Charles Cyril Lemprière (19 April 1870 – 24 January 1939) was an English professional
rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s. He played at representative level for
Yorkshire, and at club level for
Hull FC,
as a , and was
captain
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of Hull during the
1895–96 season and
1897–98 season.
From about 1899 he was a
schoolmaster, establishing a prep school for boys at
Harrogate which moved to
Moor Monkton, near
York, in 1902. He retired in 1922.
Background
Lemprière was born in
Hull
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,
East Riding of Yorkshire, the eldest son of Captain Percy Reid Lemprière, RA, younger brother of Major-General
Arthur Reid Lempriere
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.
[''1841 England Census''] His grandfather was born in
Jersey. He was educated in Worcester and at
Radley College before attending the University of Oxford, earning honours in Classical Moderations, 1891.
In about 1899 he founded the Carteret School in Harrogate which, in 1902, moved to the
Red House, Moor Monkton
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History
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, near
York. Initially he rented the premises from the Slingsby family of
Scriven
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but, in 1916, he purchased the house and land adjacent. He believed the rural location was ideal for preparatory schoolboys, providing them with a healthy environment and space for outside activity. He included classics and science on the curriculum while also encouraging practical skills such as woodwork and gardening. The boys were involved in the running of a school farm which sold provisions to the school kitchen. In 1922 he retired but maintained a close contact with the school. His death aged 68 was registered in
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district,
Cambridgeshire.
County honours
Cyril Lemprière won a
cap for
Yorkshire (alongside
Albert Goldthorpe) in the victory over
Cheshire
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during the
1898–99 season.
References
External links
* (archived by web.archive.org
Stats → Past Players → L at hullfc.com* (archived by web.archive.org
Statistics at hullfc.com
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1870 births
1939 deaths
English rugby league players
Founders of British schools and colleges
Hull F.C. players
Rugby league wingers
Rugby league players from Kingston upon Hull
Yorkshire rugby league team players