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The '''Dennis Commonwealth Prize''' is awarded for performance in history. First distributed in 1944, it was called the "Dennis Empire Prize" until 1961.
The '''Dennis Commonwealth Prize''' is awarded for performance in History. Established in 1944 by [[John Dennis]], it was originally called the "Dennis Empire Prize" until being renamed in 1961.
 
The Boston Guardian in 29th April 1944 contained the following detail:
 
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''"Mr. John Dennis has offered (through [[Wikipedia:Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe|Viscount Bledisloe]]) to establish a trust fund of £200, the interest to be used in perpetuity for the awarding of annual prizes in the county secondary schools on the subject of Empire knowledge. The committee accepted the offer and expressed appreciation of Mr. Dennis's generosity. The awards are to be made annually at the Boston, Donington and Spalding Grammar Schools and the Boston and Spalding High Schools"''<br/>
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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|1944
|1944
|valign="top" |[[Charles W Taylor]]
|valign="top" |[[Charles W Taylor]]
|-
|-
|-
|1945
|1945
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|-
|-
|-
|1946
|1946
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|-
|-
|-
|1947
|1947
|valign="top" |[[John H Jordan]]
|valign="top" |[[John Hamilton Jordan]]
|-
|-
|-
|1948
|1948
|valign="top" |[[John Anthony Newton]]
|valign="top" |[[John Anthony Newton]]
|-
|-
|-
|1949
|1949
|valign="top" | [[John Anthony Newton]]
|valign="top" | [[John Anthony Newton]]
|-
|-
|-
|1950
|1950
|valign="top" | [[J D Periam]]
|valign="top" | [[J D Periam]]
|-
|-
|-
|1951
|1951
|valign="top" | [[A J Tilling]]
|valign="top" | [[A J Tilling]]
|-
|-
|-
|1952
|1952
|valign="top" | [[Peter Luff|Peter Edward Luff]]
|valign="top" | [[Peter Luff|Peter Edward Luff]]
|-
|-
|-
|1953
|1953
|valign="top" | [[ J B Chapman]]
|valign="top" | [[ J B Chapman]]
|-
|-
|-
|1954
|1954
|valign="top" | [[Terry Gibson|Terence Allen Gibson]]
|valign="top" | [[Terry Gibson|Terence Allen Gibson]]
|-
|-
|-
|1955
|1955
|valign="top" | [[Colin Pordham|Colin I Pordham]]
|valign="top" | [[Colin Pordham|Colin I Pordham]]
|-
|-
|-
|1956
|1956
|valign="top" | [[Colin Pordham|Colin I Pordham]]
|valign="top" | [[Colin Pordham|Colin I Pordham]]
|-
|-
|-
|1957
|1957
|valign="top" | [[Colin Pordham|Colin I Pordham]]
|valign="top" | [[Colin Pordham|Colin I Pordham]]
|-
|-
|-
|1958
|1958
|valign="top" | [[D Marlow]]
|valign="top" | [[D Marlow]]
|-
|-
|-
|1959
|1959
|valign="top" | [[D Marlow]]
|valign="top" | [[D Marlow]]
|-
|-
|-
|1960
|1960
|valign="top" | [[Gordon Lammie|Gordon A Lammie]]
|valign="top" | [[Gordon Lammie|Gordon A Lammie]]
|-
|-
|-
|1961
|1961
|valign="top" | [[Robert J Christian]] / [[Gordon Lammie|Gordon A Lammie]]
|valign="top" | [[Robert J Christian]] / [[Gordon Lammie|Gordon A Lammie]]
|-
|-
|-
|1962
|1962
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|-
|-
|-
|1963
|1963
|valign="top" | [[Michael Thacker]]
|valign="top" | [[Michael Thacker]]
|-
|-
|-
|1964
|1964
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|-
|-
|-
|1965
|1965
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|valign="top" | Not awarded
|-
|-
|-
|1966
|1966
|valign="top" | [[S A Taylor]]
|valign="top" | [[S A Taylor]]
|-
|-
|-
|1967
|1967
|valign="top" | [[Martin Panton]]
|valign="top" | [[Martin Panton]]
|-
|-
|-
|1968
|1968
|valign="top" | [[Philip R Betts]]
|valign="top" | [[Philip R Betts]]
|-
|-
|1969
|valign="top" | [[D Coupland]]
|-
|1970
|valign="top" | [[G R W Owen]]
|-
|1971
|valign="top" | [[Peter Stirk|P M R Stirk]]
|-
|1972
|valign="top" | [[P Markham]]
|-
|-
|...
|1973
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | [[W Joseph Kuhn|W Joseph Kuhn]]
|-
|-
|1974
|valign="top" | [[M A Gorton]]
|-
|-
|1975
|1975
|valign="top" | [[P R Howes]]
|valign="top" | [[P R Howes]]
|-
|-
|-
|1976
|1976
|valign="top" | [[J S Riddell]]
|valign="top" | [[J S Riddell]]
|-
|-
|1977
|valign="top" | [[I J Gould]]
|-
|1978
|valign="top" | [[John Cridland|John R Cridland]]
|-
|1979
|valign="top" | [[A D Leatherland]]
|-
|1980
|valign="top" | [[Kevin McClaven|K L McLaven]]
|-
|-
|...
|1981
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | [[A D Leatherland]]
|-
|-
|1982
|valign="top" | [[David B Fawcett]]
|-
|-
|1983
|1983
|valign="top" | [[Andy King (1975-83)| Andrew C King]]
|valign="top" | [[Andy King (1975-83)|Andrew C King]]
|-
|1984
|valign="top" | [[Julian Haseldine|Julian P Haseldine]]
|-
|1985
|valign="top" | [[M D Parnell]]
|-
|1986
|valign="top" | [[M R Pitcher]]
|-
|1987
|valign="top" | [[Matthew D Parnell]]
|-
|1988
|valign="top" | [[S J Wright]]
|-
|-
|1989
|valign="top" | [[David G L Wookey]]
|-
|-
|...
|...
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|-
|-
|1992
|1992
|valign="top" | [[G Long]]
|valign="top" | [[G Long]]
|-
|-
|-
|...
|...
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|-
|-
|2001
|valign="top" | [[Steven Barker]]
|-
|2002
|valign="top" | [[David Paul]]
|-
|-
|2003
|2003
|valign="top" | [[William Eves]]
|valign="top" | [[William Eves]]
|-
|-
|2004
|valign="top" | [[James Wood]]
|-
|2005
|valign="top" | [[Sebastian Noble]]
|-
|-
|...
|2006
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | [[David Harrison]]
|-
|-
|2007
|valign="top" | [[Adam Shergold]]
|-
|-
|2008
|2008
|valign="top" | [[Jonathon Grist]]
|valign="top" | [[Jonathon Grist]]
|-
|-
|2009
|valign="top" | [[Timothy Worrall]]
|-
|-
|...
|2010
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" | [[Adam Hildred]]
|-
|-
|2011
|valign="top" | [[Philip Coddington]]
|-
|-
|2012
|2012
|valign="top" | [[Patrick Hildred]]
|valign="top" | [[Patrick Hildred]]
|-
|-
|-
|2013
|2013
|valign="top" | [[James Reed]]
|valign="top" | [[James Reed]]
|-
|-
|-
|2014
|2014
|valign="top" | [[Ellis Potter]]
|valign="top" | [[Ellis Potter]]
|-
|-
|-
|2015
|2015
|valign="top" | [[John Lisle]]
|valign="top" | [[John Lisle]]
|-
|-
|-
|2016
|2016
|valign="top" | [[Kieran Weston]]
|valign="top" | [[Kieran Weston]]
|-
|-
|-
|2017
|2017
|valign="top" | [[Joseph Dean]]
|valign="top" | [[Joseph Dean]]
|-
|-
|-
|2018
|2018
|valign="top" | [[William Swain]]
|valign="top" | [[William Swain]]
|-
|-
|-
|2019
|2019
|valign="top" | [[Connor Blakeborough]]
|valign="top" | [[Connor Blakeborough]]
|-
|-
|-
|2020
|2020
|valign="top" |  
|valign="top" | [[Tomasz Cendrowski]]
|-
|-
|-
|2021
|2021
|valign="top" | [[Albert Berry]]
|valign="top" | [[Albert Berry]]
|-
|-
|-
|2022
|2022
|valign="top" | [[Leon Harness]]
|valign="top" | [[Leon Harness]]
|-
|2023
|valign="top" | [[Robert Hall]]
|-
|2024
|valign="top" | [[Joshua Grummitt]]
|-
|2025
|valign="top" | [[Lewis McManus]]
|-
|-
|}
|}

