Epsom College

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Epsom College
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Epsom
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KT17 4JQ

England
Information
TypePublic school
Independent day and boarding school
Motto"Deo Non Fortuna"
(Latin for "Not through luck but by God")[1]
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England[2]
Established1855; 166 years ago (1855)
FounderJohn Propert[3]
Department for Education URN125332 Tables
HeadmasterJames Piggot
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment956(2019/20)[4]
Houses13
Colour(s)Blue and White    
PublicationThe Epsomian
Former pupilsOld Epsomians
PatronElizabeth II
AlumniOEs Connected
Websitewww.epsomcollege.org.uk
The Tower and main entrance as seen from across Main Lawn

Epsom College is a co-educational independent school on Epsom Downs, Surrey, England, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It was founded in 1853 as a boys' school to provide support for poor members of the medical profession such as pensioners and orphans ("Foundationers"). The college caters takes day pupils throughout with some boarding in 5 of the 13 houses in the senior (14 to 18) part of the school. The headmaster is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.

Foundation[]

The school was founded in 1853 by John Propert as The Royal Medical Benevolent College, the aims of which were to provide accommodation for pensioned medical doctors or their widows in the first instance, and to provide a "liberal education" to 100 sons of "duly qualified medical men" for £25 each year.[5]

The Grade II listed Tower and main building,[6] demonstrating the architectural theme of a large number of the buildings on campus.

The establishment of the college was the culmination of a campaign begun in 1844 by the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association, the forerunner of the British Medical Association.[7] The scheme saw the medical profession was "in regard to charitable institutions for the aged and infirm, the widow and the orphan, the worst provided of all professions and callings" and took as its aim the alleviating of poverty and debt.[8] Discussions were chaired by Sir John Forbes, Physician to Prince Albert and the Royal Household, and followed similar plans establishing schools for the Clergy and the Royal Navy in desiring to raise money to found "schools for the sons of medical men", providing an education which would otherwise be "beyond the means of many parents".[9]

By 1851, the Medical Benevolent Society had limited itself to the foundation of a single Benevolent College, and met in Treasurer John Propert's house in New Cavendish Street, Marylebone.[10] The new campaign's fund-raising activities included dinners, which were attended by numerous doctors and Members of Parliament, and concerts, for example at one such event, on 4 July 1855, composer Hector Berlioz conducted the UK premier of his symphonic suite Harold in Italy.[11][12]

The foundation stone was laid on 6 July 1853, and almost two years later, on 25 June 1855, the college was formally opened by Prince Albert and his son, the future King Edward VII in front of an unexpectedly large crowd of around 6,000.[13] In March 1855, Queen Victoria had consented to become patron, which relationship with British monarchs has continued ever since; King Edward VII after the death of his mother, King George V, King Edward VIII in 1936,[14] King George VI from 1937,[15] and then the current Queen until the present.

The Grade II Listed College Chapel[16][17]

In 1980, it was estimated by a history of the college that a third of its 10,000 alumni had entered the profession.[18] The college's patron is Queen Elizabeth II.

Development and charity[]

It was founded in 1855 to provide support for poor members of the medical profession. Funding for such a bold undertaking proved inadequate to the task, resulting in a reduced number of buildings and therefore insufficient space to support 100 pensioners and 100 boys. In the 1860s, partially as a result of this, the school was opened up to children of non-medical parents. In subsequent decades, pensioners were supported off-site, until there were none on campus by the end of the 19th century. These moves mark the transition towards the college becoming a public school in the modern sense.

Number of Pupils by year. An overview of the development of the College.

The college continued its charitable activities, alongside its strictly educational role, throughout the 20th century. It was only in 2000 that the Royal Medical Foundation was formed as a separate entity, funding the support of four Foundationers at the college, 27 outside it; and paying 20 pensions and supporting one doctor at a medical home.[19]

In the 1920s the junior school side of the college was run down and thereafter it catered only for 13- to 18-year-olds. In 1976, girls were first allowed into the sixth-form. Twenty years later, the school became fully co-educational.

