Suchergebnisse
Suchergebnisse:
27. Apr. 2024 · Winchester College, one of the oldest of the great public schools of England, in Winchester, Hampshire. Its formal name, St. Mary College of Winchester near Winchester, dates from 1382, when it was founded by Bishop William of Wykeham ( q.v.) to prepare boys for his New College, Oxford, known as St. Mary College of Winchester in Oxford.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Vor 2 Tagen · Here from the 13th century to the Dissolution was the house of the Dominican Friars, the site of whose priory was granted to Winchester College in 1544. On this site, holding it on lease from the College, Sir Robert Mason built Eastgate House in the reign of Charles II, when the king's house was being built. In Godson's map of 1750 the house is termed 'Mr. Penton's seat,' and it was this Mr ...
Vor 2 Tagen · Eton College was founded by Henry VI as a charity school to provide free education to 70 poor boys who would then go on to King's College, Cambridge, founded by the same king in 1441. Henry used Winchester College as a model
7. Mai 2024 · The remarkable and moving book is available from Winchester College Society, 73 Kingsgate Street, Winchester SO23 9PE, at a price of £50. To purchase a copy of A Noble Company to be delivered, at £54.95 (including UK p&p), please email 1938sunnyside@gmail.com using the subject heading 'A Noble Company' (no further information required), or telephone 0117 9636699.
Vor 6 Tagen · TOUR TIMES: 16 MAY, 25 JUNE, 26 SEPTEMBER AT 14:30. All tours last for one hour and start at the Porters’ Lodge on College Street, SO23 9NA. From April 2024, adult tickets are £12 and concessions are £10.50.
27. Apr. 2024 · Tours of the College's original 14th-century campus run daily, focusing on the school's history and medieval architecture. Highlights include: Chamber Court (the medieval heart of the College), Chapel (the 14th-century Gothic chapel), College Hall (where the Scholars still eat their meals), Cloisters and the 17th-century redbrick ...
7. Mai 2024 · 7th May 2024. Members of the Governing Body, College community, guests from Winchester City Council and contractor, Gilbert Ash, gathered on Friday 3 May for the official groundbreaking ceremony for the two new Sixth Form girls boarding houses due to open in September 2026. Welcoming guests to the ceremony, Sir Richard Stagg, Warden commented:
