Liverpool Collegiate Old Boy's

LIVERPOOL COLLEGIATE - TEACHING STAFF

HEADMASTERS AND VICE PRINCIPALS

HEADMASTERS

1909 – 1929 Mr. S.E. Brown
Late Scholar of Christ`s College, Cambridge, and the first Headmaster of the Liverpool Collegiate School. Graduated with First Class Honours, obtained prizes and a Scholarship in Natural Science, and was President of one of the University Science Clubs, at Cambridge. Played for his College in cricket, football and tennis. For three years he was a master at Bootham School (York), for four at Ackworth School and for nearly nine at Uppingham School, where he was Senior Science Master, and from which he was appointed Headmaster of the Collegiate.

1930 – 1941 Mr. A.M Gibson
Scholar of Caius College, Cambridge. Prizeman in modern languages and musical composition. Secretary of the University Musical Club. On the staff of the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth (1919-1920) and Head of Modern Languages at Repton School (1920-1929). Distinguished war service – awarded the Croix de Guerre. Wrote the music for the new school song (Paean Esmedunensis). The words were written by the Vice Principal (V.J. Dunstan)

1943-1947 Mr. W.J.R. Gibbs
Queens College, Cambridge Historical Tripos (1906) – Mus. B. Head of the Oulton High School for 15 years before coming to the Collegiate.

1947 – 1967 Mr. K.A. Crofts
Pupil at Leeds Grammar School. New College, Oxford. Joined the Collegiate in 1938, from Wolverhampton Grammar School, where he was Senior Classics Master.

1967 – 1973 Mr. C.R. Woodward
Pupil at Caldy Grammar School. Jesus College, Cambridge – English Tripos

1975 – 1985 Mr. Ellis Clarke
Pupil at Wade Deacon G.S., Widnes. Liverpool University – B.A. (Hons). French Master – 1955 – Liverpool Collegiate - French and Games – i/c Rugby. (8 yrs) - Head of Modern Languages. Vice Principal – 1973-74
Rugby – Liverpool Schools XV. Liverpool University/English Universities. Liverpool RUFC and Lancashire County XV.
Season in French Rugby Championship. Cricket –Widnes C.C. & M`side Comp. X1

VICE PRINCIPALS

1905 – 1928 Mr. Walter R. Prideaux
Scholar of Queens` College, Cambridge
Obtained Honours in the Classical Tripos
Schoolmaster at Roehampton, Clifton College and other Schools. Appointed Classics Master at Liverpool College in 1900. Appointed Vice Principal of the Middle and Lower Schools in 1905

1928 – 19?? Mr. V.J. Dunstan
Pupil – Hereford Cathedral School. Scholar of Pembroke College, Cambridge. 1st class Honours Classical Tripos

1932 – 19?? Mr. H. Houghton
Scholar of Emmanuel College,Cambridge. Senior Classical Master, Nottingham High School

1938 – 1947 Mr. K.A. Crofts
(See above)

1947 – 1957 Mr. A.L. (“Pat”) Kneen
Joined the School as a scholarship boy. Went to Liverpool University and read History. On graduation became a Master at the Liverpool Collegiate Institution and Senior History Master in 1924 (in the Liverpool Collegiate School)

1958 – 19?? Mr. J.A. Stocks
Arrived from Wolverhampton Grammar School
(Further information sought)

196? – 19?? Mr. C.R. Woodward
(See above)

1967 – 19?? Mr. J.H. Gawler
Pupil at City of London School. Christs College, Cambridge. Classical Tripos. Arrived at the School in 1926

19?? – 1971 Mr. A. Roberts
(Further information sought)

1973 – 1974 Mr. Ellis Clarke
(See above)

1974 – 19?? Mr. M.J. Morris
(Further information sought)