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John Huntley Skrine
1848–1923
An Oxford-educated clergyman and writer, he turned school life, faith, and history into books with a warm, thoughtful tone. He is best remembered for Uppingham by the Sea, his vivid account of a school’s extraordinary temporary move to the Welsh coast.
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Uppingham by the Sea: A Narrative of the Year at Borth
by John Huntley Skrine
About the author
Born in Somerset in 1848, John Huntley Skrine was educated at Uppingham School and Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He won Oxford’s Newdigate Prize for English poetry in 1870, became a Fellow of Merton College, and later took Holy Orders.
His career combined teaching, church work, and writing. Sources describe him as an assistant master at Uppingham, later Warden of Trinity College, Glenalmond, and eventually vicar at Itchen Stoke in Hampshire. He also wrote hymns and published a range of books, including poetry, religious works, and historical writing.
Skrine is especially associated with Uppingham by the Sea (1878), a firsthand narrative about Uppingham School’s remarkable relocation to Borth, Wales, during a health crisis. He died in Oxford in 1923.