Harmstone Reading Prize

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For the first two years in which these prizes were awarded (1965 and 1966), they were referred to as simply 'Reading Prizes'.

Named for the Revd Roger Harmstone a student of Boston Grammar School in the early 20th century.

Year Winner
1965 Stanley James Paton Abbott / J P Gillham / D J Thomas / J H Wilford
1966 R J Smith / M J Cottingham / C M Farthing / G C Gillham
1967 H R Hundleby / J H Wilford / N J Osgerby / D Leach
1968 J P Gillham / D W Lord / G C Gillham / M J Eanor
1969 M J Cottingham
1970 Senior: M K Lewis / G Wright
Junior: P J King / J P Sargeant
1971 Senior: N J Osgerby
Junior: John Woodthorpe / D J Berry / I Stokes / N J Greswell
1972 Senior: G R W Owen / M S Holmes
Junior: G H Scott / M A Todd / P A Joyce
1973 Senior: M C Fulforth
Junior: A J Mackari / D P Moon / K D Phillips
...
1975 Senior: M F Fairfield
Junior: Peter T Leafe / A G F Gillham / A P Robinson
1976 Senior: Peter T Leafe
Middle: A G F Gillham / J S Squires
Junior: Graham St John Kilshaw
1977 Senior: R G Hewinson / K D Phillips
Middle: Jonathan S N Van-Tam
Junior: S C Thompson
1978 Senior: Peter T Leafe
Middle: David J McGladdery
Junior: David C Wall
1979 English: Senior - D A Redman; Middle - M W Porcher / D A Hague; Junior - M P Wells
French: Senior - A G F Gillham / J S Squires; Middle - Steven P Shipp / Alastair M Massingham; Junior - Julian P Haseldine / D A Holmes
German: Senior - M F Pottle / A G F Gillham; Middle - Ssimon P Ashberry; Junior - Graham St.J Kilshaw
...
1982 French: Senior - Graham St John Kilshaw / Mark Stephens / Cheung Wai Cheung; Middle - Jeremy S Ashberry / Richard M Maseldine; Junior - Marc Taverner
German: Senior - Fraham St John Kilshaw / Mark Stephens / Stephen J Naylor; Middle - Jeremy S Ashberry / Philip I Wakelin; Junior - Stephen R Owen / Andrew Emery
1983 English: David A Standley / Ian M Pilbeam / Richard M Haseldine / Michael J Nuttell / Toby C F Wright / Jonathan M Bates
French: Kevin J Ashton / Cheung Wai Cheung / Michael E Lynch / Richard M Haseldine / Henry J Knowles / Tom D Duckett
German: Mark Stephens / Stephen J Naylor / David A Holmes / Andrew N Mortlock / Stephen R Owen / David E Dunham / P J Bates
1984 French: Andrew C Boyer / Richard M Haseldine / R J Mason / T Robins / J Thorley / I Croft / R J Odling
German: Cheung Wai Cheung / Jeremy S Ashberry / Richard M Haseldine / S R Owen / David E Dunham / Andrew J Waters / I Croft / J R Patrick
1985 French: Jeremy S Ashberry / Andrew C Boyer / Richard M Haseldine / T Robins / Andrew M Cummins / I Croft / R J Odling / N Cammack
German: Jeremy S Ashberry / R J Mason / S R Owen / David E Dunham / D Appleby / Andy Sandall / D Parker
Latin D F Jackson / M S M Ginnever / Toby C F Wright / Adam T Warne / C D Hancock
1986 French: Richard M Haseldine / P Needham / I Croft / A Woods / C Smart / I James / A Gosling
German: Andrew Mortlock / David E Dunham / Andy Sandall / D Parker / S Owen / I Croft / D F Jackson / G Long
Spanish M J Hale
1987 Latin: Andrew J Waters / David F Jackson / Robin Hempsall / Christopher N M P Ordway
French: Stephen R Owen / Ian Croft / Matthew R Bennett / Steven E Bromby / Sacha N Emery / Nicholas J Cammack / Julian M Oliver
German: Stephen R Owen / Andrew J Waters / Ian Croft / David F Jackson / David N Parker / Julian M Oliver / Ricky E Chipperfield / Adam T Warne / Craig R Lowis
Spanish: Carl A Richmond
1988 Latin: Third Year - R E Johnson / G M Long / J M Oliver / D Gosling; Fourth Year - C Harrows; Lower Sixth - C Hancock.
French: Second Year - R E Chipperfield / B J Holland / S J Massey; Third Year - J M Oliver; Fourth Year - N J Cammack / A W Wilson; Fifth Year - A B Gosling;
Lower Sixth - Ian Croft / Ian M Fisher.
German: First Year - A Birkett / J E Day; Second Year - R E Chipperfield / B J Holland / P Maylard-Mason / C J Ward; Third Year - G M Long / R A Pikett;
Fourth Year - N J Cammack; Fifth Year - Adam T Warne; Lower Sixth - Ian Croft; Upper Sixth - Andrew J Waters.
1989 French: Year 2 - M Gilmartin / M Sentance / S Shetty; Year 3 - R Clark / B Holland / S Massey / C Ward.
German: Year 1 - A Johnston / C Johnson; Year 2 - A Birkett / N Staley; Year 3 - C Ward / J Kitchen / B Holland; Year 4 - G Long / D Hollick; Lower 6th - T Jarvis
...
1992 French: Year 7 - Alex Wright; Year 8 - Philip Birkett / Adam Jackson / Ewan Cooper; Year 9 - Jonathan Hull / Christopher Homewood / Frazer Wilson;
Year 10 - David Hughes / Paul Crosby; Upper Sixth - Ben Holland / Ricky Chipperfield.
German: Year 8 - Philip Birkett / Adam Jackson / Alistair Parrington.

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