St Peter's School is a co-educational
independent boarding and day school (also referred to as a
public school
Public school may refer to:
* State school (known as a public school in many countries), a no-fee school, publicly funded and operated by the government
* Public school (United Kingdom), certain elite fee-charging independent schools in England an ...
), in the English City of
York
York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...
, with extensive grounds on the banks of the
River Ouse. Founded by
St Paulinus of York in AD 627, it is the third oldest school in the world. It is part of the York Boarding Schools Group.
The school accepts pupils aged two to eighteen.
History
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Founded in the English city of
York
York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...
by
St Paulinus of York in the year AD 627, the school was originally based at
York Minster
The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, commonly known as York Minster, is the cathedral of York, North Yorkshire, England, and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe. The minster is the seat of the Archbis ...
. An early headmaster,
Alcuin
Alcuin of York (; la, Flaccus Albinus Alcuinus; 735 – 19 May 804) – also called Ealhwine, Alhwin, or Alchoin – was a scholar, clergyman, poet, and teacher from York, Northumbria. He was born around 735 and became the student o ...
(Flaccus Albinus Alcuinus), went on to be Chancellor to the Emperor Charlemagne, and founded several of the earliest schools in mainland Europe. It is the
third oldest school in the world. For most of its history, the school was a boys' school, but welcomed girls into the
sixth form
In the education systems of England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and some other Commonwealth countries, sixth form represents the final two years of secondary education, ages 16 to 18. Pupils typically prepare for A-l ...
from 1976 before becoming fully coeducational in 1987.
Campus
The school grounds are located near the centre of
York
York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...
and stretch to the banks of the
River Ouse. The main front of the school faces along
Bootham
Bootham is a street in the city of York, in England, leading north out of the city centre. It is also the name of the small district surrounding the street.
History
The street runs along a ridge of slightly higher ground east of the River Ous ...
; this is the oldest part of the site and comprises the Memorial Hall, Alcuin Library and Chapel, as well as dining facilities. Temple House and School House, the Department of Politics, the Department of Business, the Department of Economics, and the Department of Latin and Classics are also based in these buildings, accessed from an area known to the school community as the 'monkey cage'. Behind here is the Pascal building (Maths), Old Science Building (Chemistry), New Science Building (Physics, IT, and DT), Shepherd Rooms (Languages), The Grove and Clifton House. The Music School, the
Dame Judi Dench
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Drama Centre, Hope House, and Queen's Building (History, Religious Studies, and English) are also located along the top of the Campus.
Boarding Houses Wentworth and Rise border the main campus, while Linton, Dronfield and The Manor are located across the road from the main school front accessible by footbridge. In the 2000s the school expanded its site under Headmaster Andrew Trotman to include the new lower campus, formally the site of Queen Anne's, a state school that had been recently closed. The move was not without its challenges, including the distance between the old and new sites and the dissection of a public footpath.
St Peter's 2-8
St Peter's 2-8 (formerly Clifton Pre-preparatory School) is the pre-prep school to St Peter's School, York. St Peter's 2-8 is located on the Upper Campus of the school, next door to the senior school which runs along the main road of
Bootham
Bootham is a street in the city of York, in England, leading north out of the city centre. It is also the name of the small district surrounding the street.
History
The street runs along a ridge of slightly higher ground east of the River Ous ...
in the centre of
York
York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...
. The current Head of St Peter's 2-8 is Phil Hardy.
In February 2018, Clifton School and Nursery was named as the best pre-prep/prep school in the annual
TES Independent School Awards.
In summer 2020 Clifton Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery was renamed St Peter's 2-8 and, in April 2021, St Peter's 2-8 was named the best pre-prep school and independent school of the year in the annual
TES Independent School Awards.
St Peter's 8-13
St Peter's 8-13 (formerly St Olave's School) is the junior school to St Peter's, with grounds on the banks of the
River Ouse. The current Head of St Peter's 8-13 is Andy Falconer.
St Olave's was founded by Reverend Henry Andrew Wilson in 1876 and named after its original site of St Olave’s House in
Marygate
Marygate is a street in York, England, running just north of the city centre. Built in the Middle Ages, it gets its name from St Mary's Abbey and the Viking word "gata," meaning street. The area where the street lies was outside the walls of th ...
. The school was acquired by St Peter's School in 1901
and St Olave's was renamed St Peter's 8-13 in 2020.
In September 2001, St Olave's moved from the White House (the Chilman Building), and its half of the Queen's Building, to the newly acquired Queen Anne site. The pre-prep, St Peter's 2-8 (formerly Clifton Prep) moved from its original 19th-century building on The Avenue to occupy the buildings previously used by St Olave's.
St Peter's 8-13 is now located on the Lower Campus of the St Peter's School, which is also home to the senior school Biology and Art Departments.
In 2006, St Peter's School closed a public footpath running through the school grounds using ''The Countryside and Rights of Way Act'' 2000. This was hotly disputed by local people.
Academic
The school has a history of high academic achievement across all age ranges.
Language-learning is also encouraged from a young age. Latin is compulsory for the first four years of study and also offered at GCSE and A Level. Religious Studies is a compulsory GCSE subject.
Sport
A wide range of activities are available at the school: these include rugby, football, hockey, netball, tennis, cricket, rowing, athletics, basketball, badminton, cross-country, climbing, squash, swimming, weight training, trampolining, water polo and aerobics. The school has sporting fields, gymnasiums, an indoor swimming pool, two multi-sport indoor centres, tennis courts, multi-use astroturf pitches, a rifle range, and a boathouse.
For 27 years, cricket was coached by
Keith Mohan
Keith Mohan (born 11 June 1935) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1957 and 1958.
Mohan was born in Glossop, Derbyshire.
He played for Derbyshire School Boys in 1950 and then selected to play in North vs ...
. In 2002 the school's U15 rugby team won the national
Daily Mail Cup
The National Schools Cup are a set of annual English schools' rugby union cup competitions, with the U18 Cup being the main competition. The finals of the Cup and Vase competitions are held at Twickenham Stadium, whilst finals for the Plate and Bow ...
competition and the U18 team were narrowly beaten in 2005 in the final against
Exeter College, Exeter
Exeter College is a general further education college in Exeter, Devon; it was first such college in England, and is currently the highest-ranked in the country. The College has its origins in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, founded in 1869, ...
. In 2011 the U16 team won the
UCLAN
, mottoeng = "From the Earth to the Sun"
, established = as Institution for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledgere-established 1992 (University status granted)
, type = Public
, chancellor ...
Northern Schools Floodlit Competition.
St Peter's School Boat Club was founded in the 1850s and is one of the oldest school rowing clubs in the world. It has had success at international level with over 28 GB 'vests' earned by Peterites since 1998. On the domestic scene it has won nine medals at The National Schools' Regatta, 12 medals at The National Championships, and 25 appearances at Henley (both Men's and Women's), all since 1991.
Music
The School Choir averages over 150 members a year, but there is also a more selective Chapel Choir as well as an elite Chamber Choir. Highlights of the choral calendar include the Carol Service at York Minster, as well as visits to the Minster and further afield to sing Evensong.
The school has Barbershop Quartets, a Brass Group, Chamber Groups, a Choral Society, a Close Harmony Group, String Orchestras, String Quartets, Swing Band/Traditional Jazz, a Symphony Orchestra, Senior Wind Band, Woodwind, Quintets and Quartets.
