Glenalmond College (formerly Trinity College, Glenalmond) is a co-educational independent boarding school in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, for children aged between 12 and 18 years. It is situated on the River Almond near the village of Methven, about 8 miles west of the city of Perth. The school's motto is Floreat Glenalmond ('Let Glenalmond Flourish'). The school is affectionately known as "Coll" by pupils and staff. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... Educational institutions are often categorised along several dimensions. ... Perth and Kinross (Peairt agus Ceann Rois in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... This article is about the country. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... The Universitätscampus Wien, Austria ( details) Campus (plural: campuses) is derived from the (identical) Latin word for field or open space. English gets the words camp and campus from this origin. ... A website (alternatively, web site or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or more web servers, usually accessible via the Internet. ... A boarding school is usually a fee-charging school where some or all pupils not only study, but also live during term time, with their fellow students and possibly teachers. ... Perth and Kinross (Peairt agus Ceann Rois in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... This article is about the country. ... The River Almond is a river in east-central Scotland. ... Methven is a large village in the Scottish region of Perth and Kinross. ... Perth (Scottish Gaelic: ) is a royal burgh in central Scotland. ...

History

Glenalmond College was founded as an independent school by William Ewart Gladstone and James Robert Hope (later Hope-Scott of Abbotsford). It was to be "north of the Firth of Forth, and removed from the vicinity of any large town, a College to be called The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, which may receive and board a large number, say ultimately 150 to 200 youths from eight to eighteen years of age, and also afford a sound Clerical Education to young men destined for Holy Orders". Gladstone and his father (Sir John Gladstone) inspected several sites before deciding on a site proposed by George Patton of Cairnies. Once the site was decided upon, John Henderson was commissioned as architect. The school opened its doors on the 4th May, 1847 to fourteen boys (though one boy, Lord Ker, later Marquess of Lothian and Secretary for Scotland, notoriously arrived a day early). The first Warden (headmaster) was Charles Wordsworth. An independent school in the United Kingdom is a school relying, for all of its funding, upon private sources, so almost invariably charging school fees. ... William Ewart Gladstone (29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British Liberal Party statesman and Prime Minister (1868–1874, 1880–1885, 1886 and 1892–1894). ... James Robert Hope-Scott (July 15, 1812 - April 29, 1873) was an English barrister and Tractarian. ... The Firth of Forth from Calton Hill The Forth Bridges cross the Firth Satellite photo of the Firth and the surrounding area Map of the Firth Firth of Forth (Scottish Gaelic: Linne Foirthe) is the estuary or firth of Scotlands River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea... Sir John Gladstone, 1st Baronet (11 December 1764 – 7 December 1851), was a Scottish merchant, Member of Parliament, and the father of the British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Schomberg Henry Kerr (1833 - 1900), 9th Marquis of Lothian, was a British diplomat and politician. ... The title of Marquess of Lothian was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1701 for the 4th Earl of Lothian. ... The Secretary for Scotland was the former title of the chief minister in charge of the Scotland Office in the United Kingdom government. ... Charles Wordsworth (August 22, 1806 _ December 5, 1892), Scottish bishop, son of Christopher Wordsworth, Master of Trinity, was born in London, and educated at Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford. ...

Until 1990 Glenalmond was an all-boys school, but it is now co-educational. The proportion of boys to girls is currently 2:1 although increasing numbers of female applicants has given rise to talk of a third girls' boarding house.

A full, published history of Glenalmond College, up to 1956 is available from the school; e-mail for information [1]. A retired master is currently bringing the history up to date, which could result in publication in 2008.

Boarding houses

The pupils are allocated into one of seven houses, named after staff who participated in the development of the school. There are instances of four or even five generations of pupils having been members of the same House. The boys' houses are Reid's, Skrine's, Matheson's, Patchell's, and Goodacre's. The girls' houses are Home and Lothian. Until 1992 there was another boys' house called The Cairnies which was reopened in the summer of 2006 as a girls' sixth form house. Skrine's has been upgraded with a brand new boarding house opposite Big rugby, behind the trees on the western side of Front Avenue.

Former Pupils

Former pupils are known as OGs (Old Glenalmond).

• Victor Alexander Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin - Viceroy of India
• Alick Buchanan-Smith - politician
• Duncan Campbell - journalist and author
• Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll
• Alexander Cockburn - journalist
• Andrew Cockburn - journalist
• Patrick Cockburn - journalist
• Robbie Coltrane - actor
• James Cuthbertson - poet
• Charles Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs
• Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia
• Sandy Gall - former ITN newscaster
• Sir John Gilmour - politician
• Dougie Hall - rugby player
• Gerald Howat - historian, teacher and cricket writer
• Joseph Leycester Lyne - preacher
• David Litchfield - writer
• James Kennaway - novelist
• Miles Kington - writer and humorist
• Malcolm MacColl - clergyman and publicist
• Kevin Macdonald - film director
• Alastair Mackenzie - actor
• Allan Massie - journalist and writer
• John Purvis - Conservative MEP
• Michael Rodd - former BBC Tomorrow's World TV presenter
• George Rickey - sculptor
• Archibald Noel Skelton - politician
• David Sole - rugby player
• Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell - businessman
• Rob Wainwright - rugby player
• David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn - diplomat and colonial administrator
• Alexander Mann - bobsledder (Team Germany)

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References

External links

• Glenalmond College - official home page
• Glenalmond College's page on Scottish Schools Online
• The Old Glenalmond Club