St Paul's School

From Wikipedia

St Paul's School is a %20%20%20The%20United%20Kingdom%20of%20Great%20Britain%20and%20Northern%20Ireland%20is%20a%20%20%20country%20in%20%20%20western%20Europe%2C%20and%20a%20member%20of%20the%20%20%20British%20Commonwealth%20and%20%20%20European%20Union.%20... British %20%20%20A%20public%20school%2C%20in%20common%20English%20usage%2C%20is%20a%20(usually)%20prestigious%20school%20which%20charges%20fees%20and%20is%20not%20financed%20by%20the%20state.%20... public school, located in %20%20%20%20Barnes%20is%20a%20place%20in%20south-west%20London%20in%20the%20London%20Borough%20of%20Richmond%20upon%20Thames.%20... Barnes, in %20%20%20%20%20%20London%20%26%238212%3B%20containing%20the%20City%20of%20London%20%26%238212%3B%20is%20the%20capital%20of%20the%20United%20Kingdom%20and%20of%20England%20and%20a%20major%20%5Cworld%20city%5C.%20With%20over%20seven%20million%20inhabitants%20(Londoners)%20in%20Greater%20London%20area%2C%20it%20is%20amongst%20the%20most%20densely%20populated%20areas%20in%20Western%20Europe.%20... London.

History

St Paul's School was founded in %20%20%20%20%20%20Events%20%20February%202%20-%20Battle%20of%20Diu%20took%20place%20near%20Diu%2C%20India.%20... 1509 by %20%20%20John%20Colet%20(1467%3F%20-%20September%2010%2C%201519)%20was%20an%20English%20churchman%20and%20educational%20pioneer.%20... John Colet on a plot of land to the North of %20%20%20%20This%20article%20is%20about%20the%20cathedral%20in%20London.%20... St Paul's Cathedral. The original building was destroyed in the %20%20%20The%20Great%20Fire%20of%20London%20was%20a%20major%20fire%20that%20swept%20through%20the%20City%20of%20London%20from%20September%202nd%20to%20September%205th%2C%201666%2C%20and%20resulted%20more%20or%20less%20in%20the%20destruction%20of%20the%20city.%20(... Great Fire of London in %20%20%20%20%20%20Events%20%20September%202%20-%20Great%20Fire%20of%20London%3A%20A%20large%20fire%20breaks%20out%20in%20London%20in%20the%20house%20of%20Charles%20II%5Cs%20baker%20on%20Pudding%20Lane%20near%20London%20Bridge.%20... 1666. The school was twice rebuilt, in %20%20%20%20%20%20Events%20%20January%2021%20%26%238211%3B%20Highwayman%20Claude%20Duval%20is%20executed%20in%20Tyburn%2C%20Middlesex%20April%20-%20Pope%20Clement%20X%20is%20elected.%20... 1670, and again in %20%20%201824%20was%20a%20%20%20leap%20year%20starting%20on%20Thursday%20(see%20link%20for%20calendar).%20%20%20... 1824; but towards the end of the %20%20%20Alternative%20meaning%3A%20Nineteenth%20Century%20(periodical)%20%20%20(18th%20century%20%26%238212%3B%2019th%20century%20%26%238212%3B%2020th%20century%20%26%238212%3B%20more%20centuries)%20As%20a%20means%20of%20recording%20the%20passage%20of%20time%2C%20the%2019th%20century%20was%20that%20century%20which%20lasted%20from%201801-1900%20in%20the%20sense%20of%20the%20Gregorian%20calendar.%20... 19th Century, it was decided that the school should move out of the %20%20%20%20The%20City%20of%20London%20forms%20the%20historic%20and%20financial%20centre%20of%20Greater%20London.%20... City of London, and new buildings, designed by the architect %20%20%20Alfred%20Waterhouse%20(July%2019%2C%201830%20-%20August%2022%2C%201905)%20was%20an%20English%20architect%2C%20particularly%20associated%20with%20the%20Victorian%20Gothic%20revival.%20... Alfred Waterhouse, were built in %20%20%20Hammersmith%20is%20a%20town%20in%20the%20London%20Borough%20of%20Hammersmith%20and%20Fulham%20in%20west%20London.%20... Hammersmith, where the school remained between %20%20%201884%20is%20a%20leap%20year%20starting%20on%20Tuesday%20(click%20on%20link%20to%20calendar).%20%20%20%20%20%20... 1884 and %20%20%201968%20was%20a%20%20%20leap%20year%20starting%20on%20Monday%20(the%20link%20is%20to%20a%20full%201968%20calendar).%20%20%20... 1968, when it moved to its present site in %20%20%20%20Barnes%20is%20a%20place%20in%20south-west%20London%20in%20the%20London%20Borough%20of%20Richmond%20upon%20Thames.%20... Barnes. The terracotta for the Hammersmith school was made by the famous Gibbs And Canning Limited of Tamworth.

