village street. On one occasion he found that the only way he could get his sea-plane off a small lake was by tethering its rear to a tree and cutting the rope when the engines were flat out.”
  63. ^ Obituaries - Lt-Col Alex Simpson. The Daily Telegraph (2004-09-19). Retrieved on 2007-08-28. “On one occasion, in a small town in Tunisia, Simson's troop freed one of the local dignitaries who had been hiding with his family in the cellar of their house. A bottle of vintage Cognac, long buried in the garden, was produced and when the celebrations were well under way the man offered his young daughter to Simson in gratitude. Simson declined - the girl was no beauty, he said afterwards - and his diplomatic skills were tested to the full.”
  64. ^ Obituaries - Robert Roseveare. The Times (7 January 2005). Retrieved on 2007-08-28. “The mathematician Robert Arthur Roseveare was recruited, as soon as he finished school, to work as a cryptographer at the Government Code and Cipher School (GC&CS) at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, north of London. He was one of the early codebreakers who, during the Second World War, after a short period of training, joined a team that deciphered messages encoded by German Enigma machines”
  65. ^ Losing perspective inside the commentator's bubble. The Irish Independent (9 Sep 2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-10. “The venerable Starmers has 25 years of BBC commentary behind him. He played rugby for Oxford University, Harlequins and England. He taught geography at Epsom College. His is a mature vintage, a deep bouquet, an elegant nose. A man of judgement, discernment, eloquence.”

[edit] Further reading and sources

  • Salmon, Michael A (1980). Epsom College the First 125 Years. Old Epsomian Club.  145 pages.
  • Scadding, Alan (November 2004). Benevolence and Excellence: 150 Years of the Royal Medical Foundation of Epsom College. Epsom College. ISBN 0954954904.  134 pages.

[edit] See also

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