List of masters of Derby School

Arms of Derby School

This is a list of the Headmasters and masters of Derby School, England.

List of Headmasters

• ante 1159 Willielmus Barbae Aprilis
• 1261–1275 Magister Nicholas
• 1275–12nn William Goodman
• 12nn–1291/92 Robert Ingram
• 1291/92–? Magister Domus Scte Helene
• 1348–? Sir Peter Carre
• 1406–? Rev. Stephan Belle
• 1527–? Rev. Henry Brytlebank
• 159n–1610 Rev. Richard Johnson
• 1610–1627 Rev. Gervase Hall
• 1627–164n Mr. Raynor
• 164n–1652 Rev. John Bingham
• 1652–165n Richard Brandreth
• 165n–1664/7 Rev. Hill
• 1664/1667–1668 Rev. William Osborne
• 1668–167n Robert Stone
• 167n–168n Rev. John Mathews
• 168n–1684 Rev. Jasper Horsington
• 1684–1697 Rev. Thomas Cantrell MA, (1649–1698) ^[1]
• 1697–1772 Rev. Anthony Blackwall MA (Cantab.), (1672–1730)^[1]
• 1722–c1750 Rev. Josua Winter
• c1750–1761 Rev. George Almond
• 1761–1774 Rev. Thomas Manlove MA (Cantab.), (1729–1 February 1802) ^[1]
• 1774–1793 Rev. Anthony Clarkson or Clarkstone MA (Cantab.), (1748–1819) ^[1]
• 1795–1834 Rev. James Bligh, (16 May 1760–18 August 1834), cousin of William Bligh of the Bounty^[1]
• 1834–1843 Dr William Fletcher^[1]
• 1843–1858 John Hudson
• 1858–1865 Rev. Dr Thomas Humphreys Leary^[1]
• 1865–1889 Rev. Walter Clark BD, (1838–April 12, 1889) ^[2]
• 1889–1896 James R. Sterndale Bennett MA (Cantab), (1847–1928)^[3]
• 1898–1906 Percy Kitto Tollit MA (Oxon.)^[4]
• 1906–1909 Rev. A. Ernest Crawley (11 July 1867 or 1869–21 October 1924)
• 1909–1931 Rev. Angus Clifton Knight MA (Oxon.), (1873–16 April 1931)^[5]
• 1931–1942 Thomas John Pinches York MA (Cantab.), (1 August 1898–25 May 1970) (previously at Bedford School, later Headmaster of the Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby, 1942–1964, and President of the Headmasters' Association, 1950)^[6][7]
• 1942–1961 Leslie Bradley MA (Oxon.), (1902–2004), previously a Maths master at King Edward VII School, Sheffield ^[8]
• 1961–1979 Norman Elliott MA (Oxon.), (died 2012), Maths
• 1979–1989 Brian Seager Bachelor of Science B.Sc. (Nottingham) (Nottm.) ^[9]

Notable masters

First St Helen's House period, 1863-1939

• John Meade Falkner, novelist and poet
• H. Marmaduke Hewitt (assistant Classical Master, 1867 to 1870), author of A Manual of Our Mother Tongue
• Rev. Henry Judge Hose (Maths master, 1867–1874), mathematician ^[10]
• Jefferson Lowndes, rower who won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta five times and the single scull triple crown twice.^[11]
• Rev. Robert de Courcy Laffan (Senior Classical Master, 1880–1884), principal of Cheltenham College, member of the International Olympic Committee
• Benjamin Tacchella (Senior Master 1887-1913) Author of The Derby School Register 1570-1901' published in 1902

Overton Hall and Amber Valley period in World War II 1939-1945

Masters included:

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Second St. Helen's House period after World War II 1945 - 1966 and at Moorway Lane at Littleover 1966 - 1989

Masters in the last years at St Helen's House (1945–1966) and at Moorway Lane Littleover (1966–1989) included:

References

Notes

Sources

• Distinguished Alumni of Derby School by J. M. J. Fletcher (Derby Reporter, 1872)
• Derby School: a Short History published for quarter centenary in 1954 jointly by George Percy Gollin and Roy Christian, (Derbyshire Advertiser)
• A History of Derby School to the End of the 19th Century published 1953 by Colin Bell

See also

• Derby School
• List of notable Old Derbeians
• Category:People educated at Derby School