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Mill Hill School, in Mill Hill, London, is a coeducational independent school for boarding and day pupils aged 13–18. King Edwards School Crest File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Mill Hill is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. ...
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Dr. Dominic Luckett became headmaster at the start of the 2007/2008 academic year. He was previously deputy headmaster of Worth School. He succeeded William R Winfield, MA. Worth School, near the village of Turners Hill, Crawley, West Sussex, England, is a boarding and day school for students aged between 11-18 years. ...
Houses
As with many independent schools, Mill Hill School is divided in houses. These are: - Boarding Houses
- Burton Bank
- Collinson
- Ridgeway
- Day Houses
- Atkinson
- McClure
- Murray
- Priestley
- School House
- Weymouth
- Cedars
Winterstoke House was re purposed as Grimsdell Pre-preparatory School in 1995.
History A committee of Nonconformist merchants and ministers founded the school for boys only in 1807. They located it outside the boundary of London because of "dangers both physical and moral, awaiting youth while passing through the streets of a large, crowded and corrupt city". The school is therefore located in peaceful, secure and rural surroundings, yet by today's standards very close to Central London. A nonconformist is an English or Welsh Protestant of any non-Anglican denomination, chiefly advocating religious liberty. ...
Year 1807 (MDCCCVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ...
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Mill Hill School occupies a 120-acre site, part of which formed the gardens of Ridgeway House, the house of botanist Peter Collinson. Collinson was one of the most important importers of rare and exotic plants into English gardens. Many of the species that he introduced to Mill Hill in the 18th Century continue to flourish today in the grounds of the School. Peter Collinson (1694–1768) was a Fellow of the Royal Society best known for his friendship with Benjamin Franklin and their correspondence about electricity. ...
In 1939, Mill Hill School, from North London, was evacuated to St. Bees for the duration of the Second World War.[1]
Mill Hill first admitted Sixth Form girls in 1975 and became fully co-educational in 1997.
The BBC news website usually uses a picture taken at Mill Hill School for articles about Boarding Schools. [1] For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ...
Architecture
Chapel Unveiled in 1896, the School Chapel is a basilica in form. The architect was Basil Champneys, well-known for his work at Oxford and Winchester College. Winchester College is a well-known boys independent school, and an example of an English public school, in the city of Winchester in Hampshire, England. ...
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Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,024 × 768 pixels, file size: 184 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Mill Hill School Chapel, 2004 I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...
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School House Designed by Sir William Tite, famous for his work on the London Royal Exchange, School House was erected in 1825 and is described as being in the Greco-Roman style. William Tite (1798-1873) was a British architect. ...
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School House with War Memorial Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,024 × 768 pixels, file size: 181 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) School House, Mill Hill School, July 2004. ...
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Boarding Houses Although the number of day pupils has risen over recent years, boarding at Mill Hill is still central to the life of the School. Cedars Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,024 × 768 pixels, file size: 341 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Cedars House, Mill Hill School, London. ...
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Faculties and Other The School occupies a number of buildings within its site of both modern and traditional styling. War Memorial Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,024 × 768 pixels, file size: 78 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The War Memorial at Mill Hill School, London. ...
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Bicentennial Celebrations The school celebrates its bicentenary year during 2007. To honour this landmark in the school's history a service was held at St Paul's Cathedral. Additionally, the school held the visit of HRH Countess of Wessex to officially open the school's new Favell building. This article is about the cathedral church of the diocese of London. ...
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Management The school is run by the Mill Hill School Foundation. The foundation offers education to boys and girls aged 3 - 18 in three schools. The foundation's other schools are: - Belmont School - a day school for pupils aged 7 - 13. Head: Lynn Duncan BSc
- Grimsdell - a pre-preparatory day school for pupils aged 3 - 7. Head: Mrs Pauline E R Bennett-Mills, Cert Ed
Rugby Mill Hill School has a large range of sports. Traditionally the main school sport has been Rugby Union, whose colours are chocolate brown and white. Notable events in recent rugby history include: - 1993 Winners of Middlesex Cup
- 1994 Tour to South Africa and Australia, Ben Levenstein England Schools U-18s
- 1995 Peter Mensah England A
- 1997 Adrian Flavin England Schools U-18s
- 1999 Gerald Arasa England U-21s
- 2000 Tour to South Africa, Winners of the Middlesex Cup
- 2003 Tour to Australia and Fiji, the most successful to date
- 2004 Finalists of the Middlesex Cup
- 2005 Tour to Canada
Notable Alumni - See also: Category:Old Millhillians
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James Murray One of the more important former members of staff was James Murray, editor of a new English Dictionary, that was to become the Oxford English Dictionary. Sir James Augustus Henry Murray (1837-1915) was a Scottish lexicographer and philologist. ...
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In preparation for the work ahead Murray built a corrugated-iron shed in the grounds of Mill Hill School, called the Scriptorium.
A scriptorium remains at the school today called the Murray Scriptorium, however this is not the same building as the original.
One of the school's houses is named after him (Murray).
The Patrick Troughton Theatre In honour of Patrick Troughton the Mill Hill theatre was dedicated to the actor and named the Patrick Troughton Theatre in 2007. Patrick George Troughton (25 March 1920 – 28 March 1987) was a versatile and prolific English actor known in his role as the second incarnation of the Doctor in the long running British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which he played from 1966 until 1969. ...
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References - ^ "Evacuation of Mill Hill School to St. Bees", The St Bees Association.
- ^ "Nigel Wray", University of Bristol.
External links
Official Sites - Mill Hill School
- Belmont School
- Grimsdell
- Friends of Mill Hill School
- Old Millhillians Club
Independent Schools Council links - Mill Hill School
- Belmont School
- Grimsdell
Other External links - Francis Crick talking about his time at Mill Hill on Peoples Archive
- Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust's early history of Mill Hill School
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