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fee-charging

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public school for boys and girls in

, with an infant and junior School (ages 4–11) and senior school (ages 11–18). There were 1177 students enrolled as at January 2022, of whom 262 were in the sixth form, studying for advanced certificate examinations.

History

Foundation

In 1513, the "Free School" was founded by Dame Agnes Mellers, after the death of her husband Richard, partly in his memory, but also as atonement for wrongdoings against the people of Nottingham.Adam W. Thomas, ''A History of Nottingham High School, 1513–1953'' Nottingham: J. and H. Bell Ltd, 1957.Stuart Brocklehurst, ''Nottingham High School: A Brief History'', Nottingham, 1989. To do so she enlisted help from

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as governor of

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and Secretary to the

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. Through their combined efforts, king

sealed the school's foundation deed on the 22 November that year. It is unclear whether this was a new institution or an endowment of an existing school, of which records exist back to 1289. Almost 20,000 boys are estimated to have attended between 1513 and 2013. In the foundation deed, Mellers provided for a commemoration service in St Mary's Church in the

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"on the Feast of the Translation of

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, namely 16 June" each year, although the service "is now held on the nearest Saturday to that date." With the exception of Nottingham Goose Fair, this is the most ancient ceremonial event still held in the city of Nottingham, and the oldest still largely in its original form (the Goose Fair now being a funfair rather than a livestock fair), although there seems to be no record of it being held between the mid-16th century and its revival in 1923. The formal procession seeks to symbolise the ancient links the school has with the Crown, the city and the church. The foundation deed also provides for distributing (out of a total sum of 20 shillings) certain monies to the

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, vicar and others. and for the purchase of bread, cheese and ale for consumption by officials attending the service. Any balance remaining is required to be given to the poorest scholar, but now is given to a representative scholar of the school.

Coat of arms

The

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granted the school a

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in 1949, the full

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being: The motto, ''Lauda finem'', is Latin for "praise othe end". The arms incorporate those of the founder: the arms of the Mellers family were three blackbirds (or ''merles'' – an example of

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) – on a white field; Dame Agnes, being a woman, would have displayed them on a lozenge, not a shield. In 2007 the school unofficially introduced a new logo for more general use, a modified version of the shield that omits the lozenge and ermine field.

Remembrance Day service

Nottingham High School war memorial inscription June 2006

An annual

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service on 11 November is attended by the whole school with the headmaster, president of the Old Nottinghamians and the school captain placing wreaths at the war memorial. Scholars attend a morning special assembly in the Player Hall, at which a minute's silence is observed. Representatives of the school's Combined Cadet Force mark their respect with a parade around the main school building.

Premises

Location

Since 1868 the school has stood high on Waverley Mount to the north of the city centre,Cedric L. Reynolds, "The Buildings of Nottingham High School", '' Transactions of the Thoroton Society'' Vol. 57 (1953) pp. 33–42. looking down towards its foundation site in St Mary's Church and continuance in Stoney Street. The present site has undergone a long programme of building and development. ;Main building Nottingham High School war memorial June 2006

Nottingham High School war memorial June 2006

An example of

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, the original school building on the present site, built between 1866 and 1867, was designed by

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. It consists of a tower and three wings: West Wing, Middle Corridor and East Wing. West Wing houses classrooms for

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and

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. Housed in Middle Corridor are the learning support department, two ICT centres, two language laboratories, religious studies classrooms, two multi-purpose lecture theatres, the

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and staff offices. East Wing contains the old gymnasium, the

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assembly hall and classrooms for

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and

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. The school front and other features are Grade II

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. ;Tower Overlooking the city centre is the school tower, used as a staff office. A school standard and the

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are raised on it on special occasions such as Founder's Day and the

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, and as remembrance should a member of the school staff have died. ;Additions To the west, the Founder Hall building was built in 1963 to mark the school's 450th anniversary. It includes the school's swimming pool and the Founder Hall itself, and acts as a performing venue to supplement the Player Hall. A drama studio was added in 2013 to mark the school's 500th anniversary. The Simon Djanogly Science Building from 1984 is situated to the south west with 13 laboratories for all three sciences. A 25-yard

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shooting range remains in the basement. The building was opened on 2 March 1984 by the

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. In front of the science building is the music school, completed in 1997. This houses the Lady Carol Djanogly Recital Hall, the Jones Trust Music Room, a music technology studio, a resources centre, seven instrumental teaching rooms and a larger brass teaching room, a percussion studio and a classroom for Infant and Junior School pupils. Nottingham High School Lady Carol Djanogly Music School June 2006

