january2015 - Latymer Upper School

JANUARY2015
The termly newsletter for Latymerians
The newsletter front cover is trumpeter, Ethan Gillespie
(Year 9) playing ‘Last Post’ in the Hall by one of our two
facing WWI memorial plaques on Remembrance Day 2014.
Lest We Forget...
Extract from Latymer Upper School, A History of
the school and its Foundation, by Nigel Watson:
“It was often the devastating losses among old boys that made the First
World War so traumatic for many boys’ schools… The first Latymerian to
be decorated was one of the first intake of Upper School pupils in 1895,
Sergeant Major T.F. BULLEN of the Royal Flying Corps, in December 1914.
He received the Légion d’honneur for repairing an aircraft while under fire
and bringing it away with the pilot”.
Norman WRIGHT (1924) took part in the Christmas truce of December
1914. He described how lights appeared along both trenches and each
side shouted compliments of the season to the other all night, singing
and applauding in turn. On Christmas Day both sides left their trenches
and met in the middle of no man’s land, shaking hands and swapping hat
badges, buttons and cigars. “I shall be quite sorry to have to fight these
men for I feel sure that they are quite all right and only the victims of
unfortunate circumstances”, he wrote.
Over Christmas Máximo GAINZA-BEMBERG (2003) and his partner
Klaudia planned a trip down to the southern-most town in the world,
Puerto Williams in Chile. From there they completed a 54km hike in five
days, camping around Navarino Island.
They dedicated the trip to a Polish child with Type 1 Diabetes aiming to
raise £3,000 for an insulin pump and accessories automatically giving
the right amount of insulin and avoiding multiple injections. Help them
help a child: www.justgiving.com/MaximoandKlaudia/
Travel Award
Laurie Elliot inspired generations of Latymerians with a love of
Geography. After his retirement as Head of Department he
attended alumni events and became a founding member of
our 1624 Society. In his will, Laurie provided for the bursaries
programme and also an annual travel grant for a pupil or
recent leaver studying geography at A level or university. The
2014 recipient explains what the award has helped him achieve:
At the end of July I travelled to Scotland, not to enjoy Glasgow’s Commonwealth
Games, or the Edinburgh Festival, but to conduct some fieldwork in the Outer
Hebrides for my dissertation with the help of the Laurie Elliot travel grant. The money
itself went towards unexciting yet pivotal expenses such as travel and food, but it
enabled a valuable part of my research.
My dissertation focuses on the thorny issue of reintroducing large animals to areas
from which they no longer live, with a focus on the potential reintroduction of wolves
into Scotland. I spent some of my
time photographing the areas
proposed for reintroduction,
necessary for the later production
of questionnaires; Google images
wouldn’t quite do. I also was able
to speak to locals, mostly in the
wildlife tourism industry, to get
a better insight into the details
of such debates. All in all it was
a memorable and enjoyable
experience.
Sam KAPLAN (2012)
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The Western Front
VIOLIN
We have learnt of a violin finished
in 1983 by the late Kenneth
POPPLEWELL (1930). It is known as
the Western Front Violin and is kept in
the Imperial War Museum (Collection
no EPH 709).
This violin is made from pine and
sycamore wood obtained from trees
growing on the First World War
Western Front battlefields of France
and Flanders. The pine tree grew
between La Boisselle and Authuille
along the Somme battlefront, and
the sycamore in a coppice at Bois
Quarante, three miles south of Ypres
(an area bisected by the German front
line between 1914 and 1917). Both trees
had survived the devastation of war
and were over 80 years old when they
were cut down in 1980.
The violin was conceived by its
maker, Kenneth Popplewell, a violinist
and former member of the Royal
Philharmonic and BBC Symphony
Orchestras, as a unique memorial to
all those who lost their lives in the
First World War. His intention was
to raise money for war charities by
playing the violin at concerts and
then by the subsequent sale of the
instrument. The violin was initially
loaned to the Imperial War Museum
and then gifted to the Museum after
Kenneth’s death in 1992.
The crossed poppies motif inlaid
on the tailpiece of the instrument
is the emblem of the Western Front
Association (WFA) and was designed
by John Giles, founder of that
organisation. Inside the violin is the
inscription: ‘Remembering 1914-18
– Violin made from trees grown on
Western Front Battlefields’.
SchoolNEWS
A round up of some highlights from life at Latymer Upper last term
Sports Day success – pictures taken by Mark PAIN (1987) at last July’s
■ The summer exam results came after we went to press
with the September edition, but we proudly announce that
over 50 pupils gained at least nine A*s at GSCE and over
two-thirds of pupils achieved at least five A*s. At A Level
our pupils achieved our best-ever set of results with over
35% A* grades and 77% A*/A grades. A record number are
trying for Oxbridge this year.
■ This term Mandarin lessons were introduced for Year
7 and 9 pupils as part of their Modern Languages offer.
Pupils have been enthusiastically learning Chinese
characters. 哇塞
Sports Day.
■ Inspired
by TV’s The
Great British
Bake Off, the
showstopper
winner in
the School’s
‘Biology Week’
in October
was this bake
of a head with
its cerebrum
exposed.
■ Drama remains as ever a real strength; last term the
Sixth Form put on London Cuckolds and the School play
was a musical, Sweet Charity.
■ Another new feature was a playground chess set
introduced on to the Piazza to challenge students at
break and lunchtime.
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Scenes from ‘Sweet Charity
zza
Lunchtime ch ess on th e Pia
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SCHOOL NEWS CONTINUED
■ Latymer’s very own Jay Sean (Nicky JHOOTI 1997)
came to speak to the Middle School about life as an
international pop star and the importance of working hard
and education. Afterwards, he chatted informally with
the musicians in our own label, 32Bit Recording. Later a
bit of informal rapping interrupted Dr Hardy’s lesson, but
delighted pupils in 7H! New York-based Jay was in London
to promote his latest music video, Tears in the Ocean.
Netba ll in Trinidad
Hockey in Trinidad
able selfi e!
Ja y Sean’s visit – th e inevit
■ From time to time pupils excel individually in
their pursuits…
European Champion, Matthew Go-Olivar travelled to
Jamaica in August to compete at the 25th Taekwondo
World Cup
hosted in
Montego Bay.
Narrowly missing
out on a medal
in the ‘Individual
Patterns’
event, Matthew
successfully
picked up a
silver and bronze
medal in the
‘Team Sparring’
and ‘Team
Patterns’ events.
Matth ew
Go-Olivar
(left) wi th a
team mate
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■ School
Sport remains
strong. Tours
last summer
holidays saw
our cricketers
in Sri Lanka
and a joint
girls’ netball
and hockey
tour to Trinidad.
All sports have
in in action
since had
Kaine Wright, 1s t XV Capta
hool, Ascot
successful
v Th e Licensed Victua llers Sc
autumn terms,
notably the boys’ football 1st XI reaching the last 16 of the
Independent Schools’ cup, and the Rugby 1st XV winning
60% of their matches and staging their ‘Friday Night
Lights’ fixture against Cardinal Vaughan at Richmond in
front of a large crowd.
■ Local pupils of all abilities have been invited to join the
Latymer Upper Saturday School recommencing in January
2015. It was first launched in 1995 and is an opportunity
for 150 pupils in Year 6 nominated by their Head Teachers
from local state primary schools to experience both
familiar and new subjects in a senior school setting.
Taught by Latymer Upper staff, and supported by Sixth
Form volunteers, lessons are innovative and creative.
Saturday School is kindly sponsored by Adam Phones, a
Chiswick-based telecoms company whose chairman is
Adam TOOP (1984).