In %20%20%201942%20was%20a%20%20%20common%20year%20starting%20on%20Thursday%20(link%20will%20take%20you%20to%20calendar).%20%20%20... 1942, during %20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Mushroom%20cloud%20from%20the%20%20%20nuclear%20explosion%20over%20%20%20Nagasaki%20rising%2018%20km%20(60%2C000%20ft)%20into%20the%20air.%20%20%20... World War II, former pupil %20%20%20%20%20%20Bernard%20Law%20Montgomery%20%20%20Field%20Marshal%20Bernard%20Law%20Montgomery%2C%201st%20Viscount%20Montgomery%20of%20Alamein%20(November%2017%2C%201887%20-%20March%2024%2C%201976)%20was%20a%20British%20military%20officer%20during%20World%20War%20II%20often%20referred%20to%20as%20%5CMonty.%5C%20... Bernard Montgomery used the school as a headquarters from which to plan the invasion of Europe, including the %20%20%20%20%20%20Land%20on%20Normandy%20%20%20In%20military%20parlance%2C%20D-Day%20is%20a%20term%20often%20used%20to%20denote%20the%20day%20on%20which%20a%20combat%20attack%20or%20operation%20is%20to%20be%20initiated.%20... D-Day landings. The map that he used is still present in the modern day site of the school.

Old Paulines

Recent former pupils, known as Old Paulines, include

• %20%20%20%20%20%26%23346%3Br%26%23299%3B%20Aurobindo%20%20%20%26%23346%3Br%26%23299%3B%20Aurobindo%20(August%2015%2C%201872%26%238211%3BDecember%205%2C%201950)%20was%20an%20Indian%20nationalist%2C%20scholar%2C%20poet%2C%20Hindu%20mystic%2C%20Evolutionary%20philosopher%2C%20yogi%20and%20guru.%20... Sri Aurobindo
• %20%20%20Sir%20Isaiah%20Berlin%20OM%20(June%206%2C%201909%20%26%238211%3B%20November%205%2C%201997)%20was%20a%20political%20philosopher%20and%20historian%20of%20ideas%2C%20born%20in%20Riga%2C%20now%20in%20Latvia.%20%20%20... Isaiah Berlin
• %20%20%20Laurence%20Robert%20Binyon%2C%20(August%2010%2C%201869%20-%20March%2010%2C%201943)%20was%20a%20British%20poet%20and%20scholar.%20... Laurence Binyon
• %20%20%20For%20the%20town%20of%20Chesterton%20in%20Cambridgeshire%2C%20see%20Chesterton%20(Cambridge).%20%20... G. K. Chesterton
• %20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Clement%20Freud%20-%20Wikipedia%20%2F**%2F%20%20%40import%20%5C%2Fskins%2Fmonobook%2FIE50Fixes.... Clement Freud
• %20%20Sir%20(Edward%20Montague)%20Compton%20Mackenzie%2C%20(1883%20-%201972)%2C%20was%20an%20English%20novelist.%20... Compton Mackenzie
• %20%20%20Dr%20Jonathan%20Wolfe%20Miller%20(born%2021%20July%201934)%20is%20a%20physician%2C%20theater%20and%20opera%20director%20and%20television%20presenter.%20%20%20... Jonathan Miller
• %20%20%20%20%20%20Bernard%20Law%20Montgomery%20%20%20Field%20Marshal%20Bernard%20Law%20Montgomery%2C%201st%20Viscount%20Montgomery%20of%20Alamein%20(November%2017%2C%201887%20-%20March%2024%2C%201976)%20was%20a%20British%20military%20officer%20during%20World%20War%20II%20often%20referred%20to%20as%20%5CMonty.%5C%20... Bernard Montgomery
• %20%20%20Eric%20Newby%20(born%20in%20London%20in%201919)%20is%20a%20English%20author%20of%20travel%20literature%2C%20who%20is%20regarded%20by%20many%20as%20one%20of%20the%20leading%20British%20writers%20in%20this%20genre%20in%20the%2020th%20century.%20... Eric Newby
• %20%20%20Christopher%20Nicholas%20Parsons%2C%20normally%20known%20as%20Nicholas%20Parsons%20(born%20October%2010%2C%201928)%20is%20a%20British%20actor%2C%20radio%20and%20television%20presenter.%20... Nicholas Parsons
• %20%20%20Leonard%20Woolf%20(November%2025%2C%201880%20%26%238211%3B%20August%2014%2C%201969)%20married%20Virginia%20Woolf%20in%201912.%20... Leonard Woolf
• %20%20%20Tim%20Kash%20is%20a%20former%20presenter%20of%20Top%20of%20the%20Pops%2C%20and%20was%20one%20the%20youngest%20ever%20presenters%20on%20MTV%20UK%20and%20Ireland%20when%20he%20joined%20the%20channel.%20%20... Tim Kash
• Thomas Gates

