Chandos
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Barney Durrant - Housemaster
Educated at Kelly College, Tavistock and University College, London, Barney has a PGCE from Cambridge where he was awarded a Blue for hammer throwing. He came to Stowe in 1998, from Sedbergh, taking up the post of Geography teacher and Under-Housemaster in Temple, becoming Head of Geography in 2002.
Barney spent his early life in less economically developed countries as his father worked for the Commonwealth Development Corporation - which nurtured his geographical interests. Barney played rugby for Rosslyn Park and South East of England until a knee injury forced him into early retirement. He then coached rugby and athletics to regional level and is currently competing in triathlons. His wife, Charlotte, is a primary school teacher but is currently looking after William, Freddie and Alexa, their three young children.
Clare Hill-Hall - Matron
Clare joined Chandos House in September 2003, having lived in France for the previous nine years, so speaks French proficiently. Privately educated in England, Clare went to finishing School and then travelled extensively, working for British Airways, the racing and Equestrian professions. She has a wide variety of interests, diving, sport music drama and art. Clare has two sons, her eldest was at Stowe School in Walpole House, they both now live and work in London, and are a very close family. Having an open door policy in house for medical pastoral care Clare is always available for the boys. She very much enjoys the extended family life in Chandos and considers herself fortunate to be a member of the Chapel Choir. As an outside interest, Clare is on the Board of Trustees of the Sir Michael Sobell House Hospice, Oxford, and has been for over 17 years.
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Roland Johnson - Assistant Housemaster and Fourth Form Tutor
Roland joined Stowe in 2007, having previously taught at an international college in Shropshire. Roland studied Medical Biochemistry at Bristol University and then took his PGCE at Wolverhampton, graduating in 2004. While working as a teacher Roland also completed an MA in Education at Durham University. In addition to his position as Assistant Housemaster of Chandos, Roland teaches Chemistry and is the Master in Charge of Squash. Roland also runs the Biomedical Society, which is an academic society that prepares Sixth Form students for medical and biological university courses. Roland enjoys classical music and foreign languages, and is also a keen squash player.
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Gabrielle Peel - Under Housemistress and Fifth Form Tutor
I am the Under Housemistress in Chandos this year. This is my second year working at Stowe, before that I was studying for my BA (Hons) in Fine Art at Northumbria University. I am an art teacher and hockey coach, as well as my Under Housemistress role in Chandos. I am a keen supporter of all the arts, last year I directed a house play and I also still play two instruments and sing. I help with life drawing sessions in the Art School and I tutor the Fifth Form in Chandos.
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Brian Hart - Third Form Tutor
History of Chandos House
The Marquess of Buckingham's son married Lady Eliza Brydges, the heiress of the last Duke of Chandos, and in 1822 became 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos. The family name became Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville! A new title of Viscount Chandos was bestowed on a member of the Lyttelton family in 1954 and he presented the prizes at the 1960 and 1965 Speech Days.
| Past Housemasters |
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Richard Haworth |
1923 - 1947 |
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Brian Stephan |
1947 - 1963 |
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Joe Bain |
1963 - 1974 |
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Stuart Morris |
1974 - 1979 |
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John Dobinson |
1979 - 1990 |
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Steve Hirst |
1990 - 1997 |
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Andrew Dalton |
1997 - 2003 |
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Peter Ruben |
2003 - 2005 |
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Barney Durrant |
2005 - |