Its campus is on the outskirts of Epsom, near Epsom Downs on the North Downs, near the racecourse, home to the annual Epsom Derby. Its buildings date from 1853 and are mostly influenced by the Gothic revival architecture, described by Prince Albert as the "pointed style of the 14th Century".[20] In 1974, the main building and the College Chapel attained Grade II listed status.[6][16]

Epsom College in Malaysia[]

Main article: Epsom College in Malaysia

In 2009 it was announced that the college was to open a new school in Bandar Enstek, just south of Kuala Lumpur.[21] Epsom College in Malaysia was officially opened in September 2014.[22] The school offers the best of British education to pupils from 3 to 18 years of age. Students are offered a wide variety of recreational and competitive sports opportunities, such as badminton, squash, hockey, tennis, and swimming.[23]

OFT inquiry[]

Main article: Independent school fee fixing scandal

In 2005 the school was one of fifty of the country's leading independent schools which were found guilty of running an illegal price-fixing cartel, exposed by The Times newspaper, although the schools made clear that they had not realised that the change to the law (which had happened only a few months earlier) about the sharing of information had subsequently made it an offence.[24] Each school was required to pay a nominal penalty of £10,000 and all agreed to make ex-gratia payments totalling three million pounds into a trust designed to benefit pupils who attended the schools during the period in respect of which fee information was shared.[25] However, Jean Scott, the then-head of the Independent Schools Council, said that independent schools had always been exempt from anti-cartel rules applied to business, were following a long-established procedure in sharing the information with each other, and that they were unaware of the change to the law (on which they had not been consulted). She wrote to John Vickers, the OFT director-general, saying, "They are not a group of businessmen meeting behind closed doors to fix the price of their products to the disadvantage of the consumer. They are schools that have quite openly continued to follow a long-established practice because they were unaware that the law had changed".[26]

Houses[]

House Name Composition Colours Named after Motto Founded Housemaster/Mistress
Carr (C) Day Boys     Dr. William Carr Pro Christo et Patria Dulce Periculum 1883[27] Laurence Matthews
Crawfurd (Cr) Boarding/Day Girls     Sir Raymond Crawfurd,[28][29][30][31] member and former chairman of council Durum Patientia Frango[32] 1935 as a Day Boys House[33] Leah Skipper
Fayrer (Fa) Day Boys     Sir Joseph Fayrer Quo Aequior eo Melior 1897 as a Junior Boys House[34] Stuart Head
Forest (F) Boarding Boys     An early College Benefactor Semper Forestia 1883[27] Jim Stephens
Granville (G) Boarding Boys     Earl Granville Frangas non flectes 1883 as 'Gilchrist'. Renamed 1884.[27] Andy Day
Hart Smith Closed 1965    [35] Former Headmaster Rev. T.N. Hart-Smith-Pearse 1931 for Foundationers aged under 13 n/a
Holman (H) Boarding Boys     Treasurer Sir Constantine Holman[36] 1897 as a Junior Boys House[34] Chris Filbey
Propert (P) Day Boys     Founder John Propert Dyfalad 1883 as Boarding Boys House[27] Andy Wilson
Raven (Rv) Day Girls     Dame Kathleen Raven, member of council Faith in Adversity 1999[37] Sarah Williams
Robinson (Rn) Day Boys    [35] Henry Robinson, chairman of council Virtute non Verbis 1968[38] Paul Gillespie
Rosebery (R) Day Girls     The Earl of Rosebery 1926[39] as a day boys house became girls in 2008 Katie Lenham
White House (Wh) Day and 6th form Boarding Girls     Original Building Name 1976 Faith Smith
Wilson (W) Boarding Girls     Sir Erasmus Wilson Expecta Cuncta Superna 1871, as an independent Boarding Boys House,[40] named 1883[27] & incorporated into the College 1914.[41] Becca Wilson
Murrell House (M) Day Girls     Lynsey Buhagiar

House colours are seen in the stripes in the ties worn by the majority of boys (those not wearing colours or prefects' ties); on a rectangular brooch occasionally worn by the girls; and at the neck of school pullovers. They are also used in house rugby and athletics tops.

