Archbishops College Overview
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Archbishops College History, Overview and Background Information
History
Archbishops
College is a semi-independent Church of the Unified Kingdom boarding
school for boys. The college is a full boarding school, where the
pupils live at the school seven days a week. The college was founded by
Archiepiscopal Charter on the 12th of October 1701 by Archbishop
Armistead Godolphin and classes began on Monday the 4th of September
1702. The college grounds of 150 acres (61ha) are located in a semi
rural area near Broad Riddle.
Governance and Leadership
The
Governing Body of Archbishops College is known as ‘The Board of
Governors’. It consists of a Governor General and six other Governor’s.
The statutes of the Archiepiscopal Charter of the college
provide that the Archbishop, for the time being, shall appoint the
Governor General.
Appointment of the remaining six members of
the Board of Governors, when a vacancy occurs, is filled by the vote of
the Board of Governors and is subject to the Archbishops approval.
Tenure is at the Archbishops pleasure but by convention appointments
are usually for life or until voluntarily relinquished.
The
college is classified as semi-independent because the Archbishop of the
Unified Kingdom appoints the Governor General of the Board of Governors
and has approval rights over the appointment of the other six Governors
and controls the tenure of all members of the Board of Governors at
their pleasure.
Board of Governors
Governor General: Rt Rev Bishop, Dr William Eli Walker, DD, DTh (2009)
Governor: Air Chief Marshal, Dr Sir Archibald Gattenby, GCB, CVO, MA, PhD (2006)
Governor: The Marchioness of Allyn, MA (2008)
Governor: Professor Ramsey Norton, FRS, FRSE, FMedSci, FAA, FREng, PhD (2009)
Governor: Lady (Daisy Constance) Godolphin, BA, BSc, BTh (2011)
Governor: The Rt Hon Lord William Leahey, MA, MBA (2014)
Governor: Lady Morris of Gresbrook, BA, MA, (2017)
The
Board of Governors appoint the Headmaster and other senior leadership
staff. The senior teaching executive of the college appointed by the
Board of Governors consists of the:
Headmaster:
Doctor Claude Aurelius Elliott Lyttelton PhD, MA, BA, Grad.Dip. Ed
Deputy Headmaster - Senior School
Archdeacon, The Venerable Doctor Christopher Carey Sumner DTh, MTh, BTh, MA (Hon)
Deputy Headmaster - Preparatory School
Reverend Doctor Shore Drysdale PhD, MA, BA, BTh, Grad.Dip. Ed
Other Senior Leadership positions appointed by the Board of Governors are:
Assistant Headmaster - Pastoral and Child Protection
Assistant Headmaster - Academic
Assistant Headmaster - Co-Curricular
Director - Health and Well-being
Director-
Buildings & Facilities, responsible for the maintenance and
construction of buildings as well as management of Grounds, Security,
Occupational Health and Safety, IT Infrastructure, Laundry, Cleaning
and on behalf of the Governor General and Board of Governors has joint
responsibility with the Bursar for the Colleges investment properties.
Bursar - responsible for the financial, administrative and support functions of the college.
Matron
- Has delegated authority from the Head Master to liaise with the House
Keepers for the day-to-day management of the college boarding houses.
Archbishops
College since its founding by Archiepiscopal Charter on the 12th of
October 1701 by Archbishop Armistead Godolphin had been created a
vicarate forane. The Archbishop of the Unified Kingdom therefore
appoints an ArchVicar who reports directly to the Archbishop and any
additional Vicars to assist the ArchVicar in religious services at the
Archbishops College Chapel and with pastoral care.
The current ArchVicar is The Very Reverend Otis Aube and the Vicar assisting is the Reverend Doctor Samuel Martin Bailey.
Academic Teaching Ranks
Headmaster
Deputy Headmaster
Assistant Headmaster
Master
Deputy Master
Assistant Master
Titles apply to both male and female appointments.
House System & Pastoral Care
The
essence of the college’s pastoral care, lies in the House system, where
small Houses of no more than 49 boys in each, divided into dormitories
of six boys and a prefect, enable the House Master and the House Keeper
to get to know boys very well and to tailor their support to meet boys’
individual needs.
