Nick Bevan
Nick Bevan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 February 1942 Shrewsbury, England |
| Died | 12 January 2014 (aged 71) Oxford, England |
Nicholas Vaughan Bevan (21 February 1942 – 12 January 2014) was a leading British
Early life
Nick Bevan was born at the Limes Nursing Home in
King of Norway, Harald V
, to row.
Career
In 1963, Bevan joined the
Certificate of Education at St John's College, Cambridge. Bevan taught at Westminster School from 1971, coaching rowing at the school, winning the British Schools' Head of the River Race in that year. He then moved back to teach at Shrewsbury School, becoming a housemaster like his father. In 1988, he became headmaster of Shiplake College near Henley-on-Thames.[4]
Bevan retired in 2004, moving to North Aston, but continued his involvement with rowing. He was on the management committee of the British National Schools' Regatta, and coached for St Edward's School, Oxford and the women's eight of Balliol College, also in Oxford.
Personal life
Bevan married Jane Tildesley in 1967 and after this was dissolved Annabel O'Connor in 1978..
References
- ^ "Nick Bevan – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 9 March 2014.
- ^ "Nick Bevan: A renowned rowing coach who always sent crews out with clean teeth". Oxford Mail. 20 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Nick Bevan: Renowned rowing coach and former headmaster of Shiplake College". Obituaries. The Oxford Times. 20 March 2014. p. 45.
- ^ "RIP Nick Bevan (1942–2014)". UK: Shiplake College. 14 January 2014. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.