Nottingham High School Lady Carol Djanogly Music School June 2006

In 1989 a sports hall was built on land to the north-east of the site formerly occupied by

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court and a shooting range. It contains an multi-purpose exercise hall and a fitness room for older pupils. In the north-west corner is the Sir Harry Djanogly Art, Design and Technology Centre. The ground floor was built in the mid-1990s and a first floor added in the 2003/2004 academic year to accommodate modern facilities for the Art Department. A new dining hall and sixth form centre were constructed in the West Quad in 2009. ;Lovell House Building Waverley House School to the west of the main site was purchased in 2008. The site was refurbished and renamed the Lovell House Infant School. In 2013, this single-sex establishment was combined with the Junior School to form Nottingham High Infant and Junior School.

Playing field

The school's games field is not on the main site but at Valley Road, approximately to the north. It features a number of rugby pitches and posts during winter, which are converted for athletics in the spring, with a running track and areas for shot put, javelin, discus, pole vault, hurdles and high jump. During the summer, the ground is used for cricket, with nets and squares created for the season. Tennis courts and an archery range are also located there. The pavilion has several changing rooms on the ground and first floors, and a refreshment area for staff and guests. Until 1897, pupils took their PE and games lessons at the

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School organisation

The junior and senior schools both have four houses, each named after a person connected with the school. The house system plays an integral role in school life. House tutors provide pastoral care and support.

Junior school houses

The junior school's four houses are named after former pupils or staff who served with distinction in the First World War and were killed in action or died of their wounds.
Ball's House recalls

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, a fighter pilot in the RFC and pupil at the school in 1907–1909, Hardy's House

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, an assistant master in 1891–1907 and a British Army chaplain in 1916–1918, Tonkin's House FC Tonkin, a former pupil who served in the

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, and Trease's House Reginald Trease, a pupil at the school in 1898–1905. The houses compete annually for a General Efficiency Cup donated in 1927 by William Crane.

Senior school houses

The four houses in the senior school are Mellers', named after the school's founder, Cooper's, named after Frederick Cooper, an artist who in 1872 donated almost of land to the school, Maples', named after Samuel Maples, a former pupil who bequeathed £3,000 to fund scholarships in 1892, and White's, after Sir Thomas White, who endowed a charity to provide interest-free loans to "young men of good name and thrift" in the Midlands, some money from which was lent to the school in slightly questionable circumstances in the mid-19th century). ;Wheeler Cup Houses compete for the Wheeler Cup, which is awarded on the cumulative performance in competitions throughout the school year. These cover athletics, chess, hockey, cross country, rugby, bridge, shooting, swimming, cricket, general knowledge, verse recitation, singing, and individual music.

Curriculum

Nottingham High School offers a wide range of

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, Advanced Subsidiary-Level (AS-level) and General Certificate of Education Advanced-Level (GCE A-level) subjects. Many are also studied by younger pupils at the school in years seven and nine. Sixth-form subjects include Ancient Greek, art, biology, chemistry, classical civilization, computer science, design and technology, drama, economics, English language, English literature,

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(EPQ), French, further mathematics, geography, government and politics, German, history, Latin, mathematics, music, music technology, physical education, physics, psychology, religious studies, statistics, and Spanish. All sixth-form students were expected to undertake the EPQ from 2010, but for students entering sixth form from 2019 it is optional.

Uniform

In years 7 to 11, the uniform consists of a black blazer with a badge bearing the arms of Dame Agnes Mellers (displayed on a lozenge), black or charcoal grey trousers, a white or grey shirt, black leather shoes, a house tie, and black, grey or navy blue socks. It is also possible to wear a jumper under the blazer. This is black with the school crest on the right chest. For those who have represented the school in sport, it may be black and bear the school coat of arms. In the sixth form, students wear a black, grey or navy blue suit with a shirt of any colour but black. Nottingham High School ties

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Special ties include: *Foundation – A black tie bearing a red squirrel holding a

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(the crest from the school's coat of arms), presented on Founder's Day to pupils who have performed well in public examinations (at least ten grade As at GCSE or three As at A-Level), and to teachers on completing ten years' service *Lovell Order – Black, bearing the arms of

, for those who have performed a special service, such as librarians, the choir, orchestra and band secretaries, society officials and the stage staff, and teachers completing twenty years' service *Sports Colours – White with narrow diagonal black and yellow stripes, for high sporting achievement, such as first-team level (usually for sports, and occasionally chess, bridge and general knowledge teams) *Music Colours – Similar to sports colours, first awarded in 2007 to mark outstanding contributions to school music *Third XV – Black with orange stripes to members of the school rugby third XV *Prefects – no longer awarded *Officers – Black with red stripes, bordered by white bands with the school coat-of-arms at top, presented since 2005 to Officers of the School (School Captain, School Vice-Captains and House Captains) *Quincentenary – Black with diagonal stripes and school coat-of-arms, designed by

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Fees

The school charges admission fees. About a tenth of pupils are supported by bursaries or scholarships giving a reduction of between 10 and 100 per cent, depending on family income.