NEWS OF
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n Congratulations to William IP (2013) on completion of
his first year reading Physics at Pembroke College, Oxford
where he has won an academic scholarship. Last August
Riki ROSS (2014) gained the highest mark in the country
for the A Level History of Art exam on the OCR Board. Riki
is now at Bristol studying Philosophy and Politics. Alex
ROGANSKY (2010) won the Spanish prize at Durham
University en route to his recent 1st in Russian and Spanish.
n Josh LLOYD-WATSON (2008) and Tom McFARLAND
(2007) are in the band Jungle. The duo, accompanied by
a thrilling live band, has been touring the country with a
critically acclaimed album and are enjoying lots of national
radio airplay; they are signed to XL. A recent video they
released was shot by Clash photographer, Oliver Hadlee
PERCH (2007). Tom and Josh were previously in the group
Born Blonde. They have appeared on many TV shows
including Channel 4’s Alan Carr: Chatty Man.
n Jessie CAVE (known as Jessie LLOYD at School) (2005)
has, until now, been best known for her role as Ron’s
girlfriend, Lavender Brown in the Harry Potter franchise.
However, last year Jessie appeared in Jack Thorne’s
8-part series, Glue screened on E4 and has also had a
starring role in the hit film Pride, which went on general
release in September and is generating lots of award
season ‘buzz’. Jessie has just finished making a feature film
and she also performed her own ‘work in progress’ show,
Planet Dot Dot Dot at the Edinburgh Fringe throughout
August. She has been busy, as she also recently filmed a
pilot for Comedy Central called The Medics, had a guest
role in ITV’s The Job Lot and she also took part in one of
the BBC Salford Sitcom Showcase, Tools, together with
David Baddiel’s pilot, Sit.com for Channel 4.
n Hugh GRANT (1978) appeared on some TV shows in
the autumn, including the Graham Norton Show promoting
his latest well-received rom-com film, The Rewrite.
LATYMERIANS
n Well done to Sam FEINBURG (2014) who was part of a
four-strong England team that beat South Africa in the final
of the World Schools’ Debating Championships held in
Bangkok, Thailand last August!
n Further to our update on her work in the last edition
we can report that Ophelia LOVIBOND (2004) appears
in the current CBS series, Elementary based on Sherlock
Holmes. She was recently on our UK Sky Atlantic screens
as Robin in Mr Sloane starring Olivia Colman and Nick
Frost. Ophelia was also just in Guardians of the Galaxy,
the latest Marvel film.
n Claude GREEN (1968) directs the drama, The Doo Dah
Man due to be released this year.
n Giles MILTON (1985) has
published his debut thriller,
The Perfect Corpse. Peter
WORSLEY (1948) donated a
copy of his book, Marketing
for Professional Artists to the
School Library.
n Alan MUMFORD (1951)
has added to his series of
books of political cartoons
with Lloyd George: A
Cartoon Biography.
n Alan HUNT (1958),
formerly High Commissioner
in Singapore, left his position
as Director of the Oxford
University Foreign Service
Programme in 2010 and is
now, among other things,
a Visiting Professor at the
College of Europe. He has
also just published his first
novel, entitled No Immunity.
n Vithushan
EHANTHARAJAH (2004)
won The Times sponsored
Christopher Martin-Jenkins
Young Journalist of the Year
Award at the ECB County Cricket Journalism Awards for
outstanding coverage of the domestic game. Vithushan
covers county cricket for ESPNcricinfo.
n Alan RICKMAN (1964) received the Krzysztof Kieslowski
Award during the 22nd Camerimage in Bydgoszcz, Poland
during November when he presented Little Chaos to the
festival. It is a period drama in which he co-stars with Kate
Winslet and marks his second film as a director.
n Chris LAW (1978) appeared in pantomime again at
Harpenden’s Eric Morecambe Theatre, Hertfordshire as
Muddles in Snow White.
n Joe MORTIMER (2008) is at Studio: Joe www.
joemortimer.tumblr.com or at www.joemortimer.co.uk
Cousin Ben (1995) is Director of A&R at Polydor Records.
n Biomedical Science graduate, Alisha PATEL (2010) is
now studying medicine at the University of East Anglia.
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NEWS OF LATYMERIANS CONTINUED
n Bill FAIRNEY (1960) is Vice-Chairman of the Bristol
Long John Silver Trust which, aims to promote the Maritime
and Literary heritage of Bristol. During the summer the
Trust commandeered
the Matthew, the
replica of John
Cabot’s transatlantic
ship, and, using it as
the Hispaniola, gave
several performances
of Treasure Island in
the Bristol Harbour
side (the setting for
part of Stevenson’s
Treasure Island).
Bill played the roles
of Blind Pew and
Ben Gunn.
n At the Federation of European Biochemical Societies
(FEBS) meeting in Paris in September Dr Keith ELLIOTT
(1966) was awarded the FEBS Diplôme d’honneur at the
50th Anniversary dinner in Paris for ‘outstanding service’
to mark Keith’s education activities. Keith chairs the
Biochemical Society Education Committee.
FEBS is made up of 36 societies representing thousands
of molecular life scientists. The Diplôme d’honneur was
instigated in 1974 and Keith’s is one of only 44 ever
awarded over four decades. However, he is the second
Latymerian to receive the award, following Professor
Richard PERHAM (1955) in 2011 for his work as editor-inchief of the FEBS Journal for 15 years.
Keith and Richard
Bill as Blind Pew
n Dr Arik KERSHENBAUM (1983) is now the Herchel
Smith Research Fellow in the Department of Zoology at
the University of Cambridge. Previously he was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Tennessee’s
National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis
in Knoxville.
n Stephen CROWNE (1974) is the Chief Executive of the
Bar Council.
n Anouska d’ABO (2010) is working for a start-up
company www.triprapp.com as Marketing Director
promoting their App, TripR.
n Rev Dick WOLFF (1970) was elected to Oxford City
Council in 2010 for the Green Party, and was re-elected
in 2014 with a much increased majority. He also serves
as a United Reformed Church minister in the city. He
also corrected our mention in the last edition, of Nigel
PEYTON (1969) being a Bishop with the Church of
Scotland. Dick is right, it should have read: Bishop of
Brechin in the Episcopal Church in Scotland.
Isabel
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n Aspiring novelist
Isabel ADOMAKOH
YOUNG (2011) is the
author of Lionboy,
which has been
translated into 37
languages and is
now a Complicite
theatre production
currently on tour.
Isabel has written
children’s books
for many years with
her mother Louisa
(under the pen name
Zizou Corder), and
is currently at Trinity
College, Cambridge
reading English.
Follow her on Twitter:
@isabel_ay
n Galen STOPS (2006) is Markets Editor at Profit and Loss
Magazine.
n Former School Captain, Ibrahim TAGURI (1997) is a
parliamentary candidate in the General Election, standing
for the Liberal Democrats in Brent South.
n In November Keith VAZ (1975) was voted the ‘Labour
MP of the Year’ by The Economic Times.
n Stuart POMEROY (1971) recently retired from the
Environment Agency. He spent much time in the 34th
Hammersmith Scouts and has many memories growing
up with the late Tim Oakes and Steve Holding during term
time on scout camps and school holidays. “I especially
remember two
summers with
Steve hostelling,
hitching and hiking
around the UK.
Steve introduced
me to the Welsh
mountains and in
summer 1970 we
climbed Snowdon
via the Watkin Path.
I climbed this route
again after a gap of
43 years at Easter
2014. Thanks for
the introduction,
Steve. RIP.”
Stuart
n Other visitors have included Peter WILLIS (1964), Terry
BALL (1949), Michael CLARKSON (1972), David MYATT
(1985) and John WIELGOSZ (1962).
