Daviesites
Housemaster
J F Tully, BEng, FICS, FRGS
Jon Tully teaches physics at Charterhouse and is Master in charge of cross-country. Prior to teaching, his career included seven years as a shipbroker and PLC director. He has served in both the Merchant and Royal Navy, during which time he gained a First in Naval Architecture at London University.
Jon saw active service in Iraq in 2004 with the Territorial Army and currently commands the Royal Marine Detachment of the CCF. His wife Jenny is a business management assessor. They share a love of the outdoors, riding and sailing.
Jon has been Housemaster of Daviesites since 2009.
Mr J F Tully
Telephone: 01483 291580
Email: jat@charterhouse.org.uk
Housemaster's Statement
To Daviesites, their tutors, Matron and Housemaster, the House is both an extended family and a team, in which everyone matters and everyone has a role to play. It’s also a home-from-home after a long day or a hard match and a place of security and friendship. Kindness and respect are evident throughout the House and there’s a great spirit of community, teamwork and trust.
Enthusiasm and energy are central Daviesite values and are reflected in the dynamic House spirit. Whatever the subject, sport or society, taking part and giving it your best shot is what matters. As Housemaster, I strive to ensure that all Daviesites make the very most of their time at Charterhouse and the wonderful opportunities offered to them. Cheerful and willing participation breeds confidence and success.
If I can also instil responsibility, accountability and self-discipline in all Daviesites then I have helped prepare them for whatever their lives hold beyond the school. In everyday terms, this means helping them manage their time, knuckle down to work and develop a selfless and considerate attitude towards those around them.
Parents and relations should feel they are as much part of the Daviesite family as the rest of us. Please do support matches, attend concerts and watch plays and feel free to call in for a coffee and chat whenever you are at school.
The Boarding House
Daviesites, named after the founding Housemaster Revd G S Davies, was originally located in Farncombe in May 1874. In 1875 Daviesites moved to a building on the highest point of Frith Hill dated c 1850, which was bought by the Governing Body in 1905 when pupil numbers were increased from 25 to 40. It was the first ‘new’ House to move into its present building in November 1973 and was opened by the Queen in 1975. The House was designed by the son of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, architect of the Memorial Chapel. Meals are provided in separate House dining rooms surrounding the nearby central kitchens, and the sports centre, golf course and playing fields are within easy reach.
Previous Housemasters
Revd G S Davies 1874-1889; L. Marshall 1890-1904; C H Parry 1904-1910; R C Slater 1910-1924; Revd L J Allen 1924-1939; W C Sellar 1939-1951 (author of ‘1066 and All That’); P C Chapman 1951-1966; G D Stagg 1966-1981; G E Jones 1981-87; P R Scott 1987-91; J M Knight 1991-95; GH M Gergaud 1996-2006; B K Larrigan 2006-2009.
