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St Albans City F.C.

2006-05-07T15:14:35Z

84.9.107.2: update

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chairman = John Gibson |
manager = Colin Lippiat |
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'''St Albans City F.C.''' (nicknamed ''The Saints'') is a [[football (soccer)|football]] club based in [[St Albans]], [[Hertfordshire]], [[England]]. It was founded in [[1908]] and plays its home matches at Clarence Park, about 800 yards from the city centre. The club is in the [[Conference National]] having been promoted at the end of the 2005-06 season by beating Histon 2-0 in the Conference South play-off final at [[Stevenage_Borough_F.C.|Stevenage Borough's]] Broadhall Way ground.

City's most famous match was on [[November 22]] [[1922]] in a first round [[FA Cup]] match. Having been held by [[Dulwich Hamlet]] to a 1-1 draw at Clarence Park on [[November 18]], the replay drew a gate of 4,060.

City's [[New Zealand]]-born goalkeeper W. Tennant did not appear, his place taken by Alf Fearn who was usually a half-back with the reserves. Dulwich put eight goals past him, the winning goal coming in near darkness at the end of [[extra time]]. What put the game in the record books was that City scored seven times, with all seven goals being scored by [[Wilfred Minter]]. His feat remains the highest tally by a player on the losing side of an FA Cup tie.

==External links==
*[http://www.sacfc.co.uk/ Official site]

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St Albans City F.C.

2006-05-07T15:08:21Z

84.9.107.2: updated league!

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'''St Albans City F.C.''' (nicknamed ''The Saints'') is a [[football (soccer)|football]] club based in [[St Albans]], [[Hertfordshire]], [[England]]. It was founded in [[1908]] and plays its home matches at Clarence Park, about 800 yards from the city centre. The club is in the [[Conference National]].

City's most famous match was on [[November 22]] [[1922]] in a first round [[FA Cup]] match. Having been held by [[Dulwich Hamlet]] to a 1-1 draw at Clarence Park on [[November 18]], the replay drew a gate of 4,060.

City's [[New Zealand]]-born goalkeeper W. Tennant did not appear, his place taken by Alf Fearn who was usually a half-back with the reserves. Dulwich put eight goals past him, the winning goal coming in near darkness at the end of [[extra time]]. What put the game in the record books was that City scored seven times, with all seven goals being scored by [[Wilfred Minter]]. His feat remains the highest tally by a player on the losing side of an FA Cup tie.

==External links==
*[http://www.sacfc.co.uk/ Official site]

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{{Conference South}}

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Berkhamsted School

2006-05-06T19:02:38Z

84.9.107.2: Removal of subjective assertion that the college has a 'warm atmosphere'

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|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: larger;" | '''Berkhamsted Collegiate School'''
|-
| colspan="2" style="padding: 1em 0; text-align: center;" | [[Image:Berkhamsted_Collegiate_Crest.JPG|150px|'''School Crest''' since 1997]]
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Mottos'''
|style="padding-right: 1em;" | ''virtus laudata crescit'' ([[Latin]]) "greatness increases with praise" ''festina lente'' ([[Latin]]) "hurry slowly" 
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Founded'''
|style="padding-right: 1em;" | [[1541]] [[1997]] ''as presently [[Constitution|constituted]]''
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Founder'''
|style="padding-right: 1em;" | [[John Incent]]
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Religious Tradition'''
|style="padding-right: 1em;" | [[Anglican]] [[Church of England]]
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''School type'''
|style="padding-right: 1em;" | [[independent school (UK)|British Public School]]
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Principal'''
|style="padding-right: 1em;" | Dr. Priscilla Chadwick
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Location'''
|style="padding-right: 1em;" | [[Berkhamsted]], [[Hertfordshire]], [[United Kingdom]].
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Pupil No.'''
|style="padding-right: 1em;" | 1460
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Last Inspected'''
|style="padding-right: 1em;" | 2006 2000 ([http://www.isinspect.org.uk/report/0110.htm Report])
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Homepage'''
|style="padding-right: 1em;" | [http://www.berkhamstedcollegiateschool.org.uk www.berkhamstedcollegiateschool.org.uk]
|}'''Berkhamsted Collegiate School''' is a [[independent school (UK)|public school]] in [[Hertfordshire]], [[England]], formed in [[1997]] by the amalgamation of the original '''Berkhamsted School''', founded in [[1541]] by [[John Incent]], [[Dean of St Paul's|Dean of St Paul's Cathedral]], '''Berkhamsted School for Girls''', established in [[1888]], and '''Berkhamsted Preparatory School'''.