Justin, Tim and Adrian
n Working in School this term were: Christina ALISHAW
in the Music Department, Harrison BREWER as a
Development Office Intern, Eleanor HARRIS, (all 2014)
with Laurie LEWIS (2010) and Michael ALISHAW (2012) in
Academic Mentoring.
n Tim WARREN (1979) met with classmates, Justin
KENDRICK and Adrian MARTINEZ (both 1977) on the
occasion of his birthday several months ago on the prom
at Portobello Beach, Edinburgh.
n Peter DAVIES (1951) was a member of the South West
of England team that won Gold at the 2014 UK Recreational
Ice Dance League Final held at Streatham, London, in
October.
n We counted several Latymerians in the Evening
Standard’s 2014 listing of ‘Top Londoners’: Imogen
POOTS (2007), Lily COLE (2006), Harpal KUMAR (1982),
Hugh GRANT (1978), Allegra STRATTON (1998), Heston
BLUMENTHAL (1976 [class of 84]), Sir Peter HENDY (1971)
and Prof Jim SMITH (1972) how many other Schools can
boast so many entrants?
n Naroop JHOOTI (1999) and a colleague had a
successful photo exhibition; Singh at London’s Framers’
Gallery in November and very favourably received by the
media. Two of their subjects were Kulveer RANGER (1993)
and Dr Pritpal RUPRAI (1997).
n Visitors to School this term included Tim FREEMAN
(2012) who spoke to 6th Form Biologists on his Cambridge
Genetics research. Andy SLAUGHTER (1978) the local
Hammersmith MP, trade unionist Simon SAPPER (1980)
and Bill EMMOTT (1974) who all have addressed the Sixth
Form JS Mill Society. Tom SCHROEDER (1996) and Nick
MATTHEWS (1997) of CODA Agency gave a career talk on
the music industry.
Bill Emmott
Naroop, his business partner and Nigel Orton
Pritpal by Naroop
Andy Slaughter MP
Kulveer by Naroop
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Latymerians
Chris HILL (2012) studies at Cornell
and works in administration for the
heavyweight men’s’ rowing squad.
in this section we feature news of
Latymerians living or working abroad
AFGHANISTAN
Petra CARRAN (1998) is Director of
Marketing for the America’s Cup, based in
San Francisco.
OVERSEAS
Based in Kabul, Zaheer HIRANI (1995) is
working for a NGO Focus Humanitarian
Assistance. He is interested in whether we
have other Latymerians in this country?
Noor AL-SAUD (2009) is working in New
York in the Saudi Mission to the United
Nations.
AUSTRALIA
Sam HAFT (1996) has been touring in
Australia performing in the play The 39
Steps.
Celia WALLACE (2004) is working for
Saatchi and Saatchi as a Business Director
in Sydney.
Kitty O’LEARY (2011) spent last year
studying at the University of Melbourne
before returning in the autumn to
Edinburgh for her final year of her Art
History degree.
Aleco LAZARIDIS (2004) has joined the
Australasian Latymerian Council. Aleco
is a Melbourne based lawyer. Thomas
CORREIA (1995) lives near Brisbane.
Also in Melbourne is Andrew BATES
(1990) working in sales and customer
relations.
CHILE
Damian RIVLIN (1998) is now Professor of
Psychology & Technology at Universidad
Alburto, Hurtado.
Lucy COWEN (2012) a third year student
reading Spanish and French at the
University of Exeter last August started
a one-year post working for the British
Council in Temuco, southern Chile as an
English Language Assistant at the Inacap
Universidad.
Cecilia at the Kaiteur Falls in Guyana
POLAND
Andrzej KINAST (1976) went to Poland to
set up an accountancy practice in 1993.
Since selling his company in 2008 Andy
has run a small practice specialising in
advising foreign investors operating in
Poland and he is based in Warsaw.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Kiran THAKUR (2005) is working in
Dubai. Piers STAMMERS (1990) has
moved from Australia to Brazil, but is
currently in the UAE. He met up in Sao
Paulo with Frank McMorrow, his former
LUS soccer teacher, during the 2014 World
Cup and more recently he has met Sam
GUTTERIDGE (2002) in Abu Dhabi where
they are both working and stay just five
minutes away.
COSTA RICA
Tom LAWRENCE (2009), a zoologist, is
working at The Sloth Institute – a rescue
and rehabilitation centre in Manuel Antonio.
GUYANA
Cecilia CAIO (2006) is working in
Georgetown Guyana to work at the
Ministry of Finance in the Economic Policy
Division as an ODI Fellow (through the
Overseas Development Institute 20122014 Fellowship Scheme).
MEXICO
Andy MEIRA (1995) was actively involved
in regeneration work in Haiti following
the earthquake. Andy has now founded a
company, Grillo, based in Mexico City.
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Kate GRIFFITHS (2013), Jennifer Casey
(USFOL) and Nkeena IBEAKANMA (2011)
enjoy a lunch together at Dartmouth
College, NH to welcome Kate who will be
studying there, as does Nkeena. Jennifer
works in their Development Office and
was was formerly Latymer’s Director of
Development and is on the Board of US
Friends of Latymer. Nkeena has recently
joined the Board.
Kate, Jennifer and Nikeena
UNITED STATES
Hugo
CHINA
Lucy BENTLEY (2012) having completed
two years of undergraduate study at
the University of Liverpool, has taken
up a one year Chinese government
scholarship to learn Mandarin at South
China University of Technology’s School
of International Education in Guangzhou,
the capital city of Guangdong Province.
Alex HODGKINSON (2011) opened up
‘Pinocchio’s Pushcart’ on his Syracuse
Uni’s campus (NY State) selling both
hotdogs and sausages (among other
items) to reflect his dual Anglo-American
heritage. Alex is the reserve kicker on the
college’s American Football team.
Hugo GULLIVER (2007) has been
appointed to the coaching team for the
Harvard University Heavyweight Men’s
Rowing squad. He has recently met up
with both Sky RITCHIE studying at Yale
and Kate GRIFFITHS at Dartmouth
College (both 2013) and their families. He
was in contact with Zach YOUELL (2014)
and some current students seeking to
apply to American universities.
In Boston, Hugo met up with Jack
MORRISEY (2008) who was on a
business trip from Chicago where he
now lives; and also with Bobby Thatcher,
a former Latymer Head of Boats, as well
as with Milivoj VAGIC (2010) and Harry
KELLY (2011) who are both currently
studying and rowing at University of
California, Berkley and who were in
Boston during October to race.
The first-ever scholar funded by the
US Friends of Latymer (formerly the
US Latymerian Council) is Cassandra
THOMAS (2014), now studying at Sussex
University. Over the summer several of
the Board members treated Cassandra to
a tour of America showing her the sights
in several US States and cities. If you
can assist with the USFOL plans to fund
another scholar please contact a Board
member via their website. See Cassie’s
video message on www.latymerians.us/
Cassandra at the Bob Hope
Memorial in San Diego, CA
SINGAPORE
Asian Latymerian council member, Leela
PANDIT (2002) is moving job roles early
in 2015 to be a Director with Tulchan
Communications, still based in Singapore.
SocialNEWS
We congratulate these Latymerians on their news...
On 9 August 2014 Tom O’MALLEY (known at school as DWYER) married Kerry Stephens at Adlington Hall, in Cheshire.
Pictured above from the Class of 1999 (unless stated) are (L to R): Jan ZALAR who was a ‘best man’, Martin COWARD, Alastair
LAUDER, Paul COWARD, Sam MILLER, Joel BLACK (known at school as LIVINGS), Kerry and Tom, Houtan BOLOURFROUSHAN, Joe MAYHEW, Jamie HARVEY, Jamie WILMOT, Tara BREEZE (née COLLIS), Daniel KOHN, Christos LIVESEY
(2000) and Faisal AL-JAWAD.
On 24 August 2013 Joe
HUGGINS (2005) married
Tina Schaefer at the Norton
Park Hotel, Winchester; this
August their son, Sebastian
was born. Joe works as a
Technology Consultant for
Hewlett Packard and they
have settled in Winchester,
Hampshire. Interestingly Joe
and Tina decided to ‘rebrand’
by meshing their surnames
on marriage to now become
Mr & Mrs Hufer; we wonder
if in these times of greater
equality this new trend might
be gaining more traction?
James COLBERT married Louise last April in Belfast. The wedding was attended
by Katherine HELLIWELL (née STYLES), Jenny BASKERVILLE gave a reading,
Simon HISLOP, Ben CHESTON who was a witness and brought his son Grayson,
Harry COWDEROY and Selina SWAYNE (all Class of 2002). James is now
Assistant Head of Sixth Form at Southborough High School in Kingston.
George MARSDEN
(2008) married
Farshah in Singapore
in September 2014.
His sister, Amy
(2012) attended
too. The couple will
live in London and
New York. George
recently graduated
in Economics from
Newcastle University
and is working in
Cambodia for Sols 24/7,
a charity setting up
schools in poor areas.
