from 1855 to 1864. Baring-Gould had an eccentric reputation, and archives tell how he would teach with a bat on his shoulder and took weird holidays, bringing home a pony from Iceland, which lived for years in the North Field. Whilst the Hymn is thought to have been written in Yorkshire in 1865, a story recounts how Baring-Gould (known as "Snout") on one occasion gave a pupil of the College thirty-six (sic) cuts, and then washed his hands and sat down and wrote "Onward Christian Soldiers." A talented artist, he made and painted (well heraldically) the coat of arms of the Prince of Wales, which for many years appeared in the proscenium. Baring-Gould designed the cover of the Johnian (the College's publication), and designed the bookshelves and cases with their wrought iron, originally red and gold, in the Boys' Library. He also painted the window jambs with scenes from the "Canterbury Tales" and the "Faery Queen", and probably did work for the Fellows' Library. In 1860 he was one of the "Hurst Rifle Volunteers," who used to drill at the New Inn, which lead Hurst to be one of the founding Combined Cadet Forces schools. Thomas Fielden (musician): He was a famous Director of Music at Hurst, Charterhouse and Fettes, as well as a noted pianist, and Professor of Pianoforte at the Royal College of Music for over 30 years. Percy Henn: Noted clergyman and teacher in England and later Western Australia. Notable Old Johnians Past students of Hurstpierpoint College are referred to as 'Old Johnians'; for details of notable alumni see Old Johnians. Headmasters Edward Clarke Lowe (1849–1872) William Awdry (1873–1879) Charles Cooper (1880–1902) Arthur Coombes (1902–1923) Henry Bernard Tower (1924–1937) Walter Dingwall (1937–1945) Ronald Howard (1945–1964) Roger Griffiths (1964–1986) Simon Watson (1986–1995) Stephen Meek (1995–2004) Tim Manly (2005–present) Southern Railway Schools Class The school lent its name to the nineteenth steam locomotive (Engine 918) in the Southern Railway's Class V of which there were 40. This Class was also known as the Schools Class because all 40 of the class were named after prominent English Public Schools. 'Hurstpierpoint', as it was called, was built in 1934 and was withdrawn in 1961. Its nameplate is now housed in the School's Science Block. Coat of Arms References External links Hurstpierpoint College website schoolsguidebook ISI Inspection Reports - Prep School & Senior School Alumni Website www.TheOJClub.com Anglo-Catholic educational establishments Educational institutions