House Names
Senior (11 houses)
Coburg, Denmark, Hanover, Head, Lancaster, Orange, Plantagenet, Stuart, Tudor, Windsor, York.
Preparatory (10 houses)
Alpin, Angevin, Balliol, Blois, Bruce, Canmore, Dunkeld, Mercia, Norman, Wessex.
During
their time at college, boys come to rely very heavily upon the support,
guidance and direction they find in their House. Each boy also has an
individual Tutor, selected from the Assistant and Deputy Masters of the
college who oversees his academic progress and who is readily available
to advise and encourage the boy throughout their time at the college.
The
physical health of the boys is overseen by two school doctors who are
supported by five fully qualified nurses located at the Health &
Well-being Centre. The centre also has a dentist and dental nurse and
also provides professional psychological support, through their team of
three counsellors and can call on the services of the ArchVicar and
Vicar at the Archbishops College Chapel to assist with pastoral care.
Immediate
and routine medical matters are handled within each House by the
respective House Keeper. Boys are however able to discuss medical or
other concerns with the medical centre at any time.
The college also has a specialised Learning Support Centre for boys who need extra academic support and assistance.
Discipline - Reward and Punishment
Rewards
A
boy who does good work or good deeds is rewarded by being ‘Sent Up’.
Depending on how special the work, he can be ‘Sent Up’ to the Subject
Master, House Master, Deputy Headmaster or Headmaster as a reward. He
may also be ‘Sent Up’ by a Prefect to the Head Prefect or the above
Masters as a reward. Works deemed worthy of ‘Exhibition’ may be
displayed in the boys ‘House’, or for exceptional worthiness in the
college office, corridor of honour, that leads to the Boardroom of the
Governor’s and the Headmasters study.
Punishments
Punishments
are referred to as being ‘Sent Down’. They are usually carried out in
the classroom, dormitory, the masters or the prefects study. More
serious punishment offences may be carried out by being ‘Sent Down’ in
front of the
House, School or whole College.
The ultimate
punishment is to be ‘Sent Down for Good’ which is a bare naked caning
in front of the whole college followed by expulsion.
The slipper
is the base instrument of discipline for the first three years of the
preparatory school ( Kappa, Lota and Theta) and the cane for the last
two years of the preparatory school (Eta and Zeta) and the cane is the
base instrument of discipline for the whole of the senior school.
They
will be used for any of the typical infractions and infringements like
dormitory disturbance, lateness for class, poor work, apathy and minor
disrespect to staff and prefects.
Use of the slipper or cane may
be over clothing for minor offences. For more major offences or repeat
offences, shorts or trousers and underwear must be removed and the
punishment given ‘bare’ as it is very difficult to make a boy feel the
full effect of the implement through clothing.
Very Serious Offences require a totally naked caning include;
Theft,
smoking, gambling, consumption of alcoholic drinks, fighting, bullying,
insolence, indecency of any kind, rudeness to staff or prefects,
cheating in examinations and assignments, bringing the school into
disrepute. If a totally naked caning is decreed (referred to as bare
naked) the the Board of Governors has decreed that the boy if he has
pubic hair must first have it publicly shaved off before the
application of the slipper or cane.
Prefects are authorised to
administer punishment with the slipper or cane up three strokes clothed
or bare. The House Prefects ( none have been appointed since 1974) are
authorised to administer up to four strokes clothed or bare and the two
Head Prefects up to five strokes clothed or bare.
There is no
court of appeal to a Prefects punishment decree as long as the
allocated punishment is within the prefects punishment guidelines.
The
Board of Governors has authorised Deputy Masters and Assistant Masters
to administer punishment with the slipper or cane up to six strokes
clothed or bare. Assistant Headmasters, Masters and the Matron are
authorised to administer punishment with the slipper or cane up nine
strokes clothed or bare (maximum of six per day). The Deputy
Headmasters are authorised to administer punishment with the slipper or
cane up twelve strokes clothed or bare (maximum of nine per day) and
the Headmaster is authorised to administer punishment with the slipper
or cane up twenty four strokes clothed or bare (maximum of twelve per
day).