Farshah and George with his parents and sister, Amy
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SOCIAL NEWS CONTINUED
Bronia and Martin with family and friends; on far right, Tom Weale
Pictured above: Martin GIBSON (1998) married Bronia
Pennycook on 12th July 2014 at Pontefract Congregational
Church, West Yorkshire. They then enjoyed a honeymoon
cruise around the Black Sea. Bronia and Martin met when
he became Head of Classics at Worksop College nearly ten
years ago and Bronia was one of the school nurses. Martin
now teaches at the Grammar School in Leeds. Tom WEALE
(1998) joined them to share in their big day.
Joe MUTTER recently met up with Barney CLARGO
and Marcus NELSON (all 2000). Barney’s daughter, Ellie,
born in August last year, enjoyed being introduced to
Marcus’ son, Fitz, born last February. All are still based
in south London, Marcus works for Connexity as Search
Engine Marketing Director, Barney is the Head of Exotic
Equities Risk for Barclays, and Joe is Project and Services
Officer at the London Borough of Sutton.
Veronica EMBIRICOS (2001 née PROTOPAPAS) had a
little boy called Leo on 11th April 2014. A brother to Landa,
who was born on 3rd May 2012.
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George FRATER and
Sophie BRADSHAW
married back in 2011,
Julian NADENROBINSON (all 2005)
was Best Man. Our
belated congratulations!
We heard that the following have got married
and we offer our congratulations and hope
to carry more detail in a future edition:
n Ona SUMNER (2004)
n Tamsin ADAMS (2004)
n Eddie TAYLOR (1992).
n Dr Kate STYLES (2002)
Grace and Poppy
Bethan and Adam TOOP (1984) welcomed the arrival of
identical twins, Poppy and Grace, on 29th July. They are
extremely grateful to the NICU team at Queen Charlotte’s
hospital whose care extended to 96 days. Poppy and Grace
enjoyed their first Christmas at home complete with teddies
wearing designer Latymer jumpers, knitted for them by a
fellow Development Committee member.
GRADUATE
We congratulate the following Latymerians on graduating, or gaining professional qualifications. Those yet to share
their success can email Nigel to be included in the next edition’s Graduate Corner…
Cedric BARADWIL MA, Contemporary
Art, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, University of
Manchester.
Class of 2003
Marc BUNGENER MSc, Geography,
Université de Lausanne, Switzerland.
Class of 2004
Westminster, and MSc, Real Estate,
Cass Business School, City University.
Class of 2007
Dan COLGAN BEng, Mechanical
Engineering, Cardiff University.
Flaviana PRESTON LLB, Law, University
of Edinburgh.
Class of 2008
Saman RABBANI CFA (chartered financial
analyst chartholder).
Nathan LARYEA BA, 1st, Acting, Royal
Central School of Speech and Drama,
University of London.
Class of 2005
George MARSDEN BSc, Economics,
University of Newcastle.
Kiran THAKUR BA, Business Management
with Financial Services, University of
Heather STIRLING MB ChB, Medicine,
University of Aberdeen.
Class of 2009
CORNER
Class of 2002
Chris BROWN BA, Classics, University
College, University of London; and, MA,
Media and Cultural Studies, University of
Sussex.
Hugh CARSON MEng, Gonville and Caius
College, University of Cambridge.
Leanor Du JEU BA, Classics, University
College, University of London.
Marianne HANOUN BA, 1st, Graphic
Design, Kingston University.
Tom LAWRENCE MSc, Global Wildlife
Health and Conservation, University of
Bristol.
Kelvin KWOK BSc, Economics, University
of Bath.
James PONNUSAMY BSc, Geography,
University of Manchester.
STAFFNEWS
Sophie SHINA MSc, International Health
Management, Imperial College, London.
n Former LUS Head of
Economics Reverend
Peter Simpson, who
retired in 2007, is
enjoying life in the
Scottish Highlands and
exercising his ministry at
St Andrew’s Cathedral in
Inverness. He became a
Life Fellow of the Royal
Society of Medicine in
March 2013 and recently
gained a Postgraduate
Diploma in Public Health
at the London School
of Hygiene and Tropical
Medicine. Peter has been
made a member of the
Board of the University
of London’s International
Academy.
George BATES BSc, 1st, International
Management and French, University of Bath.
Peter
n At Tatler magazine’s 2014 Education Awards Ceremony at the Dorchester
Hotel last September our recently retired History of Art teacher, Robert Orme
picked up the Lifetime Achievement Award. Well done Bob! Robert continues to
teach his evening History of Art classes to former parents at Latymer.
n Peter and Adwoa Winter have become grandparents; their daughter Tiffany
gave birth in New York.
n Our former Development Officer, Adriana WILLIAMS (2004) is now working
at Putney High School, where Mark Finnemore is Head of Mathematics and
Evan ARTRO-MORRIS (1980) teaches English.
n John Payne, formerly of Latymer’s Mathematics Department is a Deputy
Head at King’s College, Auckland, NZ.
Class of 2010
Arjun BABBER BSc, Geography with
Economics, London School of Economics,
University of London.
Ben DANAHER BA, Sociology, Theology
and Religious Studies, University of Leeds.
Sophie DURRANS MSc, Global Health and
Development, University College, University
of London.
Zofia MAN BSc, Biological Science,
University of Warwick.
Sam MUTTER MSc, Politics and
International Relations, Royal Holloway
College, University of London.
Ben PENDER-CUDLIP BA, 1st, Graphic
Design, Kingston University.
Mark PRESTON MA, 1st, Geography,
University of St Andrews.
Alex ROGANSKY BA, 1st, Russian and
Spanish, University of Durham.
Class of 2011
Charlie ARDEN BSc, Real Estate, University
of Reading.
Laura BEYERS BSc, Chemistry, University
of York.
Moli DOW BA, 1st Class, Politics and
International Relations, University of
Lancaster.
Samson JAYES BA, Double 1st, English,
Trinity College, University of Cambridge.
Oscar LAURIE Von MASSENBACH BA,
Philosophy, University of East Anglia.
Alex PANTELIDES BSc, 1st, Biochemistry,
Imperial College, London.
Joey VALIUNAS BA, Photography,
Falmouth University.
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A wet day in King Street, circa 1950.
Extreme Weather
AT LATYMER
Many around the country had to contend with floods
during the 2013-14 winter and our commiserations to
anyone who was adversely affected. We hope there will
not be a repeat to contend with this winter, but scientists
do warn of more frequent heavy rain in the future. Luckily
these days Latymer is protected by the Thames Barrier,
or else flooding on to Upper Mall and beyond would be
inevitably regular.
Situated right on the River Thames, Latymer offers easy
access to the water for our rowers, but this has always
meant we have had to risk assess for floods. Until the
Barrier was completed in the
1980s, Latymer was required
by the Local Authority to
have an evacuation plan.
Mr Hammond and Mr
Butterworth were in charge
of this detail and had supplies
stored at Wood Lane. Some
30 students whose parents
would not be able to collect
them in the event of an
evacuation would be taken
by School minibus to stay in
the Pavilion at Wood Lane.
Chris Hammond comments,
“It never came to the situation
for a general evacuation and
anyway Wood Lane’s field
was more prone to flooding
than the School itself!”
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Near the Young’s Chiswick Brewery it readily floods
on to Upper Mall at high tides and parked cars have
been known to ‘disappear’. Along Upper Mall there are
several flood level markers to the Great Flood in London
of January 1928. Sadly, two young servant girls, Annie
Moreton (23) and Evelyn Hyde (20) drowned during this
flood in the basement of Rivercourt House, which was
not then owned by the School (it is currently part of the
Latymer Prep School).
Below: A view from our Prep School towards Hammersmith
Bridge, 7th January 1928, with Upper Mall submerged.
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DEVELOPMENT
THE 2014/15 BURSARIES APPEAL
This year marks Latymer Upper
School’s tenth annual appeal for
means tested bursaries. Since
its launch in 2005, donations to
the Annual Fund have financed
23 free places at Latymer. This
year, we have a new name, the
Latymer Upper School Bursaries
Appeal, and an ambitious new
target; to extend the life changing
opportunity of a Latymer education
to five more children.
