| Eastbourne College | |
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| Motto | Ex Oriente Salus (Haven to the East, another name for a haven being a bourne. . . therefore a 19th century play on words. . . . Eastbourne) |
| Established | 1867 |
| Type | Public school |
| Headmaster | Simon P Davies MA |
| Chairman of the College Council | Admiral Sir Ian Forbes KCB CBE |
| Founders | Seventh Duke of Devonshire and other prominent Eastbourne citizens |
| Location | Old Wish Road Eastbourne East Sussex BN21 4JY England |
| LEA | East Sussex County Council |
| Ofsted number | SC050547 |
| Staff | 68 |
| Students | 609 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 13 to 18 |
| Houses | Day Houses: Blackwater; Craig; Powell; Reeves; Watt Boarding Houses: Wargrave; Pennell; Gonville; Nugent; School |
| Former pupils | Old Eastbournians |
| Website | www.eastbourne-college.co.uk |
| Coordinates: | |
Eastbourne College is a British co-educational independent day/boarding school for children aged 13-18, situated on the south coast of England. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting An independent school in the United Kingdom is a school relying upon private sources for all of its funding predominantly in the form of school fees A Master of Arts ( Latin: Magister Artium) is a Postgraduate academic Master's degree awarded by universities in a large Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British Order of chivalry founded by George The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. William Cavendish 7th Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC ( 27 April 1808 – 21 December 1891) known as Lord Cavendish of Eastbourne ( is a large town and borough of East Sussex, on the south coast of England with an estimated population of 94816 as of 2007 East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located An independent school is a school which is not dependent upon national or local Government for financing its operation and is instead operated by tuition charges gifts and England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The College's current headmaster is Simon Davies. The College was founded by the Duke of Devonshire and other prominent Eastbourne citizens in 1867 and has been growing ever since. William Cavendish 7th Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC ( 27 April 1808 – 21 December 1891) known as Lord Cavendish of Eastbourne ( is a large town and borough of East Sussex, on the south coast of England with an estimated population of 94816 as of 2007 Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting While the College began as an all-boys' school it has in the last 20 years become co-educational.
The College is located in the Lower Meads area of Eastbourne, in a mainly residential area. Eastbourne ( is a large town and borough of East Sussex, on the south coast of England with an estimated population of 94816 as of 2007 Most of the school buildings are on a central campus area but many others are scattered in the immediate vicinity.
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Sports
As at many other independent schools, sports are taken very seriously at Eastbourne College and throughout the years it has produced many successful teams. Sports are played at the many facilities around the college (including College Field which has been used for training by teams such as South Africa upon arrival in the UK and some internationals) and at various locations around the town acquired by the college. Mark Lock plays rugby for Leeds Tykes having previously won the Premiership with Wasps, Hugo Southwell for Scotland. Mark Lock (born 22 September 1979) is a Rugby union footballer for Leeds Tykes. Leeds Carnegie is an English Rugby union club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire that currently plays in the National Division One after being relegated Hugo Finlay Grant Southwell (born 14 May 1980) in London is a English-Born Scottish Rugby union footballer Will Green played for Wasps when he won the premiership along with Mark Lock before moving onto Ireland.
At the College, each term consists of one main sport.
