Film crews were also at the school in 2012 recording the new movie Benjamin Britten - Peace and Conflict, detailing the Suffolk composer's time at Gresham's between 1928 and 1930.

BBC: Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears

You could have a reverse Gresham's Law at work, in which good money drives out bad.

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As well as Britten, other famous names in the arts world to have studied at Gresham's include Bafta-winning actress Olivia Coleman and film director Stephen Frears.

BBC: Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears

Tenor Peter Pears and composer Britten, who lived together in Suffolk, performed at Gresham's in Holt, Norfolk, in 1964, after the headmaster at the time, Logie Bruce-Lockhart, persuaded Britten to return.

BBC: Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears

Horsfall's letter claimed Gresham Ltd had operated for more than five decades, and that his law firm had overseen "substantial" real estate transactions.

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If not, there will be a diminishing demand for space at 30 Gresham Street, Dresdner Kleinwort's smart new address.

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Horsfall, Davenport's solicitor, had written a letter lying about how much money Gresham had.

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S. Lewis (played by Anthony Hopkins) and an American woman named Joy Davidman Gresham (Debra Winger).

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