With donations from parents,
Latymerians, staff, Governors and
pupils, we are almost half way
towards our target and with the
continued support of the whole
community, we are sure to get there!
From taking on the Great River
Race to tasting some of Corney and
Barrow’s exclusive wines, or even by
shopping online through the Give As
You Live app, many in our community
have already shown their support
for the Bursaries Appeal. Events
planned for 2015 include visits to
museums and galleries, two talks by
Robert Orme on Renaissance Italy
plus an evening with Kirsty Lang in
conversation with the author Tracy
Chevalier. For those of you looking
for a challenge, there are also
places available for the Prudential
RideLondon-Surrey 100 in August.
Latymerians are welcome to join in
and further details will be available
on the Upcoming Events section of
the School website.
To find out more, please visit www.
latymer-upper.org/bursaries-appeal
or email appeal@latymer-upper.org
Face painting fun at Despicable Me 2
– a film evening organised by the
pupil led Bursaries Appeal Club
The Bursaries Appeal 2014/15’s launch party
The iPaddlers looking cheerful after
completing the Great River Race in
support of the Bursaries Appeal
Enjoying some wine at the Wine Tasting
Evening with Corney and Barrow
Those who have shopped online through the ‘Give As You Live’ App registering their
support of the ‘Latymer Foundation at Hammersmith’ have so far raised £535!
The Barbarians, together with the
Australian, New Zealand and
South African international rugby
teams trained at Wood Lane for their
autumn internationals and donated
items for the School’s fund raising.
The All Blacks gave a signed shirt to
the Bursaries Appeal’s Online Auction.
Following the success of last year’s Clay Pigeon Shoot at the
West London Shooting School there will be another in May 2015.
Take up one of the UK’s top cycling
challenges and support the Bursaries
Appeal at the same time...
Alex Hirst takes a shot…
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ALUMNIEVENTS
Recent Leavers’ Reception
It is becoming an annual event for recent leavers to
reunite and meet their teachers on the Piazza at the
start of our School year, before their universities start.
This year the Classes of 2012 and 2013 were invited
back together with the Class of 2009 who having
graduated and now embarking upon their careers
were able to compare experiences.
Sally Markowska, Isabella CHASE, Florence DILL,
John Gilbert, Stefan CETNAROWICZ, Anna DRAPER
Kelvin KWOK (2009) and Mr Simon Ware
Christmas Lunch
in Toronto
The 6th Greater Toronto
Latymerians’ Christmas lunch was
held at the Toronto Cricket Club
on 18 December. In attendance
were (left to right in the photo)
Linda Basey, David STILES (1957),
Pierce MULLIN (2011), Peter
BASEY (1963), Gwen Jones, Trevor
JONES (1955), Vicki Stiles, Hugh
GRANT (1960) and David HAVARD
(1955). Pierce joined the group
from London Ontario where he is
completing the 4th year of his BA
Honours undergraduate degree
in Economics at the University of
Western Ontario.
Once again the group was unable
to ascertain the leaving years
for either the penguins or the
reindeer... Ho, ho, ho!
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A sunny September evening was enjoyed by the large
numbers who attended. Provisionally, 10 Sep 2015 will
be the turn of the classes of 2010 and 2014.
Amalie SMIDTH, Tim LINTERN,
Hayley MIRANDA, Milly WRIGHT,
Albert BATES (all 2012)
Rodney GOODEN, Augustine
VANNIER, Rohini JAIN (2013)
Cambridge Latymerians’
Dinner
Robin SARFAS (2011) took the chair at Corpus Christi
College for the Cambridge Latymerians’ Dinner, an event
dating back to the early 1920s. Students from across the
university studying a wide range of subjects gathered for a
wonderful evening in order to swap stories and exchange
memories about their time at Latymer Upper. Many
teachers were in attendance including Stuart Dorrian and
Sally Markowska. 35 diners enjoyed a convivial dinner.
Poignantly in proposing a toast to the School, on the eve
of Remembrance Sunday, Robin recalled the passing of his
grandfather, Jerry ROBERTS MBE (1939) earlier in the year
and saluted with pride the important role Jerry had played
in shortening the Second World War through his work at
Bletchley Park as one of five code breakers that broke the
German’s Tunny code.
Eliza KOSSE, Joe RACHMAN and
Calum HALE THOMSON (all 2014)
Ele CASTELLI, Simon DAVIES (both
2012) and Lily ROSENGARD (2013)
The
Annual Latymerians’ Dinner
Tilly SINGER and Eliza KOSSE
(both 2014)
The Rt Hon Keith VAZ MP (1975) was our guest speaker
and addressed a full School Hall with amusing and heart
felt recollections about his time at Latymer and its formative
influence on his later career before proposing a toast to
the School. Keith has been Labour MP for Leicester East
for 27 years, served as a Minister and currently chairs the
influential Home Affairs Select Committee.
The Head responded with a toast to all Latymerians and
outlined the continual successes being chalked up by the
current pupils. He also explained the School’s strategy
and vision to be in a position to offer bursaries to up to
25% of pupils by 2024, when Latymer celebrates its 400th
Anniversary. And this will ensure that Latymer’s doors
remain open to the bright and talented, irrespective of their
parents’ financial situation, and will constitute a doubling
of the existing level of fee assistance. This will echo the
historic criteria
which enabled
Guest speaker Keith VAZ
an institution to
be described as
a ‘direct grant
school’, as in
deed Latymer
was prior to
that scheme’s
abolition in 1976.
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OBITUARIES
It is with deep regret that we note the passing of the following Latymerians:
Kenneth SMITH (1941)
Keith John STREVETT (1949)
John CLEGG BA (1946)
Command in August 1940 serving with 12
Squadron flying Wellingtons out of RAF
Binbrook, Lincolnshire.
Unfortunately, his plane was shot down over
Denmark in 1943 and he spent three years
as a prisoner of war (POW) in Stalag Luft 3
in Sagan. He had to donate his bed boards
to help shore up the tunnel for the ‘Great
Escape’, although he took no direct part in it.
Eric was able to utilise these POW years to
study Civil Engineering and pass the first two
parts of the Institute of Civil Engineer exams,
via the Red Cross.
John passed away last August. He had read
Mathematics at Jesus College, Cambridge and
learnt music privately. His subsequent career
as a pianist was launched in 1951, performing
globally with many top orchestras including
all the BBC orchestras, many European ones
and the London Mozart Players. He performed
radio recitals and produced six CDs. He
tutored and gave piano master classes at
various colleges including Madingley Hall,
Cambridge and Lancaster University.
Kenneth James COGHILL BSc (1936)
Born 1918 in Shepherd’s Bush, Ken started
at Latymer Foundation School transferring
at 13 to the Upper School. He recalled
being allowed to experiment after school
in chemistry unsupervised, until he made
an explosion. He went on to King’s College
London to gain a Zoology degree.
During WWII he sampled grass fields for
suitable crops in Yorkshire and Cheshire and
was in ‘Dad’s Army’. He first met his future
wife Molly in 1943 when both centred at
Cheshire School of Agriculture, they were
married in 1957.
In 1946 Ken transferred to the National
Agricultural Advisory Service later reorganised
as Agricultural Development & Advisory
Service in the Ministry of Agriculture, retiring
in 1982. His job as an entomologist was to
advise farmers on the control of crop pests
and trialling new materials and methods of
control.
Ken and Molly had two sons, Peter (1958) and
Colin (1960), and one grandchild, Daniel.
Leslie Hilton DAVIS CEng MICE (1945)
Les had worked for Anglican Water and the
Milton Keynes Development Corporation as
Deputy Chief Engineer. He passed away in
November 2013.
Flight Lieutenant Eric Norman FOINETTE
MICE (1933)
Born in Stirling, Scotland the son of a
Methodist Minister, Eric was heavily involved
in sports at Latymer and also gained his interBSc. He left to be articled in to the Standard
Life Insurance Company as an actuary.
