Category Archives: Old Boys ‘In Memoriam’
Gordon Glasgow Looks Back (Leaver 1944)
When Doreen Iddon, the Schools’ Development Officer, heard that, at the age of 87, I had been awarded a Ph.D. in History at the University of Cambridge, she suggested that I wrote an article for Merchants’ Tales explaining how and
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Reverend Bruce Kenrick (1920 – 2007) In Memoriam
Clergyman and Housing Campaigner- Merchant Taylors School 1929 – 36 Rev Bruce Kenrick, founder of the Charity, Shelter, was born in Aintree in 1920 and was educated at Merchant Taylors’ Boys’ School. He was studying accountancy, expecting to join the
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Glyn Humphreys (1973 Leaver) In Memoriam
Old Crosbeian, Glyn Humphreys, distinguished neuropsychologist and Head of the Department of Psychology at Oxford University died suddenly in January this year, just weeks after celebrating his 61st birthday. A world expert in visual cognition, Glyn’s life’s work has had
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Mike Matthews – Old Boy (1953-1957)
Michael (Mike) Matthews – A Tribute I tried to make this light hearted and witty (that’s what dad was like, a quirky sense of humour) but I’m not sure that I‘ve quite managed that!! Many people have told me they thought he
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