Berkhamsted today follows the so-called Diamond Model, by which pupils are taught coeducationally in both the 'Prep' School and [[Sixth Form]], but independently in the traditional 'Senior' years, between the ages of 11 and 16. This is achieved across two main sites: Castle Campus and Kings Campus (the original boys' and girls' schools respectively).

The School is noted variously for the particular strength of its [[Lacrosse]] sides and for participation in the life of the local community. The current Principal, Dr Priscilla Chadwick, of some 1500 students and 200 staff, became the first Chairwoman of the [[Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference]] in [[2005]].

==House System==
All Berkhamsted pupils belong to a House throughout their time at the School. Each House is run by a House Master or Mistress as well as several House Tutors. Together, they are responsible for providing pastoral support for their pupils, serving as the primary link between parents and the School. Houses are both physical environments and communities, each within the larger organisation of the School itself. Pupils attend their house for morning registration, to play games throughout the day, and for the majority of the administration which governs their time at the School. They also participate in School events on behalf of their House.
===Senior Boys' Houses===
*'''Adders''', formed in [[1915]] to accommodate the so-called "train boys" who, by nature of their daily commute to school, were often excluded from School activities. 'Adders' may be a casual abbreviation of "the add-on house" or, more probably, a contraction of 'Adlebert House', now the Chaplain's residence.
*'''Bees''', dating back to [[1897]] and situated on Mill Street.
*'''Cox's''', opened in [[1958]] in response to the growing numbers of [[day boys]]. Named after Cuthbert Cox.
*'''Fry's''', arguably the most ameniable of the Senior Boys' Houses. It is named after one of Berkhamsted's most successful Headmasters - Dr Fry.
*'''Greenes''', found along the Cloisters of the Grass Quad. The School's association with the Greene family is recognised in its name.
*'''Incents''', both a boarding and day boy house. The boarding accommodation is situated along Chesham Road, and is the birth place of [[Graham Greene]]. The House is named after John Incent, the School's founder.
*'''Loxwood''', also found along the Cloisters.
*'''Swifts''', established at the same time as Bees.
That at least three of the eight Senior Boys' Houses appear to be named after various fauna was not always intentional. When Swifts and Bees were formed in 1897, they were to be called 'A' and 'B' respectively, but the former's first House Master considered this dull, naming his House 'Swifts'. 'Bees' is thus [[Phonetics|phonetic]]. 'Adders' is wholly fortuitous; 'Reeves' and 'Hawks', now 6th Form Houses, add to the confusion. Richard Reeve was the School's first Headmaster; Hawks was named by the apparent "fauna tradition" in 1933.
===Senior Girls' Houses===
*'''Holme'''
*'''New Stede'''
*'''Old Stede'''
*'''Russell''', opened in September [[2004]].
*'''St. Johns'''

===Sixth Form Houses===
*'''Ashby''', named after the second wife of John Incent's mother, Katherine.
*'''Burgh'''
*'''Churchill''', after [[Clementine Churchill, Baroness Spencer-Churchill]] and formerly Girls' boarding accommodation.
*'''Hawks''', a former junior boys' house, established in [[1934]].
*'''Nash''', named after Henry Nash, a founder of Berkhamsted School for Girls.
*'''Reeves''', named after Richard Reeve and founded as a junior boys' house, along with Hawks.
*'''St George's''', originally a junior house for the "train boys", rather like Adders.
*'''School''', variously the Headmaster's quarters and a boarding house.