Sport[]

Association football[]

Association football became the major sport for boys in the Lent Term in 2014. Previously the sport was an option and played at Sixth Form level only. Now it is played across all age groups from Under 12 to U18. The college is currently part of the Southern Independent Schools Lent Term League.

Rifle shooting[]

Epsom College has a long history of excellence at target rifle shooting, both small-bore and full-bore, and over the last 40 years has consistently been the premier rifle shooting school in the UK.[42] The college rifle team has won the national championships – the Ashburton Shield – 15 times, holding the record for the highest number of Ashburton wins by a single school.,[42] thus making it as one of the best rifle teams in the country.[43] They have won the Ashburton Shield, the premiere event at the annual Schools' Rifle Championships more often than any other school, recording a record-breaking 15th Ashburton win in 2011 (the 150th year of the competition).[44][45]

Rugby football[]

Rugby football is a major boys' sport during the Michaelmas term. Rugby sevens is played in the Lent Term. In 2001, the Epsom College U15 team won their age group in Daily Mail Cup, beating The John Fisher School by 17–12 at Twickenham in the Final.[46] In 2006, the U16 Epsom sevens team won the 2006 Sevens National Championship at Rosslyn Park by beating Millfield 29-19.[47] In 2005 Epsom College U15 Team lost to Bedford 10–5 in the Semi final of the Daily Mail competition.[48]

Eccentricities[]

Air raid shelters[]

During the Second World War, in preparation for the possibility of attack from the air, several air raid shelters were built, the outlines of which are still visible in aerial photographs and satellite imagery as a row of negative cropmarks in the grass on the Chapel Triangle. In his 1944 book, Sunday After The War, Henry Miller called these "shelters from aerial bombardment".[49]

The fives courts[]

Near Wilson Pitch,[50] there are the remnants of several open air fives courts, one of which is said to be a doubles court. In the late 1960s these were functional courts, albeit of odd design.

Headmasters[]

  • (1855–1870) Robinson Thornton[51]
  • (1870–1885) The Rev. William de Lancy West[51]
  • (1885–1889) The Rev. William Cecil Wood[51]
  • (1889–1914) The Rev. Thomas Northcote Hart-Smith[51]
  • (1914–1922) The Rev. Canon Walter John Barton[51]
  • (1922–1939) The Rev. Canon Arnold Cecil Powell[51]
  • (1939–1962) Henry William Fernehough Franklin[51]
  • (1962–1970) Archibald Duncan Dougal MacCallum[51]
  • (1970–1982) Owen John Tressider Rowe[51]
  • (1982–1992) John B. Cook[52]
  • (1993–2000) Anthony Beadles[53]
  • (2000–2012) Stephen Borthwick[37]
  • (2012– ) James Piggot[54]

Sundry items of interest[]

  • There is a Schools Class steam engine named after the school[55]
  • Wartime plane crash on Epsom racecourse[56] by an ex Hart Smith pupil

Southern Railway Schools Class[]

The school lent its name to the thirty-eighth steam locomotive (Engine 937) in the Southern Railway's Class V, of which there were 40. This Class was also known as the Schools Class because all 40 of the class were named after prominent English public schools. 'Epsom', as it was called, was built in 1934. The locomotive bearing the school's name was withdrawn in the early 1960s.

Notable pupils[]

See also: Category:People educated at Epsom College

Usually this section will reflect past pupils, known as "Old Epsomians" (OEs). Where a current pupil is notable outside the school environment, such a pupil is listed in this section.