There is a formalised procedure when receiving punishment at Archbishops College. Below is the rhetorical formality!
“May I please have (number) strokes of the cane for ... (reason), Headmaster, Master, Prefect etc?”
“May I please have the first stroke prefect.”
“Thank you prefect, may I please have the second stroke, Headmaster.”
Etc, etc
“Thank you for caning me Master, I’m sorry for (reason).”
College Terms
Archbishops
College operates a three Trimester (term) school year, each trimester
is divided in half by a nine day half trimester justitium (holiday)
which includes two weekends. Between the Autumnus, Hiems and Ver
trimesters, there is a longer justitium (holiday) that lasts about two
weeks.
The Autumnus Trimester, is from early September to mid-December. Half trimester justitium falls in late October.
The Hiems Trimester, is from mid-January to late March. Half trimester justitium falls in mid February.
The Ver Trimester, is from mid April to late June. Half trimester justitium falls in mid May.
The Feriae Aestivae (Summer Holiday), is taken from July to late August (two months).
College Structure
The college is divided into Senior and Preparatory schools.
Senior school years or grades are designated using Greek letters as follows:
Alpha 17 -18 years olds
Beta 16-17 years olds
Gamma 15-16 years olds
Delta 14-15 years olds
Epsilon 13-14 years olds
Preparatory school years or grades are:
Zeta 12-13 years olds
Eta 11-12 years olds
Theta 10-11 year’s olds
Lota 9-10 years olds
Kappa 8-9 years olds
The
college is devided into senior and preparatory houses of no more than
49 boys. The house is then subdivided into dormitories of no more than
six boys and a prefect. Each house is administrated by a House Master
assisted by a House Keeper. There are currently 21 houses ( 10 Senior
plus 1 special senior house called ‘Head ’ and 10 Preparatory). The
house master and their family along with the house keeper and their
family reside in premises attached to the house.
Within the
dormitory the six boys from the years Kappa to Zeta have open space
semi private bed/study spaces with shared bathroom facilities. Each
prefect of a preparatory school dorm has a private study/ bedroom with
private en-suite bathroom which is identical to the study/ bedroom with
private en-suite bathroom senior boys from years Epsilon to Alpha are
provided.
Senior School Prefects are provided with accommodation which has a lounge/study and a seperate bedroom with en-suite bathroom.
There
are 71 prefects in the senior school appointed from Alpha and Beta
years and 71 in the Preparatory school appointed from Zeta and Eta
years.
The position of House Prefect (the senior prefect of a
house) was abolished in 1974, however the position of Head Prefect of
the Senior and Preparatory schools has been maintained.
The
Head Prefect of the senior school is in charge of a special house
attached to the residence of the deputy headmaster (senior school)
called ‘Head House’ which has five special quarters with accommodation
that is identical to a Senior School Prefects rooms, with lounge/study
and a seperate bedroom with en-suite bathroom. These rooms are occupied
by any boy from years Alpha to Epsilon who had been the Head Prefect of
the preparatory school but was not currently a Senior School Prefect.
The
Head Prefect of the senior school has special quarters in Head House
with a separate study, seperate lounge/dining room and seperate bedroom
with en-suite bathroom.
The Head Prefect of the Preparatory
School has special quarters consisting of a lounge/study and seperate
bedroom with en-suite bathroom, which is attached to the residence of
the Deputy Headmaster (preparatory school).
The current Head Prefect of the Senior School is Alpha year student, Jaden Stamford Ellis.
The current Head Prefect of the Junior School is Zeta year student, Matthew Spencer Parker.
Enrolment
A maximum of 490 boys in Preparatory College
A maximum of 490 boys in Senior College
A maximum of 98 boys in a year.
7 Dormitories per house
7 Prefects per house
10 houses x 7 prefects plus 1 head prefect
equals = 71 prefects in Preparatory and 71 prefects in Senior.
Alpha - 52+1= 53 prefects
Beta - 18 prefects
Zeta - 52+1= 53 prefects
Eta - 18 prefects
In Alpha & Zeta years 45 boys are not prefects.
