Cyril Alington (1872-1955; ODNB), assistant master, Eton, 1899-1908. Trinity Coll., Oxford; fellow, All Souls Coll., Oxford, 1896; headmaster, Shrewsbury, 1908-1916; headmaster, Eton, 1916-33; dean of Durham, 1933-1951; friend of both Gore and Henson, although friendship with Henson tested increasingly by Alington's conception of his primary duty as Dean of Durham as raising artistic standards in and around the Cathedral; wrote perceptively of Henson in A dean's apology: a semi-religious autobiography (1952); see also Volume 58, 62, 64, 66, 68, 71, 73, 74, 75.

Journal references: 17

• 24 Jan 1904
• 28 Feb 1904
• 9 May 1905
• 19 Sep 1909
• 14 Jul 1912
• 21 Jul 1912
• 22 Dec 1912
• 27 Jul 1913
• 3 Aug 1913
• 14 Jul 1917
• 15 Jul 1917
• 16 Jul 1917
• 29 Jun 1919
• 31 Mar 1920
• 6 May 1920
• 24 Aug 1921
• 25 Aug 1921

See also Alington [née Lyttelton], Hester Margaret