Headmasters
* From 2019 Jeremy Walker
* 2018-2019 Alistair Dunn (interregnum)
* 2010–2018 Leo Winkley
* 2004–2009
Richard Smyth
* 1995–2004 Andrew Trotman
* 1985-1995 Robin Pittman
* 1984–1985 David Cummin (interregnum)
* 1979–1984 Peter Hughes
* 1967–1979 Peter Gardiner
* 1937–1967 John Dronfield
* 1913–1936
Stanley Mease "Sam" Toyne
* 1900–1912 Edward Cunliffe Owen
* 1864 Richard Elwyn
* William Hey
* John Pulleyn
* 767–780
Archbishop Aethelbert
* Flaccus Albinus Alcuinus (
Alcuin
Alcuin of York (; la, Flaccus Albinus Alcuinus; 735 – 19 May 804) – also called Ealhwine, Alhwin, or Alchoin – was a scholar, clergyman, poet, and teacher from York, Northumbria. He was born around 735 and became the student o ...
)
* 633–648 ''School closed''
* 627–633 James the Deacon
Houses
The school has ten day- and boarding houses, and each house has its own colour. Dronfield (pink) and Rise (white) are girls' boarding houses; Linton (baby blue) and The Manor (gold) are boys' boarding houses. The rest are day houses: Clifton (yellow), The Grove (red), Queens (purple), Temple (green), School (maroon), and Hope (orange). The
house system
The house system is a traditional feature of schools in the United Kingdom. The practice has since spread to Commonwealth countries and the United States. The school is divided into subunits called "houses" and each student is allocated to o ...
is a long-standing tradition throughout the school's history. As the houses are physical, located in various buildings and parts of buildings throughout the school campus, a sense of community is developed, bringing pupils of all ages together to compete in inter-house competitions, like rugby. "House Colours" are an award that is given in the form of a tie (formerly a badge for female students as they did not wear ties when they were first admitted) to pupils for an outstanding contribution to house activities.
In 1982 there were only seven houses: the boarding houses were: School, Rise, Dronfield, and The Manor; the day houses were: Queens, Grove, and Temple. Hope, Clifton, and Linton are of more recent origin. Houses were mixed and female boarders had their own quarters.
Boarding
St Peter's has received an overall quality rating of 'Outstanding' in their 2007 Ofsted Boarding Inspection.
Religion
The school has a Chapel with compulsory services 3 mornings a week. Eucharist is also held once a term and there are special services to mark Festivals in the
Christian calendar
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.
A service is held on
Remembrance Sunday
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during which all pupils place poppies on the book of remembrance in the
Ante-chapel
The ante-chapel is that portion of a chapel which lies on the western side of the choir screen.
In some of the colleges at Oxford and Cambridge the ante-chapel is carried north and south across the west end of the chapel, constituting a western ...
(which contains names of alumni killed in conflict). The school's Christmas Carol Service is held in
York Minster
The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, commonly known as York Minster, is the cathedral of York, North Yorkshire, England, and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe. The minster is the seat of the Archbis ...
.
Religious education
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is compulsory at the school until Sixth Form, and is taught by both academic staff and the school's two Church of England clergy.
York Minster
York Minster
The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, commonly known as York Minster, is the cathedral of York, North Yorkshire, England, and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe. The minster is the seat of the Archbis ...
has a long connection with St Peter's, as the school's founder was an
Archbishop of York
The archbishop of York is a senior bishop in the Church of England, second only to the archbishop of Canterbury. The archbishop is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and the metropolitan bishop of the province of York, which covers th ...
. This relationship is also evident in the school's name, which mirrors the formal title of the Minster, ''The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter''. At its foundation, the school was probably housed next to the earliest cathedral building.
At the end of each academic year a Commemoration and Prizegiving service is held in the Minster and a Carol Service is also held there at Christmas. The school choir often sings in the Minster and in the 2006/2007 year they participated in ''
Verdi's Requiem
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'', which brought together the wider York community.
St Peter’s School is now the home of York Minster’s Choristers, after the closure of the Minster School in Summer 2020.
Traditions
*Morning Prayers – all members of the school attend a chapel service,
*Eucharist – a whole school
Eucharist
The Eucharist (; from Greek , , ), also known as Holy Communion and the Lord's Supper, is a Christian rite that is considered a sacrament in most churches, and as an ordinance in others. According to the New Testament, the rite was instit ...
service takes place each term and at other significant Christian festivals.
