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| | '''Coal Hill School''' (formally, '''Coal Hill Secondary School''') was a [[Wikipedia:comprehensive school|comprehensive school]] located in [[Shoreditch]]. |
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| | motto = '''Floreat Schola Bedfordiensis''' <br />''(May Bedford School Flourish)''
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| | head = Mr. John Moule
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| | founder = [[King Edward VI]]
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| | street = [[De Parys]] Avenue
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| ''Bedford School is not to be confused with [[Bedford Modern School]] or [[Bedford High School (England)|Bedford High School]].''
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| '''Bedford School''' is a [[independent school (United Kingdom)|public school]] for boys in [[Bedford]], [[Bedfordshire]], England and one of five run by the [[Harpur Trust]].
| | [[Image:Coalhillschool.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The exterior of Coal Hill School in late [[1963]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')]] |
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| Bedford School comprises the [[Preparatory school (UK)|Preparatory School]] (ages 7 to 13) and the Upper School (ages 13 to 18) and has average of 1,200 pupils, both day-boys and [[boarding school|boarders]]. A range of subjects is taught at [[GCSE]] and at [[A-level]]; the school also teaches the [[International Baccalaureate]] Diploma Programme. The current headmaster as of 1 September 2008 is Mr. John Moule, the previous Vice Master.
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| According to the ''[[Good Schools Guide]]'' the "School [is] much-respected by those in the know". However, the ''Guide'' also states that the school is "Something of a well-kept secret."<ref>http://goodschoolsguide.co.uk/school/bedford-school.html</ref>
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| == History ==
| | In [[1963]], [[Barbara Wright]] taught history and [[Ian Chesterton]] taught science there. For about five months, [[Susan Foreman]] studied there. Barbara, Ian and Susan would all then vanish into the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] of [[First Doctor|the Doctor]], Susan's grandfather. ([[DW]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]''). Susan's classmates included [[John Brent]] and [[Gillian Roberts]]. ([[TN]]: ''[[Time and Relative]]'') |
| [[Image:Bedfordschoolmainbuilding.JPG|right|thumb|400px|A view from the north side of Bedford School main building]] | |
| A [[church school]] was founded before the [[Domesday Book]] on the site which Bedford School occupied until the late 19th century. A grant of [[letters patent]] by King [[Edward VI of England|Edward VI]] in 1552 to the school was much aided by the actions of Sir [[William Harpur]].
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| [[Image:BSlogo.png|120px|left|thumbnail|<small>The Bedford School logo</small>]] | |
| In 1979 the school suffered a devastating [[arson]] attack during the night,{{Fact|date=November 2007}} and the main building was gutted by fire. The fire was fought into the early morning of Sunday [[4 March]]. Over 90% of the building was destroyed, with thirty classrooms lost. Almost all pupil records were saved, but books, furniture and the large collection of portraits were destroyed. The school re-opened the next week in temporary classrooms. Two new buildings have been built in the last five years: a £1 million library and a £3 million music school.{{Fact|date=November 2007}}
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| [[Image:Bedfordschoolchapel.JPG|left|thumb|250px|Bedford School chapel and the new music school]] | | Also, in 1963, Coal Hill School's headmaster, [[H. Parson]], would at some point come under the mental control of the [[Imperial Dalek]] faction attempting to locate the [[Hand of Omega]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') |
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| In 2005 Bedford school was one of fifty of the country's leading private schools which were found guilty of running an illegal price-fixing cartel which had allowed them to drive up fees for thousands of parents.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article588559.ece Independent schools face huge fines over cartel to fix fees - Times Online<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.oft.gov.uk/news/press/2006/182-06 The Office of Fair Trading: OFT names further trustees as part of the independent schools settlement<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
| | :''Though not given directly, Parsons' name appears on the school sign.'' |
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| == Year groups ==
| | By the time [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] returned to the school after a long absence (from the point of view of his personal timestream), the janitor of the school had "gone missing" and a [[Imperial Dalek]] had installed a [[transmat]] in the school basement. A pitched battle between [[Ace]] and other Imperial Daleks sent after her, ensued. |
| The first year at Bedford (for 13 to 14 year olds) is called the Fourth Form and is equivalent to Year 9 in the state system. After that is the Remove and the Fifth Form. The next two years are the Lower Sixth and the Upper Sixth. Bedford School also caters for the lower years (from year 3 to year 8) in [[Bedford Prep School]] this is on the same campus as the main school and many facilities are shared.