==History of Berkhamsted School, 1541-1996==
===The Founding===
[[image:Dean_Incent_House_Berkhamsted.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Dean Incent's House as it stands today on the Berkhamsted High Street]]High Clergy of the 16th Century frequently distinguished themselves by their furthering of the educational establishment and, in this respect, Berkhamsted owes much to [[John Incent]]. In 1523, he called upon the Brethren of the local Brotherhood of [[St John the Baptist]] to divert the funds they had hitherto donated to the monastic hospital (which had closed) to the Brotherhood House, about which little is known. In 1541, however, Incent applied to the King, [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]], in pursuit of a licence "to purchase £40 in land by the year," and was successful. Although Incent was [[Berkhamsted]]'s most famous descendant, it is considered an act of great piety that he chose to found a School outside what had become his [[Sphere of Influence]].

By 1544, Berkhamsted School's first building, now known as 'Old Hall' was complete, later
to be described by [[William Camden]] as "the only structure in Berkhamsted worth a second glance."<ref>as cited in Scott Hastie, Berkhamsted: An Illustrated History (Alpine Press), 120.</ref> The formal opening is recorded in the Ancient Documents:
<blockquote>
''When the building of the said Schoole was thus finished, the Deane sent for the chiefe men of the Towne into the Schoole, where he kneeling downe, gave thanks to Almighty God, which had given him life to see the perfection of that work, which both he, the towne and the country had beene about for the space of 20 years as is manifest by the pmisses. First he read his licence. Then he called for Richd Reeve, and placed him in the seate there made for the Schoolemr. and so did ordaine, make and pnounce him to be the first Master of the said Schoole and after that tooke him by the hand and did give him and his successors for ever possession of the lodgings appteining to that office. In like manner he placed John Audley to be Usher , and John East to be Chaplen. This done he did give possession by his deed bearing date the 23 of March in the 36 yeare of Henry the 8 to the said Richd Reeve John Audley and John East and their successours for ever, of all the land to the sd Schoole then appointed, which are expressed pticularly in an act of pliamt. made 2 & 3 Ed 6. Finally the Deane began TE DEUM LAUDAMUS which being finished with certaine other praiers and ceremonies, the whole Companie did there drink together and so depted.<ref>as cited in B.H. Garnons Williams, A History of Berkhamsted School, 1541-1972 (Watson and Viney), 20-21.</ref>''
</blockquote>

Yet the legal foundation was not nearly so sound. When Incent died some 18 months later, his entire wealth (over £330) became the King's, his documents stating that Berkhamsted's founder, a highly educated lawyer, had died [[Intestacy|intestate]]. The authenticity of this claim is rightly questioned: shortly after Incent's death, a complaint was made to the King "by some evill persons that the Deane had laid to the Schoole more revenues than his licence [£40 anually] did permitt him." Furthermore, Henry VIII stood to gain £196 and "a front of pearls" from the Dean's estate. However, there had been no formal incorporation of the School, and records suggest that Incent had spent much time since the opening preparing, but not realising, legal protection. An investigation into the claims that his annual endowment had been exceeded was commissioned and undertaken by John Waterhouse, a favourite not only of the King, but also a confidant of Incent, who had been present at the Opening. His choice of Commissioner suggests the Foundation still had Royal approval, something that had allowed the School to survive the first attack against it. The most enduring legacy of the Foundation nonetheless remains the building itself, "strong and fair".

===A Delicate Establishment===
Incent's death, which itself had created a threat to the School, was followed by that of Henry VIII in January [[1547]]. The [[Chantries Acts|Chantries Act 1546]], which could have jeopardised the post of Chaplain at Berkhamsted, was replaced by new legislation, and the Foundation was declared "unperfect". A Foundation Act was introduced in parliament to settle the various claims to the Incent estate, but only those concerning the most immediate relatives of John. Thus claims to land of the School's endowment in [[Sparkford]] near [[Winchester]] were made and tried, resulting in significant loss to the School.