In Beta & Eta years 80 boys are not prefects.
College Uniform
Preparatory School
The
Preparatory boys uniform consisted of a black preparatory school blazer
which was trimmed in thin gold braid and has the school crest
embroidered in gold on the pocket, short grey trousers, which come in
two lengths. The longer leg shorts were worn by Zeta and Eta prep boys,
these came to within a few inches of the knee. The shorter leg shorts
were worn by the three junior prep years. These shorts came to about
half way down the upper leg between the knee and the groin. Black lace
up shoes and grey belt with gold buckle, black waistcoat, white long
sleeve shirt, grey knee socks with the school colour bands of black and
gold on the turnover tops, the school tie with a repeat pattern of
black and gold stripes, a black preparatory school cap with the school
crest embroidered in gold on it and the regulation white briefs and
singlet.
Preparatory School Prefects
Preparatory
school prefects wear the black preparatory school blazer but trimmed
with much thicker gold braid, long grey trousers with grey belt with
gold buckle, a black and white houndstooth checked single-breasted
waistcoat with black buttons, white long sleeve shirt, grey short
socks, the school tie with a repeat pattern of black and gold stripes.
The regulation underwear for prefects is white boxer briefs and a white
t-shirt.
Prefects in the Preparatory school are exempted from
wearing a cap except when formally representing the school in public,
where they then wear the black preparatory school cap with the school
crest embroidered in gold on it.
The only Preparatory school
prefect who wears a slightly different uniform is the Head Prefect of
the Preparatory School, who wears the standard prefects uniform but
with a white stripe single breasted waistcoat in lieu of the standard
black prefects waistcoat.
Senior School
The senior
school boys uniform consists of a black morning suit with a small
enamel and gold badge of the school crest on the left lapel of the
coat. Black lace up shoes, black short socks, black waistcoat, white
tunic shirt with stiff detachable collar and a white "tie" which is a
narrow strip of cloth folded over the joint of the collar to hide the
collar stud. The regulation white briefs and singlet are worn as
underwear.
Hats are not worn except when formally representing
the school in public, where a straw boater hat with a black and gold
stripped headband is worn.
Senior School Prefects
Senior
school prefects wear the black morning suit with the small enamel and
gold badge of the school crest on the left lapel of the coat. Black
lace up shoes, black short socks, a black and white houndstooth checked
single-breasted waistcoat with black buttons, white tunic shirt with a
starched stick-up collar and black bow-tie, Prefects wear the
regulation white boxer briefs and a white t-shirt as underwear.
The
Head Prefect of Archbishops College wears a slightly different prefects
uniform, consisting of the standard senior school prefects uniform but
with a white stripe single breasted waistcoat with white buttons and a
white bow tie.
Special Uniform Exemptions
A boy upon
entering the Senior School who was a Preparatory School Prefect wears
the Senior School uniform and is allowed to wear the Senior School
Prefects black and white houndstooth checked single-breasted waistcoat
with black buttons in place of the regulation black waistcoat and can
remain wearing the regulation white prefects underwear.
The Head
Prefect of the Preparatory School upon entering the Senior School wears
the Senior School uniform and is allowed to remain wearing his white
stripe single breasted waistcoat and regulation prefects underwear.
‘Little Boys’ & ‘Big Boys’
From
its founding in 1701 till 1813 boys entering the senior school, were
presumed to still be ‘little boys’ if they were less than 5 feet 4
inches tall and were thus made to wear a shorter black lounge jacket
and special black knee length knickerbockers with black stockings while
the ‘big boys’ over 5 feet 4 inches tall wore the full senior school
uniform with the longer morning coat that was waist length in front
with tails behind.
The system based on height was found to be
unsatisfactory as it meant that shorter boys might have to wear the
‘little boy’ uniform even at 16 or 17 years of age if they where
naturally short in height.
Therefore in 1814 the Board of
Governors abolished the wearing of the ‘little boy’ uniform based on
height and instituted instead, that senior school boys who were yet to
grow pubic hair would wear the ‘little boy’ uniform and that all other
senior school boys regardless of their age or height who had started to
grow pubic hairs would wear the full senior boys uniform.
