List of masters of Gresham's School

The original school, founded in Sir John Gresham's manor house at Holt, sketched in 1838

This is a list of the Masters (later Headmasters) and Ushers (later Second Masters) of Gresham's School, Holt.

Masters, 1562–1900

Headmasters, 1900 to date

Ushers

  • 1602–1606: Nicholas Stephenson[2]
  • ? to 1621: John Watson[2]
  • 1627–1632: Thomas Cooper[2]
  • 1632–1638: Nicholas Davie[2]
  • 1638: Thomas Cooper (again)[2]
  • 1638–1639: Henry Luce[2]
  • 1640: Henry Luce (again)[2]
  • 1640–1643: Timothy Cutler[2]
  • 1643–1644: Thomas Cooper (again)[2][10] - hanged in 1650 as a Royalist rebel
  • 1658–1660: Henry Mazy[2]
  • 1661–1665: John Goodman[2]
  • 1689–1692: Thomas Kellway[2]
  • 1692: William Chambers[2]
  • 1692–1695: Thomas Garrett[2]
  • 1695: William Rowland[2]
  • 1696–1697: Thomas Turner[2]
  • 1697–1704: Thomas Plumstead[2]
  • 1705–1708: John Reynolds[2]
  • 1708: John Fox[2]
  • 1708–1713: William Selth[2]
  • 1713–1714: John Spurling[2]
  • 1714–1715: William Chaplyn[2]
  • c. 1718: John Brooke[2]
  • c. 1725: John Holmes[2]
  • 1729: Edward Read[2]
  • 1770s: Christopher Stangroom[2]
  • 1796–1801: David Kinnebrook[2]
  • 1810–1811: Reverend Robert Davies[2]
  • 1811–1813: Peter Barney[2]
  • 1813–1821: Daniel Carr[2][11]
  • 1821: James Sturley[2]
  • 1821–1828: Thomas Beckwith[2]
  • 1828–1843: William Robert Taylor[2]
  • 1843–1851: John Slann (first Second Master)[2]

Thomas Beckwith used the title "undermaster" in 1821.[12]

Second masters

  • 1843–1851: John Slann (last Usher)[2]
  • 1851: William Allen Rudkin[2]
  • 1851–1857: John Hubbert Kent[2]
  • 1858–1860: J. Rodney Phillips[2]
  • 1860: Berney Wodehouse Raven[2]
  • 1860–1862: Charles Frederick Furbank[2]
  • 1862–1863: Frederick Roy Dowson[2]
  • 1863–1864: George W. Anstiss[2][13]
  • 1864–1865: Henry David Jones[2]
  • 1865–1866: William Henry Hooper[2]
  • 1866–1867: Matthew Walter Tunnicliffe[2][14]
  • 1867: William Remington Backhouse[2]
  • 1867: John Robinson Wells[2]
  • 1867–1869: Robert Stokes[2]
  • 1869–1871: Robert Campbell Conolly[2]
  • 1871–1872: John Lowndes[2]>[15]
  • 1872–1880: Stephen Bousfield[2]
  • 1881–1900: John Henry Howell[2]
  • 1900–1907: John Goodrich Wemyss Woods[2]
  • 1907–1919: James Ronald Eccles, later headmaster[2]
  • 1919–1928: John Chambré Miller[2][16]
  • 1928–1942: Joseph Foster[2]
  • 1942–1963: A. Bruce Douglas[2][17]
  • 1963–1970: Bernard Sankey[2]
  • 1970–1977: Paul V. A. Colombé[2]
  • 1977–1985: John Coleridge[2]
  • 1985–2001: Richard N. K. Copas[2]

Deputy heads (Pastoral)

  • 2001–2006: S. Smart
  • 2006–2016: N. C. Flower
  • 2016–2020: W.A.M. Chuter
  • 2020-present: E. Alexander

Deputy Heads (Academic)

  • 2001–2010: N. White
  • 2010–2013: D. Miles
  • 2013–2016 : S. Kinder
  • 2016–2023: T.P. Hipperson
  • 2024-present: D. Chart-Boyles