A to D[]

  • Alexander Gordon (Alick) Bearn (C 1936–1940) (b 29 March 1923, d 15 May 2009). Pioneering geneticist known for his research into Wilson's disease[57][58]
  • Roland Boys Bradford (left 1907) (23 February 1892 – 30 November 1917) recipient of the Victoria Cross during First World War[59]
  • Jeaffreson Vennor Brewer (1866–1870) rugby union international for England in 1875[60][61]
  • Professor Neville Butler (G 1933–1935) (b 6 July 1920, d 22 February 2007), paediatrician[62]
  • Paul Burke (G 1989–1991), Irish International Rugby Union Fly-half.[63]
  • Christian Candy (Rn 1989–1993)[64]
  • Nick Candy (Rn 1986–1991)[64]
  • Alex Carlile, Baron Carlile of Berriew, CBE,[65] QC (born 12 February 1948), Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords.
  • Warwick Charlton (b 9 March 1918, d 10 December 2002, conceived of, had built, and sailed the Mayflower II, replica of the Mayflower, in 1957 from Plymouth, Devon, to Plymouth, Massachusetts[66]
  • Tyger Drew-Honey (C 2009– ) (b 26 January 1996), Child actor best known for his role in the hit BBC sitcom Outnumbered.[67]
  • Alastair Dickenson, Silver expert
  • Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (4 November 1933[3] – 26 November 2011[4]) was a Nigerian military officer and politician. Ojukwu served as the military governor of the Eastern Region of Nigeria in 1966, the leader of the breakaway Republic of Biafra from 1967 to 1970

E to K[]

L to R[]

  • Derek (William) Lambert (b 10 October 1929, d 2001), Thriller writer, also journalist[82][83]
  • Professor Suzannah Lipscomb,[84] a historian, academic and broadcaster who specialises in the sixteenth century. She has presented programmes across the BBC and on Britain's Channel 4 Television and ITV networks, and on National Geographic Channel, The History Channel (now known as 'History') and on the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.[85]
  • George Lowe (b 22 October 1989), a professional rugby union footballer for Harlequins in the Guinness Premiership.[86]
  • Philip Gadesden Lucas, (C 1918-1918) (b 1902, d 1981) George Medallist.[87]
  • Sir Anthony McCowan, (b 12 January 1928, d 3 July 2003), Lord Justice of Appeal from 1989 to 1997[88]
  • Alan McGlashan, (P 1010-1916) (20 October 1898 in Bedworth, Nottinghamshire – 6 May 1977 in London) psychiatrist, pilot, author and theatre critic[89]
  • Ross McGowan, (born 23 April 1982), English professional golfer.[90]
  • Sir Halford John Mackinder (b 1861, d 1947), Geographer[91]
  • Gyles Mackrell, (P 1898-1905) (b 1888, d 1959), George Medallist.[92]
  • Jonathan Maitland (Cr 1974–1979), ITV Television journalist[93]
  • Mark Mardell, BBC North America Editor; fmr. BBC Europe Editor; Television Journalist, Radio Journalist[74][94]
  • Ian Fraser Muir (b1921 d2008), Plastic surgeon[95]
  • Julian Nott scientist and balloonist who set more than 100 records, including reaching 55,000 feet[96]
  • Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (4 November 1933 – 26 November 2011) (H 1947 – 1952), Son of Sir Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu, Nigerian Army Officer and politician. Ojukwu served as the military governor of the Eastern Region of Nigeria in 1966, the leader of the breakaway Republic of Biafra from 1967 to 1970 and a leading Nigerian politician from 1983 to 2011, when he died, aged 78.[97][98] Leader of Biafra during the war with Nigeria[99]
  • Parag Patel (1989–1994), Full bore rifle Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist 2006[100][101] and 2010[102]
  • John Piper (left 1919) (13 December 1903 – 1992), Cubist artist[103]
  • Sir Philip Powell, (b 15 March 1921, d 5 May 2003) half of one of the most important British architectural partnerships – Powell & Moya – with Hidalgo Moya, of the post-war period[104]
  • Major-General Jim Robertson, (b 23 March 1901, d. 11 February 2004), (C 1924–1928), commanded the 1/7th Gurkha Rifles in Burma and the 1/6th Gurkha Rifles in Malaya; a formidable field commander, he was awarded two DSOs and was four times mentioned in dispatches.[105]

S to Z[]