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| == Songs == | | ===Events in 1997=== |
| A Bedford School tradition is singing [[songs]] and inter-house singing competitions. In the vein of the Eton Boating Song, many were written by teachers in the latter half of the 19th century. The official school song, "Domus Pater", was written by [[Henry Le Mesurier]] in 1861.
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| | [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]]'s future companion, [[Sam Jones]], attended Coal Hill School in 1997 before leaving in the TARDIS with him. ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors]]'') |
| Domus Pater Harperiae [Translation] In Harper's House, O Father, may
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| Honus Tuus sit incola; Thine honour aye indwelling stay
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| Tu porticus caelestibus May ever round its portals be
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| Praesidiis circumsede. The guardian angels placed by thee.
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| Impubes usque tu manus The bands of youths look down and see
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| Huc ventitantes respice; Restoring here continuously;
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| Et inter mundi Semitas And safely on thro' life's rough way
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| Pedes securos dirige. Direct their footsteps day by day.
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| | *[[Susan Foreman]] - student |
| | *[[John Brent]] - student |
| | *[[Gillian Rooberts]] - student |
| | *[[Sam Jones]] - student |
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| Infirma verbo pectora Strengthen the frail ones with thy word
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| Rectoque cultu robora; And guiding discipline, O Lord.
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| Cibum caelestem porrige Hold forth thy heavenly food, we pray,
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| Et mala procul abige. And drive all evil things away.
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| Ut omni mane gratiam May they each morn the day begin
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| Tuam precentur cum fide With prayer sincere thy grace to win
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| Et corde grato vesperi With grateful hearts at fall of even
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| Laudes tuas concelebrent. May they exalt thy praise to heaven.
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| Deo Patri sit gloria To God the Father and his Son,
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| Eiusque soli Filio, And God the Spirit, Holy One.
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| Sanctissimo cum Spiritu, May greatest glory henceforth be
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| Et nunc et in perpetuum. Both now and thro' eternity.
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| == Monitors and Heads of Houses ==
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| [[Hall monitor|Monitors]] are chosen from the top year group of the school (Upper 6th); these pupils are deemed to have the best qualities of [[leadership]] and [[achievement]] in their year group. In addition there are the separate roles of heads of boarding and school houses, although a monitor may occasionally be chosen to fulfill this role as well. | |
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| On a school-wide level the 'best' monitor is made [[Head Boy]], and a deputy is appointed to assist him. Monitors can wear coloured waistcoats and brown shoes along with brass buttons on their blazers. Since 2004 monitors have been chosen by application and a selection committee.
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| The Heads of House are appointed directly by the [[Housemaster]] who also selects a Deputy and House Options except for Burnaby the 6th form Boarding House, where the students elect their Head and Deputy
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| == Sports ==
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| Bedford School has a different major sport for each term. The Christmas term is [[rugby union]]-orientated, the Easter term [[hockey]], and Summer is [[cricket]] season. [[Sport rowing|Rowing]] takes place throughout the year.
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| Other sports at the school include, [[Athletics (track and field)|athletics]], [[football (soccer)|football]], [[swimming]], [[badminton]], [[basketball]], [[canoeing]], [[cross-country running]], [[fencing]], [[fives]], [[golf]], [[rifle shooting]], [[sailing]], [[Squash (sport)|squash]], [[tennis]], [[volleyball]], [[weights]], [[table-tennis]] and [[water polo]].
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| The school has produced many sportsmen, such as [[cricket]]er [[Alastair Cook]], who went on to play [[Test cricket]] for [[English cricket team|England]] - whose coach was then sports master and ex-England all-rounder [[Derek Randall]]. Others include England rugby players, [[Martin Bayfield]] and [[Andy Gomarsall]], and 1924 Olympic {{convert|100|yd}} gold medalist, [[Harold Abrahams]].
