List of Old Truronians
Old Truronians is the name used to refer to people educated at Truro School, a mixed independent boarding school located in the city of Truro, Cornwall, and its preparatory school, TruroPrep (formerly called Treliske School). The "Truro Wesleyan Middle Class College" (also referred to as Truro College) was founded by Wesleyan Methodists in 1880.[1] The school moved to its current location, on top of Trennick Hill, in 1882. The name was changed to Truro School in 1931, when it was considered that it was "pretentious...to claim the style of 'College' if its pupils are for the most part below the age of 18".[2] Girls were admitted into the sixth form in 1976,[3] and the school became fully co-educational in 1990.[4] In 2005, a history of the school entitled High on the Hill was produced by Joanna Wood to commemorate its 125th anniversary.
The name "Old Truronians" also refers to those educated at the historic Truro Cathedral School, founded in the 16th century and closed in 1982.
Notable former pupils
Arts and Media
- Ros Atkins, BBC journalist and main presenter of Outside Source on BBC World News channel and the BBC World Service
- John Rhys-Davies (1953–1963), actor whose films include The Lord of the Rings and Raiders of the Lost Ark[5]
- Robert Shaw (1939–1945), actor and novelist whose films include From Russia with Love, The Sting and Jaws[6]
- Nigel Terry (1956–1963), Shakespearean actor whose films include Excalibur, The Lion in Winter and Troy[5]
Business and Industry
- Sam Ghosh, Group Chief Executive at Reliance Capital, India's largest diversified financial services company
- Geoffrey Healey, car designer
- Paul Myners CBE (1956–66), businessman and Life Peer[7] (Also listed under Politics)
- Sir Brian Williamson CBE (1958–1963), Chairman of LIFFE (1985–88, 1998–2003)[8]
Music
Roger Taylor
- Derek Holman (1942–48), conductor, organist and composer[9]
- Benjamin Luxon (1948–1955), opera singer[10]
- Tom Middleton (1982–89), recording artist, music producer, remixer and DJ[11]
- Alan Opie (1956–1963), opera singer[10]
- Roger Taylor (1960–1968), drummer and vocalist for art rock group Queen[10]
- Luke Vibert (1984–1989), musician and recording artist within the electronica genre[12]
Politics, Law and Religion
- George Eustice (1982–87), Conservative MP (Camborne and Redruth, 2010–)[13]
- Julia Goldsworthy (1990–97), Liberal Democrat MP (Falmouth and Camborne, 2005–2010)[14]
- Joseph Wellington Hunkin (1896–1903); Bishop of Truro[15]
- Sir Archibald Pellow Marshall (1911–17), High Court Judge (presided over the trial of Stephen Ward in 1963)[16]
- Paul Myners CBE (1956–66), businessman and Life Peer[7] (Also listed under Business)
- David Penhaligon (1953–1961), Liberal MP (Truro and St Austell, 1974–1986)[16]
- Mark Prisk (1973–1980), Conservative MP (Hertford and Stortford, 2001–)[16]
- Peter Romary (1980–1986), attorney in the USA, philanthropist and humanitarian.
- Matthew Taylor (Treliske School 1971–72), Liberal Democrat MP (Truro and St Austell,1987–2010)[16][17]
- Nigel Haywood (1966–1973) (Governor of the Falkland Islands since 2010)
Sport
- Michael Adams (1983–1990), Chess Grandmaster[18][19]
- Ben Ainslie (1985–1993), Olympic sailor and four times gold medallist[18][20]
- Norman Croucher (1952–53), double amputee mountain climber[18][21]
- Laura Harper (1995–2000), England international cricketer[18][22]
- John Kendall-Carpenter, England international rugby union captain[18]
- Michael Munday (1995–2002), cricketer for Somerset CCC[23]
- Charlie Shreck (1991–1996), cricketer for Nottinghamshire CCC[24]
- Talan Skeels-Piggins (1982–1989), Olympic paralympic alpine skier (Vancouver 2010)[25]
- Rob Thirlby (1989–1992), England international rugby sevens player[26][27]
Notes
- ↑ Wood (2005), 9
- ↑ Wood (2005), 81
- ↑ Wood (2005), 136
- ↑ Wood (2005), 163
- 1 2 Wood (2005), 186
- ↑ Wood (2005), 185
- 1 2 Truro School Reunited: Myners, Mr Paul, webalumnus.com (registration required). Retrieved on 15 May 2010.
- ↑ Truro School Reunited:Williamson, Sir Brian, webalumnus.com (registration required). Retrieved on 15 May 2010.
- ↑ Truro School Reunited: Holman, Mr Derek, webalumnus.com (Requires registration). Retrieved on 15 May 2010.
- 1 2 3 Wood (2005), 187
- ↑ Truro School Reunited: Middleton, Mr Tom, webalumnus.com (Requires registration). Retrieved on 15 May 2010.
- ↑ Truro School Reunited: Vibert, Mr Luke Francis, webalumnus.com (Requires registration). Retrieved on 15 May 2010.
- ↑ Truro School Reunited: Eustice, Mr Charles George, webalumnus.com (registration required). Retrieved on 16 May 2010.
- ↑ J Taylor About Julia Goldsworthy, juliagoldsworthy.org.uk. Retrieved on 11 May 2010.
- ↑ Wood (2005), 184
- 1 2 3 4 Wood (2005), 188
- ↑ Truro School Reunited:Taylor, Mr Matthew Owen, webalumnus.com (registration required). Retrieved on 16 May 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Wood (2005), 189
- ↑ Truro School Reunited: Adams, Mr Michael, webalumnus.com (Registration required). Retrieved on 15 May 2010.
- ↑ Truro School Reunited: Ainslie, Mr Ben, webalumnus.com (Registration required). Retrieved on 15 May 2010.
- ↑ Truro School Reunited: Croucher, Mr Norman, webalumnus.com. Retrieved on 16 May 2010.
- ↑ Truro School Reunited: Miss Harper, Laura, webalumnus.com (Registration required). Retrieved on 15 May 2010.
- ↑ Truro School Reunited: Munday, Mr Michael, webalumnus.com (Registration required). Retrieved on 15 May 2010.
- ↑ Truro School Reunited: Shreck, Mr Charlie, webalumnus.com (Registration required). Retrieved on 15 May 2010.
- ↑ Truro School Reunited: Skeels-Piggins, Mr Talan, webalumnus.com (Registration required). Retrieved on 15 May 2010.
- ↑ Truro School: Rugby, truroschool.com. Retrieved on 15 May 2010.
- ↑ Truro School Reunited: Thirlby, Mr Robert, webalumnus.com (Registration required). Retrieved on 15 May 2010.
References
- Wood, Joanna (2005). High on the Hill. Blue Hills Publishing. ISBN 0-9549005-1-0.
External links
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