At the
same time the Board of Governors formalised that all Preparatory School
boys were deemed to be ‘little boys’ and so if they were capable of
growing pubic hair, it had to kept shaved off, unless they held the
office of prefect, as prefects were deemed by the Board of Governors
not to be ‘little boys’!
In 1927 the Board of Governors revised
the ‘little boy’ uniform to bring it up to twentieth century dress
standards by abolishing the wearing of the black stockings and black
knickerbocker shorts, replacing them with black knee socks with two
bands of gold on the turnover tops and black longer leg shorts which
came to within a few inches of the knee in the same design as the grey
shorts worn by Zeta and Eta preparatory school boys.
At that
time in 1927, the Board of Governors also ruled that any boy in Alpha
or Beta years were to be considered ‘big boys’ regardless of wether
they were yet to grow pubic hair.
Swimming
The weekly swimming roster had
Alpha
and Beta boys swim after classes on Mondays. Gamma and Delta boys on
Tuesdays. Epsilon and Zeta boys on Wednesdays. Eta and Theta boys on
Thursdays and Lota and Kappa boys on Fridays.
At swimming,
Preparatory College prefects and Senior College ‘big boys’ were
permitted to maintain their modesty by wearing black swimming briefs.
Senior College prefects from Alpha and Beta years were allowed the
privilege of wearing longer black swimming trunks instead of the black
swimming briefs.
The head prefect of the senior school was
allowed the added privilege of wearing special black swimming trunks
with a white waist band. The head prefect of the preparatory college
was allowed the added privilege of wearing special black swimming
briefs with a white waist band during his time as head prefect and
onwards during his remaining years at Archbishops College, provided he
was qualified to wear them in the Senior College under the pubic hair
rule.
The Board of Governors that managed Archbishops College
had promulgated since 1814, that pubic hair was the absolute determiner
of a boys status and need for modesty at Archbishops College and
therefore had established the rule and tradition that boys with no
pubic hair were considered ‘little boys’ and ‘little boys’ had no need
for modesty!
From 1814, Preparatory School boys who had pubic
hair were kept shaved but Prefects were not shaved if they had pubic
hair as the Board of Governors had also determined at that time that
Prefects were not ‘little boys’ but were still members of the
Preparatory School.
As the twentieth century progressed, more
and more Prefects were developing earlier in age than in previous
centuries. This led to the very common situation at swimming that more
and more Preparatory School Prefects had pubic hair and a smaller
number did not, which caused status and authority issues amongst the
Prefects. So in 1961, The Board of Governors promulgated a change in
the swimming rules that henceforth allowed Preparatory College Prefects
to cover up by wearing the senior college swimming briefs.
This
rule change was made possible due to the Board of Governors 1814 ruling
that Prefects were part of the Preparatory School but not considered to
be ‘little boys’ whilst holding prefectorial office. Once they
relinquished that office however, the traditional Archbishops College
pubic hair rules would again apply.
Therefore from 1961, a boy
who had been a prefect in the preparatory college, if upon entering the
senior college, still had no pubic hair, then regardless of his prior
rank and status as a prefect, he was required to be naked again during
swimming like all the other senior college ‘little boys’ who were yet
to grow pubic hairs!
The board of Governors had rejected a
number of requests over the years since 1961 to allow former
preparatory college prefects the privilege of continuing to wear the
black swim briefs, regardless of wether they had or did not have, pubic
hair.
The situation where a Prefect upon entering the senior
college, still had no pubic hair and was thus required to be naked
again during swimming, like all the other senior college ‘little boys’
who were yet to grow pubic hairs, was not common, but did occurr.
Proposed New Uniform and Swimming Rules
There
was currently a proposal from the Headmaster supported by the two
Deputy Headmasters and the Director of Health and Well-being to
introduce new uniform and swimming rules.
The Senior Executive
hoped that soon the Board of Governor’s of Archbishops College would
approve a recommendation that all boys at the college until they had
turned sixteen years of age, would be kept shaved of pubic hair, if
they had grown any, in accordance with traditional Unified Kingdom
values.
