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Born Highams Park, Essex, on 6 April 1909, the 1st son of Herbert Edward Angold, an engineer, of Bowdon, Cheshire, John was educated in Altrincham before attending Corpus where he earned a 3rd class degree in Literae Humaniores in 1931. After leaving university he became an Assistant Master at Steyning Grammar School but then undertook articles in 1933 and became a solicitor from 1936.He married Katherine Rosemary Gibbs [Odhams] and they had a son, Michael John Angold, who also attended Corpus in 1958. He wrote poetry and his Collected Poems were published in 1952; he also wrote Nyx Apocalyptike, published in 1933.