*Uniform – the school has a brown uniform featuring the "cross keys" of St Peter for all pupils (except members of the Sixth Form). The old woollen blazer was later replaced with a more modern cotton jacket. Other changes to the uniform have also taken place, including the removal of ties for female pupils, who now wear an open blouse. In Sixth Form, dark suits must be worn.
*Gowns – the school has a tradition of gowns which reflect pupils' authority or commitments. These are worn during public events such as services at
York Minster
The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, commonly known as York Minster, is the cathedral of York, North Yorkshire, England, and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe. The minster is the seat of the Archbis ...
and during school events (including Chapel and Assembly). The Head Boy and Head Girl wear brown, followed by the Head Master's Prefects who wear navy. These are issued during the 'gowning' at First Assembly each academic year. Members of the Chapel Committee and choirs wear red gowns, which are fuller depending upon level (Chamber Choir; Chapel Choir; School Choir). School masters also wear collegiate gowns for services and public events.
*Capping – is the practice of reward for exceptional sporting achievement and is awarded at the end of the relevant sports season.
*5 November – on
Guy Fawkes Night
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, the school does not partake in the common tradition of burning a 'Guy' on the bonfire, as
Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes (; 13 April 1570 – 31 January 1606), also known as Guido Fawkes while fighting for the Spanish, was a member of a group of provincial English Catholics involved in the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. He was born and educated ...
was an Old Peterite (alumnus). There is, however, a long tradition of putting on a firework display for the Boarders.
*
Fagging
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– the tradition of younger pupils serving older pupils was abolished in 1977.
Notable alumni
Current members of the school are known as 'Peterites' (and 'Olavites' for St Olave's Junior School) with alumni referred to as "Old Peterites", or OPs for short. Notable OPs include:
Sport:
*
Andrew Springgay - professional
rugby
Rugby may refer to:
Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby league: 13 players per side
*** Masters Rugby League
*** Mod league
*** Rugby league nines
*** Rugby league sevens
*** Touch (sport)
*** Wheelchair rugby league
** Rugby union: 1 ...
player for
Aviron Bayonnais
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,
SU Agen
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Founded in 1908, A ...
and England A
*Helen Austin - British rower
*
Jonny Bairstow
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– first class
cricketer
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for
Yorkshire
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and England
*
Sam Bond
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...
– professional
bodybuilder
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and TV personality on
Gladiators
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*
Oli Denton – professional
rugby union
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player for
Leeds Carnegie/Leeds Tykes
*
Tom Denton – professional
rugby union
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player for
Leeds Carnegie
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Current
* Leeds Carnegie Handball Club
Changed name
* Leeds Carnegie (ba ...
*
Frank Mitchell – first class
cricketer
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for
Yorkshire
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*
James Thompson (racing driver)
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Racing career
British T ...
–
auto racing
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driver and commentator for
Eurosport
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's
World Touring Car Championship
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coverage
*
Peter Wackett
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– professional
rugby union
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player for
Leeds Tykes
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The club was founded as Headingley FC, but renamed in 1991 when it j ...
*
Norman Yardley
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– English
cricketer
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Academics and historians:
*
Alcuin
Alcuin of York (; la, Flaccus Albinus Alcuinus; 735 – 19 May 804) – also called Ealhwine, Alhwin, or Alchoin – was a scholar, clergyman, poet, and teacher from York, Northumbria. He was born around 735 and became the student o ...
(Flaccus Albinus Alcuinus), former Head Master, went on to be Chancellor to the Emperor Charlemagne.
*
Frederick Henry Marvell Blaydes – renowned
classical scholar
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*
Angus M. Bowie, classical scholar
*
Henry Dodwell
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– an
Anglo-Irish
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writer, scholar, theologian and controversialist
*
William Fishburn Donkin
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Life
He was born at Bishop Burton, Yorkshire, on 15 February 1814. ...
