T H E H IS T O R Y O F T O N B R I D G E S C H O O L FR OM IT S FOU N DATION IN 1553 T O T H E PR ES ENT D ATE 18 46 I I N B A . B Y S E PT I M U S R V NGT O , OXFOR D R I V I N G T O N S ‘ QB anu d am min : i ombou, rfntU , g 1 869 T E V A ES IN D WE H R E . M L L D N D O . C . J , . L ‘ GIhiz m m is Ezbizateh B Y T H E AU T H OR , IN GR AT EFU L ACKNOWL EDGMENT OF MANY KINDNESSES R ECEIVED , AN D IN T OKEN OF SINCER E EST EEM AND R ESPECT . PREPA CE F ood i te ti s h est e e to I g n n on , and an on nd avour carry the out h e i to dis r riti is t m , av any cla m a m c c m , I rust that the many faults and shortcomings of this volume may e d e It ha b par on d by my readers . s long b een my wish to see an authentic history of the School compiled ; and when the old h was ul ed d n in 1863 fe t th t s h a Sc ool p l ow , I l a uc work m ight considerably help to bridge over the gap that w as created between tho se Old Boys who had passed their School days and had their School recollections wrapp ed in the i di th e ho nl the up old bu l ng , and os w o y know h It has e aim Sc ool in its present improved state. b e n my to give a simple statement of all that is known on un At the doubted authority of the School in its earlier days . is e i dr h e ided ishi r k of app ar ng y, I av avo garn ng my work ith e tes e te i i t et ils t the h w an cdo , or n r ng n o d a abou Sc ool within the last few years ; but have confined myself to viii PR E FACE i i i ti t the de the Governours g v ng full nforma on abou Foun r, , the h est tes and e e es the e ste s an d Sc ool a r v nu , H ad Ma r , t dl t e this t it Old Boys of no e. I gla y ak oppor un y of thank ing the many friends who have so kindly helped m e ; es e i . Welldon the R ev. E Ind Welldon p c ally Dr , dward , . Wadm ore Es . the R ev. di ds an J F , q , P R San lan , d h i i E . t e t h e . s B s s W S W Vaux , q , of r Mu um . If I have managed to place on record a substantial account of the h i ed il st ti s at the Sc ool, a d by lu ra on , and same time have s eeded in i te esti e de s the Old ucc n r ng my r a r and Boys, I shall be more than compensated for any little trouble that h i I may ave ncurred . ’ ‘ SEPTIMU S R IVINGI ON . ’ 88 T JAME s T R EE T W , S . s S , S . 1 6 D ecem ber, 8 9 C ON TEN TS THE ORIGIN OF THE S CH OOL SIR AND R E W JU D D E SIR THOMAS SMYTHE HENRY FISHER A W H I T E SIR THOM S . ROBERT H OL M E D ON THOMAS L AM PAR D LADY MARY R OSW E L L MINOR EXHIBITIONS . ’ THE SKINNERS COMPANY . THE CHARTER TO SIR ANDREW J U B BE THE S CH OO L RE VEN U E A THE ORIGIN L STAT U TES . THE ORIGINAL B U ILDING THE OLD ROU TINE or SC H O OL WORK ’ SKINNERS DAY . V ISITORS LIST O E THE HEAD MASTERS PR OCT OU R . JOHN , M A SIR ROBERT HEATH FRANCIS THYNNE CONTENTS WILLIAM HATCH, M . A . MICHAEL JENKINS, M . A . D . D . THOMAS HORNE , D . D . NICHOLAS GREY, B . D JOHN GOAD, . S B . D CHRISTOPHER WA E, . OF E B THOMAS HERBERT, EARL P M ROKE S . THOMA ROOTS, M A RICHARD SPENCER, M . A . M JA ES CAWTHORN , M . A . W ILLIAM WOODFALL JOHNSON