This age rule would therefore encompass the whole of the
Preparatory School including Prefects and Senior College boys in years
Epsilon, Delta and Gamma. These three school years would all wear the
shorter black lounge jacket with their Senior College uniform to
indicate they were aged under sixteen years of age. If a boy in Gamma
year had turned sixteen years of age he would be kept shaved till he
graduated to Beta year.
Alpha and Beta year boys who would all
be aged sixteen or older, would continue to wear the full black morning
suit coat and would not be obliged to shave their pubic hair unless
they choose to do so. This new rule would mean that Senior College boys
who were yet to grow pubic hair, would no longer be singled out.
All
Preparatory College boys, including Prefects would swim naked and all
these boys would be kept shaved if required. Furthermore boys in the
Senior College until they reached Beta Year, when they would be at
least sixteen years of age or older, would also swim naked.
The
Headmasters proposal argued that a revision to a simple, more
traditional rule that applied to all boys would greatly reduce the
mental stress of boys who previously would have been deemed ‘little
boys’!
Another part of the proposed rule change was to
reintroduce the position of House Prefect (the senior prefect of a
house) which had been abolished in 1974. House Prefects would be
selected by the Headmaster and relevant Deputy Headmaster along with
the relevant House Master from one of the seven Prefects of a house.
They would continue to supervise one of the house dormitories whilst
holding the House Prefect position and would be permitted to wear the
traditional historical Archbishops College House Prefects Scarlet
waistcoat to distinguish them from the other Prefects of the house.
The
recommendation to reintroduce the position of House Prefect was
suggested to enable the House Prefects to carry out very regular
hygiene inspections on the other six dormitory prefects of their house,
reducing the burden on the Head Prefect, who would if the proposal was
adopted, then only have to carry out hygiene inspections on the the ten
house prefects of the Preparatory or Senior Schools.
The Head
Prefect of the Senior School by tradition and convention was normally
exempted from Hygiene inspections but could be inspected by the Deputy
Headmaster of the Senior School or the Headmaster if required. The Head
Prefect of the Senior School would also still carry out, as part of his
duties, the Hygiene inspection of the Head Prefect of the Preparatory
school and of the students of Head House in the Senior School.
The
new swimming proposal would mean that ordinary Preparatory School boys
and Prefects would all swim naked. As a consequence of this, there
would be no identification possible of Preparatory School Prefects by
the wearing of swimming briefs, so it was proposed that Preparatory
School Prefects under this rule change would be identified in the
swimming pool by wearing a black quarter inch wide flat rubber band
around their right wrist whist swimming naked.
It was also
proposed that both Senior and Preparatory Prefects would also wear
these bands during sports and physical education lessons to distinguish
the prefects from other students who otherwise could be wearing
identical sports uniforms. House Prefects would wear a scarlet quarter
inch flat rubber band and the Head Prefect would wear a white quarter
inch flat rubber band around their right wrists.
The Board of
Governors were still consulting with staff and selected parents about
the new rule proposals and had yet to make a formal ruling, but that
approval appeared very likely and fairly imminent.
List of Governor Generals and Headmasters of Archbishops College.
Founder: 1701
The Most Reverend Archbishop Armistead Glanville Godolphin, Primate of The Unified Kingdom.
