From the Archivist From the Archivist
Anne Bradley
Old News of Old Bristolians Maurice Blood 1884-1889
An unrecognised Olympian From an Olympic Games Researcher:
Maurice Blood MA, FCS, FRMS (1870-1940), who was a stockbroker, won an individual bronze medal for '1000 yds free rifle, prone' at the 1908 London Olympic Games. Maurice was born in Westbury-on-Trym, educated at Bristol Grammar School and Merton College, Oxford (1889-1891).
Olympics 1000 yard free rifle event. Married Roberta Harriet Jones on 4th April 1896 in Bath. Died 31st March 21 Tanza Road, 1940 Hampstead, Middlesex.
1989-2000 Has been appointed Sir Arthur Evans Curator of Bronze Age and Classical Greece at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Our obituary, July 1940 THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL CHRONICLE MR. M. BLOOD
Paul Stickland
A brief notice of the death of Mr. M. Blood recently appeared in the local press. Maurice Blood, whose home was in Redland Park, was one of Openshaw's pupils in that post-Caldicott period, when, although the School did not maintain its record for numbers, the Classical and Mathematical Sixths under Muschamp and Openshaw lost nothing of their reputation as scholarship winners. Blood went up to Merton with a Mathematical Postmastership in 1889, when the College was efficiently administered by another O.B., Thomas Bowman, afterwards Warden. Mertonians of that remote generation will remember Blood as a good three-quarter and a sprinter who always ran in the University Sports.
Born 15th Feb 1870 in Westburyon-Trym, Bristol, the son of George Edmund Blood, Cashier Corn Trade, and Kate Eleanor (nee Nolan). His father worked for Blood Holman & Co, Grain Brokers, 9 King Street, Bristol.
He went down in 1893, taught for two years at Kingstonon-Thames, and commenced business in the City. In the early years of this century he attained an unusual distinction as one of the best revolver shots in the kingdom, and the name of " Mr. M. Blood " (civilian) regularly appeared in the Revolver Competitions at Bisley. Of late years he lived at Park Avenue, Willesden Green. He always spoke of T. W. Openshaw with affection and admiration. E.B.D.
Won Bronze Medal in 1908
Andrew John Shapland
He married Roberta Harriet Jones on 4th April 1896 in Bath, and died 31st March 1940, at 21 Tanza Road, Hampstead, Middlesex. Lots more interesting and very detailed family history.
Bristolienses - Issue 62
1941-1950 Sent two excellent photographs of his time at BGS:
First picture: John Garrett headmaster talking to Senior Chemistry Master J M Harrison (in hat) at Golden Hill sports day.
Second picture: Sixth formers Erik Sperring, Paul Stickland, Hubert Bolton, Tony Horne (in front) in Headmaster's garden near pavilion of the then cricket ground behind the school. Both taken in Summer 1948.
Norman Wallace George Edgar 1906-1910
The BGS register suggests that Norman left for a clerical career, but the Great War changed that.
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