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| Bedford School won the [[Daily Mail]] Under 15 2006 Schools' Cup for the second time with a 16-3 victory over a fancied QEGS Wakefield side at Twickenham (the first time being in 1994 when they shared the cup after drawing 3-3). The current 1st XV (2008-9) was named Team of the Month by Rugby World Magazine in November, having won all its fixtures up until the first half of term. On the rugby field Bedford School regularly competes against [[Oundle School]], [[Oakham School]], [[Radley College]], [[Uppingham School]], [[Haileybury and Imperial Service College|Haileybury]], [[Dulwich College]], [[Rugby School]] and [[Harrow School]]. Bedford has also entertained [[Mill Hill School]] and [[St Paul's School (London)|St Paul's School]] among others in the past.
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| == Combined Cadet Force ==
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| One of the most popular extracurricular activities at Bedford School is the [[Combined Cadet Force]]. This differs from other Corps in that it draws members from three schools and that it is voluntary. Despite its voluntary status it is the largest CCF contingent of any school.{{Fact|date=June 2007}}
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| Bedford School is the third largest contributor to the armed forces of any school (behind [[Eton College|Eton]] and [[Harrow School|Harrow]]). Unusually, over 20% of service personnel from Bedford served in the medical wing of one of the three uniformed services.{{Fact|date=June 2007}}
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| == The [[Charles Piazzi Smyth]] Observatory and the Wolfson Planetarium ==
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| The Piazzi Smyth Observatory and Wolfson [[Planetarium]] were opened in May 2002 by HRH [[The Duke of Edinburgh]]. Situated on the Bedford School estate, the facility is operated by the school's [[Astronomer]] in conjunction with members of the Bedford Astronomical Society. The [[observatory]] was named after an Old Bedfordian who went on to become the [[Astronomer Royal]] for [[Scotland]]. It features a specially made GRP dome and a computer controlled twelve-inch (305 mm) [[telescope]]. The telescope also has a [[hydrogen alpha]] filter, enabling one to see the magnetic plasma flow around the [[Sun]]. The adjacent Planetarium was named after the [[Wolfson Foundation]].
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| == Music ==
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| Bedford School has one of the largest school music departments in the UK. {{Fact|date=February 2008}}
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| Annually, there is a full programme of music concerts, culminating in a series of summer concerts at the end of the academic year. There are a number of senior music groups, including the School First (Symphony) [[Orchestra]], [[School Band]], Choral Society, Chapel [[Choir]], and a large number of chamber groups. In addition, there is a Second Orchestra, a Chamber Orchestra, Dance Band, and [[jazz]] and [[Rock music|rock]] groups. There is a Composer-in-Residence at the School, called the ''Eileen Norris Fellow''.
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| === Prominent Old Bedfordian musicians ===
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| *[[Peter Freyhan]] (1950–1957); principal cellist BBC Symphony Orchestra (retd).
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| *Ian Fox (1956–1964); Director of Music of The King's School, Gloucester (retd).
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| *[[Richard Kerr]] (1958–1962); songwriter, for [[Elkie Brooks]], [[Dionne Warwick]], [[Frank Sinatra]], and [[Andy Williams]].
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| *[[Michael Freyhan]] (1951–1958); pianist and harpsichordist.
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| *[[Alisdair MacRae Birch]] (1967–1976); jazz guitarist, bassist, and arranger.
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| *[[Alec Dankworth]] (1968–1977); jazz bassist.
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| *[[Andrew Manze]] (1975–1982); violinist and Musical Director of The English Concert.
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| *[[Philip Stopford]] (1990–1995); Director of Music at Belfast Cathedral.