Media

Some of a 1990 episode of the TV series "

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", starring Michael Elphick, was filmed at the school, with some pupils as extras. The story was entitled "Bully Boys", the sixth episode of the fifth series, broadcast on 30 October 1990. The main playground, the Bridge Library (now the library reception), and the Valley Road playing fields were shown. Kevin Fear (the school's current headmaster) and certain boys, were filmed by ITV for a news story shown as part of the news programme "

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". Filming took place at several school locations, including the headmaster's office, various classrooms and the Lower School Library. The news was that the school had announced it would admit girls – for the first time in its 500-year history – from 2015/2016.

List of masters

* Resigned or retired
† Died in office
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, who was executed for his involvement in the

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Notable alumni

All former pupils and staff members are granted the title "Old Nottinghamian". For more than a century, the Old Nottinghamians' Society has existed continuously, with its origins dating back to 1897, at which time it was called the NHS Dinner Committee. Between 1902 and 1961 it was known as the Nottingham High School Old Boys' Society.

Arts

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(b. 1954), writer *

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(1941–2014), classical musician, harpsichordist, scholar and conductor *

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(1889–1968), architect responsible for the design of the

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(b. 1950), classical musician, conductor *

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(1909–1998), author

Academia and religion

* Eric Abbott (1906–1984), Warden of

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; Dean of

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(1925-2002) social psychologist *

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(1745–1804), index compiler * Ben G. Davis (b. 1970), chemist and fellow of

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(1555–1606),

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priest executed 1606 for his complicity in the

* John K. Inglis (died 2011), biologist, writer and lecturer * Frank Byron Jevons (1858–1936),

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of the

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(b. 1976), travel writer and fellow of

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* Victor Mundella (1866–1939), Physicist and Principal of Sunderland Technical College * Thomas Wingate Todd (1885–1938), anthropologist, orthodontist * R. M. W. Dixon (b. 1939), linguist

Armed forces

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to be awarded the

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(1863–1918), NHS schoolmaster, non-combatant chaplain in the

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, awarded the Victoria Cross

Media and entertainment

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(1934–2017), author and occultist *

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(b. 1953), writer and broadcaster * Jonathan Charles (b.1964), BBC Foreign Correspondent *

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concert * David Leigh (b. 1946), investigative journalist and investigative executive editor for ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers '' The Observer'' and '' The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the ...

'' * Keith Mansfield (b. 1965), writer * Simon Miller (living), writer/director * Chris Moncrieff (1931–2019), Press Association political journalist * Andrew Nickolds (1949–2022), writer *

Tim Royes Tim Royes (December 25, 1964 – August 13, 2007, New York City) was a British music video director and editor, producing videos for artists such as Westlife (" Mandy"), Melanie C (" I Want Candy", " The Moment You Believe", " Carolyna"), Emma B ...

(1964–2007), music video director and editor * Daniel Storey (living), writer and broadcaster * Jonny Sweet (b. 1985), comedian and actor *

Michael Watts Michael J. Watts (born 1951 in England) is Professor Emeritus of Geography at the University of California, Berkeley. He retired in 2016. He is a leading critical intellectual figure of the academic left. His first book, ''Silent Violence:F ...

(1938–2018), journalist and broadcaster

Civil and diplomatic service

* Alan Charlton (b. 1952), British ambassador to Brazil * Peter Gregson (1936–2015),

permanent secretary A permanent secretary (also known as a principal secretary) is the most senior civil servant of a department or ministry charged with running the department or ministry's day-to-day activities. Permanent secretaries are the non-political civil ...

of the Department of Trade and Industry * Richard Lloyd-Jones (b. 1933), permanent secretary of the

Welsh Office The Welsh Office ( cy, Swyddfa Gymreig) was a department in the Government of the United Kingdom with responsibilities for Wales. It was established in April 1965 to execute government policy in Wales, and was headed by the Secretary of State f ...

