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[[Frank Harrison Hill]] (1830-1910) was a BGS alumnus, and the nephew of local historian [[Pishey Thompson]]. He later became the editor of the London-based 'Daily News' from 1869 to 1886. [[Wikipedia: Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens]] had been the newspaper's first editor, in 1845.
[[Frank Harrison Hill]] (1830-1910) was a BGS alumnus, and the nephew of local historian [[Pishey Thompson]].  


Through his will, Hill bequeathed £1,000 to the BGS trustees to be used to found a '''Frank Harrison Hill Exhibition''' for one or more subjects.
After leaving school, he qualified as a barrister and became a prominent journalist. He was the editor of the London-based "Daily News" from 1869 to 1886. [[Wikipedia: Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens]] had been the newspaper's first editor, in 1845.


This prize was originally a leaving scholarship, awarded every three years. In recent decades it has been awarded annually to the winner of the [[Parry Gold Medal]].
Through his will, Hill bequeathed £1,000 to the trustees of BGS. This was to be used to found and endow a '''Frank Harrison Hill Exhibition''' for one or more of the following subjects:
 
*Classics
*Mathematics
*Physics
*Natural Science
*Modern languages
 
The prize was originally a leaving scholarship to university. Since the 1980s it has been automatically conferred on the winner of the [[Parry Gold Medal]].


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!Parry Gold Medallist in that year?
!Parry Gold Medallist in that year?
|-
|-
|1962
|1915
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|valign="top" | [[Douglas Merson Steel]]
|valign="top" |  
|valign="top" | No (he won it the previous year, in 1914)
|-
|-
|...
|...
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|valign="top" |  
|valign="top" |  
|-
|-
|1964
|1957
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|valign="top" | [[Robert Sheehan]]
|valign="top" |  
|valign="top" | No (he won it the previous year, in 1956)
|-
|-
|...
|...
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |  
|valign="top" |  
|-
|1966
|valign="top" | [[Philip Hollins|Philip Martin Hollins]]
|valign="top" | No (he won it the previous year, in 1965)
|-
|-
|1967
|1967
|valign="top" | [[W J Worraker]]
|valign="top" | [[William Worraker|William J Worraker]]
|valign="top" | No
|valign="top" | No
|-
|-
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|valign="top" |  
|valign="top" |  
|-
|-
|...
|1969
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|valign="top" |
|-
|1970
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|valign="top" |
|-
|1971
|valign="top" | [[Richard Gill]] / [[J H Wilford]]
|valign="top" | No
|-
|1972
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|valign="top" |
|-
|1973
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|valign="top" |  
|valign="top" |  
|-
|1974
|valign="top" | [[T Crick]]
|valign="top" | No
|-
|-
|1975
|1975
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|valign="top" | [[J Woodthorpe]]
|valign="top" | [[J Woodthorpe]]
|valign="top" | No
|valign="top" | No
|-
|1977
|valign="top" | [[Robert A Cocks]]
|valign="top" | No
|-
|1978
|valign="top" | [[M F Fairfield]] / [[S Kempson]] / [[S F Leafe]]
|valign="top" | Yes ([[S F Leafe]])
|-
|1979
|valign="top" | [[Daryl Upsall|Daryl B Upsall]] / [[David P Moon]]
|valign="top" | Yes ([[David P Moon]])
|-
|1980
|valign="top" | [[Michael J Godfrey]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|1981
|valign="top" | [[J S Squires]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|-
|...
|...
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|1983
|1983
|valign="top" | [[Kevin Ashton|Kevin J Ashton]]
|valign="top" | [[Kevin Ashton|Kevin J Ashton]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|1984
|valign="top" | [[A R Dodsworth]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|1988
|valign="top" | [[R T Kilcoyne]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|...
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|1992
|valign="top" | [[J M Oliver]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|-
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|2003
|2003
|valign="top" | [[Patrick Turner]]
|valign="top" | [[Patrick Turner]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|2004
|valign="top" | [[Samuel Steer]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|-
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|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |  
|valign="top" |  
|-
|2006
|valign="top" | [[James Watson]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|-
|2007
|valign="top" | [[David Walder]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|-
|2008
|2008
|valign="top" | [[Waleed Butt]]
|valign="top" | [[Waleed Butt]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|2009
|valign="top" | [[Timothy Worrall]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|-
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|2019
|2019
|valign="top" | [[Seth Greeves]]
|valign="top" | [[Seth Greeves]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|2020
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|2021
|valign="top" | [[Matthew Dickens]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|2022
|valign="top" | [[Kishore Murugesh]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|2023
|valign="top" | [[Suwaid Sheikh]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|2024
|valign="top" | [[Akshaj Airon]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
|2025
|valign="top" | [[Lochana Rathanayake]]
|valign="top" | Yes
|valign="top" | Yes
|-
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Latest revision as of 02:54, 6 February 2026

Frank Harrison Hill (1830-1910) was a BGS alumnus, and the nephew of local historian Pishey Thompson.

After leaving school, he qualified as a barrister and became a prominent journalist. He was the editor of the London-based "Daily News" from 1869 to 1886. Charles Dickens had been the newspaper's first editor, in 1845.

Through his will, Hill bequeathed £1,000 to the trustees of BGS. This was to be used to found and endow a Frank Harrison Hill Exhibition for one or more of the following subjects:

  • Classics
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Natural Science
  • Modern languages

The prize was originally a leaving scholarship to university. Since the 1980s it has been automatically conferred on the winner of the Parry Gold Medal.

Year Winner Parry Gold Medallist in that year?
1915 Douglas Merson Steel No (he won it the previous year, in 1914)
...
1957 Robert Sheehan No (he won it the previous year, in 1956)
...
1966 Philip Martin Hollins No (he won it the previous year, in 1965)
1967 William J Worraker No
1968 Not awarded
1969 Not awarded
1970 Not awarded
1971 Richard Gill / J H Wilford No
1972 Not awarded
1973 Not awarded
1974 T Crick No
1975 J Woodthorpe No
1976 J Woodthorpe No
1977 Robert A Cocks No
1978 M F Fairfield / S Kempson / S F Leafe Yes (S F Leafe)
1979 Daryl B Upsall / David P Moon Yes (David P Moon)
1980 Michael J Godfrey Yes
1981 J S Squires Yes
...
1983 Kevin J Ashton Yes
1984 A R Dodsworth Yes
...
1988 R T Kilcoyne Yes
...
1992 J M Oliver Yes
...
2003 Patrick Turner Yes
2004 Samuel Steer Yes
...
2006 James Watson Yes
2007 David Walder Yes
2008 Waleed Butt Yes
2009 Timothy Worrall Yes
...
2012 Bhagya Raj Yes
2013 Lawrence Hamshaw Yes
2014 Alice Stacey Yes
...
2015 Nicholas Doddrell Yes
2016 Mihir Rao Yes
2017 Matthew Wearden Yes
2018 Neelay Sant Yes
2019 Seth Greeves Yes
2020
2021 Matthew Dickens Yes
2022 Kishore Murugesh Yes
2023 Suwaid Sheikh Yes
2024 Akshaj Airon Yes
2025 Lochana Rathanayake Yes

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