Old Denstonians

Old Denstonians

Denstone College is an independent, coeducational boarding school in Denstone, Staffordshire, England and a member school of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. Its alumni are know as Old Denstonians (ODs). The Denstone Association looks after the College's alumni.

Contents

Notable ODs

Churchmen

Politicians and lawyers

Sportsmen

Writers and broadcasters

  • Quentin Crisp - writer and actor.[14]
  • René Cutforth, journalist
  • Alex Lester - broadcaster
  • Petre Mais (S. P. B. Mais), author & broadcaster
  • Tim Marlow, writer, broadcaster and art historian
  • Guy Thorne, pseud. Cyril Arthur Edward Justice Waggoner Ranger Gull (1876–1923), novelist and journalist[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ Robinson, Ken (2004). "Brinson, Peter Neilson (1920–1995)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Subscription or UK public library membership required. Oxford University Press. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/59783. Retrieved 22 October 2009. 
  2. ^ Savitt, Ronald. Legacies of the Jackson-Harmsworth expedition, 1894–1897. Polar Record 43 (224): 55–66 (2007)
  3. ^ The Furniture Society - John Makepeace biography
  4. ^ The Guardian - Keith Mant obituary, November 16, 2000
  5. ^ William Whitehead Watts. 1860-1947. Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society, Vol. 6, No. 17 (Nov., 1948), pp. 263-279
  6. ^ Who was Who 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 9780199540877
  7. ^ Who's Who 1992 “(London, A & C Black ISBN 0713635142)
  8. ^ Who was Who 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
  9. ^ The Times - Obituary: Professor G. C. Cheshire—Influential writer on the law, 28 October 1978
  10. ^ Downing Street - Privy Council Appointments, 19 May 2000
  11. ^ Daily Post, Liverpool FC's Javier Mascherano wants gold, 2008-08-22, accessed 2010-02-14
  12. ^ University of Bristol - Honorary degrees awarded at the University today, 12 July 2004
  13. ^ Cricinfo - Jeremy Snape player profile
  14. ^ The Independent - Quentin Crisp, 2 November 1999
  15. ^ Philip J. Waller, Writers, Readers and Reputations: Literary Life in Britain, 1870-1918, Oxford University Press, 2006, p.1011 ISBN 0198206771 ISBN 978-0198206774 [1]

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