* Lord Richardson of Duntisborne, governor of the Bank of England from 1973 until 1983 *

Douglas Wass Sir Douglas William Gretton Wass (15 April 1923 – 4 January 2017) was a British civil servant who served as Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury from 1974 to 1983. He was educated at Nottingham High School and St John's College, Cambridge. ...

(1923–2017), sometime permanent secretary of the Treasury and Head of the Home Civil Service *

Geoffrey Owen Whittaker Geoffrey Owen Whittaker, OBE (10 January 1932 – 24 February 2015) was a British civil servant. He served as the Governor of the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla Anguilla ( ) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It i ...

(1932–2015),

governor of Anguilla The Governor of Anguilla is the representative of the monarch in the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. The Governor is the highest authority on Anguilla ...

1987–1989

Commerce

Jesse Boot Jesse Boot, 1st Baron Trent (2 June 1850 – 13 June 1931) transformed The Boots Company, founded by his father, John Boot, into a national retailer, which branded itself as "Chemists to the Nation". Biography Boot sold his controlling intere ...

later Lord Trent (1850–1931), founder of the chemist chain Boots (now the

Boots Group Boots UK Limited (formerly Boots the Chemists), trading as Boots, is a British health and beauty retailer and pharmacy chain in the United Kingdom and other countries and territories including Ireland, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, Thailand a ...

) *

Roger Carr Roger Dale Carr (born July 1, 1952) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Baltimore Colts. He was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1976 ...

(b. 1946), knight, businessman *

John Player John Player & Sons, most often known simply as Player's, was a tobacco and cigarette manufacturer based in Nottingham, England. In 1901, the company merged with other companies to form The Imperial Tobacco Company to face competition from US ma ...

(d. 1884), tobacconist (

John Player & Sons John Player & Sons, most often known simply as Player's, was a tobacco and cigarette manufacturer based in Nottingham, England. In 1901, the company merged with other companies to form The Imperial Tobacco Company to face competition from US ma ...

), after whom the school's Player Hall is named

Law

*Sir Roderic Wood (b. 1951), High Court judge

Politics

Ed Balls Edward Michael Balls (born 25 February 1967) is a British broadcaster, writer, economist, professor and former politician who served as Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families from 2007 to 2010, and as Shadow Chancellor of the Ex ...

(born 1967), former Labour MP,

secretary of state for children, schools and families The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families was a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for the work of the Department for Children, Schools and Families. The post was created on 28 June 2007 aft ...

, economic secretary to the treasury and

shadow chancellor of the exchequer The Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer in the British Parliamentary system is the member of the Shadow Cabinet who is responsible for shadowing the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The title is given at the gift of the Leader of the Opposition and ...

* Jonathan Bullock (born 1963), former

Brexit Party Reform UK is a right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom. It was founded with support from Nigel Farage in November 2018 as the Brexit Party, advocating hard Euroscepticism and a no-deal Brexit, and was briefly a significant ...

member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands constituency *

Kenneth Clarke Kenneth Harry Clarke, Baron Clarke of Nottingham, (born 2 July 1940), often known as Ken Clarke, is a British politician who served as Home Secretary from 1992 to 1993 and Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1993 to 1997 as well as serving as de ...

(born 1940),

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...

, former

Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...

Lord Chancellor The lord chancellor, formally the lord high chancellor of Great Britain, is the highest-ranking traditional minister among the Great Officers of State in Scotland and England in the United Kingdom, nominally outranking the prime minister. Th ...

and justice secretary,

chancellor of the exchequer The chancellor of the Exchequer, often abbreviated to chancellor, is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom, and head of HM Treasury, His Majesty's Treasury. As one of the four Great Offices of State, the Ch ...

and

home secretary The secretary of state for the Home Department, otherwise known as the home secretary, is a senior minister of the Crown in the Government of the United Kingdom. The home secretary leads the Home Office, and is responsible for all nationa ...

Tom Baldwin et al
Major caught out by Clarke's school
Daily Telegraph 13 October 1996. Accessed 11 August 2007. *

Ed Davey Sir Edward Jonathan Davey (born 25 December 1965) is a British politician who has served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats since 2020. He served in the Cameron–Clegg coalition as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change from 201 ...

(born 1965), MP,

Liberal Democrat Several political parties from around the world have been called the Liberal Democratic Party or Liberal Democrats. These parties usually follow a liberal democratic ideology. Active parties Former parties See also *Liberal democracy *Lib ...

, minister in the

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and

leader of the Liberal Democrats The Liberal Democrats are a political party in the United Kingdom. Party members elect the leader of the Liberal Democrats, the head and highest-ranking member of the party. Liberal Democrat members of Parliament also elect a deputy leader o ...

