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List of Old Bridgnorthians

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The following is a list of notable Old Bridgnorthians, former pupils of Bridgnorth Grammar School (now Bridgnorth Endowed School) in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.

Army

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  • General Sir Charles Warren, GCMG, KCB, FRS (1840–1927), Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and General in the Second Boer War.

Church

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Medicine

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  • Thomas Beddoes (1760–1808), physician and scientific writer.
  • William Macmichael (1783–1839), physician to Kings George IV and William IV and author of The Gold-Headed Cane (1827)

Politics

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Science

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Sport

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  • Cyril Washbrook, CBE (1914–1999), cricketer who played for Lancashire and England.

Stage and screen

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References

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  1. ^ ‘BREE, Ven. William’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2012; online edn, November 2012 accessed 20 January 2017
  2. ^ Hamilton, J. A. (1889). "Fraser, James (1818-1885)" . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 20. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  3. ^ "Percy, Thomas (PRCY769T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  5. ^ Lucas, Charles P. (1912). "Lingen, Ralph Robert Wheeler" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  6. ^ Jenkins, Robert Thomas. "LLOYD, JOHN (1833-1915)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Obituary: Peter Bullock". 30 June 2008.
  8. ^ "How Ross Antony became Germany's biggest showbiz star". The Telegraph. London. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2014.