C2
Housemaster: C2
Gareth Playfair
Gareth became Housemaster of C2 in 2012. He attended Methodist College, Belfast, before reading Theology and Religious Studies at Robinson College, Cambridge, where he gained three Blues for hockey and was a Choral Scholar.
He joined Marlborough in 1998 as a Religious Studies beak. He was RHT in Preshute and Master in Charge of Boys’ Hockey, and has coached athletics and sang in the Choir. He was in charge of children’s activities at the College Summer School for seven years. He moved to St Edward’s, Oxford, in 2007 as Head of Religious Studies and RHT of a boys’ boarding house, but returned to Marlborough in 2010 as Head of Philosophy and Religious Studies.
Gareth enjoys running, choral music, American sports and the poetry of TS Eliot. He is married to Emma, a triple hockey Blue from Cambridge and a physiotherapist. They have two children.
C2 Boarding House
Key Facts
C2 is situated close to the middle of the College, on the north side of the Bath Road. It has easy access to the College’s pitches, courts and swimming pool, as well as the classrooms of Court. C2’s current building was redesigned and completed in 1990 as part of Marlborough’s move to co-education.
Location: Bath Road, opposite Court
Gender: Boys
Number of pupils: 58
Twinned with: Dancy
Ben Allen
Resident House Tutor
Ben joined Marlborough in 2015 as a Physics beak. After five years in the C2 tutor team, he moved in as Resident House Tutor in 2020. He coaches football and athletics.
Teresa Sugden
Dame
Teresa joined C2 in 2015 with a nursing and policing background. She is a rugby/cricket widow, perfect for a boys’ house, and has two daughters and two grandchildren.
