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WINKLEY – On 3rd April
2013, Stephen C Winkley (F,
1957-1962), aged 69, after a
long illness.
The following obituary has
been taken from the Lancashire
Evening Post.
Dr Winkley came out of
retirement at the age of 63
to take on the headship of
Rossall School in 2008. In the
years that followed he was
credited with transforming the
Lancashire independent school,
attracting record numbers of
pupils and spearheaded a major
investment programme.
After more than 40 years
working in the independent
education sector he was
presented with a Lifetime
Achievement Award.
He started his career at
Cranleigh in 1969 and 16 years
later became second master
at Winchester College, the
last holder of the joint office
of deputy head and master in
college.
Married to Jenny, he had
sons Leo and Mungo and
daughters, Imogen, Isabella
and Jess.
WINKLEY – On 16th June
2014, Roger Michael Winkley
(F, 1959-1964) aged 68. His
widow Clare, kindly provided
the following obituary.
Roger Winkley, who spent
much of his professional life
focused on the Education
sector, has died at the age of
68. As a partner at Barron and
Smith Architects for 25 years
until retirement in 2010, he
developed the firm’s reputation
for innovative school design
established by the founders.
Roger studied architecture
at the University of Bristol and
was elected to the RIBA in 1971.
After graduation he worked
for Bristol City (later Avon
County) Architects Department
on the early phases of Bristol
Polytechnic and a number of
schools including Brimsham
Green. In 1979 he joined the
PSA working on the design of
a large MOD campus before
transferring to London in 1981.
Roger joined Barron and
Smith in 1983 where he led the
design of a new high school
for the children of United
States Air Force personnel at
Greenham Common, which
received a USAFE European
Schools First Honour Award.
In 1985 Roger entered into
partnership with practice
partner Jim Cross and the two
went on to design and deliver
major new school buildings,
notably Pate’s Grammar School
in Cheltenham.
Following Jim Cross’s
retirement, Roger swapped the
original cellular office space in
Church Row, Hampstead, for an
open plan studio environment
in Islington, encouraging more
open communication and
sharing of ideas and where he
was better able to pass on his
specialist knowledge to his staff.
A particular highlight of this
period was the new Williams
Studio at Uppingham School
which was a tangible expression
of a lifelong love of music and
opera. He had designed sets
for Bristol University Operatic
Society and Bristol Intimate
Opera (1965-1981) and as a
keen trumpet player he had
played with Bristol Concert
Orchestra and later with
Lawyers Music in London.
Under Roger’s leadership,
no school’s ambitions were too
small to benefit from the firm’s
specialism and he maintained
strong relationships with local
authority education departments
and Diocesan Boards of
Education. He embraced the
developing grant maintained
schools sector and the firm
grew confidently, providing
an expert design service for
nursery, primary and secondary
maintained and voluntary aided
school clients. His expertise in
the preparation of an effective
Education Brief, informed by
rigorous curriculum analysis, was
a particular strength to schools
bidding for capital funds and
led to DfE research and several
London BSF programme Client
Design Advisor commissions.
Roger always sought to
deliver the best possible
learning environments often
within severe cost constraints,
particularly perhaps in 1999 with
Roger Winkley
completion of a high quality, low
cost, primary school in South
London in time for the next
century, whilst down the road
a more celebrated project had
triple the budget. In the office,
his genial personality rejoiced
in these triumphs and a trusting
encouragement of his staff
ensured a harmonious working
environment.
His professional legacy
is the modern, educational
environments of hundreds
of schools which continue to
make a positive impact on the
lives of so many young people,
exemplified by the new Bishop
Justus CofE School, Bromley,
opened by Lord Adonis in 2006.
In a fitting finale, with the
practice now part of Norfolk
Property Services, Roger and
Clare retired to a converted
old school house in Norfolk
where he continued to offer
his expertise, notably to North
West London Jewish Day School
and Michael Sobell Sinai School in
Brent. He died peacefully on 16th
June 2014. He leaves his wife
Clare, daughters Alice, Emily and
Felicity and four grandchildren.
O b i t u a r i e s
Stephen Winkley (second from right) with other HMC heads at the HMC
Conference. (left-right) Andrew Trotman (St Edward’s 12th Warden) Nick Haddock
(F, 1972-1977, St John’s Leatherhead), Tim Manly (G, 1977-1982, Hurstpierrepoint),
Howard Blackett (A, 1974-1978, Royal Hospital School Ipswich), Stephen Winkley
(F, 1957-1962, Uppingham), Geoffrey Boult (F, 1970-1975, Giggleswick).