Denstone College is an independent, coeducational boarding school in Denstone, Staffordshire, England. Its alumni are known as Old Denstonians (ODs). The Denstone Association looks after the college's alumni.
Old Denstonians
Peter Brinson – writer and lecturer on dance Sir Vandeleur Molyneux Grayburn – Chief Manager of the HSBC Bank and member of the Hong Kong Resistance who died a prisoner of the Japanese in 1943 Nigel Grindley FRS - Emeritus Professor in Genetics, Yale University. Peter Gerald "Spam" Hammersley CB OBE – Rear Admiral, Royal Navy Frederick George Jackson – Arctic explorerSavitt, Ronald. Legacies of the Jackson-Harmsworth expedition, 1894–1897. Polar Record 43 (224): 55–66 (2007) John Makepeace OBE – furniture designerThe Furniture Society – John Makepeace biography Keith Mant – forensic pathologist and war crime investigatorThe Guardian – Keith Mant obituary, 16 November 2000 William Whitehead Watts – President of the Geological Society (1910–1912)William Whitehead Watts. 1860–1947. Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society, Vol. 6, No. 17 (Nov. 1948), pp. 263–279 Lieutenant General Ralph Wooddisse – British Army officer
Churchmen Charles Copland – clergymanWho was Who 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 Philip Pasterfield – Bishop of Crediton (1974–1984)Who's Who 1992 "(London, A & C Black ) Dennis Victor – Bishop of LebomboWho was Who 1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991
Politicians and lawyers Geoffrey Cheshire FBA – barrister and juristThe Times – Obituary: Professor G. C. Cheshire—Influential writer on the law, 28 October 1978 Warren Hawksley – Conservative Member of Parliament Asda Jayanama – diplomat Lord Justice Kay – Lord Justice of AppealDowning Street – Privy Council Appointments , 19 May 2000 Alfred F. Adderley - Bahamian lawyer, Member of Parliament and acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Sportsmen
Arthur Berry – England footballer, double Olympic gold medallist and former Chairman of Liverpool Football ClubDaily Post, Liverpool FC's Javier Mascherano wants gold , 2008-08-22, accessed 14 February 2010 Phil Davies – rugby player Alastair Hignell – rugby union and cricket playerUniversity of Bristol – Honorary degrees awarded at the University today, 12 July 2004 Harvey Hosein – English cricketer N. F. Humphreys – 1910 British Lions player (died in World War I)Captain Noel Forbes Humphreys Tommy Kemp – rugby union fly half for England 1931–1948 Sam Lewis – rugby union lock/flanker for Leicester Tigers Tim Mason – cricketer David Short – Derbyshire cricketer Jeremy Snape – England cricketerCricinfo – Jeremy Snape player profile George Stocks – Argentine cricketer Alex Thomson (cricketer) - cricketer Ben White – rugby union scrum half for Leicester Tigers
Writers and broadcasters Quentin Crisp – writer and actorThe Independent – , 2 November 1999 René Cutforth – journalist Alex Lester – broadcaster Petre Mais (S. P. B. Mais) – author and broadcaster Tim Marlow – writer, broadcaster and art historian Richard Morris – archaeologist and writer Guy Thorne – pseudonym: Cyril Arthur Edward Justice Waggoner Ranger Gull, (1876–1923), novelist and journalistPhilip J. Waller, Writers, Readers and Reputations: Literary Life in Britain, 1870–1918, Oxford University Press, 2006, p.1011 Bill Arthur - Sky Sports journalist and broadcaster
Musicians
Peter Godfrey – choral conductor
See also :Category:People educated at Denstone College.
References
External links Denstone College Website Denstone Association