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| *[[Dave Vitty]]; Lead Nose-Flautist of popular [[BBC Radio One]] band [[Folk Face]]
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| == Notable Old Bedfordians ==
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| *[[James Dennis (palaeontologist)|James Dennis]] (1815–1861), [[palaeontologist]] and natural historian
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| *[[Henry Hawkins, Baron Brampton]] (1817–1907), [[barrister]] and [[Judge]] of the [[High Court of Justice]], 1876–1898
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| *[[Henry Corbet]] (1820–1878), agricultural writer and editor
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| *[[Wyndham Dunstan|Sir Wyndham Dunstan]] (1861–1949), [[chemist]] and Director, [[Imperial College London|Imperial Institute]], 1903–1924
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| *[[John Platts (linguist)|John Platts]] (1830–1904), [[Languages of India|Indian]] and [[Persian language]] expert
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| * [[Frederick Gustavus Burnaby]] (1842-1885), British Army Officer, adventurer, balloonist, author and Times correspondent
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| *[[Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers]] (1854–1918), [[occult]]ist
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| *[[Hubert Murray Burge]] (1862–1925), Headmaster of [[Winchester College]], 1901–1910, [[Bishop of Southwark (Anglican)|Bishop of Southwark]], 1910–1919, and [[Bishop of Oxford]], 1919–1925
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| *[[Walter Langdon-Brown|Sir Walter Langdon-Brown]] (1870–1946), [[Regius Professor of Physic]], [[University of Cambridge]], 1932–1935
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| *[[Saki|H. H. Munro (Saki)]] (1870–1916), short story writer
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| *[[Paget Wilkes]] (1871–1934), missionary in Japan
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| *[[Lynden Macassey|Sir Lynden Macassey]] (1876–1963), engineer and [[barrister]]
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| *[[Gilbert Campion, Baron Campion]] (1882–1958), [[Clerk of the House of Commons]], 1937–1948
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| *[[Bernard Reilly|Sir Bernard Reilly]] (1882–1966), Resident/Chief Commissioner/Governor of [[Aden]], 1931–1940
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| *[[Charles Meek]] (1885–1965), [[anthropology|anthropologist]]
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| *[[Cyril Newall, 1st Baron Newall|Marshal of the RAF Cyril Newall, 1st Baron Newall]] (1886–1963), [[Air Member for Supply and Organisation]], 1935–1937, [[Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)|Chief of the Air Staff]], 1937–1940, and [[Governor-General of New Zealand]], 1940–1946
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| *[[Stewart Blacker|Lieutenant-Colonel Stewart Blacker]] (1887–1964), soldier, adventurer, and weapons designer
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| *[[Robert Burnett|Admiral Sir Robert Burnett]] (1887–1959), [[Commander-in-Chief]], [[South Atlantic]], 1944–1946, and [[Flag Officer]] [[Plymouth]], 1946–1950
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| *[[William Rowan]] (1891–1957), [[ornithology|ornithologist]]
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| *[[Paul Maltby|Air Vice-Marshal Sir Paul Maltby]] (1892–1971), [[Air Officer Commanding]] [[Java (island)|Java]], 1942, and [[Black Rod]], 1946–1962
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| *[[John Dudley North]] (1893–1968), aircraft designer
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| *[[Percivale Liesching|Sir Percivale Liesching]] (1895–1973), Permanent Under-Secretary, [[Ministry of Food]], 1946–1948, Permanent Under-Secretary of State for [[Department of Commonwealth Relations|Commonwealth Relations]], 1949–1955, and [[High Commissioner]] in [[South Africa]], 1955–1958
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| *[[Karl Parker|Sir Karl Parker]] (1895–1992), art historian and Keeper of the [[Ashmolean Museum]], 1945–1962
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| *[[Harold Abrahams]] (1899–1978), sprinter, long jumper, [[barrister]] and civil servant
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| *[[Jack Beresford]] (1899–1977), oarsman and coach
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| *[[John Desmond Bernal]] (1901–1971), physicist
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| *[[Rex Alston]] (1901–1994) was a master at the school, 1924–1941, before becoming a cricket, rugby and athletics commentator for [[BBC Radio]].
