Old Portmuthian Club
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The Old Portmuthian Club was founded by in 1885.
Old Portmuthians are alumni of The Portsmouth Grammar School.
The Club's principal activity is facilitating contacts between former pupils of The Portsmouth Grammar School. It does this by giving club members access to a password-protected list of other members.
The Club also:
- publishes magazines and newsletters in paper and electronic format;
- organises social events in Portsmouth, London, Sydney, Oxford and elsewhere;
- provides financial support to current and former pupils of the School via the OP Charity.
All former pupils of The Portsmouth Grammar School are encouraged to join, no matter when they left the School. Applications may be made online via the Club's web site, where contact details for the Club are also published. There is no joining fee or annual subscription.
[edit] Events
OPs (as they are known) are invited to annual sports fixtures against the School, in July and December. Other events include an AGM in February, Autumn Supper in October and Annual Dinner in December.
The London Society of OPs (LSOP) is open to any OP who lives or works in or near London. The LSOP has been in existence for over 50 years, throughout which time it has maintained a programme of monthly meetings. These are typically addressed by a speaker - either a guest or a member of the Society.
The Sydney Luncheon Table meets once a quarter, usually the second Tuesday of February, May, August and November at the Royal Automobile Club in Sydney.
The Oxford Dining Club meets once a year, in May.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Cyril Garbett (1875-1955), Archbishop of York (1942-1955)
- Major Frank Harvey RMLI. (c. 1890) Awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross for bravery on board HMS Lion at the Battle of Jutland (1916).
- Wally Hammond (1903-1965), England Cricketer and Captain
- Sir Arthur Young (1907-1979), British and colonial police chief, police reformer
- Christopher Logue (1926-), critically acclaimed poet
- Roger Black (1966-), Olympic athlete (silver medalist)
- Prof. Andrew Lyne (1942-), former Director of Jodrell Bank Observatory
- Paul Jones (1942-), singer with Manfred Mann
- Ian Osterloh, Clinical researcher attributed with the creation of 'Viagra' as well as numerous cardiovascular drugs
- Professor David Warrell, Professor of Tropical Medicine and Infectious diseases at the University of Oxford.
- Professor Christopher B.R. Pelling M.A. D.Phil, Admissions tutor and head of Classical civilisation at the University of Oxford.
- Neil Burgess, famously known for his portrayal of Barry Scott in the UK Cillit Bang television adverts .
- Fred Dinenage, presenter of ITV's Meridian Tonight, alongside Debbie Thrower. Fred attended the Portsmouth Grammar School between the ages of 11 and 18.
- Jock Clear (1963-), Senior Engineer in Formula 1 motor racing for several top teams and drivers