  • Sir John Scarlett, head of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) (2004–2009).[74] He is currently [2013] a governor.[106]
  • Sergeant Robert George Scott (b 22 April 1857, d 3 October 1918) 99G 1870–1871) VC, DSO, won his Victoria Cross (VC) on 8 April 1879 at Morosi's Mountain, South Africa during the Basuto War.[107]
  • Kyle Sinckler, professional rugby union player for Bristol, England and the British and Irish Lions
  • Flaxman Charles John Spurrell, Archaeologist and Photographer[citation needed]
  • Air Vice-Marshal Graham Stacey (Fayrer 1973–77), appointed Commander British Forces Cyprus 2010[108][109]
  • Graham Sutherland (b 24 August 1903, d 17 February 1980) (G 1918–1919) Artist[74][110]
  • Jeremy Vine (b 17 May 1965) (H 1976–1982), BBC Television journalist and Radio Presenter, brother of Tim[74][111]
  • Tim Vine (b 1967) (H 1980–1985), record breaking comedian, brother of Jeremy[112]
  • Sir David Warren, (Cr 1965–1970), (b 1952), in 2010 British Ambassador to Japan.[113]
  • Peter Edward Darrell Sheldon Wilkinson (1919-2009), dermatologist
  • Tom Williams, cricketer
  • Sir Graham Wilson, bacteriologist

Notable staff[]

See also[]

  • List of Victoria Crosses by School

Notes[]