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| *[[John Hughes-Hallett|Vice-Admiral John Hughes-Hallett]] (1901–1972), naval officer, amphibious warfare expert and politician
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| *[[Bob Dixon|Sir Bob Dixon]] (1904–1965), [[Principal Private Secretary]] to the [[Foreign Secretary]], 1943–1948, UK Permanent Representative to the [[United Nations]], 1954–1960, and Ambassador to [[France]], 1960–1965
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| *[[Torin Thatcher]] (1905–1981), actor
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| *[[Archer John Porter Martin]] (1910-2002) Nobel prize winner, 1952
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| *[[Charles Dent]] (1911–1976), physician and biochemist
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| *[[Richard D'Aeth]] (1912–2008), [[educationalist]] and President of [[Hughes Hall, Cambridge]]<ref>''Professor Richard D'Aeth'', obituary in ''[[The Independent]]'' dated May 5, 2008</ref>
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| *[[Joseph Godber, Baron Godber of Willington]] (1914–1980), [[Minister of Labour]], 1963–1964, and [[Secretary of State for Agriculture]], 1972–1974
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| *[[Joe Chamberlin]] (1919–1978), architect and town planner
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| * [[Sir Bernard Feilden]] (1919-2008), conservation architect, work included [[cathedrals]], the [[Great Wall of China]] and the [[Taj Mahal]]
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| *[[Leo Oakley]] (1925–1981), England rugby player
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| *[[Peter Parker (British businessman)|Sir Peter Parker]] (1924–2002), chairman of British Rail, 1976–1983
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| *[[John Fowles]] (1926–2005), author
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| *[[Frank Adams]] (1930–1989), [[Fielden Professor of Mathematics]], [[Victoria University of Manchester|University of Manchester]], 1964–1970, and [[Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and Geometry]], [[University of Cambridge]], 1970–1989
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| *[[Budge Rogers]] (born 1933), England rugby player
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| *[[Michael De-la-Noy]] (1934–2002), author, journalist and gay-rights activist
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| *[[Michael Morris, Baron Naseby]] (born 1936), politician
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| *[[Anthony Page, Surg-col]] (born 1937), Doctor and soldier
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| *[[Quentin Skinner]] (born 1940), [[Regius Professor of Modern History]], [[University of Cambridge]], 1996–2008
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| *[[Paddy Ashdown|Paddy Ashdown, Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon]] (born 1941), leader of the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]], 1988–1999
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| *[[Gerry Neale|Sir Gerry Neale]] (born 1941), politician
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| *[[John Russell Carlisle|John Carlisle]] (born 1942), politician
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| *[[Bob Clay]] (born 1946), politician
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| *[[Malcolm Harbour]] (born 1947), politician
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| *[[Shoo Rayner]] (born 1956), children's book author and illustrator
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| *[[Desmond Swayne]] (born 1956), Conservative MP and Parliamentary Private Secretary to [[David Cameron]]
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| *[[Lucien Jenkins]] (born 1957), writer and editor
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| *[[Jeff Hilson]] (born 1966), poet
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| *[[Martin Bayfield]] (born 1966), England rugby player
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| *[[Caspar von Winterfeldt]], (born 1968), investment banker turned film producer. Known for cameos in his films such as [[Played]]
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| *[[Al Murray]] (born 1968), comedian
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| *[[Joel Beckett]] (born 1973), actor
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| *[[Andy Gomarsall]] (born 1974), England rugby player
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| *[[David Lloyd Vitty]] (born 1974), Radio 1 presenter
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| *[[Dan Wheldon]] (born 1978), racing driver, [[Indianapolis 500]] winner in 2005
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| *[[Will Smith (cricketer)|Will Smith]], cricketer
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| *[[David Callam]] (born 1983), Scotland rugby player
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| *[[Alastair Cook]] (born 1984), [[cricket]]er
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| *[[Steven Elms]] (born 1987), Rapper 'Silver Daydot'
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| *[[Walter Braithwaite|General Sir Walter Braithwaite]] (1865–1945), [[Adjutant-General to the Forces]], 1927–1931
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| *[[Cyril Deverell|Field Marshal Sir Cyril Deverell]] (1874–1947), [[Chief of the Imperial General Staff]], 1936–1937
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| *[[Michael Le Fanu|Admiral of the Fleet Sir Michael Le Fanu]] (1913–1970), Director-General, Naval Weapons, 1958–1960, [[Controller of the Navy]], 1961–1965, [[Commander-in-Chief]], [[Middle East]], 1965–1968, and [[First Sea Lord]], 1968–1970
