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Express and Echo: Thursday 16th November 1939

Maynard School, Exeter, Awards and Certificates for 1939: The following is a list awards, certificates and prizes won at the Maynard School, Exeter, during the past year:— SCHOLARSHIPS AND COLLEGE ENTRANCES: Avril Johnson, S. Hugh’s School, City of Oxford Open Scholarship for Classics £60 p.a., Exeter City Senior Scholarship £40 p.a.; Stella Mortimore, offered admission the Society of Home Students, Oxford, and King’s College, University of London; Lily Venn, Westfield College and Bedford College, University London; Jean Landels, Westfield College, University London; Christine Jones, University Bristol; Chloe Pinsent, Girton College, University Cambridge.

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GRO0143 Devonport: Chloe Pinsent: 1920 – 2013

Exeter and Plymouth Gazette: Friday 4th November 1938

Maynard School: Meeting Cost of Independence: Chairman of Governors and Finance: Hint from Board of Education: Another notable year’s work was recorded in the report of the Headmistress presented at the annual speech day of the Maynard School, Exeter, on Wednesday, in the Barnsfield Hall, in the presence of a large company of governors, parents, friends and scholars. … … (discussion of finances and success of school) … Prizes: … Swimming: First Class Instructors’ Certificate of the Royal Life-Saving Society – Anne Challice, Chloe Pinsent … …  Form Prizes: … Lover IV, P -1, Jane Pinsent, 2, Pamela Stone …

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GRO0082 Devonport: Audrey Jane Pinsent: 1925 – 2008
GRO0143 Devonport: Chloe Pinsent: 1920 – 2013

Exeter and Plymouth Gazette: Friday 5th November 1937

Prize Day: Maynard School, Exeter: Bishop Distributes Awards: Mr. Vincent Thompson (Vice-Chairman of the Governors) presided at the annual prize-giving in connection with the Maynard School, Exeter, on Wednesday: The Headmistress (Miss Ryan) presented a report showing excellent work at the school: Prize List … London General School Examination: …. June 1937, with exemption from London Matriculation:  – Stephanie Minhinnick, Joan Moore, Chloe Pinsent, Ruth Ware … … … Guildhall Exhibition: London: … … (includes) … … Eileen Back, Gwen Denham, Betty Harris, Pauline Hockey, Marion Osman, Sheila Perry, Chloe Pinsent, Mary Pollard (1st Class for sheet of designs). … … … House Cups: … Royal Life-Saving Society: Jean Bradley, Anne Challice, Jean Challice, Mary Fawens, Anne French, Betty Vicary, Chole Pinsent, Barbara Westlake…. … Prize List: Special Prizes… … Joan Harvey Moore, Matriculation: Stephanie Minhinnick, do. Chloe Pinsent, do; Ruth Ware, do: Betty Freeman, Special School Prize. … … … Form Prizes:  … … Upper III (1), 1, Barbara Townson, 2, Jane Pinsent … …

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GRO0082 Devonport: Audrey Jane Pinsent: 1925 – 2008
GRO0143 Devonport: Chloe Pinsent: 1920 – 2013

Exeter and Plymouth Gazette: Friday 15th January 1937

League of Pity: Enjoyable Cinderella Dance: Successful Experiment at Exeter: Picturesque Scene at Rougemont: As an experiment the Exeter “League of Pity,” the junior section of the N.S.P.C.C., forsook its customary annual juvenile fancy dress party this year, and held a Cinderella dance from eight to twelve, mainly for slightly senior young people, at the Rougemont Hotel, Exeter …  (description of event and dresses worn) … Miss Elizabeth Marshall wore an ankle-length frock of turquoise blue tulle, with the very full skirt gathered on at the waist of the close-fitting bodice that was finished with short, puffed sleeves, and Miss Chloe Pinsent had a plaited gold bandeau snooding her long hair, matching the gold shoes she wore with her picture frock of deep primrose taffeta. Little Miss Madeleine Tinely wore a pretty, green silk frock …