Other famous Old Paulines include

• %20%20%20%20%20%20%20John%20Milton%2C%20English%20poet%20%20%20John%20Milton%20(December%209%2C%201608%26%238212%3BNovember%208%2C%201674)%20was%20an%20English%20poet%2C%20most%20famous%20for%20his%20blank%20verse%20epic%20Paradise%20Lost.%20... John Milton (%20%20%20%20%20%20Events%20%20October%202%20-%20Dutch%20lensmaker%20Hans%20Lippershey%20demonstrates%20the%20first%20telescope%20in%20the%20Dutch%20parliament%20July%203%20-%20Quebec%20City%20founded%20by%20Samuel%20de%20Champlain.%20... 1608–%20%20%20%20%20%20Events%20%20February%2019%20-%20England%20and%20the%20Netherlands%20sign%20the%20Treaty%20of%20Westminster.%20... 1674)
• %20%20%20%20%20%20%20Samuel%20Pepys%20%20%20Samuel%20Pepys%20(February%2023%2C%201633%20-%20May%2026%2C%201703)%20was%20a%2017th%20century%20English%20civil%20servant%2C%20famous%20for%20his%20diary.%20(... Samuel Pepys (%20%20%20%20%20%20Events%20%20February%2013%20-%20Galileo%20Galilei%20arrives%20in%20Rome%20for%20his%20trial%20before%20the%20Inquisition.%20... 1633–%20%20%20%20%20%20Events%20%20%20February%202%20%26%238211%3B%20Earthquake%20in%20Aquila%2C%20Italy%20February%204%20-%20In%20Japan%20the%2047%20samurai%20commit%20seppuku%20(ritual%20suicide)%20February%2014%20-%20Earthquake%20in%20Italy%20May%2027%20%26%238211%3B%20Founding%20of%20St%20Petersburg%20May%2026%20%26%238211%3B%20Portugal%20joins%20Great%20Alliance%20July%2029-31%20-%20Daniel%20Defoe%20is%20placed%20in%20a%20pillory%20for%20the... 1703)
• %20%20%20%20%20%20John%20Churchill%2C%201st%20Duke%20of%20Marlborough%2C%20in%20his%20Garter%20robes%20%20%20John%20Churchill%2C%201st%20Duke%20of%20Marlborough%20(May%2026%2C%201650%20-%20June%2016%2C%201722)%2C%20in%20full%20The%20Most%20Noble%20Captain-General%20John%20Churchill%2C%201st%20Duke%20of%20Marlborough%2C%20Earl%20of%20Marlborough%2C%20Baron%20Churchill%20of%20Sandridge%2C%20Lord%20Churchill%20of%20Eyemouth%2C%20KG%2C%20PC%20(in%20addition... John Churchill (%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Events%20%20June%2023%20-%20Claimant%20King%20Charles%20II%20of%20England%2C%20Scotland%20and%20Ireland%20arrives%20in%20Scotland%2C%20the%20only%20of%20the%20three%20Kingdoms%20that%20has%20accepted%20him%20as%20ruler.%20... 1650–%20%20%20%20%20Events%20%20Abraham%20De%20Moivre%20states%20De%20Moivre%5Cs%20theorem%20connecting%20trigonometric%20functions%20and%20complex%20numbers%20Publication%20of%20the%20first%20book%20of%20Bach%5Cs%20Well-Tempered%20Clavier%20Fall%20of%20Persia%5Cs%20Safavid%20dynasty%20during%20a%20bloody%20revolt%20of%20the%20Afghani%20people.%20... 1722)
• %20%20%20%20%20%20%20Edmond%20Halley.%20%20%20... Edmond Halley (%20%20%20%20%20%20Events%20%20Masuria%20is%20devastated%20during%20the%20Deluge%20when%20it%20was%20raided%20by%20Tartars%20and%20Poles%20End%20of%20the%20war%20started%20in%201648%20between%20Poland%2C%20Ducal%20Prussia%2C%20Russia%20and%20Transylvania.%20... 1656–%20%20%20%20%20%20Events%20%20January%2024%20-%20Charles%20VII%20Albert%20becomes%20Holy%20Roman%20Emperor.%20... 1742)

Former pupils keep in touch with other through the Old Pauline Club. Various sporting clubs are affiliated to the Old Pauline Club, including the Old Pauline Football Club (OPFC) for those who enjoy playing rugby football.

External links

• St Paul's School website (http://www.stpaulsschool.org.uk/)
• Old Pauline Club (http://www.stpaulsschool.org.uk/page.aspx?id=8272)
• Old Pauline Football Club (http://www.opfc.org.uk)