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| *[[Sefton Brancker|Air Vice-Marshal Sir Sefton Brancker]] (1877–1930), Director-General of Civil Aviation, 1922–1930, and victim of [[R101]] disaster
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| *[[Hubert Huddleston|Major-General Sir Hubert Huddleston]] (1880–1950), Commandant, [[Sudan Defence Force]] and [[General Officer Commanding]] [[Sudan]], 1925–1930, and [[Governor-General]] of the Sudan, 1940–1947
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| *[[Charles Burnett (air force officer)|Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Burnett]] (1882–1945), [[Air Officer Commanding]] British Forces in [[Iraq]], 1932–1935, [[Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] [[Royal Air Force Training Command]], 1936–1939, and [[Chief of the Air Staff]], [[Royal Australian Air Force]], 1939–1942
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| *[[Sidney Kirkman|General Sir Sidney Kirkman]] (1895–1982), [[General Officer Commanding]], [[British 50th (Northumbrian) Division|50th (Northumbrian) Division]], 1942–1944, and [[XIII Corps (United Kingdom)|XIII Corps]], 1944–1945, Deputy Chief of the [[Imperial General Staff]], 1945–1947, and [[Quartermaster-General to the Forces]], 1947–1950
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| *[[Thomas Pike|Marshal of the RAF Sir Thomas Pike]] (1906–1983), Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, 1953–1956, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief [[Fighter Command]], 1956–1959, [[Chief of the Air Staff]], 1960–1964, and Deputy [[Supreme Allied Commander Europe]], 1964–1967
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| ==== Victoria Cross and George Cross Holders ====
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| Four Old Bedfordians have won the [[Victoria Cross]] and one the [[George Cross]]:
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| *[[Victoria Cross]]
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| **[[First World War]]
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| ***[[Arthur Walderne St. Clair Tisdall]] [[Victoria Cross|VC]]<ref name="history">John Sargeaunt, Ernest Hockliffe, (1925), ''A History of Bedford School'', page 224, (T.F. Unwin, ltd.)</ref>
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| ***[[Major (UK)|Major]] [[George Campbell Wheeler]] [[Victoria Cross|VC]]. He later achieved the rank of [[Lieutenant Colonel]].<ref name="history" />
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| ***[[Second Lieutenant]] [[Montague Shadworth Seymour Moore]] [[Victoria Cross|VC]].He later achieved the rank of [[Major (UK)|Major]].<ref name="history" />
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| **[[Second World War]]
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| ***[[Major General]] [[Henry Robert Bowreman Foote]] [[Victoria Cross|VC]] [[Order of the Bath|CB]] [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]]
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| *[[George Cross]]
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| **[[Commander#Royal Navy|Commander]] [[Richard Frank Jolly]] (at Bedford from 1907 to 1914)<ref>[http://www.gc-database.co.uk/recipients/JollyRF.htm George Cross Database]</ref> - Commander Jolly was posthumously awarded the [[Empire Gallantry Medal]] which was later converted into a [[George Cross]].
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| == References ==
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| *{{cite book | author=Sargeaunt, John & Hockliffe, Ernest | title=A History Of Bedford School | publisher=F.R.Hocliffe & T. Fisher Unwin Ltd | year=1925 | id=ISBN N/A}}
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| *{{cite book | author=M. E. Barlen, M. P. Stambach and D. P. C. Stileman | title=Bedford School And The Great Fire | publisher=Quiller Press | year=1984 | isbn=0-907621-37-6}}
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| *{{cite book | author=Michael De-la-Noy | title=Bedford School: A History | publisher=Bedford School | year=1999 | isbn=0-9536685-0-9}}
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| == See also ==
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| *[[List of Victoria Crosses by School]]
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| == External links ==
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| * [http://www.bedfordschool.org.uk Bedford School official website]
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| * [http://goodschoolsguide.co.uk/school/bedford-school.html Profile at the Good Schools Guide]
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| * [http://education.guardian.co.uk/publicschools/story/0,,1638934,00.html OFT price fixing article in The Guardian.]
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| {{Schools in Bedfordshire}}
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| [[Category:Education in Bedford]]
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| [[Category:Independent schools in Bedfordshire]]
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| [[Category:Members of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference]]
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| [[Category:Boys' schools in England]]
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| [[Category:International Baccalaureate schools in the United Kingdom]]
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| [[Category:Schools with Combined Cadet Forces]]
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| [[Category:1552 establishments]]
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| [[Category:Boarding schools in England]]
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| [[Category:Schools damaged by arson]]
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| [[Category:Sixth form colleges in the United Kingdom]]
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