| Term | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| Michaelmas | Rugby union | Field Hockey |
| Lent | Field Hockey | Netball |
| Summer | Cricket | Tennis |
However there are also alternative sports, such as cross country, swimming, golf, squash, rowing, sailing & rugby fives. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick Netball is a non-contact team Sport similar to and derived from Basketball. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Cross Country running is a Sport of running Compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain faster than other teams Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance Sailing is the art of controlling a Sailing vessel. By changing the Rigging, Rudder and dagger or centre board a Sailor manages the force Rugby Fives is a handball Game, similar to squash, played in an enclosed court
Eastbourne College Houses
- Day Houses
- Blackwater (Girls)
- Craig (Boys)
- Powell (Boys)
- Reeves (Boys)
- Watt (Girls)
- Boarding Houses
- Pennell (Boys)
- Gonville (Boys)
- Wargrave (Boys)
- Nugent (Girls)
- School (Girls)
Notable Old Eastbournians
- Olav Bjortomt, World Quiz Champion 2003, writes quizzes in The Times newspaper
- N R T Brown, Cricketer for Gnomes Cricket Club, Sydney Australia
- Sir Hugh Casson, architect
- Aleister Crowley, occultist and mystic
- Michael Fish, weather forecaster
- Ed Giddins, cricketer
- Will Green, rugby player
- Phil Hammond, doctor and comedian
- Charles Hedley, naturalist
- Bob Holness, presenter and musician
- David Howell, Chess Grandmaster
- Eddie Izzard, comedian
- Mark Lock, rugby player
- Ruari McLean, designer
- Ian Mortimer, historian and historical biographer
- Adam Mynott, BBC journalist[1]
- Michael Praed, actor
- Charles Rivett-Carnac Commissioner of Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- David Smith, historian and Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge
- Frederick Soddy, chemist and Nobel laureate
- Hugo Southwell, rugby player
- Edward Speleers, actor, played Eragon in the Inheritance trilogy, now starring in the ITV soap Echo Beach
- Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby, politician
- William Lloyd George, 3rd Viscount Tenby
- John Wells, satirist, co-author of the Dear Bill column in Private Eye
- Woodrow Wyatt, politician, journalist and diarist
- Royce Mills, actor
Military
- Major-General Hugh Prince
- General David Richards, commander of international forces in Afghanistan
Victoria Cross Holders
Two Old Eastbournians have won the Victoria Cross:[2]
- Victoria Cross
- Tirah Campaign, India
- Captain Henry Singleton Pennell VC. Olav Bjortomt (born 13 December 1978 is one of the UK 's most respected Quiz players The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson, KCVO, RA, RDI, ( 23 May 1910 – 15 August 1999) was a British Architect Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley (ˈkroʊli (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947 was a British Occultist Writer, mountaineer The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus (clandestine hidden secret referring to "knowledge of the hidden" Mysticism (from the Greek grc μυστικός mystikos, an initiate of a Mystery religion) is the pursuit of communion with identity Michael Fish MBE (born 27 April 1944 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England) is a semi-retired weather forecaster Edward Simon Hunter Giddins (born July 20, 1971, Eastbourne, Sussex) is a former English Cricketer who played in 4 Dr Phil Hammond ( 1 January[[ 962]] is a medical doctor who has become noted as a Comedian and commentator on health issues in the United Kingdom Charles Hedley ( 27 February 1862 – 14 September 1926) was a naturalist, active in Australia. Bob Holness (born 12 November 1928 in Vryheid, Natal South Africa) is an English Actor and presenter David Wei Liang Howell (born November 14, 1990) is an English Chess player Edward John "Eddie" Izzard (born February 7, 1962) is a British stand-up comedian and Dramatic Actor. Mark Lock (born 22 September 1979) is a Rugby union footballer for Leeds Tykes. John David Ruari McLean CBE, DSC ( June 10, 1917 – March 27, 2006) was a leading British typographic designer Ian Mortimer, born in 1967 is a British historian He won a scholarship to Eastbourne College and read for degrees in History at the University of Exeter (BA PhD Adam Mynott is a BBC journalist who was born in Eastbourne in October 1957 Michael Praed (ˈpreɪd prayd) ( né Michael David Prince, born April 1, 1960 in Berkeley Gloucestershire) Charles Edward Rivett-Carnac ( August 31, 1901 &ndash July 18, 1980) was a Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. David L Smith, born in London on 3 December 1963 is a noted historian of the Early Modern period of British history particularly political constitutional Selwyn College is a College of the University of Cambridge. It was founded in memory of the Rt Revd George Augustus Selwyn (1809&ndash1878 the first Frederick Soddy ( 2 September 1877 &ndash 22 September 1956) was an English radiochemist. Hugo Finlay Grant Southwell (born 14 May 1980) in London is a English-Born Scottish Rugby union footballer Edward John "Ed" Speleers (born December 21 1987) is an English Actor. Eragon is a 2003 Fantasy novel written by Christopher Paolini, and the first book in the Inheritance Cycle, set in the mythical The Inheritance Cycle is a series of young-adult Fantasy novels by Christopher Paolini. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Echo Beach was a British Television Soap opera that aired on ITV in 2008 Major Gwilym Lloyd George 1st Viscount Tenby, ( 4 December 1894 &ndash 14 February 1967) was a politician and cabinet minister in the William Lloyd George 3rd Viscount Tenby (born 7 November 1927) is a British peer and soldier John Wells ( 17 November 1936 – 11 January 1998) was an English Actor, writer and satirist, educated at Private Eye is a fortnightly British satirical Magazine, edited by Ian Hislop. Woodrow Lyle Wyatt Baron Wyatt of Weeford ( 4 July 1918 &ndash 7 December 1997) was a British Labour Party Politician Royce Mills (born 12 May, 1942 in Tetbury, Gloucestershire) is an English television stage and film actor Major-General Hugh Anthony Prince, CBE, Chief Military Planning Office SEATO, Bangkok late the 6th Gurkha Rifles and The King's Regiment (Liverpool General Sir David Julian Richards KCB, CBE, DSO (born 1952 is a British military commander and was the overall commander of international See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since The Tirah Campaign was an Indian frontier war in 1897 - 98. (The campaign is often referred to in contemporary British accounts as the Tirah Expedition. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Please see " Captain " for other versions of this rank Captain is a rank in the British armed forces that is used in the Army, Royal Navy Henry Singleton Pennell VC ( 18 June 1874 - 19 January 1907) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since He was a Lieutenant when he performed the act for which he received the VC. Lieutenant (abbreviated Lt or Lieut) is a Military, Naval, Paramilitary, Fire service, Emergency medical services See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since
- First World War
- Group Captain Lionel Wilmot Brabazon Rees VC OBE MC AFC RAF. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Group Captain ( Gp Capt in the RAF and Indian Air Force, GPCAPT in the RNZAF and RAAF, G/C in the former Group Captain Lionel Wilmot Brabazon Rees VC OBE MC AFC RAF ( 31 July 1884 – 28 September See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Military Cross ( MC) is the third level Military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993 other ranks of the British Army and formerly also to The Air Force Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom Armed Forces, and formerly also to officers of the other Commonwealth countries He was a Major when he performed the act for which he received the VC. Please see " Major " for other countries which use this rank In the British military, major is a military rank which is used See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since
- Tirah Campaign, India
Notable staff or former staff
The Link to Radley College
The Second World War saw the evacuation of Eastbourne College to Radley, and the plaque with its generous inscription commemorating this move and referring to "sympathy. For Roger Knight the British naval historian see R J B Knight Roger David Verdon Knight OBE, MA, BA, DipEd (born 6 September Radley College ( St Peter's College Radley) is a famous English public school situated on the edge of the village of Radley near . . and easy comradeship" has long been a significant feature of the Radley's Chapel Cloister. The Warden at the time, J C Vaughan Wilkes, was a son of the proprietors of St Cyprian's prep school with which Eastbourne College long had close connections. St Cyprian's School was an English preparatory school for boys which operated in the early 20th century in Eastbourne, East Sussex. In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school (usually abbreviated to prep school After the war, the College acquired St Cyprian's playing fields and the Memorial Gates were installed at the entrance.
At the turn of the millennium the Arnold Embellishers, a society of friends of Eastbourne College, decided that there should be a similar memorial in Eastbourne itself, and on Sunday 23rd June 2002, in a short ceremony introduced by Eastbourne's Headmaster, Charles Bush and Angus McPhail unveiled a plaque in their own Cloisters. The inscription reads "In memory of those who made it possible to survive the Second World War by taking us to Radley College and, when peace returned, bringing us safely home, under the leadership of the Headmaster Francis John Nugee MA". Many of the headmasters of Eastbourne College were Radley boys.
In celebration of the occasion the Radley Eastbourne cricket match was revived.
References
- ^ NewsWatch | Profiles | Adam Mynott
- ^ Webster F. A. M. , (1937), Our Great Public Schools, (Butler & Tanner: London)
See also
External links
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