– Professor of Astronomy, University College, Oxford
*
Christopher Hill – English
Marxist
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historian and textbook author
*
C. Northcote Parkinson
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– naval historian and author of some sixty books, the most famous of which was his bestseller
Parkinson's Law
*
Francis W. Pixley – accountant,
barrister
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and author; was
Deputy Lieutenant for
Buckinghamshire
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Artists and media figures:
*
John Barry – composer, best known for composing 11
James Bond
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soundtracks
*
Katherine Downes
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Biography
She went to the independent St Peter's School, York. She studied journali ...
- television presenter, specialising in sports coverage
*
Laurence Eusden
Laurence Eusden (bapt. 6 September 168827 September 1730) was an English poet who became Britain's youngest Poet Laureate in 1718.
Life
Laurence Eusden was born in Spofforth in the West Riding of Yorkshire in 1688 (date unknown) to the Rev. ...
– became Poet Laureate in 1718
*
Harry Gration
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– broadcaster with the
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Rob Heaps
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- English actor
*
Justin Hill – English novelist
*
Fleur Keith - English actress
*
Basil Radford
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- film actor
*
Mark Simpson – journalist, writer, and broadcaster specialising in pop culture, media, and masculinity credited with coining the word ''
metrosexual
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''
*
Jimmy Thompson – actor, writer, and director
*
Greg Wise
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– English actor
Political figures:
*
Neil Carmichael – Conservative Member of Parliament for Stroud
*
James Clappison
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Personal life
The son of a Yor ...
–
British politician
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and
barrister
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. He is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Hertsmere.
*
John Healey –
British Labour
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politician
*
Alan Mak - Conservative Member of Parliament for
Havant
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*
Sir John Rodgers, 1st Baronet
Sir John Charles Rodgers, 1st Baronet (5 October 1906 – 29 March 1993) was a British Conservative politician.
Rodgers was educated at St Peter's School, York, and in France and Oxford. He became a scholar in modern history at Oxford and subse ...
– British Conservative politician
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Frank Swettenham
Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham (28 March 1850 – 11 June 1946) was a British colonial administrator who became the first Resident general of the Federated Malay States, which brought the Malay states of Selangor, Perak, Negeri Sembilan and ...
- British colonial official
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George Forrest Browne
George Forrest Browne (4 December 1833 – 1 June 1930) was an English bishop, the first Anglican Bishop of Stepney from 1895 until 1897 when he was appointed Bishop of Bristol. Early life
Browne was born in York 1833 and educated at St Peter ...
– clergyman, became
Bishop of Bristol
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
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Maurice Harland
Maurice Henry Harland (17 April 1896 – 29 September 1986) was a 20th-century Anglican bishop, his most significant appointment being Bishop of Durham from 1956 to 1966. He was one of nine Diocesan bishops in England in the 1950s who had served ...
– 20th century
Bishop of Durham
The Bishop of Durham is the Anglican bishop responsible for the Diocese of Durham in the Province of York. The diocese is one of the oldest in England and its bishop is a member of the House of Lords. Paul Butler has been the Bishop of Durham ...
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Robert William Bilton Hornby
Robert William Bilton Hornby (5 January 1821 – 28 September 1888) was an English antiquarian and priest, and the Lord of the Manor of Heworth in York.
Ancestry
Hornby was born at Heworth in 1821, the son of William Hornby and Sophia ''née' ...
– an
antiquarian
An antiquarian or antiquary () is an fan (person), aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past. More specifically, the term is used for those who study history with particular attention to ancient artifact (archaeology), artifac ...
, priest, and
Lord of the Manor
Lord of the Manor is a title that, in Anglo-Saxon England, referred to the landholder of a rural estate. The lord enjoyed manorial rights (the rights to establish and occupy a residence, known as the manor house and demesne) as well as seig ...
of
Heworth York
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Henry Herbert Williams – Bishop of Carlisle
Judges:
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John Mortimer
Sir John Clifford Mortimer (21 April 1923 – 16 January 2009) was a British barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author. He is best known for novels about a barrister named Horace Rumpole.