He attributed being a prefect and School
Vice-captain as giving him greatly valued
experience of leadership when war came. He
was commissioned as a navigator in Bomber
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After the war he spent 34 happy years working
for Edmund Nuttall Ltd on the construction
of projects including the Dartford Tunnel,
the Mersey Tunnel and a major hydroelectric
scheme on Loch Ness. For his work on
building part of the Jubilee Underground line
he was presented to Prince Charles at the
1979 opening ceremony. Ironically, his first
project saw him overseeing German Prisoners
of War construction work parties.
In his retirement he became the General
Secretary of the RAF’s 12 and 626 Squadron
Association. Throughout his life until very
recently Eric was a regular attender at the
Annual Latymerians’ Dinners.
Dr Martin Edward GAYLARD (1954)
Martin died last March. He studied at Imperial
College, London. Of Estonian descent
Martin was a life-long rower, being a founder
member of Tideway Scullers Rowing School.
He reached the semi-final at Henley in 1958
losing to the Russian Olympic Champion
Ivanov, but Martin went on to be the ARA
Sculling Champion that year. He continued
rowing until 2012 under London Rowing Club
colours entering 56 of the 58 annual Scullers
Head races! In 1994 with his partner, Williams,
he won the veteran E double scull at the
World Masters in Groningen.
David was commissioned in to the Army in
1949, and as a Scot served for 20 years in the
Royal Irish Fusiliers, before he was selected
by Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer to
command the Queen’s Lancashire Regiment,
formed by amalgamating the Lancashire
and Loyal regiments. He served as a military
attaché in Washington DC then rose to be a
Brigadier on the General Staff at the HQ of
UK Land Forces, In turn he was promoted to
be a Major-General and President, Regular
Commission Board, Ministry of Defence.
David was known for a forthright expression
of his uncompromising views. However,
he dealt calmly with sectarian tensions in
Northern Ireland when he commanded 8th
Infantry Brigade Londonderry. He was once
said to have defused his troops’ nerves on the
eve of an anticipated riot by sending away his
armoured vehicle and using a staff car and his
fishing rod to turn up to brief them.
On another occasion in the Rhine where
it fell to him to deal with civilians arrested
under military law he had to deal with a Head
Teacher who the MP ‘red caps’ had pulled for
speeding. The Head was being very difficult
so as he was brought in to David’s office David
produced a cane and told him, “You have
been a naughty boy!” Both men laughed…
He served as a magistrate and he was HM’s
Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland from 1991-2004.
David Houston
David Michael GRIFFITHS BA (1962)
David died peacefully in hospital in September
having been ill for some years in hospital and
residential care. He bore his physical trials
with great stoicism and courage.
Ian Thomas MARLOWE BSc PhD (1978)
In his spare time David was a devoted sailor,
and the proud owner of several boats.
He loved to sail on Lake Windermere and
along the East Anglia coast. At his wish his
ashes were scattered at sea. He was a keen
supporter of the RNLI. He is sorely missed by
his family and friends.
Ian graduated from the University of East
Anglia in Environmental Chemistry and
gained his PhD at Bristol University in
Organic Geochemistry before takng a postdoctoral appointment at University of Wales’
Aberystwyth College. Ian then worked at the
government’s Warren Springs Laboratory,
Stevenage becoming Principle Scientific
Officer. He next worked for the UK Atomic
Energy Authority in Culham, Oxfordshire and
finally for W S Atkins plc as an environment
consultant, and at the time of passing Ian had
been promoted to Associate Director. He is
survived by his wife and former wife, and a
daughter from his first marriage, Ellie.
Derek Ronald GUTTERIDGE (1945)
Arthur MONK BSc FIEE (1942)
Derek died last August. In his working days
he was a Senior Manager with Barclays Bank
working mainly in Nigeria and Zambia.
Arthur joined the RAF on leaving School and
served until 1948. He held various positions in
his later career in naval design at the Ministry
of Defence and was Director of Components,
Values and Devices from 1979-84. He was
based in Washington with the Foreign Office
from 1976-79 as a Counsellor. During his time
he had many articles published in scientific
journals. He was also involved in his local
community in Wyke Regis where he lived for
almost 50 years.
David went from Latymer to Sidney Sussex
College, Cambridge and then had a fulfilling
40-year career at Marconi Command and
Control and later BAE Systems, where he
served as Commercial Director and Company
Secretary.
Major General David HOUSTON CVO CBE
JP (1947)
Born in 1929, David passed away peacefully
aged 85 in Invershin. His memorial service
was in Dornach Cathedral with his widow,
children and grandchildren. He was at School
from 1939-47 and enjoyed rowing.
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Professor Brian Robert WATKINS BA (1951)
Mark Taylor
Professor Mark Edward TAYLOR BSc PhD
(1962)
Mark was formerly Professor of Zoology
at the University of Toronto, the institute
where he had gained his doctorate and
gained a Fencing Blue. He had previously
been a curator in the mammal department
of the Royal Ontario Museum. Mark entered
commerce and was the Senior Environmental
Scientist at Amec Earth and Environmental
having held other company positions. He
published many papers on wildlife ecology, the
environment, and in the fields of biomedical,
anatomy, behaviour and systematics.
Mark had always been a keen rower first at
School, then for the University of London
where he was Captain. He was in recent years
President of Don Rowing club in Mississauga.
He sadly died last September whilst out
sculling. Our thoughts go to his family and
brother Paul (1964).
After his university drama degree at Bristol
and a PGCE at Exeter, Brian became an
English/Drama teacher, initially here at LUS
then at Queen’s College, Taunton and at
King Alfred’s College Winchester. In 1967
he took up post as Principal Lecturer and
Head of Drama at the City of Birmingham
College; 1975-85 he was Deputy Head of
the Education Faculty at City of Birmingham
Polytechnic.
Brian took an eight-year break from teaching,
to do freelance writing, examine, broadcast
and consult on Arts Education. He then
joined the University of Central England as
Professor of Education of the Arts and Drama
Coordinator. He was Vice-Chair of the West
Midlands Arts Council, a BBC Drama Critic
and an author. In his local community he
volunteered as a church warden.
Cecil George WILLIAMS (1937)
Cecil left Latymer aged 17 to join Vacuum Oil,
later known as ExxonMobile, for his entire
career, retiring in 1980. At the outbreak of
WW2 he joined the King’s Royal Rifle Corps
and served in the North Africa and Italian
campaigns. He was demobbed in 1946
in Austria and returned to Vacuum Oil, in
Ottershaw, Surrey where he met and married
Pat in 1949. They were close to their 65th
wedding anniversary when he passed away,
aged 94 years.
Former Staff
Antonis Georghiou Fella BA
Tony Fella died in September in Barnet
Hospital, one of his treating doctors being one
of his former Latymer students. A graduate of
King’s College, London he taught at Latymer
from 1969-2000 acting throughout as the
steady fulcrum of the Classics department;
and witnessing the exciting years of its growth
under John Carroll in the 1970s and 80s. Tony
was a consummate Classical Scholar and
former pupil of the great ancient historian H.H.
Scullard. One of his finest achievements was
when Latymer students were awarded 30% of
all the A grades nationally at A Level Ancient
History! He engendered good discipline and
commitment in his students and he was a fine
form tutor. His local knowledge, and affability
with all he met, was a factor in the success of
the many School tours taken to Greece.
After retiring he frequently returned to Latymer
to help manage public exams and to attend
alumni events. He also played a very large
role in charitable work among the his Greek
Cypriot community, not least in actively
supporting those who fled with very little,
including his own close
family, at the 1974 sad
division of Cyprus.
He wrote a book on
Cyprus too. Above
all, no one at Latymer
can remember Tony
without an affectionate
smile – perhaps the
finest tribute of all.
Were we founded in 1624 or 1627?
Our founder, Edward Latymer was the Clerk and Attorney of the
Courts of Wards and Liveries which was founded by King Henry
VIII to settle questions of inheritance of lands and titles where
a royal tenant died without a male heir (and also to make some
money for the Treasury!). It met in the Palace of Westminster and
was probably chaired in Latymer’s time by Robert Cecil, Lord
Burleigh, chief minister to Elizabeth I and James I.