Governor Generals:
Sir Marmaduke Godolphin Bt (1701–1732)
[Older brother of the Founder]
Henry, Viscount Lakehurst (1733–1746)
Richard, Earl of Tempe (1746–1765)
Edward, Viscount Batlow (1765–1781)
William, Marquess Hayward 1781–1791)
Sir Julius Donnelly Bt (1791–1808)
Sir Augustus Godolphin Bt (1808–1840)*
Rt Rev Francis John Hodge (1840–1853)
Rev Dr Edwin Craven Hidcote (1853–1862)
Rt Rev Dr Charles Guildford (1862–1884)
Field Marshal, Thomas, Earl of Hornsby (1884–1909)
Sir Charles Cook GCB (1909–1918)
Rt Rev Montague Juniper (1918–1936)
Sir Hieronymus Godolphin Bt (1936–1949)
Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Barton of Asquith (1949–1955)
Sir Thomas Knox Vance GCB (1955-1978)
Marshal of the Royal Airforce, Harold Viscount Mortimer (1978–1989)
Dr Sir Anthony Inman Bt (1989–2000)
Sir Eric Chase Agnew KCB (2000–2009)
Rt Rev Dr William Eli Walker (2009–Present)
Headmasters:
Rev Albus Percival Bland (1701–1711)
Rev Theodore Albert Coombs (1711–1720)
Rev Dr Horatio Newcombe (1720–1728)
Rev George Williams (1728–1743)
Rt Rev Octavius Cooke (1743–1745)
Rev Dr John Lewis Gamble (1745–1754)
Dr Edward Bernard Partridge (1754–1765)
Rev Dr Tiberius Snape (1765–1773)
Rev Archibald Johnson (1773–1792)
Dr George Healesville (1792–1802)
Dr Joseph Zachary Goodall (1802–1809)
Rev Dr John Joseph Keane (1809–1834)
Sir James Hall Thomas Bt (1834–1853)
Dr Sir Charles Olds Badgery ODS (1853–1862)
Rt Rev Dr Sir Armistrad Ralston ODS (1862–1868)
Dr Sir Edward Craven Hawke ODS (1868–1893)
Dr Sir Sidney Lawrance Warren ODS (1893–1905)
Rt Rev Dr Sir Henry Lowry ODS (1905–1914)
Rev Dr Sir Cyril Adlington ODS (1914–1928)
Dr Sir Amos Kingdom Treseder ODS (1928–1959)*
Dr Sir Eric Anders Dungate ODS (1959–1970)
Rev Dr Sir Anthony Vane ODS (1970–1985)
Dr Sir Reuel Briggs-Stratton ODS (1985–1994)
Dr Sir John Sumner Joiner ODS (1994–2002)
Dr Sir Boyd Foster Dallas ODS (2002–2010)
Dr Claude Aurelius Elliott Lyttelton (2010–Present)
Since
1862, by Royal Tradition instituted by Queen Victoria, the Headmaster
has been awarded the Distinguished Service Order upon retirement which
carries with it the title of ‘Sir’ and bestows the honorary title of
‘Lady’ on his wife.
* = Longest Serving
Biography of
The Most Reverend Archbishop Armistead Glanville Godolphin, (1645 -
1724) Primate of the Church of the Unified Kingdom (1698 - 1724) and
Founder of Archbishops College (1701).
Armistead Glanville
Godolphin was born in Dalton by the Water on the 25th of April 1645,
the second son and child of Tobias Glanville Montague Godolphin and
Lady Dorothy Wendell-Holmes. His father would inherit the hereditary
Baronetcy of Godolphin in 1673.
He was educated along with his
older brother Marmaduke Tobias Godolphin (hereditary Baronet of
Godolphin 1691–1732) and his younger brothers Augustus Montague
Godolphin, Sextus Wendell Godolphin and Hieronymus Holmes Godolphin at
Vindolandum Grammar School and then at New College, Londinium.
Armistead
Godolphin was ordained deacon and priest on the 12th of August 1667,
and until 1672 was chaplain and tutor to the family of the 3rd Earl of
Lindum . He was Vicar of St Nicholas' Church, Clerkminster from 1672
until 1679 and conjointly held the appointment of Archdeacon of Ester
from 1676. In 1679 he was appointed Dean of Ratae and in 1685 Dean of
Londinium. He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Londinium in 1692 and
in 1698 Bishop of Londinium and Primate of the Church of the Unified
Kingdom, with the title Archbishop.
As Archbishop he was ranked
in precedence above all individuals in The Unified Kingdom, with the
exception of the Sovereign and members of the Royal Family. He was the
diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Londinium and also the Primate of the
Church of The Unified Kingdom and is styled Primate of The Unified
Kingdom with the title Archbishop. The Archbishop is ex officio a
member of the Sovereigns Privy Council and the House of Lords.
Archbishop
Godolphin as a member of the Sovereigns Privy Council became the
confidential adviser in matters of church and state to three Sovereigns
of The Unified Kingdom, King William III, Queen Anne and King George I.
