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Ref: 6341 |
Durham
School, Henry Holden prize medal 1882, oval silver, awarded 1932 to prominent
old boy Henry Gale Stewart Burkitt, by W J Taylor
& Sons, in fitted case of issue. Obv: oval shield
with central cross and lions rampant in angles, date 1541, DVNELMENSIS SCHOLA
(Durham School) around Rev:
IN HONOREM HENRICI HOLDEN S.T.P. ANNOS XXIX ARCHIDIDAC. ALVMNI ME MORES A.S.
MDCCCLXXXII, award engraved below MERUIT H.G.S BURKITT MCMXXXII Condition:
Extremely fine or better, a lovely medal; Diameter: 50x80mm Reference:
- Notes:
Durham School was founded in 1541 (with some evidence for it being even earlier). Henry
Holden was headmaster from 1853-1882. Some information about Burkitt (the recipient) is available from Durham School’s
website: “A magnificent bequest was made towards bursaries at Durham School
by Lieutenant Colonel Henry Gale Stewart Burkitt.
He was a pupil at Durham School between 1926 and 1932. Having been educated
at Cambridge, Lt Colonel Burkitt joined the Indian
Army and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He retired from the Army in
1948 and then went to Oxford where he read Law. Lt Colonel Burkitt was always a strong supporter of the School and
had indicated some time before his death that he intended to leave the
residue of his estate to the School in order to provide opportunities for
young people to study at Durham. The Burkitt
Bequest, made in 1985, was over £400,000. Since 1986, hundreds of young
people have been given a chance to study for A levels at Durham School thanks
to his generosity.” Price
£495 |
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