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Recent alumni are supported by The Stonyhurst Association, founded in 1870. The Association welcomes Stonyhurst’s past pupils, their spouses and parents, past and current members of staff, and other friends – the Stonyhurst family.
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Stonyhurst is proud of its extensive alumni network. Below...
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Stonyhurst is proud of its extensive alumni network. Below you will find various resources and links to help you keep in touch with the Stonyhurst family.
This article lists notable former pupils of Stonyhurst College in Lancashire, England, and its lineal antecedents at St Omer, Bruges and Liège. Former pupils are referred to in school contexts as O.S. (Old Stonyhurst).
Stonyhurst, Clitheroe. 3,374 likes · 400 talking about this · 2,210 were here. Stonyhurst is an independent private coeducational Catholic boarding and day school in Lancashire, England guided by the...
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Former pupils are referred to as OS (Old Stonyhurst). Famous and notable alumni of Stonyhurst College include: 1. Alfred Austin – Poet Laureate 1896 2. Arthur Conan Doyle – Author and creator of Sherlock Holmes 3. Bill Cash – Conservative politician 4. Bruce Kent – Peace activist (CND) 5. Charles Clifford – New Zealand politician and first Speaker ...
In 1939 Tolkien’s son, John Tolkien, went to the English College in Rome to study to be a priest. In 1940, Italy’s entry into World War II led to the college temporarily relocating to Stonyhurst College. JRR Tolkien regularly visited his son during his time at Stonyhurst. Large parts of The Lord of the Rings were written here. A popular local walki...
Stonyhurst College claims to be home to the oldest museum in the English-speaking world. Items in its collection date back to 1609. The museum is open to the public at weekends in the summer holidays. Check the official website for dates and opening times (link in the information box at the end of this page). Items in the museum’s impressive collec...
The school is situated near Hurst Green, a village in the Ribble Valley area of Lancashire. It is 4 miles from Clitheroe and 10 miles from Preston. The official postcode of Stonyhurst College is BB7 9PZ. However, the school recommends drivers with satellite navigation systems use the postcode BB7 9PX to find it. The nearest railway station is Clith...
- Stonyhurst, Clitheroe, BB7 9PZ, Lancashire
This article lists notable former pupils of Stonyhurst College in Lancashire, England, and its lineal antecedents at St Omer, Bruges and Liège. Former pupils are referred to in school contexts as O.S. (Old Stonyhurst).
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We help you to maintain contact with and support the members of the Stonyhurst family by: Arranging gatherings, reunions, sporting events and visits to the College. Keeping in touch through the database, the website, Stonyhurst Link and our Newsletters.
