List of masters of Gresham's School
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This is a list of the Masters (later Headmasters) and Ushers (later Second Masters) of Gresham's School, Holt.
Masters, 1562–1900
- 1571: Master Robinson[1]
- 1574–1582: Master Harrison[1]
- 1585–1602: Christopher Williams[2]
- 1602–1605: Rev. Richard Snoden MA[2]
- 1605–1606: Rev. Francis Catlyn MA[2]
- 1606–1639: Thomas Tallis MA[2]
- 1639–1640: Rev. Nathaniel Gill[2]
- 1640: Thomas Tallis (again)[2]
- 1640–1644: Sir Thomas Witherley[2]
- 1644–1646: John Fenn[2]
- 1646–1659: Rev. Francis Wright MA, fellow of Merton College, Oxford[2]
- 1659–1660: Rev. William Hickes MA, previously Master of Oundle[2]
- 1661–1665: Rev. Henry Mazey MA, Fellow of Caius College, Cambridge[3]
- 1665–1667: Rev. John Goodman (acting Master)[2]
- 1667–1692: Rev. Thomas Bainbridge MA[2]
- 1692–1697: Rev. William Reynolds MA[2]
- 1697–1702: Edward Reynolds[1]
- 1702–1715: Rev. William Reynolds MA[1]
- 1715–1729: Rev. David Duncombe MA (d. 1729)[1]
- 1730–1760: John Holmes - writer of textbooks on grammar, rhetoric and astronomy[2]
- 1760: John Knox[2]
- 1760–1787: James Smith[2]
- 1787–1806: Thomas Atkins[2]
- 1806–1807: Rev. Mr Babington (acting Master)[2]
- 1807–1809: Thomas Atkins (again)[2][4]
- 1809–1857: Rev. Benjamin Pulleyne, or Pullan MA, fellow of Clare College, Cambridge[5][6]
- 1858–1867: Rev. Charles Allen Elton MA BD, fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge[2][7]
- 1867–1900: Rev. Reginald Jolliffe Roberts MA[2][8]
Headmasters, 1900 to date
- 1900–1919: George William Saul Howson MA, formerly of Uppingham, reforming headmaster[2]
- 1919–1935: J. R. Eccles MA[2]
- 1935–1944: Philip Staniforth Newell MA[2]
- 1944–1955: Martin John Olivier MA - previously of Rossall, later head of Guthlaxton College, Wigston Magna[2][9]
- 1955–1982: Logie Bruce Lockhart, international rugby footballer[2][10]
- 1982–1985: Dr Timothy Phillips Woods MA DPhil[2][10]
- 1985–1991: Hugh Wright MA, later Chief Master of King Edward's School, Birmingham (1991–1998) and Chairman of the HMC[2][10]
- 1991–2002: John Hardy Arkell MA, formerly head of Wrekin College[2][10][11]
- 2002–2008: Anthony Roy Clark MA, - formerly head of St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown, South Africa[2][10]
- 2008–2013 : Philip John - formerly head of King William's College, Isle of Man
- 2013–2014 : Nigel Flower (acting headmaster)
- 2014– : Douglas Robb MA MEd
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][12] - 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][13]
- 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.[14]
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][15]
- 1864–1865: Henry David Jones[2]
- 1865–1866: William Henry Hooper[2]
- 1866–1867: Matthew Walter Tunnicliffe[2][16]
- 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]>[17]
- 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][18]
- 1928–1942: Joseph Foster[2]
- 1942–1963: A. Bruce Douglas[2][19]
- 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[20]
- 1930–1932: J. W. Reynolds
- 1932–1946: Edward Francis Habershon[21]
- 1946–1950: Charles L. S. Linnell[22]
- 1950–1959: Wilfred Andrews
- 1959–1974: Douglas C. Argyle,[23] died 2012[24]
- 1974–1975: Percival Hallewell Rogers (previously headmaster of Portora Royal School, Enniskillen, 1954–1973)[25][26]
- 1975–1983 T. Ray Bowen[27]
- 1983–1991: Alan Wadge,[28] later Rector of Sparsholt[29]
- 1991–1992: Richard Buckner (died in office)[30]
- 1992 (acting): Patrick Rix[30]
- 1992–2000: Robin N. Myerscough[31]
- 2001–2020: Bryan R. Roberts[31][30]
- 2020– : Jack Branford[32]
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[33]
| House | Housemaster | Assistant housemaster |
|---|---|---|
| Howson's | J. Cowan | E. Robinson |
| Farfield | T. Burnett | J. Beales |
| Tallis | C. Cox | C. Oates |
| Woodlands | J. Sharrock | S. Knightbridge |
- Girls' houses[33]
| House | Housemistress | Assistant Housemistress |
|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | E. Fern | E. Wilson |
| Queens' (formerly Britten) | V. Seldon | E. Philpott |
| Oakeley | O. Ravilious | D. Majid |
Notable masters
- John Holmes (master, 1730–1760), writer of textbooks on grammar, rhetoric and astronomy[34][35]
- George Howson (headmaster, 1900–1919)
- Geoffrey Shaw (music master, 1902–1910), organist and composer[36]
- C. V. Durell (assistant master, 1904–05), writer of mathematics textbooks[34]
- Warin Foster Bushell (assistant master, 1907–1912), later headmaster of Michaelhouse and Birkenhead School and president of the Mathematical Association[37]
- Dalziel Llewellyn Hammick (assistant master, Chemistry, 1910–1918) - research chemist[38]
- Walter Greatorex (director of music, 1911–1949), composer[35]
- Arnold Powell (assistant master, early 1900s), later head of Bedford Modern School and Epsom College[39]
- Frank McEachran (assistant master from 1924), author[40]
- Denys Thompson (assistant master, English, 1930s), editor of the quarterly Scrutiny with F. R. Leavis[2] and of the journal The Use of English[41]
- Richard D'Aeth (assistant master, 1938–1940)[42]
- Charles W. Lloyd (assistant master, 1946–1951), later master of Dulwich College[43]
- Logie Bruce Lockhart (headmaster, 1955–1982), Scotland rugby footballer[10]
- Richard Smyth (born 1951), later head of King's School, Bruton[44]
- Hugh Wright (headmaster 1985-1991), later chief master of King Edward's School, Birmingham (1991–1998) and Chairman of the HMC[2][10]
- Patrick Thompson (assistant master, physics, 1965–1983), Conservative Member of Parliament[45]
- Graeme Fife (classics master, 1970–1979), writer, playwright and broadcaster