Early life
Mortimer was born in Hampstead, London, ...
– Judge of the
Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal
The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (HKCFA or CFA) is the final appellate court of Hong Kong. It was established on 1 July 1997, upon the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, replacing the Judicial Committee of t ...
and President of the Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam
Armed forces:
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Frank Bingham
Frank Miller Bingham (17 September 1874 – 22 May 1915) was an English medical doctor, all round sportsman and army officer who was killed in the First World War. As a cricketer, he played for Derbyshire in 1896.
Life and cricket career
Bing ...
–
army officer
An officer is a person who holds a position of authority as a member of an armed force or uniformed service.
Broadly speaking, "officer" means a commissioned officer, a non-commissioned officer, or a warrant officer. However, absent contextu ...
who died in
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
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Walbanke Ashby Pritt – British
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
flying ace credited with five aerial victories. He flew with the
Royal Flying Corps
"Through Adversity to the Stars"
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in 1917/1918; flying Sopwith Pups.
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Gordon Gibb
Gordon Gibb is the CEO of Flamingo Land Ltd and former chairman of Bradford City Football Club.
Personal
Gordon Gibb was born in November 1975 at Strathaven in Scotland, moving to Yorkshire when his father, Robert Gibb, a former professional foo ...
– prominent businessman, owner of theme park
Flamingo Land Resort
Flamingo Land is a theme park, zoo, and resort located in Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire, England. Opened in 1959, it has been owned and operated by the Gibb family since 1978.
History
Flamingo Land Resort was established in 1959 when a cine ...
and former director of
Bradford City Football Club
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes.
Th ...
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Frank Pick
Frank Pick Hon. RIBA (23 November 1878 – 7 November 1941) was a British transport administrator. After qualifying as a solicitor in 1902, he worked at the North Eastern Railway, before moving to the Underground Electric Railways Company ...
– manager in transport sector including
Underground Group
The Underground Electric Railways Company of London Limited (UERL), known operationally as the Underground for much of its existence, was established in 1902. It was the holding company for the three deep-level "tube"A "tube" railway is an und ...
and
London Passenger Transport Board
The London Passenger Transport Board was the organisation responsible for local public transport in London and its environs from 1933 to 1948. In common with all London transport authorities from 1933 to 2000, the public name and brand was Lond ...
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Joseph Terry
Sir Joseph Terry (7 January 182812 January 1898) was a British confectioner, industrialist and Conservative politician who served as Lord Mayor of York on three occasions. He had previously served as a deputy mayor through his role as town sh ...
– confectioner who presided over
Joseph Terry & Sons Ltd.
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Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes (; 13 April 1570 – 31 January 1606), also known as Guido Fawkes while fighting for the Spanish, was a member of a group of provincial English Catholics involved in the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. He was born and educated ...
– conspirator of the
Gunpowder Plot
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, in earlier centuries often called the Gunpowder Treason Plot or the Jesuit Treason, was a failed assassination attempt against King James I by a group of provincial English Catholics led by Robert Catesby who sought ...
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John Wright – conspirator in the
Gunpowder Plot
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, in earlier centuries often called the Gunpowder Treason Plot or the Jesuit Treason, was a failed assassination attempt against King James I by a group of provincial English Catholics led by Robert Catesby who sought ...
See also
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The Minster School, York
The Minster School was an independent preparatory school for children aged 3–13 in York, England. It was founded to educate choristers at York Minster and continued to do so, although no longer exclusively, until in June 2020 it was announced ...
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List of the oldest schools in the world
This is a list of extant schools, excluding universities and higher education establishments, that have been in continuous operation since founded. The dates refer to the foundation or the earliest documented contemporaneous reference to the sch ...
References
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External links
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