  1. ^ Literally: "By God, not by luck"
  2. ^ "Epsom College – Epsom – LEA:Surrey – Surrey". The Good Schools Guide. Retrieved 31 January 2013. Religion: Church of England
  3. ^ Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 2 July 2015
  4. ^ "Independent Schools Council". Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  5. ^ Taken from notes of the First General Meeting 25 June 1851, quoted in Salmon 1980: 4
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1044737)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 August 2007. (built in) 1853. Architect "Mr Clifton". Formerly Royal Medical Benevolent College. Red brick with ashlar dressings. Pitched tile roofs. Grouped brick stacks with cornicing. 2 storeys with 3-storey gables at intervals. 1 long range, asymmetrically organised. Mullion and transom windows with pointed lights and hood-moulds which link up as string-courses. Main entrance under 5-storey tower, with crow-stepped crenellations to parapet, 1 octagonal flanking stair tower (also crenellated), and 1 diagonal buttress. 3-storey ashlar porch also with diagonal buttresses breaking back above ground floor, and canted on 2nd floor, pointed archway on ground floor, mullioned windows above. Single storey rooms break forward to north and south of entrance. Range continues to north, breaking forward only slightly at each subsidiary entrance, which has many-chamfered soffit set between elaborately carved buttresses, and gabled attic storeys above. North and south return sections isolated from remainder of range.
  7. ^ Salmon 1980: 2
  8. ^ British Medical Journal, 1851, Scadding 2004: 5
  9. ^ 1844 prospectus, quoted in Scadding 2004: 6
  10. ^ Scadding 2004: 8–12
  11. ^ Scadding 2004: 12
  12. ^ Salmon 1980: 8
  13. ^ Salmon 1980: 11
  14. ^ Salmon 1980: 35
  15. ^ Salmon 1980: 48
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1044738)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 August 2007. (built in) 1895. By Sir Arthur Blomfield ARA & Sons. Red brick. Ashlar dressings. Pitched slate roof. No aisles or chancel. 8 bays, separated by buttresses with tumbled brick set backs, each with 1 3-light window with Perpendicular tracery. 5-light "E" and "W" windows also with Perpendicular tracery. Moulded eaves cornice, crenellated parapet. Crocketed finials above buttresses. Gargoyles at corners. 2 bay chapels project to "N" and "S", with parapets following gable line. Porch to "N". Canted chapel projection to "S", surmanted by open wooden lantern with octagonal shingled spire. This chapel was built to replace the existing chapel which was too small.
  17. ^ "Epsom College Chapel". British Medical Journal. 422 (3348): 422. 28 February 1925. PMC 2226298. PMID 20771943. The nave of Epsom College Chapel, which has been rebuilt on an enlarged scale as a memorial to the 140 Old Epsomians who fell in the war, was consecrated by the Bishop of Winchester on February21st (1925)
  18. ^ Salmon 1980: 64
  19. ^ Scadding 2004: 133
  20. ^ Prince Albert, quoted by a contemporary newspaper account, Scadding 2004: 19
  21. ^ "Epsom College opens new branch – in Kuala Lumpur". 9 December 2009.
  22. ^ "In the spotlight: Epsom College Malaysia". English Speaking Board (International) Ltd. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  23. ^ "Epsom College Malaysia Review - Fees, Courses, Rankings". Britannia StudyLink Malaysia: UK Study Expert. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  24. ^ Times Journalist. "Independent schools face huge fines over cartel to fix fees". The Times. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  25. ^ "The Office of Fair Trading: OFT names further trustees as part of the independent schools settlement". Archived from the original on 10 June 2008.
  26. ^ "Private schools send papers to fee-fixing inquiry". The Daily Telegraph. London. 3 January 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  27. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Scadding 2004: 55
  28. ^ "Sir Raymond Crawfurd and Epsom College". The Lancet. 228 (5888): 34. 1936. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(00)81723-7. ISSN 0140-6736.
  29. ^ Crawfurd, Raymond (1932). "Epsom College and Medical Women". The Lancet. 220 (5679): 32–33. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(01)17934-1. ISSN 0140-6736. PMC 2521294.
  30. ^ Crawfurd, Raymond (1925). "Epsom College : Royal Medical Foundation". The Lancet. 206 (5337): 1253–1254. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(01)16814-5. ISSN 0140-6736. PMC 2227120.
  31. ^ Dodds, Sir Charles; Payne, L M (1963). "Sir Raymond Crawfurd". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 56 (Suppl 1): 19–24. doi:10.1177/00359157630560S106. PMC 1896754. PMID 14044492. In 1915 he joined the Council of Epsom College, became its Chairman in 1923 and did service of outstanding worth.
  32. ^ Literally: "With patience I break the hard (thing)", more pleasingly: "Patience means I can do hard tasks", colloquially (c 1969) "I patiently break even the hardest condom" (an allusion to the brand Durex)
  33. ^ Scadding 2004: 93
  34. ^ Jump up to: a b Scadding 2004: 167
  35. ^ Jump up to: a b Robinson was created in the building previously occupied (after a short interval as the Sanatorium) by Hart Smith. The Hart Smith colours were passed to Robinson, presumably because of the location.
  36. ^ "Obituary – Sir Constantine Holman MD". British Medical Journal. 2 (2591): 575–578. 27 August 1910. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.2591.575. PMC 2335707. Of all his public work nothing was nearer to Sir Constantine Holman's heart than Epsom College. In 1887 the school had fallen on evil days and reform was urgently called for. He had been a member of the council of the college for some years, when in 1887 he was appointed Treasurer.
  37. ^ Jump up to: a b Scadding 2004: 134
  38. ^ Scadding 2004: 122
  39. ^ Scadding 2004: 92
  40. ^ Scadding 2004: 47
  41. ^ Scadding 2004: 77
