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Mill Hill School, in Mill Hill, London, is a coeducational independent school for boarding and day pupils aged 13–18. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, an organisation of public schools in the United Kingdom. The Good Schools Guide called the school "A well-balanced school" which "suits a busy, engaged child happy to try out a wide range of activities and use all the facilities."[1] 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.
[edit] 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. [edit] HistoryA committee of Nonconformist merchants and ministers, including John Pye Smith, founded the school[2] 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 120-acre (0.49 km2) 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. Britain's first Hydrangea was planted adjacent to School House by Collinson in 1746. The flora of Mill Hill was also supplemented by the work of amateur botanist Richard William Bowry Buckland (died 1947), governor of the foundation from 1878 to 1889, who cultivated a garden in the south-west of the school's grounds for the enjoyment of future generations as detailed in his diary.
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, leading to the naming of the exclusively female extension of Collinson House after it. A St Bees Association was also founded in commemoration of this period of evacuation in the school's history by Michael Berry OBE and David Smith.[3] 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] [2] 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.[4] 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.[5] [edit] Architecture
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Faculties and otherThe School occupies a number of buildings within its site of both modern and traditional styling.
[edit] Bicentennial and demitricentennial celebrations
The school celebrated 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. An Acer fremanii was planted in her honour adjacent to the School House garden. The school was also visited by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on its 150th anniversary in 1957. This was commemorated by the planting of a Cedar on Top Terrace (the grassed area in front of the School house portico), in her honour. [edit] ManagementThe school is run by the Mill Hill School Foundation,[6] a registered charity under English law.[7] The foundation offers education to boys and girls aged 3 to 18 in three schools. The foundation's other schools are:
[edit] 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:
[edit] Notable alumniSee also: Category:Old Millhillians
[edit] James Murray
The most prominent former member of staff was James Murray, third 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 building called the Murray Scriptorium still stands on the school grounds, however this is not the same building as the original. One of the school's houses, Murray, is named after him. [edit] 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. [edit] References
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