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* [[Bim Afolami]], MP |
* [[Bim Afolami]], MP |
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* [[Marcus Armytage]] journalist and former jockey<ref name=SH_1995_26>{{cite news |title= Didn't they do well... |date= 30 March 1995 |work= Surrey Herald |page= 26 }}</ref> |
* [[Marcus Armytage]], journalist and former jockey<ref name=SH_1995_26>{{cite news |title= Didn't they do well... |date= 30 March 1995 |work= Surrey Herald |page= 26 }}</ref> |
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* [[Richard Branson]], founder of [[Virgin Group]] |
* [[Richard Branson]], founder of [[Virgin Group]] |
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* [[Damian Elwes]] artist |
* [[Damian Elwes]], artist |
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* [[Cary Elwes]] actor |
* [[Cary Elwes]], actor |
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* [[James Fisher (naturalist)|James Fisher]] naturalist<ref>{{cite ODNB |last= Thorne Fisher |first=. Clemency |date= 23 September 2004 |title= Fisher, James Maxwell McConnell (1912–1970), ornithologist |doi= 10.1093/ref:odnb/33142 }}</ref> |
* [[James Fisher (naturalist)|James Fisher]], naturalist<ref>{{cite ODNB |last= Thorne Fisher |first=. Clemency |date= 23 September 2004 |title= Fisher, James Maxwell McConnell (1912–1970), ornithologist |doi= 10.1093/ref:odnb/33142 }}</ref> |
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* [[Geordie Greig]] newspaper editor |
* [[Geordie Greig]], newspaper editor |
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* [[Michael Holroyd]], biographer, who describes it in his 1999 book ''Basil Street Blues''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Museum |first=Egham |title=You'll never believe who I just saw...! Part 1 - Egham Museum |url=https://eghammuseum.org/local-celebrities-part-1/ |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=Egham Museum |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
* [[Michael Holroyd]], biographer, who describes it in his 1999 book ''Basil Street Blues''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Museum |first=Egham |title=You'll never believe who I just saw...! Part 1 - Egham Museum |url=https://eghammuseum.org/local-celebrities-part-1/ |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=Egham Museum |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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* [[Peter Palumbo, Baron Palumbo]], the former chairman of the [[Arts Council of Great Britain]]<ref>{{cite web |title= Lord Peter Palumbo (1935-) |date= 26 July 2019 |publisher= Edith Farnsworth House |url= https://edithfarnsworthhouse.org/lord-peter-palumbo/ |access-date= 4 November 2023 }}</ref> |
* [[Peter Palumbo, Baron Palumbo]], the former chairman of the [[Arts Council of Great Britain]]<ref>{{cite web |title= Lord Peter Palumbo (1935-) |date= 26 July 2019 |publisher= Edith Farnsworth House |url= https://edithfarnsworthhouse.org/lord-peter-palumbo/ |access-date= 4 November 2023 }}</ref> |
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* [[James Reed (businessman)|James Reed CBE]], chairman and chief executive of the [[Reed (company)|Reed]] group of companies |
* [[James Reed (businessman)|James Reed CBE]], chairman and chief executive of the [[Reed (company)|Reed]] group of companies |
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* [[Jonathan Riley-Smith]] historian<ref name=SH_1995_26/> |
* [[Jonathan Riley-Smith]], historian<ref name=SH_1995_26/> |
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* [[William Rous (British Army officer)|William Rous]] army officer<ref>{{cite ODNB |last= Holden Reid |first= Brian |date= 4 October 2008 |title= Rous, Sir William Edward (1939–1999) |doi= 10.1093/ref:odnb/72312 }}</ref> |
* [[William Rous (British Army officer)|William Rous]], army officer<ref>{{cite ODNB |last= Holden Reid |first= Brian |date= 4 October 2008 |title= Rous, Sir William Edward (1939–1999) |doi= 10.1093/ref:odnb/72312 }}</ref> |
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* [[Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner]] |
* [[Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner]], socialite<ref>{{Cite book |last=Courtney |first=Nicholas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bvoBBAAAQBAJ |title=Lord of the Isle: The Extravagant Life and Times of Colin Tennant |date=2013-12-01 |publisher=Bene Factum Publishing |isbn=978-1-903071-71-7 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite ODNB |last= Davenport-Hines |first= Richard |date= 9 January 2014 |title= Tennant, Colin Christopher Paget, third Baron Glenconner (1926–2010) |doi= 10.1093/ref:odnb/103290 }}</ref> |
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* [[Pen Tennyson]] film director<ref>{{cite ODNB |last= Martin |first= D.E. |date= 28 May 2015 |title= Tennyson, (Frederick) Penrose [Pen] (1912–1941) |doi= 10.1093/ref:odnb/95005 }}</ref> |
* [[Pen Tennyson]], film director<ref>{{cite ODNB |last= Martin |first= D.E. |date= 28 May 2015 |title= Tennyson, (Frederick) Penrose [Pen] (1912–1941) |doi= 10.1093/ref:odnb/95005 }}</ref> |
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* [[Abhisit Vejjajiva]], leader of the opposition [[Democratic Party (Thailand)|Democrat Party]] in [[Thailand]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chronicle |first=Evening |date=2008-12-16 |title=Thailand Prime Minister revealed as Toon fan |url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/thailand-prime-minister-revealed-toon-1478778 |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=ChronicleLive |language=en}}</ref> |
* [[Abhisit Vejjajiva]], leader of the opposition [[Democratic Party (Thailand)|Democrat Party]] in [[Thailand]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chronicle |first=Evening |date=2008-12-16 |title=Thailand Prime Minister revealed as Toon fan |url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/thailand-prime-minister-revealed-toon-1478778 |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=ChronicleLive |language=en}}</ref> |
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* [[Peter Wilkinson (diplomat)|Peter Wilkinson]] diplomat<ref>{{cite ODNB |last= Ure |first= John |date= 23 September 2004 |title= Wilkinson, Sir Peter Allix (1914–2000) |doi= 10.1093/ref:odnb/74315 }}</ref> |
* [[Peter Wilkinson (diplomat)|Peter Wilkinson]], diplomat<ref>{{cite ODNB |last= Ure |first= John |date= 23 September 2004 |title= Wilkinson, Sir Peter Allix (1914–2000) |doi= 10.1093/ref:odnb/74315 }}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 22:55, 22 November 2023
Scaitcliffe was a prep school for boys aged 6–13 in Egham, Surrey. Founded in 1896, it was both a boarding and day school.[1][2] After merging with Virginia Water Prep School in 1996,[3] the school is now co-educational and known as Bishopsgate School.[4] The school is located in a small village in Egham called Englefield Green near Windsor Great Park.