TOWERS, M . A . LORD WHITWORTH VI CE SI M U S . KNOX , LL B SIR ANTHONY HART VI CE SI M U S D . D . KNOX , EDWARD DANIEL CLARKE , LL . D . D D JAMES STANIER CLARKE , . R N . CAPTAIN GEORGE CLARKE , . GENERAL D U M OU S T I E R SIR WILLIAM SIDNEY SMITH D . D . THOMAS KNOX , THE PRESENT STATU TES W E L L D ON . JAMES IND , D . C . L . W E L L D N . O . E I , M A . R THE TERCENTENA Y . THE CHAPEL THE N E W BU ILDINGS THE CRICKET PAVILION LI ST OF HEAD BOYS SINCE 1844 SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXHIBI TION S SCHOOL LIST IN 1844 THE BON FIRE THE BISHOP OF D E R B Y C I I ’ THE OMM SS ONERS REPORT ON THE SCHOOL . C . N E S . REPORT BY J ELTO , Q Q U E STIONS ADDRE SSED T o THE TRU STEE S or ENDOWED S CHOOLS WITH THEIR AN SWERS IS OF S INC INE T H NIVE SI IE S E T C . L T DI T TIONS GA D AT E U R T , ’ SKINNERS DAY SPEE CHES LI ST OF I LL U S TRA TI ON S 182 6 1864 N V THE SCHOOL FROM TO , FRO T IEW ’ SIR ANDREW JU D DE S ARMS SIR ANDREW JU D D E THE SKINNERS’ COMPANY’S ARMS FR OM 1760 T o 182 5 N V THE SCHOOL , FRO T IEW THE COMMON BOX VI CE SI M U S D . D . KNOX, INTERIOR OF THE U PPER SCHOOL ABOU T 183 5 1826 1864 THE SCHOOL FROM TO , B ACK N THE INTERIOR OF THE CHAPEL , LOOKI G EAST S V THE PRESENT CHOOL , FRONT IEW T H E ORI GI N OF TH E SCHOOL HE origin of the Grammar Schools In England 1s clo sely Gr m r ar cfi‘‘f e ted ith an d I n a t s t the hist conn c w , f c form par of ory of iwc ééi ed R eliglous the t i the idd e es to the i tee th Cen coun ry dur ng M l Ag S x n H ouses as t T e e iste e h d t an ury . h x nc of Sc ools from an early a e of y con $3523f S iderable size is plainly traceable from the time when they e e tt he d to an d ed t the s ste the w r a ac , form par of y m of Ca l n e e de the di t e isi the e dra s a d e s . , w r un r r c up rv on of cl rgy During the temporary increase of the Religious Hou ses in the hi tee th e t these athed h s i e sed t r n c n ury , C ral Sc ool ncr a in his i e se h e e was but ti te e . propor ona ly numb r T ncr a , ow v r , d i the tee th an d e ie t the temporary, for ur ng four n arl r par of h t ies ed ati e i an d the st d fifteent cen ur , uc on , l arn ng, u y of all ‘ d i d It as literature throughout the country greatly ecl ne . w chiefly the effect of the disturbances in the east of Europ e a e to ite t e e e an d that soon afterwards g v l ra ur g n rally, in ti S O st i se th t the classical learning par cular , rong an mpul a y ' 4 1 2 . 14 n t s L fe of Co et ed. K 7 . 124 . l. alam L er. vo H l , it i p igh i l , , p B T ONB RI DGE S CHOOL never again languished to any thing approaching the extent d i the e i t i s T he that they had done ur ng pr v ou s cen ur e . 1453 e ed e r i h A. D T he d si e taking Of Con stant nople by t e Turk s ( . ) comp ll many of the Greeks to fly for protection to Italy an d a an d these s the t ies the ad a Germ ny , from ou rn coun r y gr u lly S ead est an d th dif si thei ed e he e e pr w nor , fu ng r knowl g w r v r 1 the e t The es t this t ethe ith the i e ti y w n .