Progressive Anglican clergyman radicalised by an urban ministry social project in Chicago. At various times in his career as one of the most radical clerics in the Church of England, Donald Reeves, who has died aged 90, was called ;a very dangerous man; by Margaret Thatcher and ;a dishy vicar; by Jilly Cooper. The Rector … Read more
One of the best known and most highly respected sailors in the UK has passed away at the age of 90. Lt Col. Stuart Jardine OBE won championships over a remarkable eight decades, representing Great Britain at both the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Games in the Star class, and winning titles in a wide range … Read more
The painter, Guy Gervis, has died in France at the age of 92. Guy exhibited widely in Burgundy and beyond. He was admitted as an associate member of La Société des Artistes Français and was given a Médaille d’Argent while a member of la Société Académique, « ARTS-SCIENCES-LETTRES. In 2013 he was awarded the Mayor’s … Read more
Stephen Boyd (1946-1995), art dealer. Stephen Boyd, together with his lifelong partner, Philip Graham, ran a gallery in London which specialised in the male figure, a genre which most art galleries refused and an unfamiliar area of art history. The gallery was courageous in the work it showed, and diligent in searching out and promoting … Read more
Robert Louis Anstruther Harris (1900-1995), actor of stage and screen. Robert Harris possessed one of the finest and most flexible voices in the British theatre; it was said of him that, when he spoke, there was music in the air. It was fitting, therefore, that much of his best work was done in Shakespeare – … Read more
Colin Holman, ebullient prep school master who spent half a century at Woodcote House – obituary Pupils found him a gentle giant, full of mischief, and fond of stock phrases such as ‘Vile boy!’ and ‘I’m going to eat you!’ Colin Holman, who has died aged 87, was the larger-than-life maths teacher, rugby coach and … Read more
Dr John Nunn, who died suddenly in Scotland on April 6, 1987, aged 81, had the curious experience of representing Oxford at both cricket and rugger for his first two years and failing to get a place in either side for the next two. The 1920s were a great era in University games, but in … Read more
Ambassador Quainton was a diplomat and educator with a zest for life. He was educated in Canada (St. Michael’s), the United States (Andover ’51, Princeton ’55), and the United Kingdom (Sherborne School and Oxford). He met and married fellow Marshall Scholar, Susan, in 1958. During his career (1959-1996) Ambassador Quainton had seven presidential appointments under … Read more
Brigadier Ralph Frink of Cuylers, Little Thurlow, who commanded British Army divisions in the Middle and Far East campaigns of the last war, has died at the age of 74. He died in a hotel at Auxerre, just south of Paris where he was taken ill while travelling with his wife, Mrs Jean Frink to … Read more
It is with great sadness that we have heard that George Facer died on 26th October 2023. George taught chemistry at Sherborne for 23 years and was also a much-respected housemaster of School House (1983-1990). George’s funeral service will be held at Sherborne Abbey on Tuesday, 7th November 2023, at 2.00pm. In tribute, we are … Read more