An additional threat came when [[Edward VI of England|Edward VI]], acting on advice, re-established the School under his own name. In reality, there was both initial benefit and ultimate disadvantage in this. Richard Reeve, the first Headmaster, held strict [[Protestant]] views, and was dismissed by the [[Bishop of Lincoln]], acting upon [[Mary I of England|Queen Mary]]'s instructions, in [[1555]]. He was replaced by William Barker, who no doubt offered an alternative religious policy, for he himself was removed when [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth]] gained the throne.

===Fulfillment under Saltmarsh and Hunt===
[[image:Berkhamsted_School_Old_Hall.JPG|thumb|left|250px|A view of Old Hall]]Just like his predecessors, William Saltmarsh was a strongly academic character, but enjoyed a longer Headmastership than either Reeve or Barker. The latter had appointed Leonard Stepney as Usher, but he lost his post in [[1571]] on charges of harbouring a [[Catholic]] [[priest]]. His successor, John Bristowe, had a still more colourful end, murdered gruesomely in [[1597]] by a local [[yeoman]]. Although this would no doubt have caused Saltmarsh concern, this was otherwise a most successful period in the history of Berkhamsted School. Pupil numbers continued to increase, and a handful of Berkhamstedians, as they would become known, achieved notoriety.

By [[1616]], some years after Saltmarsh's death, it was written
<blockquote>
''Scholae Ludimagister cum 33 annos eidem praefuisset amplam pecuniam testamento suo moriens legavit reficiendis his aedibus<ref>which Williams translates: "William Saltmarsh, third Headmaster of this School, after presiding over it for 33 years, on his deathbed bequeathed a sum of money sufficient for the repair of this building."</ref>''
</blockquote>
Quite why the building (by which it is meant Old Hall) had fallen into disrepair under an otherwise successful Headmaster is uncertain, but through his donation Saltmarsh had decisively added himself to Berkhamsted's list of benefactors.

All available evidence, of which there is admittedly little, suggests that the Hunt years were also successful ones for the School. His period in the office probably witnessed greater stability in the School than in his personal life - he was married as many as four times - and there was praise for his leadership, a former pupil recording "much reverence and affect" for Hunt. It also appears that he took as active a part in the life of Berkhamsted as had become and remains a tradition, serving as overseer for the poor and [[Bailiff]] as well as contributing to church funds. He died in office, aged 70, in [[1636]].

===Shorter tenures===
There were two hereditary Headmasterships in the history of Berkhamsted School, neither of which was successful. The first was that of Henry Hunt, a graduate of [[Trinity College, Oxford]], who died within six months of succeeding his father; the second was to come in the [[19th Century]]. Hunt's successor, William Pitkin, was not quite the academic of former Berkhamsted days. Yet he was clearly a prominent member of local society, having served as [[Member of Parliament]] for Berkhamsted, and whose descendants included [[U.S. Supreme Court]] judges and [[Oliver Wolcott]], a signatory of the [[Declaration of Independence]]. In England, however, the political environment began to take its toll on Berkhamsted.

Berkhamsted, situated along a route between [[London]] and the battlefields of the [[English Civil War]], became the subject of [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliamentary]] action to preserve the town. Pitkin's death is recorded in the parish register of [[Fleet Street]], [[London]] in September [[1643]]; in his history, Williams suggests Pitkin may have visited London in an attempt to obtain protection for the School, instead dying of the [[Black Death|Plague]]. He was succeeded by Timothy Taylor, until then Usher, but the conditions of the period deny history any formal details, except that his death in [[1648]] was probably also a result of Plague. Ogle (1648-1651/2) witnessed local controversy resulting from the Civil War and it was likely that the School's seemingly relentless decline had begun in earnest by the time of his tenure, with student numbers falling from 80 to under 10 over three decades.

Such was the confusion of the period that it is uncertain whether Peter Berkenhead ever even served as Headmaster, although the weight of evidence suggests that he did (however insignificantly). This series of less distinguished office-holders is no doubt attributable in part to the Civil War; further, since the value of money had for so long been falling, the annual pay, having been set at the Foundation, was insufficient for such a post by the end of the [[17th Century]].

