subject in them, and you’re with them at the most formative time of their lives, when their character is shaped. If you can play a small part in giving people a sense of who they are, and a moral compass, then you’ve done something worthwhile.’ We pass a London bus misleadingly
advertising that it’s heading for Parsons Green. ‘I bought it on eBay to take pupils into Buckingham on Wednesdays and Saturdays. I was asked why not a coach, but I said we must have something stylish.’
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NEED TO KNOW
Stowe School, Buckingham, was founded in 1923 at the 750-acre former country seat of the Temple-Grenville family, which dates from the 17th century, and after which most of the 12 houses are named. There are some 770 boys and girls. Fees £9,965 or £7,230 (day) per term. Sibling discounts are available (01280 818000;
www.stowe.co.uk).
Alumni include entrepreneur Richard Branson, composer Howard Goodall, actor David Niven, model Florence Brudenell-Bruce, author Gavin Maxwell, jazz musician George Melly, A. A. Milne’s son Christopher Robin, artist and conservationist David Shepherd, journalist Peregrine Worsthorne and Prince Rainier of Monaco.
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