History
- First school
The first Scaitcliffe school was founded by Charles Croslegh in 1881 and was named after his family home in Lancashire. It was run as a preparatory school for the Royal Indian Engineering College at Cooper's Hill, later Brunel University. Croslegh was responsible for building the Big Room and commissioned Henry Woodyer to design the chapel in 1886.[5][6]
- Second school
In 1896, Croslegh sold the lease to Philip Morton and Ronald Vickers, who established a preparatory school. In 1903, Vickers became the sole owner and oversaw the extension of many buildings and the construction of the sanatorium and squash courts. The number of pupils had reached 40 in the 1920s and 72 by 1979.[5]
Following several decades under the control of the Vickers family, in 1990 the ownership of the school was placed in the hands of a charitable trust.[5]
The school was used as a location for A very open prison, an episode of the BBC series Screen Two, broadcast in March 1995.[7]
Former pupils
- Bim Afolami, MP
- Marcus Armytage, journalist and former jockey[8]
- Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group
- Damian Elwes, artist
- Cary Elwes, actor
- James Fisher, naturalist[9]
- Geordie Greig, newspaper editor
- Michael Holroyd, biographer, who describes it in his 1999 book Basil Street Blues.[10]
- Peter Palumbo, Baron Palumbo, the former chairman of the Arts Council of Great Britain[11]
- James Reed CBE, chairman and chief executive of the Reed group of companies
- Jonathan Riley-Smith, historian[8]
- William Rous, army officer[12]
- Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner, socialite[13][14]
- Pen Tennyson, film director[15]
- Abhisit Vejjajiva, leader of the opposition Democrat Party in Thailand[16]
- Peter Wilkinson, diplomat[17]
References
- ^ Museum, Egham. "Educating Egham Part 2 - Egham Museum". Egham Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ Leinster-Mackay, Donald (16 December 2021). The Rise of the English Prep School. Routledge. pp. 197–198. ISBN 978-1-000-35754-7.
- ^ "Goodbye to all that". Staines and Egham News. 18 July 1996. p. 1.
- ^ "Excellence in park setting". The Staines Informer. Vol. 25, no. 34. 27 August 1999. p. 19.
- ^ a b c "Born in 'glory' days of the Empire". Surrey Herald. 30 March 1995. p. 25.
- ^ Elliott, John; Pritchard, John, eds. (2001). Henry Woodyer, Gentleman Architect. Reading: University of Reading. p. 226. ISBN 978-0-7049-1331-8.
- ^ "TV prison role". Surrey Herald. 30 March 1995. p. 27.
- ^ a b "Didn't they do well...". Surrey Herald. 30 March 1995. p. 26.
- ^ Thorne Fisher, . Clemency (23 September 2004). "Fisher, James Maxwell McConnell (1912–1970), ornithologist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/33142. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Museum, Egham. "You'll never believe who I just saw...! Part 1 - Egham Museum". Egham Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Lord Peter Palumbo (1935-)". Edith Farnsworth House. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ Holden Reid, Brian (4 October 2008). "Rous, Sir William Edward (1939–1999)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/72312. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Courtney, Nicholas (1 December 2013). Lord of the Isle: The Extravagant Life and Times of Colin Tennant. Bene Factum Publishing. ISBN 978-1-903071-71-7.
- ^ Davenport-Hines, Richard (9 January 2014). "Tennant, Colin Christopher Paget, third Baron Glenconner (1926–2010)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/103290. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Martin, D.E. (28 May 2015). "Tennyson, (Frederick) Penrose [Pen] (1912–1941)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/95005. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Chronicle, Evening (16 December 2008). "Thailand Prime Minister revealed as Toon fan". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ Ure, John (23 September 2004). "Wilkinson, Sir Peter Allix (1914–2000)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/74315. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
