Robert Grumbold was the Master mason in charge of designing and building the North (hall) range of Old Court. He was related to Thomas Grumbold who was the Master mason who designed and built Clare bridge and who is mentioned in the College building accounts CCAD/7/1/1/1. There is a memorial plaque to Robert Grumbold in the graveyard of St. Boltoph's church.
Arbitrator, barrister and hereditary peer.
School - Charterhouse
Graduated from Clare College in 1961
MA 1968
Inns of Court School of Law
1954-1964 - served in the Royal Naval Reserve, seeing active service 1956-8 and reaching the rank of Lieutenant.
Has worked for over 40 years as an international arbitrator and mediator of commercial disputes
Inherited the title Baron Hacking from his father in 1971.
Microbiologist, Clare 1961; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2001 for for his discovery of cyclin and its role in the cell cycle. Filming at Clare College in September 2009 for "Beautiful minds"
Admitted to Clare in 1961 to study Natural Sciences, graduating in 1964 and immediately beginning work in the university Department of Biochemistry
Thomas Merton, born Tom 1915-1968 (Clare 1933-34); later became Cistercian (Trappist) monk and Contemplative in America; was the author of many publications
James Plumptree was an undergraduate at Queens' College, Cambridge in 1788 or 1789 and then moved to Clare in 1790, ordained in 1794 and elected as Fellow at Clare in same year; curate of Hinxton, Essex from 1897 and then Vicar of Great Gransden from 1812; married Elizabeth Robinson in 1815.
Died on 23 January 1832, soon after his sixtieth birthday.
Edward Brian Pope was born on 29 June 1911 and came up to Clare in 1929. He became a rugby blue whilst at Clare and as such was one of the few.
Baptised on 22 August 1734 at Denton in Lincolnshire. He was the only son of Colonel William Welby of Denton and his wife Catherine.
Educated at Eton School, before being admitted to Clare College as a Fellow Commoner in 1753 and then at the Middle Temple in 1756.
Member of Parliament for Grantham from 1802 to 1806. He also served as High Sheriff of Lincolnshire from 1796 to 1797.
For rebuilding works (money), 1525
Cave Benefaction to Otley Grammar School, 1607