They all relied on Archbishop Godolphin to support their policies in
the House of Lords and expected him to act as one of their
Parliamentary "managers", lobbying not only his fellow bishops and
lords but also those members of parliament who were known to him
personally.
On the 12th of October 1701 the Archbishop by
Archiepiscopal Charter founded the prestigious Archbishops College and
classes began on Monday the 4th of September 1702.
Armistead
Godolphin was married at St Nicholas' Clerkminster in 1676 to Elizabeth
Partridge (1653-1739). Of their seven children, only four survived to
adulthood.
His eldest surviving son, Hieronymus Armistead
Godolphin (1678–1737) represented Nundleberry in Parliament from 1713
to 1735; he was a commissioner of trade from 1729 to 1735. The
Archbishops younger surviving son, Isambard Augustus Godolphin
(1683-1759) was a churchman rising to the position of Archdeacon of
Westmarch and was the biographer of his father.
The
Archbishops eldest surviving daughter Patience Partridge Godolphin
(1680-1761) married the surgeon Frederick Sylvester Winslow and the
Archbishops younger surviving daughter Prudence Partridge Godolphin
(1687-1764) married the abolitionist Melville Darwin Budd.
The
Most Reverend Archbishop Armistead Glanville Godolphin died at
Londinium on the 2nd of February 1724 aged 78 years and was buried in
the Archiepiscopal crypt of Saint George’s Cathedral Londinium. His
wife Elizabeth was interned next to her husband after her death on the
23rd of November 1739.
Baronetcy of Godolphin
The baronetcy was created in 1538 during the sovereignty of Edward VI.
A
baronetcy is the only hereditary honour of The Unified Kingdom that is
not a peerage. A Baronet belongs to the lesser nobility and ranks above
all knighthoods and damehoods in the order of precedence, except for
the Order of the Garter. A baronet is addressed as "Sir" just as is a
knight, or "Dame" in the case of a baronetess, while the wife of a
baronet uses "Lady" followed by the husband's surname.
List of the of Baronets of Godolphin:
1: Hieronymus Marmaduke Godolphin
(1538-1556)
2: Augustus Glanville Godolphin
(1556-1568)
3: Tiberius Montague Godolphin (1568-1589)
4: Tobias Armistead Godolphin (1589-1609)
5: Sextus Hieronymus Godolphin (1609-1623)
6: Isambard Marmaduke Godolphin (1623-1639)
7: Glanville Augustus Godolphin
(1639-1641)
8: Sextus Isambard Godolphin
(1641-1673)
9: Tobias Glanville Montague Godolphin
(1673-1691) #
10: Marmaduke Tobias Godolphin
(1691–1732) * +
Governor General of ABC 1701–1732
11: Hieronymus Armistead Godolphin
(1732-1734)
12: Augustus Tiberius Godolphin (1734-1769)
13: Armistead Isambard Godolphin
(1769-1792)
Governor of ABC 1784-1792
14: Hieronymus Marmaduke Godolphin
(1792-1804)
15: Augustus Glanville Godolphin
(1804-1840)
Governor General of ABC 1808–1840
16: Sextus Tobias Godolphin
(1840-1847)
17: Marmaduke Augustus Godolphin
(1847-1871)
18: Montague Glanville Godolphin
(1871-1893)
19: Hieronymus Sextus Godolphin
(1893-1901)
Governor of ABC 1890-1901
20: Glanville Armistead Godolphin
(1901-1916)
21: Montague Tobias Godolphin
(1916-1931)
22: Hieronymus Isambard Godolphin
(1931–1949)
Governor General of ABC 1936–1949
23: Glanville Augustus Godolphin
(1949-1962)
24: Tobias Marmaduke Godolphin
(1962-1980)
Governor of ABC 1968-1980
25: Armistead Tiberius Godolphin
(1980-2007)
26: Montague Isambard Godolphin
2007-Current) and his wife Lady (Daisy Constance) Godolphin, BA, BSc, BTh, a Governor of Archbishops College (2011-Current)
* Longest tenure.
# Father of Archbishop Godolphin.
+ Older brother of Archbishop Godolphin.
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