Edward Latymer remained unmarried and childless. A man of
great faith and generosity, he left all his land and properties in
Hammersmith and Edmonton to charitable causes.
The date of his death is not completely certain, and the change
from the Julian to Gregorian calendars has added to that
uncertainty, but Edward Latymer signed his will, so publicly
confirming his charitable ideals, on Ascension Day 1624.
The work of the foundation in Hammersmith began when the
trustees of the Latymer Foundation in Hammersmith first met to
use the income from the lands in the area, on 1st July 1627.
This plaque from the Latymer Foundation (or Lower) School
located in Hammersmith Road was saved when that school
closed in 1963 and it was placed in the entrance to the Latymer
Upper Sports Centre that opened in its most recent form in
1980, and has now just been demolished. The plaque was
moved to the wall of our School Library over last summer.
1624 or 1627? This is a common confusion over the date of
Latymer’s foundation. Debate was rekindled by the appearance
of the Foundation Plaque in the Library wall.
The answer: Edward Latymer made his will in 1624, he died in
1626 and the will was proved in 1627. Latymer Upper School has
always dated its origin from when Edward made the gift in the
drawing up of his will, 1624. This is why in 2024 we will celebrate
the 400th Anniversary of a fine gesture of faith and philanthropy
which has developed into a history with thousands of pupils
benefiting from a top quality education.
Our Founder’s bequest was intended to feed, clothe and
educate eight ‘poore boyes’, in the hamlet of Hammersmith, and
all our history begins there. The first eight boys were selected
in July 1627 and taught first by James Clewett in a room over
the porch of All Saints’ Church Fulham, numbers increased
constantly.
They moved to a school next to St Paul’s Church in
Hammersmith in 1756 and were joined by girls in the Female
Charity School in the 18th and early 19th Centuries. In 1863
the Governors opened the new Foundation School in
Hammersmith Road, and then, in response to the developing
educational needs of London, they opened the Upper School
in January 1895.
The Foundation Plaque
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Letters to the Editor...
CCF Former Members
There is an informal, and irreverent,
group of former members of the Latymer
Upper School CCF who communicate
frequently by email, most of whom have
been meeting for lunch in the Spring
and Autumn of each year since 1998.
They are known as the ‘Fledgling Army
Run by Tom Stewart’. The venue for
the lunches has now moved back to
Hammersmith (from Gloucester Road)
and this might encourage some new
people to come along. They are held in
The Grove, a short and straightforward
walk down Hammersmith Grove from
the Hammersmith Underground stations
(route card available).
‘Members’ include Bryan RUSSELL
(1958) in South Africa, Ted WATTS
(1953) in Australia, David STILES (1957)
in Canada and Fred DAMODARAN
(1956) in Scotland, the latter two coming
to many of the lunches. We used to be
elitist and entry qualification was to have
reached the minimum rank of Lcpl, or the
equivalent in the naval or air sections;
now in these enlightened days of equality
we have relaxed that requirement.
It is appreciated that following the
disbandment of ‘the Corps’ there will be
no ready stream of former cadets joining
us, but we have resolved to continue for
another three years (taking the founder
members to their 80th birthdays), so do
come along for some great lunches while
the opportunity still exists and join in on
the merry banter between times.
The 2015 lunches are on Thursday 2nd
April and Thursday 1st October. Bookings
are made by Ian MICHELL (1962) so do
contact him via ianmichell2@btinternet.
com if you would like to be included.
Tony MEIER (1955)
More from Music
circa early 1960s
I was nearly prompted to write last time
when Rod Macmillan’s reminiscences of
school music in the 1960s prompted so
many recollections, but Alan Blackwell’s
follow-up certainly warrants comment.
I was always indebted to my cello teacher
Norah Parkinson whom Alan mentioned;
she became a great family friend, and
my wife and I saw her and her husband,
Leslie several times after they retired to
Cornwall.
I was also pleased to know John Poole
is still going strong; also a cello-player,
I think it is fair to say he had an artistic
temperament as illustrated by the
following anecdote.
While conducting at orchestra practice
one Monday evening, John suddenly
announced that we were all expected to
attend and play at the Bishop’s garden
party at Fulham Palace that Saturday
afternoon. The clarinet player [Martin
SLADE?] asked if we were to play at the
same time as the carnival also scheduled
for that afternoon. When we all turned
up, of course Mr Poole had brought us
on the wrong day! John did not bat an
eyelid and whisked us off to a church in
Kew. Being hot [remember those black
barathea blazers?] and uncomfortable
I was not best pleased. Have you ever
grappled with a cello and a music stand
on a Routemaster bus? Once we arrived
and set up in Kew we played all the way
through Haydn’s Military Symphony [the
minuet and trio was always our party
piece] and I had that ‘Damascus’ moment
when making music with others suddenly
obliterates all the worries of the world.
As for other names in the orchestra at
that time I can add Michael TAUSSIG
(1963), Nicky JONES [violins] and
John BARTON (1966) on the viola with
contributions by Mr Brian Binding from
the staff. Talking of talented staff I must
also commend to the memory John
Hursey, whom I am pleased to say is
still flourishing and working in Kent, he
celebrated his 80th birthday last year.
Famous for his musical works for children
(like The Anxious Hen, with the late Colin
TURNER (1950)) he was my first Latymer
form master in the Preps 1b in 1955; I was
nine and of course thought John was
ancient, though at the time he must only
have been 22!
Charles TRAILL
(formerly COLEMAN 1964)
Memories from the 1940s
Many thanks for the latest Latymerian,
read as always cover to cover. Being an
octogenarian there aren’t many of us
still around from 1951. The staff names
bring back a host of memories: much
loved Mrs Wiggans; the choir, led by Mr
Sexty, later Mr Harmon. Due to a serious
farm accident I missed the first half of
the second form returning to a not-verysympathetic Mr Tuttel. Major Stewart
and the cadet corps; Mr Bayliss and the
Middle School Society, preparing the way
to the Gild and joy of joys; the Jantaculum
with Wilf Sharp and Fred Mayo; making
stage lights and a dimmer board with Mr
Abbott.
Round the River runs and the smell of
Bemax! Sports Day at Chiswick with
the professional announcements of Mr
Armstrong; Mrs Hall in the office, and Mr
and Mrs Crawley just about everywhere.
Monthly communion held in the Chapel
and being prepared for my confirmation
by the Rev Cann, and many more
memories. Ah, happy days! Thank you,
Edward Latymer.
David BAINES (1951)
BECOME PART OF OUR PERIODIC TABLE!
Cutting-edge scientific discoveries continue to change one of the
world cornerstones, the Periodic Table.
The Russian Joint Institute of Nuclear Research has succeeded
in creating two new man-made elements known as Flerovium
and Livermorium. These new discoveries deserve a place in our
wonderful, interactive display that takes pride of place on the
Chemistry floor in our Science and Library Building.
In order to include the two new elements to display in this amazing
teaching tool and to encourage a love and respect for the Periodic
Table we are asking for your help. Current sponsors are named on
a repeating slide show on one of the screens; would you like to
become a sponsor for one of these newly discovered elements and
become part of the display? If you are interested, please contact
Jane Myerson jfm@latymer-upper.org
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THE LATYMER
ARCHIVES
the gym, in which goodness knows how
long boys had to hold their athletic poses
to cope with the exposure times of the
cameras of the period, and, something
not unfamiliar even now, extensive
advertising of the School’s success in
public examinations and in dealing with
School Inspectors.
We also have the handwritten memoirs
of Mr Granville Morton Grace, the first
head of science, who created Latymer’s
fine reputation as a school where science
mattered in the first years of the twentieth
century. The Archive also holds a full set
of the Gild Chronicles from 1922 onwards,
and, as they say, much much more.
All new pupils in Year 7 enjoy a form
period in the Archive Room, where they
learn about the Foundation’s history,
and on the centenary memorial project
on the lives and service of the 221 men
whose names grace the Memorial to the
Great War in the Hall. Almost 100 copies
of that project have been sent out to
those who requested them, and they
may still be obtained by emailing me on
mjs@latymer-upper.org
This year, with another willing team
of young archivists and the very
active encouragement of the History
Department, we are writing a history of
sport at Latymer Upper, ready to mark
the opening of the new sports centre,
and also recording the invaluable
memories of alumni from the 1940s, for
future publication.
