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Also known as the "Brackenbury Memorial Prize".
The '''Brackenbury Memorial Shield''' is presented at the [[Boston Grammar School]] [[Speech Day|Prize Giving]] to the student who has shown the most improvement in their chosen subject over the previous year. It is also known as the "Brackenbury Memorial Prize".


The '''Brackenbury Memorial Shield''' is presented at the [[Boston Grammar School]] Prize Giving to the student who has shown the most improvement in their chosen subject over the previous year.
The prize takes the form of an oak shield mounted with the school arms and the Brackenbury arms and motto in brass, made and donated by [[Jonathon Brackenbury]] in memory of family members. Brackenburys have attended the School throughout its history and are briefly mentioned in [[Floreat Bostona (book)|Floreat Bostona]]. The Brackenburys are related to [[Wikipedia:Hannah Brackenbury|Hannah Brackenbury]] who endowed several churches and schools and provided funds for the building of the Brackenbury Building at [[Wikipedia:Balliol College|Balliol College, Oxford]]. There is also a Brackenbury Scholarship at Balliol.
 
The prize takes the form of an oak shield mounted with the school arms and the Brackenbury arms and motto in brass, made and donated by [[Jonathon Brackenbury]] in memory of family members. Brackenburys have attended the School throughout its history and are briefly mentioned in [[Floreat Bostona (book)|Floreat Bostona]]. The Brackenburys are related to Hannah Brackenbury who endowed several churches and schools and provided funds for the building of the Brackenbury Building at Baliol College, Oxford. There is a Brackenbury Scholarship at the College.


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!Year
!Winner
!Winner
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|2007
|valign="top" | [[Zubair Rajub]]
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|...
|valign="top" |
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|2009
|valign="top" | [[Alexander Sawer]]
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|...
|valign="top" |
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|2012
|2012
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|2013
|2013
|valign="top" | [[?]]
|valign="top" | [[Arthur Carr]]
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|2014
|2014
|valign="top" | [[Jeremy Lee]]
|valign="top" | [[Jeremy Lee]]
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|2015
|valign="top" | [[Matthew Cheer]]
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|2016
|valign="top" | [[Neelay Sant]]
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|2017
|valign="top" | [[Travis Higgins]]
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|2018
|valign="top" | [[Mateusz Luc]]
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|2019
|valign="top" | [[Fayzan Al-Qadir]]
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[[Category:See Also]]
[[Category:See Also]]
== See Also ==
*[[:Floreat Bostona (book)]]

Latest revision as of 02:07, 6 February 2026

The Brackenbury Memorial Shield is presented at the Boston Grammar School Prize Giving to the student who has shown the most improvement in their chosen subject over the previous year. It is also known as the "Brackenbury Memorial Prize".

The prize takes the form of an oak shield mounted with the school arms and the Brackenbury arms and motto in brass, made and donated by Jonathon Brackenbury in memory of family members. Brackenburys have attended the School throughout its history and are briefly mentioned in Floreat Bostona. The Brackenburys are related to Hannah Brackenbury who endowed several churches and schools and provided funds for the building of the Brackenbury Building at Balliol College, Oxford. There is also a Brackenbury Scholarship at Balliol.

Year Winner
2007 Zubair Rajub
...
2009 Alexander Sawer
...
2012 Adam Bevan
2013 Arthur Carr
2014 Jeremy Lee
2015 Matthew Cheer
2016 Neelay Sant
2017 Travis Higgins
2018 Mateusz Luc
2019 Fayzan Al-Qadir