David Frost Sir David Paradine Frost (7 April 1939 – 31 August 2013) was a British television host, journalist, comedian and writer. He rose to prominence during the satire boom in the United Kingdom when he was chosen to host the satirical programme ...

(b. 1965), British politician, diplomat and civil servant *

Geoff Hoon Geoffrey William Hoon (born 6 December 1953) is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashfield in Nottinghamshire from 1992 to 2010. He is a former Defence Secretary, Transport Secretary, Leader of ...

(born 1953), former

, transport secretary,

minister of state for Europe The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Europe, formerly the Minister of State for Europe is a ministerial position within the Government of the United Kingdom, in charge of affairs with Europe. The Minister can also be responsible for gov ...

secretary of state for defence The secretary of state for defence, also referred to as the defence secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with overall responsibility for the business of the Ministry of Defence. The incumbent is a membe ...

and

leader of the House of Commons The leader of the House of Commons is a minister of the Crown of the Government of the United Kingdom whose main role is organising government business in the House of Commons. The leader is generally a member or attendee of the cabinet of t ...

* Sir James Lester (1932–2021), Conservative politician *

Piers Merchant Piers Rolf Garfield Merchant (2 January 1951 – 21 September 2009) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle upon Tyne Central from 1983 to 1987, and then MP for Beckenham from 1992 until he ...

(1951–2009), former

and former general secretary of

UKIP The UK Independence Party (UKIP; ) is a Eurosceptic, right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom. The party reached its greatest level of success in the mid-2010s, when it gained two members of Parliament and was the largest p ...

* James Morris (born 1967), MP,

Science and technology

* Ben G. Davis (b. 1970),

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

* Thomas Hawksley (1807–1893),

civil engineer A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering – the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructure while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing ...

and chief engineer at the Nottingham Waterworks Company * J. P. Knight (1828–1886), inventor of the

traffic light Traffic lights, traffic signals, or stoplights – known also as robots in South Africa are signalling devices positioned at road intersections, pedestrian crossings, and other locations in order to control flows of traffic. Traffic light ...

Frank Nabarro Frank Reginald Nunes Nabarro MBE OMS FRS (7 March 1916 – 20 July 2006) was an English-born South African physicist and one of the pioneers of solid-state physics, which underpins much of 21st-century technology. Education Born 7 March 19 ...

(1916–2006), solid-state physicist

Sport

Patrick Bamford Patrick James Bamford (born 5 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Leeds United and the England national team. Bamford began his career at Nottingham Forest, making his debut in December 2011, ...

(b. 1993), footballer * Charles Caborn (b. 1856, death date unknown), footballer for Nottingham Forest who appeared in their first FA Cup match. * Anuj Dal (b. 1996), professional cricketer * Anthony Douglas (b. 1985), Olympic short track speed skater *

Graham Harding Graham Frederick Anthony Harding (19 March 1937 – 20 October 2018) of Aston University was the first professor of clinical neurophysiology in the United Kingdom. He was the first to recognise that television broadcasts and video games could tri ...

(b. 1966), cricketer * David Haywood (b. 1945), cricketer * Alex Lewington (b. 1991), rugby union player * Leonard Lindley (1861–1915), footballer and cricketer, brother of Tinsley *

Tinsley Lindley Dr. Tinsley Lindley OBE (27 October 1865 – 31 March 1940) was an English footballer. He was described as "an ideal centre forward". He scored three goals in his debut aged 16 for Nottingham Forest. He was an amateur who did not wear football ...

(1865–1940), international footballer and cricketer, brother of Leonard * Mark Saxelby b 1969 d. 2000 professional cricketer (outstanding rugby union player) * Henry Nwume (b. 1977), professional

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...

player and

bobsleigh Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Fede ...

Olympian * Anthony Palfreman (b. 1946), cricketer and cricket administrator *

Reg Simpson Reginald Thomas Simpson (27 February 1920 – 22 November 2013) was an English cricketer, who played in 27 Test matches from 1948 to 1955. Life and career Born in Sherwood, Nottingham, England, Simpson attended Nottingham High School. At th ...

(1920–2013), England cricketer *

Greig Tonks Greig Tonks (born 20 May 1989) is a Scottish former rugby union player who played for London Irish in the position of Fullback, Centre or Fly-half. He is currently a coach at Rams. Career Born in Pretoria, South Africa, Tonks moved to Engl ...

(b. 1989), rugby union player * Andy Turner (b. 1980), professional Olympic sprint hurdler

References

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