Clare College held Fornham as one of its benefics and could present rector
Senior Lecturer in History of Art in the Department of History of Art at Oxford Brookes University.
Compiled by W J Harrison, College bursar during Henry Thirkill's mastership and a significant contributor to the College history - he published 'Notes on the Masters, Fellows, Scholars and Exhibitioners of Clare College' and 'Life in Clare Hall, Cambridge, 1658-1713'.
Baron Baker of Windrush, scientist and Professor of Mechanical Sciences, (1901-1985)
William John Harrison (1884-1969) was awarded a scholarship to Dulwich in1900 and was then admitted as scholar at Clare College in 1904 and became Fellow in 1907 after getting a First in Mathematics. The next year he was one of the three joint winners of the Smith Prize for a an essay on Mathematics. After lecturing in maths at Liverpool and then back in Cambridge he was commissioned as a Scientific Officer at Woolwich Arsenal in 1914. From 1919-1924 he continued scientific work in Cambridge and then changed direction to deal with administration of Clare College. He became Bursar, Financial Tutor and Steward and also dealt with the College Archives. This was the period when the College was run mainly by three men, Sir Henry Thirkill, Dr. W. Telfer and William Harrison who were known as the "Holy Trinity". Harrison retired in 1949 but continued his research in the Archives publishing books on the history of the College. He died in 1969.
There were two visits during 2010 for which displays were arranged: the first in March 2010 by a group from the WEA class held in Great Gransden led by local historian and teacher, Honor Ridout and the second by a smaller group from the village society, led by Val Davison in preparation for a further visit by the society in June 2011.
Master of College 1958-1975
See also College Development
This is a new section created for the papers which relate to the management of College properties mainly dating from the 1970s onwards. Some of these papers have been housed with the College Solicitors (Mills & Reeves) or the estate agents (Bidwells) for
Site of new College sports ground from 1931 after the one at Barton Road was sold in 1930; part of site was sold to University Press, 1961 (Formerly Bursary refs 113, 263 and 343).