===The Fossan Saga===
Thomas Fossan, a friend of [[Samuel Pepys]], petitioned the [[Charles II of England|King]] for the Berkhamsted job in December 1662. His motive in doing so is unclear, himself recognising that "by reason of its small salary" it was not highly sought, but mostly since, having realised his ambition, Fossan so neglected his duties. Indeed, such was the strength of feeling against Fossan that the very same people who had recommended him in 1662 wrote to the authorities six years later in the name of "the trust imposed in [them] by the founders of the schoole" that the Headmaster be removed. When the charges were put to him (that both he and his Usher had spent much time away from the School, that the boys' knowledge of grammar was minimal and that the townspeople had taken to lodging the scholars in light of the School's failure so to do), Fossan replied that "he cared not whether he had any scholars or not, for the fewer he had the less trouble he should have." His forced resignation followed shortly after.<ref>Fossan's resignation was written in the most eloquent Latin and read during a ceremony in Old Hall.</ref>

==='So Mean a School'===
It is some indication of the extent of Berkhamsted's degeneration under Fossan that his successor, Edmund Newboult, was recommended by the [[Bishop of Hereford]] as "of parts sufficient for so mean a school," an endorsement described as "comically unenthusiastic".<ref>Williams, p. 67</ref> The most prominent historical source on Newboult remains a reply he made to an educational researcher some years into his tenure, noting that "Ye Statues of ye Schoole were made in ye time of [[popery]], therefore not observed." During his 17 years of office, Newboult does appear to have provided a solid educational environment at Berkhamsted, at least relatively speaking, something continued under his successor, Thomas Wren. In his wake came John Theed, member of a prosperous [[Buckinghamshire]] family, and Berkhamsted's longest serving Headmaster. Indeed, throughout the 18th Century, there were to be only four occupants of the post, an age not only of stability but stagnation. Nonetheless, the three inspections<ref>Incent had invested this responsibility in the Warden of [[All Souls College, Oxford]], which he had attended.</ref> carried out during the Theed years found no cause for concern, and in their record is revealed the first reference to curriculum content, the boys having been examined on [[Ovid]]'s [[Metamorphoses (poem)|Metamorphoses]].

Theed was the School's second pluralist<ref>A holder of more than one office simultaneously</ref> (it is no inspiration that the first was Fossan): his obituary in [[The Gentleman's Magazine]] recorded him as Vicar of [[Marsworth]] and made no mention of his Berkhamsted role - some suggest this is characteristic of an insouciant, unambitious approach to the School. A similar charge could not be made against Evan Price. Having served as Usher for 16 of Theed's less proactive years, Price had become accustomed to the day-to-day running of the School. On Theed's death in [[1734]], his successsion, still the jurisdiction of the [[George II of Great Britain|Sovereign]], brought Price to the Headmastership, despite his not having attended [[university]] and his flamboyant record - as [[curate]] of [[Bovingdon]], he had been involved in an "unseemly brawl" during a burial he was officiating.

==Traditions==
[[image:Berkhamsted_School.jpg|thumb|right|250px|View across the Grass [[Quadrangle|Quad]], Berkhamsted Collegiate School]]
*The School's foundation is celebrated annually in October on Founder's Day. A service is held in St. Peter's Church, the parish [[Church]] of [[Berkhamsted|Great Berkhamsted]].
*Carmen Berkhamstediense:
<blockquote>
Laudata virtus crescit, et invidos 
Irridet annos: non tamen, aurea 
Si facta cessant, stat priorum 
Laude sua cumulata virtus: 
At quae refulget clarior in dies 
Mens in molestis magna reliquerit 
Incentis immortale nomen 
Innumero generi nepotum

</blockquote>
*Only [[Prefect#Academic|prefects]] and Masters are permitted to walk on the Grass Quad.
*The Head Boy is supposedly entitled to graze a [[goat]] on the Grass Quad, smoke a [[pipe]] during lessons and park his car on School grounds. Marriage of the Head Boy and Head Girl is said to result in a house being purchased for them by the School.
==The School Mottos==
The original motto of '''Berkhamsted School''' was ''virtus laudata crescit'', [[Latin]] for "greatness increases with praise", a remarkably forward-thinking [[ideology]] for a British public school.