Latest revision as of 23:31, 14 July 2026

The Dennis Commonwealth Prize is awarded for performance in History. Established in 1944 by John Dennis, it was originally called the "Dennis Empire Prize" until being renamed in 1961.

The Boston Guardian in 29th April 1944 contained the following detail:

"Mr. John Dennis has offered (through Viscount Bledisloe) to establish a trust fund of £200, the interest to be used in perpetuity for the awarding of annual prizes in the county secondary schools on the subject of Empire knowledge. The committee accepted the offer and expressed appreciation of Mr. Dennis's generosity. The awards are to be made annually at the Boston, Donington and Spalding Grammar Schools and the Boston and Spalding High Schools"


Year Winner
1944 Charles W Taylor
1945 Not awarded
1946 Not awarded
1947 John Hamilton Jordan
1948 John Anthony Newton
1949 John Anthony Newton
1950 J D Periam
1951 A J Tilling
1952 Peter Edward Luff
1953 J B Chapman
1954 Terence Allen Gibson
1955 Colin I Pordham
1956 Colin I Pordham
1957 Colin I Pordham
1958 D Marlow
1959 D Marlow
1960 Gordon A Lammie
1961 Robert J Christian / Gordon A Lammie
1962 Not awarded
1963 Michael Thacker
1964 Not awarded
1965 Not awarded
1966 S A Taylor
1967 Martin Panton
1968 Philip R Betts
1969 D Coupland
1970 G R W Owen
1971 P M R Stirk
1972 P Markham
1973 W Joseph Kuhn
1974 M A Gorton
1975 P R Howes
1976 J S Riddell
1977 I J Gould
1978 John R Cridland
1979 A D Leatherland
1980 K L McLaven
1981 A D Leatherland
1982 David B Fawcett
1983 Andrew C King
1984 Julian P Haseldine
1985 M D Parnell
1986 M R Pitcher
1987 Matthew D Parnell
1988 S J Wright
1989 David G L Wookey
...
1992 G Long
...
2001 Steven Barker
2002 David Paul
2003 William Eves
2004 James Wood
2005 Sebastian Noble
2006 David Harrison
2007 Adam Shergold
2008 Jonathon Grist
2009 Timothy Worrall
2010 Adam Hildred
2011 Philip Coddington
2012 Patrick Hildred
2013 James Reed
2014 Ellis Potter
2015 John Lisle
2016 Kieran Weston
2017 Joseph Dean
2018 William Swain
2019 Connor Blakeborough
2020 Tomasz Cendrowski
2021 Albert Berry
2022 Leon Harness
2023 Robert Hall
2024 Joshua Grummitt
2025 Lewis McManus

See Also

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