Noel Parry Symonds (25 December 1863 – 31 December 1943) was an English

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...

who won the

Silver Goblets The Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup is a rowing event for men's coxless pairs at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from all eligible rowing club A rowing club ...

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. Symonds was born at Broomy Hill,

Herefordshire Herefordshire () is a county in the West Midlands of England, governed by Herefordshire Council. It is bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Monmouthshire ...

. He was the fifth son of James Frederick Symonds, a solicitor, and his wife Mary Elizabeth Cleave. He was educated at

Hereford Cathedral School Hereford Cathedral School is an independent, co-educational day and boarding school for pupils of ages 3 to 18 years, from Nursery to Sixth Form. Its headmaster is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The school's premi ...

under F. H. Tatham and

St John's College, Cambridge St John's College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge founded by the House of Tudor, Tudor matriarch Lady Margaret Beaufort. In constitutional terms, the college is a charitable corpo ...

. He rowed in the

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge bec ...

boat in the

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and 1886 races. In 1888 he won the

with

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. Symonds was a master at

Bedford School :''Bedford School is not to be confused with Bedford Girls' School, Bedford High School, Bedford Modern School, Old Bedford School in Bedford, Texas or Bedford Academy in Bedford, Nova Scotia.'' Bedford School is a public school (English indep ...

from 1886 to 1933, becoming Vice-Master in 1923. He married Mabel Alloway Askwith, daughter of the Rev. Henry Askwith, Prebendary of Hereford, in January 1906, and had a family. Symonds died at the age of 80.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Symonds, Noel 1863 births 1943 deaths People educated at Hereford Cathedral School Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Cambridge University Boat Club rowers English male rowers

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