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GRO0143 Devonport: Chloe Pinsent: 1920 – 2013

Exeter and Plymouth Gazette: Friday 6th November 1936

Maynard School Exeter: Governors Furthering Best Interests: Prizes Presented by Dr. John Murray: The prizes in connection with Maynard School, Exeter were distributed, on Wednesday by Dr. John Murray, principal of the University College of the South West, who said he would be pleased to offer prizes for original poems by the pupils … School Prize List: Following is the certificate and prize-winners: … … Guildhall Exhibition: Chloe Pinsent, Anne Mitchelmore, Eileen Back, Ruth Ware (bronze star and clothworkers’ prize for lino-cuts) … … Awards: Form Prizes: Lower V – 1, Chloe Pinsent, 2, Stephanie Minhinnick … Lower III, 1, Jane Pinsent, 2, Barbara Townson …

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GRO0082 Devonport: Audrey Jane Pinsent: 1925 – 2008
GRO0143 Devonport: Chloe Pinsent: 1920 – 2013

Exeter and Plymouth Gazette: Friday 21st February 1936

Maynard School, Exeter: Successes of Past and Present Pupils: Prizes Distributed by Dean of St. Paul’s: Dr. W. R. Matthews (Dean of St. Paul’s and formerly Dean of Exeter) distributed the certificates and prizes at the Maynard School Speech Day, held at the Barnfield Hall, Exeter, on Wednesday … (review of school’s year) … Certificate and Prize List … Form Prizes:  … … Lower IV: 1, Chloe Pinsent, 2, Mary Pollard … … Lower I, Jane Pinsent … … … Form Prizes: Upper IV, 1, Chloe Pinsent, 2, Monica Baker … …

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GRO0082 Devonport: Audrey Jane Pinsent: 1925 – 2008
GRO0143 Devonport: Chloe Pinsent: 1920 – 2013

Western Morning News: Saturday 24th July 1937

West Country Wills: Dame Emma Louisa Radford, of 2 Pennsylvania-park, Exeter, widow of Sir Heynes Radford, died at Brighton on April 26, leaving £26,766 with net personalty £24,949 (Estate duty £2,509). Probate has been granted to her nephew Brian Nicholas Radford, of Lester Lodge, Well Walk, Hampstead, and Gerald H. S. Pinsent, of Treasury Chambers, Whitehall S.W. She left her residence and Gateway House, Fitzford, Tavistock, to her daughters Cecily and Ursula Mary Radford; £100 each to her grandchildren, Chloe and Audrey Jane Pinsent; £100 to the Official Trustees of the Charitable Funds, the income to be applied for the maintenance of Lydford Churchyard, and in particular the graves of the Radford family, also for maintaining and insuring the screen dividing the chancel from the rest of the church, and the stained glass windows placed as memorials to members of the Radford family: an annuity of £13 to “my faithful servant and old friend Sarah Sillick”, £50 to Fanny Tonkin, if still in her service, and the residue to her three daughters, Katherine Pinsent, Cecily and Ursula Radford. 

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GRO0082 Devonport: Audrey Jane Pinsent: 1925 – 2008
GRO0143 Devonport: Chloe Pinsent: 1920 – 2013
GRO0365 Devonport: Gerald Hume Saverie Pinsent: 1888 – 1976
GRO0555 Devonport: Katherine Kentisbeare Pinsent: 1884 – 1949

Exeter and Plymouth Gazette: Friday 13th July 1934

Parents’ Week: Interesting Innovation by Headmistress: In connection with “Parent’s Week,” introduced for the first time by Maynard Girls’ School, Exeter, dramatic entertainment was presented in the school hall on Saturday, and a tennis match, Mothers V. Daughters, was contested on the school courts. … The play was produced by Miss J. Newlyn, assisted by Miss Cole. Later, in the hall, a Latin play by the fourth forms, “Pyramus and Thisbe,” was produced by Miss J. O. Anderson. Chloe Pinsent and Betty Forest were the principals. …

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GRO0143 Devonport: Chloe Pinsent: 1920 – 2013