'''Berkhamsted School for Girls''' was advised ''festina lente'', a Latin [[Grammatical mood#Imperative mood|imperative]] with which [[Aldus Manutius]] is credited, meaning "hurry slowly", reminiscent of the contemporary phrase "more haste less speed".

==Notable Old Berkhamstedians==
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*[[Henry Atkins (physician)|Henry Atkins]] (1554/5–1635), President of the [[Royal College of Physicians|College of Physicians]], 1606–1635
*[[Richard Field]] (1561–1616), [[clergyman]] and [[theologian]]
*[[Algernon Methuen|Sir Algernon Methuen]] (1856–1924), founder and owner, [[Methuen]] & Co, publishers, 1889–1924
*[[Clementine Churchill, Baroness Spencer-Churchill]] (1885–1977), wife of [[Winston Churchill]]
*[[Clifford Allen, 1st Baron Allen of Hurtwood]] (1889–1939), politician and peace campaigner
*[[Donald Fergusson|Sir Donald Fergusson]] (1891–1963), [[Permanent Secretary]], [[Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries]], 1936–1945, and [[Ministry of Fuel and Power]], 1945–1952
*[[H. W. Tilman]] (1898–1977), [[mountaineer]] and [[sailor]]
*[[A. K. Chesterton]] (1899–1973), [[fascism|fascist]], and first Chairman, [[British National Front|National Front]], 1967–1971
*[[F. S. Smythe]] (1900–1949), mountaineer and [[author]]
*[[Hubert Hastings]] (1902–1986), Editor, ''[[Architectural Review]]'', 1927–
*[[Claud Cockburn]] (1904–1981), writer and journalist
*[[Graham Greene]] (1904–1991), author
*[[Bill Fiske|Bill Fiske, Baron Fiske]] (1905–1975), first leader of the [[Greater London Council]], 1964–1967, and Chairman of the [[Decimal Currency Board]]
*[[Peter Quennell|Sir Peter Quennell]] (1905–1993), writer and editor
*[[R. A. Skelton]] (1906–1970), [[Cartography|cartographical]] historian
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*[[Colin Buchanan|Sir Colin Buchanan]] (1907–2001), [[town planning|town planner]]
*[[Hugh Greene|Sir Hugh Greene]] (1910–1987), Director-General of the [[BBC]], 1960–1969
*[[Kenneth Cork|Sir Kenneth Cork]] (1913–1991), accountant, and [[Lord Mayor of London]], 1978–1979
*[[Margot Jefferys]] (1916–1999), Professor of [[Medical Sociology]], [[Bedford College]], [[London]], 1968–1982
*[[Antony Hopkins]] (born 1921), composer
*[[Stephen Dodgson]] (born 1924), composer and broadcaster
*[[Victor Silvester, Jr.]] (1924–1999), [[clarinet]]tist and band leader
*[[Paul Sieghart]] (1927–1988), law reformer
*[[Mark Boxer]] (Marc) (1931–1988), [[cartoon]]ist and magazine editor
*[[Alexander Goehr]] (born 1932), composer and 1987 [[Reith Lecture]]r
*[[Anthony Cleaver|Sir Anthony Cleaver]] (born 1938), Chairman of the [[Medical Research Council]]
*[[Robin Knox-Johnston|Sir Robin Knox-Johnston]] (born 1939), yachtsman
*[[Michael Meacher]] (born 1939), politician
*[[Kit Wright]] (born 1944), children's poet
*[[Keith Mans]] (born 1946), politician
*[[John Bly]], antiques expert
*[[Emma Fielding]] (born 1971), actress
{{col-end}}