Chaplains

  • 1900–1901: R. L. Langford
  • 1901–1908: E. E. M. Benson
  • 1908–1930: Francis George Elwes Field, MA (Cantab.), previously headmaster of Truro Grammar School[18]
  • 1930–1932: J. W. Reynolds
  • 1932–1946: Edward Francis Habershon[19]
  • 1946–1950: Charles L. S. Linnell[20]
  • 1950–1959: Wilfred Andrews
  • 1959–1974: Douglas C. Argyle[21]
  • 1974–1975: Percival Hallewell Rogers (previously headmaster of Portora Royal School, Enniskillen, 1954–1973)[22][23]
  • 1975–1983 T. Ray Bowen
  • 1983–1991: A. Wadge[24]
  • 1991–1992: R. Buckner
  • 1992–2000: R. N. Myerscough
  • 2000–2020 Bryan R. Roberts

Headmasters of the Junior School

  • 1954–1969: John B. Williams
  • 1969–1979: Michael Hughes
  • 1979–1984: Neville Jones

The Junior School was reorganized into the Preparatory School and the Pre-Preparatory School in 1984.

Headmasters of the Preparatory School

  • 1984–2003: Tony Cuff
  • 2003–2018: James Quick
  • 2018-date: Catherine Braithwaite

Heads of the Pre-Preparatory School

  • 1984–1991: Penelope Moore
  • 1991–1997: Lesley Gillick
  • 1997–2002: Daphne Dawson-Smith
  • 2002–2017: Janette Davidson
  • 2017–present: Sarah Hollingsworth

Housemasters and staff

Boys' houses[25]
House Housemaster Assistant housemaster Matron
Howson's A. Stromberg C. Reed S. Lancaster
Farfield D. Atkinson T. Burnett J. Straton
Tallis C. Cox H. Chamberlain Mrs Porter
Woodlands J. Sharrock A. Mack J. Roberts
Girls' houses[25]
House Housemistress Assistant Housemistress Matron
Edinburgh E. Fern J. Cowan M. Gibbs D. Williams
Queens (formerly Britten) V. Seldon E. Thornbury J. Wardlow
Oakeley O. Ravilious L. Barden D. Bunkell