Do please consider taking up Nigel’s
invitation to look in at the Archive, by
contacting me by e-mail.
Malcolm Smith
Latymer Archivist
The Latymer Archive holds material of
enormous value for the history of the
School. We have for instance a complete
set of the Governors’ Minutes right from
their first meeting in July 1627 at which
the first Eight Poore Boyes to benefit from
Edward Latymer’s will were selected,
right up to 2014. We have a complete
list of all those who were educated free
under the terms of the Will up to the
19th century. The list has an interesting
‘comments’ column, sometimes sadly
recording the death of a student, but
also such comments as ‘a most untidy
and rather smelly boy’, or ‘removed for
repeated disobedience and lateness’.
We hold what might well be the only
surviving badge which all Latymer free
place scholars had to wear sewn on
their officially issued clothing, which they
received new each All Saints Day and
Ascension Day and which they had to
wear for School and Church. Badge 94
was issued in the nineteenth century to a
succession of boys, and all their names,
dates of birth or baptism and dates of
attendance can still be traced.
More recent material from the Upper
School includes the minutes of the
appointment of the first Headmaster on
his fine salary of £120 per annum, and the
opening of the School
in January 1895, the
Our Archivist, Malcolm Smith (retired Classics teacher)
admissions records from
showing a guest an exhibit.
1896 onwards and a full
set of school magazines
from edition 1 in 1897.
A star item is the
school display book
of 1907 used to attract
potential parents. It
contains a full school
timetable, a complete
set of schemes of
work in each subject,
examples of boys’ work,
photographs of all parts
of the school including
The Latymerian Council (UK)
1957 Norman Donkin
1961 John Williams
1969 Geoff Lavers
1973 Steve Faktor
1978 Matthew Bond
1979 Mike Cooper
1983 Peter Kasic
1990 Harmeet Ahuja
1992 Laurence Hopkins
1996 Talat El-Sherbiny
1999 Alastair Lauder
The Asian Latymerian Council
1966 Victor Apps
1990 Arif Anwar
1994 Daniel Jobsz
2002 Leela Pandit
2002 James Durnford
The Australasian Latymer Council
1946 Basil Walby
1955 Clive Trotman
1956 Jim Tilley
1969 John King
1994 Ed Gapper
1995 Thomas Correra
2003 Aleco Laziridis
The Canadian Latymerian Council
1955 Trevor Jones
1955 David Havard
1960 C. Hugh Grant
1962 Jeffrey Simons
1963 Peter Basey
1982 Jimson Bienenstock
US Friends of Latymer
Board of Directors
1957 Ron Phillips (Treasurer)
1963 David Godfrey
1976 Jamie Grant (Chair)
1980 Mark Bullimore (Secretary)
1981 Rory Curtis
1993 Jennifer Evans Casey
2011 Nkenna Ibeakanma
South American Latymerian Council
1997 Dan Torres
The Development Office Team
Amanda Scott
Director of Development
020 3004 0465 • ams@latymer-upper.org
Nigel Orton
Director of Alumni Relations
020 3004 0311 • nro@latymer-upper.org
Jane Myerson
Assistant Director of Development
020 3004 0470 • jfm@latymer-upper.org
Lisa Cullen
Development Officer
020 3004 0466 • ldc@latymer-upper.org
Linn Alexander
Development Officer
020 3004 0434 • lda@latymer-upper.org
Cristabel Middleton
Development Officer
020 3004 0469 • cdm@latymer-upper.org
Siân Davis
Communications Manager
020 3004 0456 • sdd@latymer-upper.org
Susan Bartholomew
Marketing and Communications
020 3004 0405 • smb@latymer-upper.org
Harrison BREWER (2014)
Intern
Consultant:
Chris Hammond
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DATA SURVEY
We have recently emailed all Latymerians asking
you to check the accuracy of your data and to complete a
short survey which enables us to segment the directory to
target mailings. If you completed this thank you! If you have
yet to do so this is a polite reminder. If you didn’t receive
our email you can go online to https://www.surveymonkey.
com/s/LatymerianSurvey to complete the survey, or you can
go to the online directory at www.latymer-upper.org/alumni
and make your own changes.
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We regularly invite comments on the style and content of
LATYMERIAN and we once again welcome your feedback.
Please email Nigel Orton with your views.
Please like us on Facebook (Latymerians’ Network),
follow us on Twitter (@edward_latymer) or find our
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UPCOMING ALUMNI EVENTS
Please let us have your preferred current email, so that
we can use this to notify you of events, reduce our
postage costs and let Latymer become greener. Email
Nigel now at: nro@lat ymer-upper.org and remember to
include any news to share or address changes.
We are trying to develop events that appeal to fellow
Latymerians. If you can host an event that might appeal please
contact Nigel to discuss this, e.g. a back-stage visit, private
gallery showing or museum tour, access to behind the scenes
or VIP area at a sporting event, concert, or car rally etc. Maybe
you can host a talk by an interesting speaker, or invite fellow
alumni and their partners to a drinks party or BBQ?
School Events open to both alumni and parents organised
by the Development Office to support our Bursaries
Appeal. Bookings open on the school website in February.
ATTENDING SCHOOL EVENTS
If you wish to receive details of School concert s, plays or
sporting fixtures with a view to attending, please contact
Nigel or Cristabel as many are open to alumni.
www.latymer-upper.org/upcoming-events
March 1: Annual Round the River Fun Run
Bring the family to run with you, or to give moral support,
and then catch up over a pint with friends at the Auriol Boat
Club. You can also run for your chosen charity and receive
certification you completed the 4.1 miles! Contact Barry DORN
(1950) to take part barry.dorn@virgin.net
March 7: Oxford Latymerians’ Dinner
A black-tie dinner at Balliol College open to those working or
studying at Oxford’s universities, but some tickets available
for others to join us too. Book now online!*
March 11: PR, Marketing, Design Creatives
After-work drinks and networking in Central London
6.30-8. 30pm hosted by Ollie DRUTTMAN (2002).
Visit the alumni section of the School website for further
details coming soon.
March 6 – Robert Orme talk;
May 6 – Kirsty Lang in conversation with Tracy Chevalier;
May 9 – Clay Pigeon Shoot, West London Shooting School;
June 8 – Robert Orme Talk
*To book for our alumni events you can send Nigel Orton
or Cristabel Middleton a cheque made payable to ‘Latymer
Upper School’, or pay by credit/debit card by booking online
via the link on our website www.latymer-upper.org/alumni
If you have a query or need to advise us of a mobility or
dietary issue, please contact Cristabel Middleton
(020 3004 0469 or cdm@latymer-upper.org)
THE LATYMERIANS’ SHOP
You can avail yourself of these alumni-themed items via
our online shop or by ringing the Development Office.
April 25: Veterans’ Lunch
We are inviting all Latymerians (and their partners) who left
School more than 50 years ago – in the classes of 1965 or
earlier – to join us for a lunch visit at Latymer. Book now
online* or ring Cristabel on 020 3004 0469.
May 5: Comedy Evening
Open to Latymerians and their partners. 7.30-10pm in the
Edward Latymer Theatre. Watch out for more details. Book
online.*
May 24: Boston area BBQ (Massachusetts USA)
Hosted by Rory CURTIS (1981) at his home in Ashland, MA.
Latymerians and their partners are invited to gather together
on this Memorial Weekend. Interested? Contact Rory:
rorycur tis@comcast.net
June 12: Latymerians’ Golf Day
Afternoon at Hoebridge GC, Woking followed by supper.
To play contact Ian MACLEOD (1962): ian@im2020.com
July 2: Tea at Henley Royal Regatta
Join us in the Stewards’ Enclosure for a tea, hosted by Richard
PHELPS (1983). Suppor t Latymer’s crew and enjoy the regatta.
If interested e-mail cdm@latymer-upper.org
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