List of teachers of Malvern College explained

List of teachers ("masters") of Malvern College is a list of some of the notable masters and headmasters (past and present) of Malvern College, a UK independent day and boarding school in Malvern, Worcestershire, England. They have gained recognition or excelled in such fields as education, science, culture and sport.

Headmasters

• 1865: Rev. Arthur Faber^[1]
• 1880–1885: Rev. Charles Thomas Cruttwell^[2]
• 1894–1897: Rev. William Grundy^[3]
• 1897–1914: Rev. Sydney Rhodes James^[4]
• 1914–1937: Frank Sansome Preston^[5]
• 1937–1953: Rev. Canon Howard Charles Adie Gaunt (known as Tom Gaunt)^[6]
• 1953–1971: Donald Dunrod Lindsay (27.09.1910-14.11.2003), chairman of the HMC^{[7] [8]}
• 1971–1982: Martin John Wyndham Rogers, Chairman of HMC^[9]
• 1983–1996: Roy de C. Chapman, chairman of the HMC (1994),^[10] schools inspector^[11]
• 1997–2006: Hugh C. K. Carson^[12]
• 2006–2007: David Dowdles
• 2008–2019: Antony Roy Clark^[13]
• 2019–present: Keith Metcalfe^[14]

Other masters and mistresses

• Matthew Bayfield, master, headmaster of Eastbourne College, co-composer of Carmen Malvernense
• Ralph Blumenau, history teacher, philosophy historian and author^[15]
• Christina Boxer, director of girls’ sport, former Olympic champion^[16]
• Rory Boyle, music educationalist, composer.^[17]
• Charles Brett, music teacher, countertenor^[18]
• Gerry Chalk, cricketer who taught at the school 1934–1938. Later captained Kent County Cricket Club and was shot down and died over northern France in 1943^[19]
• George Chesterton, deputy headmaster, cricketer, author
• Alan Duff, master, cricketer
• Charles Fiddian-Green, master, head of cricket, cricketer
• Julius Harrison, director of music ; classical composer and conductor
• John Hart, classics master, the first ever male Mastermind winner in 1975, defendant in Pepper v Hart,^{[20] [21]} Librarian and Curator of the Worcestershire Masonic Library and Museum Trust
• Graeme Hick, cricket coach, former England and Worcestershire cricketer^[22]
• Robert Holtby, chaplain (1952–54), clergyman, Dean of Chichester
• Ron Hughes, rackets professional and master^{[23] [24]}
• John Lewis, physics master, pioneer of educational programmes, recipient of the Centenary Award for science teaching.^[25]
• David Loveday, chaplain, Bishop of Dorchester^[26]
• Major Ralph Lyon, director of music, co-composer of Carmen Malvernense^[27]
• Malcolm Nokes, chemistry teacher, former Olympic bronze medallist
• Wilfrid Noyce, master of modern languages (1946–50), mountaineer, the first man to reach the South Col of Everest in Sir John Hunt's celebrated expedition in 1953^[28]
• George Sayer, English master and biographer of the author C. S. Lewis
• Jeffrey Skitch, biology teacher, actor and operatic baritone best known for his performances and recordings with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company.
• Robert Tims, chemistry master, housemaster, head of St Leonards School, principal examiner for IB chemistry^{[29] [30]}
• Charles Toppin sports master, cricketer^[31]
• Philip Turner, history master, children's fiction writer
• Eric William Kevin Walton, engineering lecturer, recipient of the Albert Medal and the Polar Medal^{[32] [33]}

Notes and References

1. Cookson, R. T. C, The Malvern Register 1865-1904 (1905), p. xvii
2. 'CRUTTWELL, Rev. Charles Thomas (born 30 July 1847, died 4 April 1911)' in Who Was Who 1897–1915 (London: A. & C. Black, 1988 reprint:)
3. Cookson (1905), p. 285
4. 'JAMES, Ven. Sydney Rhodes (born 30 May 1855, died 10 Feb. 1934)' in Who Was Who 1929–1940 (London: A. & C. Black, 1967 reprint:)
5. 'PRESTON, Frank Sansome (born 1875, died 8 Feb 1970)', in Who Was Who 1961–1970 (London: A. & C. Black, 1979 reprint:)
6. 'GAUNT, Rev. Canon Howard Charles Adie (Tom Gaunt) (born 13 Nov. 1902, died 1 Feb. 1983)' in Who Was Who 1981–1990 (London: A. & C. Black, 1991,)
7. http://archive.worcesternews.co.uk/2003/2/7/226389.html Service will remember great headmaster
8. ‘LINDSAY, Donald Dunrod’, in Who Was Who 1971–1980 (London: A. & C. Black, 1989 reprint:)
9. 'ROGERS, Martin John Wyndham (born 9 April 1931)' in Who's Who 2012 (London: A. & C. Black, 2012)
10. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/reluctant-torchbearer-for-moral-crusade-1450296.html Reluctant torchbearer for moral crusade
11. http://sundaytimes.lk/110130/Education/ed27.html UK inspectors visit The British School in Colombo
12. ‘CARSON, Hugh Christopher Kingsford’, in Who's Who 2012 (London: A. & C. Black, 2012)
13. ‘CLARK, Antony Roy’, in Who's Who 2012 (London: A. & C. Black, 2012)
14. Web site: Malvern College welcomes its new headmaster. Malvern College International.
15. Book: Blumenau, Ralph . Philosophy and Living . 2002 . Imprint Academic . 0-907845-33-9 . 25 February 2012.
16. http://www.malcol.net/sports/christina-boxer/ Christina Boxer.
17. http://www.scottishmusiccentre.com/members/rory_boyle/home/full_biography/ Full biography - Rory Boyle, Scottish Music Centre
18. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/charles-brett-q14852/biography Charles Brett, biography, AllMusic.com
19. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/11139.php G/C Charles Appleton CBE DSO DFC
20. http://www.quizplayers.com/w/MC:John_Hart John Hart, Mastermind winner
21. https://archive.today/20120701160929/http://archive.worcesternews.co.uk/2001/1/19/340523.html A first of Mastermind
22. http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/367336.html Profile of Graeme Hick
23. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2391075/Ron-Hughes.html Obituary of Ron Hughes
24. https://web.archive.org/web/20100523022202/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4392297.ece Obituary of Ron Hughes
25. https://archive.today/20120713235637/http://archive.thisisworcestershire.co.uk/2001/2/2/339001.html Science teacher is `best this century'.
26. Crockford's clerical directory. 1975. Church House. London.
27. https://books.google.com/books?id=_6jhPhKkOiMC&q=%22lyon%2C+ralph%22 Lyon, Ralph Edward
28. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1387428/Sir-Peter-Holmes.html Obituary of Sir Peter Holmes
29. http://www.stleonards-fife.org/webs/164/documents/News-Issue-16.pdf St Leonards News Issue 16 (2005)
30. http://www.stleonards-fife.org/Index.asp?MainID=5532 Assisted Places
31. The Malvern Register (1865-1904), 1905. pp xvi, xxii, xxxvi, xl.
32. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/naval-obituaries/5166438/Lieutenant-Kevin-Walton-GC.html Obituary of Eric Walton GC
33. https://web.archive.org/web/20100524094521/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6107662.ece Obituary of Eric Walton GC