- Bedford Modern School is not to be confused with Bedford School.
Bedford Modern School, an independent school in Bedford, England.
Ths school has its origins in the endowments of Sir William Harpur in the 16th century, and was known as the Writing School, teaching copper plate handwriting in what is presently the Old Town Hall in Bedford. In 1834 it moved to new mock-Tudor Gothic premises in Harpur Square, designed by Edward Blore. In 1874 the name was changed from English School to Modern School to reflect the new curriculum. In 1974 the school moved to new premises and in 1976 became an independent school. The school became co-educational in 2003.
Alumni
Notable old boys include:
- Francis Penrose (1817–1903), Surveyor of St Paul's Cathedral, 1852–, architect, archaeologist and astronomer
- John Holland Rose (1855–1942), Vere Harmsworth Professor of Naval History, University of Cambridge, 1919–1933
- W. H. D. Rouse (1863–1950), schoolmaster and classicist
- E. D. Morel (1873–1924), journalist and activist
- Edgar Mobbs (1882–1917), rugby union player
- Gillie Potter (1887–1975), comedian and broadcaster
- Sir Charles Oatley (1904–1996), Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Cambridge, 1960–1971, and developer of the first scanning electron microscope
- Peter Grimes (1905–1988), Director, London Museum, 1945–1956, and Director, Institute of Archaeology and Professor of Archaeology, University of London, 1956–1973
- Sir Bill Johnson (1906–1988), General Manager, Eastern Region, British Rail, 1958–1962, and London Midland Region, British Rail, 1962–1967, and Chairman, British Railways Board, 1968–1971
- Derick Emmison (1907–1995), County Archivist of Essex, 1938–1969
- Sir Arthur Mooring (1908–1969), British Resident in Zanzibar, 1959–1963
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