  42. ^ Jump up to: a b "Target Rifle Shooting".
  43. ^ "Sport in Brief: Shooting". The telegraph. London. 15 July 2006. Archived from the original on 27 July 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
  44. ^ "Thrilling win for target rifle team at Bisley". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2010. This was the 14th time overall and 13th time in the past 21 years that Epsom has won the blue riband event of the school target rifle shooting calendar, beating Charterhouse's record for the highest number of Ashburton wins by a single school.
  45. ^ "Another Ashburton win for target rifle team". 14 July 2011. The College Target Rifle VIII saw off strong competition at the National Rifle Association's Schools Meeting at Bisley last week to retain the prestigious Ashburton Shield in the 150th year of the competition. This was the 15th time overall and the 14th time in the past 22 years that Epsom has won the blue riband event of the school target rifle shooting calendar.
  46. ^ "Daily Mail Cup Results". Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
  47. ^ "National Schools Sevens Results". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
  48. ^ "Daily Mail Cup Results". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2008.
  49. ^ Miller, Henry (January 1944). Sunday After The War. New Directions Publishing Corporation. ISBN 978-0-8112-1904-4.
  50. ^ "Epsom College site" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  51. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i Salmon 1980: 96–100
  52. ^ Scadding 2004: 126
  53. ^ Scadding 2004: 129
  54. ^ "New Headmaster appointed". 8 June 2011.
  55. ^ "SR Class V – Trains". Train.spottingworld.com. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  56. ^ "WW2 People's War – Wartime plane crash on Epsom racecourse". BBC. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  57. ^ "Alick Bearn, Obituary". 13 July 2009. Alick Bearn's research into cell genetics in the 1950s revealed some of the intricacies of Wilson's disease, an inherited condition that causes a toxic build-up of copper in the body. The gene is carried by one person in 100, but affects only the one in 40,000 who inherits it from both parents. Bearn, who has died of heart failure aged 86, showed why this was the case. His research was one of the first applications of genetics to medicine.[permanent dead link]
  58. ^ "Professor Alexander Gordon Bearn FRCP Edin". Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2010. He received many honours – elected president of the American Society of Human Genetics, membership of the American National Academy of Sciences, a Fellowship at Christ's College, Cambridge and, between 1997–2002 he headed the American Philosophical Society. He was awarded the Alfred Benzon Prize in Denmark, the Benjamin Franklin Medal and the David Rockefeller Award.
  59. ^ "Roland Boys Bradford – DLI". DLI Museum. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012. Born at Witton Park, Durham on 23 February 1892, he was educated at Darlington Grammar School and Epsom College. He was commissioned in the 5th Battalion DLI in 1910 and joined the 2nd Battalion DLI in 1912 as a Second Lieutenant. His career during the Great War was remarkable, rising from Lieutenant in 1914 to Brigadier General in 1917, when at 25 years old he was the youngest General in the British Army. During the War he served with 2 DLI, 7 DLI and commanded the 9th Battalion DLI for over a year. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery at Eaucourt l'Abbaye on 1 October 1916, whilst commanding 9 DLI.
  60. ^ "J. Brewer Profile on scrum.com". Espnscrum.com. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  61. ^ Epsom College, Epsom College register, 1855–1954, (Old Epsomian Club), 1955
  62. ^ "Obituaries – Professor Neville Butler". The Times. London. 27 March 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2007. Neville Butler's research into human development over time improved the lives of children and families throughout the UK and around the world. Through his tireless efforts he produced priceless information about the health, development, social wellbeing, education and lifestyles of thousands of British families.
  63. ^ "Burke brings 16-year career to an end". Leicester Tigers. 9 June 2008. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2010. Burke scored 122 points in 21 appearances for Tigers as he added the 2006/07 Guinness Premiership and EDF Energy Cup titles to his lengthy list of achievements.
  64. ^ Jump up to: a b Adams, Guy (2 February 2008). "Candy and Candy: Sweet dreams – Profiles – People – The Independent". The Independent. Retrieved 7 November 2012. Nick was born in 1973, Christian in 1974, and both went to public school in Epsom.
  65. ^ "Latest News from Epsom College". epsomcollege.createsend4.com.
  66. ^ Moore, Charles (23 December 2002). "Obituaries – Warwick Charlton". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 28 August 2007. A man of great imagination, energy, stamina, ingenuity and humour, Warwick Charlton understood that in order to get a plan off the ground it was necessary, on occasion, to sail rather close to the wind. In later life he was proud of his role as town crier in the market town of Ringwood, Hampshire, where he lived.[dead link]
  67. ^ "Outnumbered". BBC. 17 August 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2010. Tyger Drew-Honey, who plays 11-year-old Jake, will also soon be seen as a regular character in Hat Trick's The Armstrong & Miller sketch show on BBC One.
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Further reading and sources[]

  • Salmon, Michael A (1980). Epsom College the First 125 Years. Old Epsomian Club. 145 pages.
  • Scadding, Alan (17 November 2004). Benevolence and Excellence: 150 Years of the Royal Medical Foundation of Epsom College. Epsom College. ISBN 978-0-9549549-0-1. 134 pages.

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