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Mill Hill School
Mill Hill School, in Mill Hill, London, is a coeducational independent school for boarding and day pupils aged 13–18. 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.
HousesAs with many independent schools, Mill Hill School is divided in houses. These are:
Winterstoke House was re purposed as Grimsdell Pre-preparatory School in 1995. HistoryA committee of Nonconformist merchants and ministers, including John Pye Smith, founded the school[1] 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. Mill Hill School occupies a 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. In 1939, Mill Hill School's premises were taken over by the British government and the school was evacuated to St. Bees School in Cumberland for the duration of the Second World War.[2] 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. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6694215.stm In 2005 the school was one of fifty of the country's leading private schools which were found guilty of running an illegal price-fixing cartel, exposed by The Times, which had allowed them to drive up fees for thousands of parents.[3] Each school was required to pay a nominal penalty of £10,000 and all agreed to make ex-gratia payments totalling three million pounds into a trust designed to benefit pupils who attended the schools during the period in respect of which fee information was shared.[4] Architecture
ChapelUnveiled 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. <gallery> Image:Mill Hill School Chapel.jpg Image:MHS Chapel.jpg Image:Mill Hill School July 2004.jpg </gallery> School HouseDesigned 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. <gallery> Image:Mill Hill School School House.jpg|School House with War Memorial Image:Mill Hill School.jpg|From The Ridgeway Image:Mill Hill School May 6th 2004(2).jpg|A view from Top Terrace Image:Mill Hill School - View from School House.jpg|School House Interior </gallery> Boarding HousesAlthough the number of day pupils has risen over recent years, boarding at Mill Hill is still central to the life of the School. <gallery> Image:Cedars House.jpg|Cedars (now a day house with the same name) Image:Burton Bank.jpg|Burton Bank Image:Collinson House Mill Hill.jpg|Collinson Image:St Bees House.jpg|St Bees (as Collinson) Image:Ridgeway House.jpg|Ridgeway House Image:Winterstoke House.jpg|Winterstoke House, currently as the Pre-Prep </gallery> Faculties and OtherThe School occupies a number of buildings within its site of both modern and traditional styling. <gallery> Image:War Memorial MHS.jpg|War Memorial Image:Mill Hill School Faculty of Science.jpg|School of Science Image:Pavillion at MHS.jpg|Pavilion Image:The Marnham Block MHS.jpg|The Marnham Block </gallery> Bicentennial CelebrationsThe 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. ManagementThe 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:
RugbyMill 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:
Notable Alumni
James MurrayOne 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. 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 TheatreIn honour of Patrick Troughton the Mill Hill theatre was dedicated to the actor and named the Patrick Troughton Theatre in 2007. References
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