==School Offices==
===Headmasters of Berkhamsted School, 1544-1996===
Between the School's opening in 1544 and the formation of the Collegiate School in [[1997]], there were 30 Headmasters, whose average length of service was 15 years.
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<ol><li>Richard Reeve (1544-1555)</li>
<li>William Barker (1555-1567)</li>
<li>William Saltmarsh (1567-1600)</li>
<li>Thomas Hunt (1600-1636)</li>
<li>Henry Hunt (1636)</li>
<li>William Pitkin (1636-1643)</li>
<li>Timothy Taylor (1643-1648)</li>
<li>Archibald Ogle (1648-1651)</li>
<li>Thomas Hawes (1651-1661)</li>
<li>Peter Berkenhead (1661-1662)</li>
<li>Thomas Fossan (1662-1668)</li>
<li>Edmund Newboult (1668-1685)</li>
<li>Thomas Wren (1685-1691)</li>
<li>John Theed (1691-1734)</li>
<li>Evan Price (1734-1748)</li>
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<ol start=16><li>Thomas Bland (1753-1788)</li>
<li>John Dupré (1788-1805)</li>
<li>Thomas Dupré (1805-1842)</li>
<li>Edward John Wilcocks (1842-1850)</li>
<li>John Robert Crawford (1850-1864)</li>
<li>Edward Bartrum (1864-1889)</li>
<li>Thomas Charles Fry (1889-1911)</li>
<li>Charles Henry Greene (1911-1927), father of [[Graham Greene]]</li>
<li>Henry Lael Oswald Flecker (1927-1931)</li>
<li>Cuthbert Machell Cox (1931-1946)</li>
<li>Claude Ronald Evers (1946-1953)</li>
<li>Basil Hugh Garnons Williams (1953-1972)</li>
<li>John Loraine Spencer (1972-1983)</li>
<li>Charles Jonathan Driver (1983-1989)</li>
<li>Keith Howard Wilkinson (1989-1996)</li></ol>
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===Principals of Berkhamsted Collegiate School===
#Dr Priscilla Chadwick (1997-)

==Notes==
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==External links==
*[http://www.berkhamstedcollegiateschool.org.uk Berkhamsted Collegiate School]. The school's main web site.
*[http://www.bcs-remembrance.org.uk Berkhamsted School Remembrance]. Information about Berkhamsted School during the Great War.
*[http://www.theoldberkhamstedians.org/ The Old Berkhamstedians]. The old boys' and girls' organisation of Berkhamsted Collegiate.
*[http://www.neon-ye.co.uk Berkhamsted Collegiate School Interactive Planner]. An interactive planning service showing school events.
*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/06/28/nbully28.xml&sSheet=/news/2002/06/28/ixhome.html "Fee-paying school faces legal test on bullying"], a 2002 report in The Daily Telegraph.
*[http://www.isc.co.uk/index.php/40/0110 Information from the Independent Schools Council], including a link to the latest inspection report.

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[[Category:Public schools in Hertfordshire]]
[[Category:Schools with Combined Cadet Forces]]

Edington, Wiltshire

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'''Edington'''. Small village in [[Wiltshire]], about 5 miles east of [[Westbury,_Wiltshire|Westbury]]. Home to [[Edington Priory]] and the annual [[Edington Music Festival]]. Although unremarkable in many ways, the village commands a vital place in English history. For it was here that [[Alfred The Great]] won a decisive battle against the [[Danes]] in the [[Battle_of_Edington|Battle of Edington]], and arguably laid the foundations of modern [[England]].

== External links ==
* [http://www.markwigmore.co.uk/paulwigmore/edington.html Edington Music Festival (unofficial)]

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Edington, Wiltshire

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'''Edington'''. Small village in [[Wiltshire]], about 5 miles east of [[Westbury,_Wiltshire|Westbury]]. Home to [[Edington Priory]] and the annual [[Edington Music Festival]]. Although unremarkable in many ways, the village commands a vital place in English history. For it was here that [[Alfred The Great]] won a decisive battle against the [[Danes]] in the [[Battle_of_Edington]], and arguably laid the foundations of modern [[England]].

== External links ==
* [http://www.markwigmore.co.uk/paulwigmore/edington.html Edington Music Festival (unofficial)]

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