Notable masters

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Lewis B. Radford, "Masters of the Gresham’s School" in History of Holt: a brief history of Parish, Church, and School (Holt: Rounce & Wortley, 1908), pp. 123–124
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq S. G. G. Benson, Martin Crossley Evans, I Will Plant Me a Tree: an Illustrated History of Gresham's School (James & James, London, 2002)
  3. ^ Atkins was dead by 1820: see Urban, Sylvanus, Gentleman's Magazine volume XC, for January to June 1820 (London, John Nichols & Son, 1820) Obituary, p. 477 online: "May 5 In Great Ormond street, the relict of Mr Atkins, formerly Master of Sir John Gresham's Grammar School, at Holt, in Norfolk."
  4. ^ Benjamin Pullan was educated at Wakefield Grammar School, was elected a Cave Scholar on 19 January 1805, was Senior Optime in 1808, and was described as "Master of Holt Grammar School, Norfolk, in 1837". (Peacock, Matthew, 'The History of Wakefield Grammar School', Milnes, 1892, p. 182)
  5. ^ Burke, Edmund, Annual Register for 1858, p. 511 (London, Rivington's, 1859): [Promotions, July 1858] "Rev. C. A. Elton to be Head Master of the Gresham Grammar School, Holt, Norfolk."
  6. ^ Roberts, Rev. R.J., M.A., Head Master, Holt Grammar School: from The Teachers List (1872) p. 216
  7. ^ "Mr. Martin Olivier" in Gloucestershire Echo, Tuesday 11 April 1944, p. 4: "Mr. Martin Olivier, who has been for 20 years on the staff of Rossall School, has been appointed head master of Gresham's School, Holt, Norfolk, at present evacuated to Newquay, Cornwall."
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Who's Who 2003 (A. & C. Black, London, 2003)
  9. ^ Born 10 July 1939 (Birthdays in The Independent dated 10 July 1999, accessed 9 January 2009
  10. ^ CCED Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine for Joseph Hall, Bishop of Norwich: "1643 / Subsc / Cooper, Thomas / Holt Grammar School / Schoolmaster"
  11. ^ Notice in Norwich Mercury newspaper dated 8 December 1821:"D. CARR Begs leave respectfully to inform the inhabitants of Fakenham, and the Public in general, that after the Christmas Vacation, he intends opening a BOARDING and DAY SCHOOL, in that Place, for the reception of YOUNG GENTLEMEN... D. CARR has spent six years and a half as Sub-Master in the Holt Grammar School, under the Rev. B. Pullan; and a year and a half as one of the Masters in the Norwich grammar School, under the Rev. E. Valpy, by whom he was also formerly instructed. NB Letters addressed to D. Carr, Holt, will receive immediate attention."
  12. ^ Sara Slinn, The Education of the Anglican Clergy, 1780-1839 (Boydell & Brewer, 2017), p. 159
  13. ^ 'Ecclesiastical News' in Liverpool Mercury, Saturday, 13 February 1864; Issue 4997
  14. ^ Matthew Walter Tunnicliffe of St John's College, Cambridge, graduated BA 1866; second master of Holt Grammar School, Norfolk, 1866-67; curate of Ringstead, Norfolk, 1867-69, of Elmley, Yorks, 1869-71; Vicar of Earlsheaton, Yorks., 1871; died 1891: from Leeds Grammar School Admission Books, from 1820 to 1900 (Thoresby Society, 1906) p. 139
  15. ^ "Lowndes, J., B.A., Assistant Master, Holt Grammar School": from The Teachers List (1872) p. 206
  16. ^ Died 1928: obituary in The Times, 6 Sept. 1928; pg. 15; Issue 44991; col A
  17. ^ Died 1963: see L. Bruce Lockart, Mr. A. B. Douglas in The Times, Friday, 27 Dec 1963; pg. 10; Issue 55893; col D
  18. ^ Alumni Cantabrigienses 1752–1900, (Vol. II, Chalmers – Fytche, 1944), p. 491
  19. ^ born 9 May 1886 (habershons.com Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine); educated Harrow School and Clare College, Cambridge
  20. ^ Benson, I Will Plant Me a Tree, p. 56 & pp. 92-93: Linnell was also the editor of the School Register published in 1955
  21. ^ Previously assistant chaplain at Repton School: see The Times, Tuesday, 24 Nov 1959; pg. 14; Issue 54626; col E
  22. ^ Sandford Link Archive Issue 37 February 1985 at sandfordonthames.co.uk, accessed 9 January 2009
  23. ^ Born 1913; author of A Guide to Divinity Teaching (London, SPCK, 1962)
  24. ^ The Times, Tuesday, 10 May 1983; pg. 14; Issue 61528; col C
  25. ^ a b Senior Staff list Archived 2008-09-13 at the Wayback Machine at greshams.com
  26. ^ a b Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004)
  27. ^ a b The History and Register of Gresham's School, 1555–1954 (Ipswich, 1955)
  28. ^ Geoffrey Shaw (Composer, Arranger) at www.bach-cantatas.com
  29. ^ BUSHELL, Warin Foster, in Who Was Who 1897-2007 online, retrieved 24 May 2008 from BUSHELL, Warin Foster (2008)
  30. ^ Dalziel Llewellyn Hammick, 1887-1966 by E. J. Bowen in Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, vol. 13, November 1967, pp. 107–124
  31. ^ The Times, Saturday, 13 January 1917, issue 41375, p. 4, col. B
  32. ^ According to W. H. Auden's The Map of All My Youth (Clarendon Press, 1990, p. 117), McEachran arrived at Gresham's as a master in September 1924. His books include The Civilized Man (1930), The Destiny of Europe (1932), The Life and Philosophy of Johann Gottfried Herder (1939), Freedom - The Only End, Spells for Poets, and More Spells
  33. ^ Obituary Archived 2007-09-25 at the Wayback Machine of Boris Ford in College Record 1998 of Downing College, Cambridge (accessed 22 October 2007)
  34. ^ Professor Richard D'Aeth, obituary in The Independent dated 5 May 2008
  35. ^ Who’s Who 1997 (A. & C. Black, London, 1997) p. 1186
  36. ^ SMYTH, Richard Ian, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014
  37. ^ THOMPSON, (Hugh) Patrick[permanent dead link‍] in Who's Who 2007 online (accessed 28 September 2007)