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Boston Grammar School - Staff - D
The aim of this page is to profile the staff of Boston Grammar School, past and present. If you have information about any of the staff of the type recorded here, then please send it to the email address at the bottom of this page.
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Datta, Martin - BGS 1980-1984
Subject - English
Before BGS - BA, Magdalen, Oxford
Davies, Thomas Glyn - BGS 1959-1964
Before BGS - BSc, UCW, Aberystwyth
Davison, Rev R J - BGS ?-?
Before BGS - MA, St Andrew's
Davy, (Mrs) Phyllis Edith - BGS 1981-?
Subject - Mathematics
Before BGS - BSc, St Andrews
Dawson, Brian James - BGS 1974-?
Nickname - Gloria, Brian
Subject - Modern Languages
Before BGS - BA, Leeds
After BGS - Practising in Reflexology, Boston.
Deighton, Cecil - BGS 1940-1966
Nickname - Snoddy
Position - Head of Languages from 1946
Subject - German
Before BGS - Educated at Beverley Grammar School; MA(1938), Lincoln College, Oxford; Sorbonne, Paris 1924-1925; taught at Wem Grammar School (1927-1929); Rutlish School, Merton (1929-1930); Forest School, Walthamstow (1930-1940)
Deighton, Mrs - BGS 1941
While at BGS - The wife of Cecil Deighton, she assisted during the summer term of 1941.
Dickson, Herbert Matthew - BGS 1927-1962
Nickname - Gaffer, Gad
Position - Senior Science Master; Senior Master from 1949, and later Deputy Head
Subject - Science
Before BGS - Brought up in Swindon; MA, Fitzwilliam Hall, Cambridge (Natural Sciences); taught at Woolwich Polytechnic
At BGS - Founder governor and Chairman of Pilgrim College; member of Boston Preservation Trust; Secretary of the Caledonian Society of Holland; Civil Defence; formed BGS Air Training Corps.
Dickson, Mrs - BGS ?-?
Subject - Science
At BGS - Herbert Matthew Dickson's wife, she filled in for Brian Lawrence Worman during his military service.
Dilley, Anthony John - BGS 1967-1970
Subject - Science
Nickname - Ike, Tony
Before BGS - TC, Bede College, Durham; Lieutenant, Parachute Regiment
At BGS - CCF (Infantry Training), rowing
Dixon, Anthony - BGS 1604-?
While at BGS - Appointed 1 June 1604
Dixon, Anthony - BGS 1619-?
While at BGS - Appointed 10 February 1618-9
Don-Duncan, Robert - BGS 1972-1977
Subject - Physical Education
Before BGS - BSc, Queen's, Belfast
Doran, (Mrs) ML - BGS 1978-1979
Subject - Mathematics
Dove, Barjona - BGS 1613-1616
While at BGS - Appointed 23 July 1613
Dorr, Peter Charles - BGS 1975-?
Nickname - Nobby
Subject - History, Economics and Public Affairs
Before BGS - BA, Lancaster; MA, UCW, Aberystwyth
Dowson, Ernest - BGS 1947-1952
Subject - Modern Languages (French and German)
Before BGS - Educated at Royal Grammar School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; BA, Emmanuel, Cambridge
At BGS - First Commanding Officer of Combined Cadet Force (CCF) from 1949
After BGS - Glasgow Academy
Dunkley, Paul Henry - BGS 1959-1965
Nickname - Fungus Face
Before BGS - Born 1931; Durham (University College) - metriculated Michaelmas 1952, gained BA Hons Philosophy in 1955 with II.2; remained to study Diploma of Education, but was not awarded it.
While at BGS - Debating Society
After BGS - Workers' Educational Association
Dunn, Roderic Arthur - BGS 1966-1996
Position - Head of Physical Education
Subject - Physical Education
Before BGS - Dip LC, Loughborough Training College
While at BGS - Basketball Club, Sub-Aqua Club, Gymnastic Club, Fencing Club
Dunn, Thomas William - BGS 1863-1866
Position - Second Master
Dyson, John William - BGS 1912-1919
While at BGS - Appointed 2 August 1912