Ashville College
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| Motto | Esse quam videri "To be, rather than to appear" |
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| Type | Independent school |
| Headmaster | Mark Lauder (MA) |
| Location | Green Lane Harrogate North Yorkshire HG2 9JP England |
| Ages | 4–18 |
| Website | www.ashville.co.uk |
Coordinates: 53°58′26″N 1°33′08″W / 53.97386°N 1.55214°W
Ashville College is a co-educational independent school for both day and boarding pupils aged 4–18 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. It was founded as a Methodist boarding school for boys in 1877, and subsequently merged with Elmfield College and New College in the 1930s. It now thrives as the oldest independent school in Harrogate, although in its native England it is sometimes classed as a Public School, being set up when most education was organised privately, in the home, rather than being available to anyone who could afford the fees. It is now open to non-Methodists and to those of non-Christian religions.
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[edit] Houses
Riverdale, Ellis, Duckworth, Windermere
[edit] Boarding houses
Greenholme (junior boys and girls aged 9-13), Briggs (senior boys aged 13-18 ), Mallinson (senior boys aged 13-18), Norfolk (all girls)
[edit] Motto
Esse quam videri ("to be, rather than to appear")
[edit] Current Headmaster
Mark Lauder MA (Aberdeen)
[edit] Previous Headmasters
- Dr. William Richardson BA LLD (1877-1889)
- Dr. John Bowick BA LLD (1890-1905)
- Rev. Alfred Soothill (1905-1926)
- Joseph T. Lancaster MA MLitt (1927-1957)
- G. Ronald Southam (1957-1977)
- David Norfolk MA (Oxon) (1977-1987)
- Michael Crosby (1987–2003)
- Andrew Fleck (2003–2010)
[edit] Notable Old Ashvillians
- Henry Iles (1871–1951), brass band promoter and entertainment entrepreneur
- Arthur Balfour, 1st Baron Riverdale (1873–1957), steelmaker and industrialist
- Tony Richardson (1928–1991), theatre and film director
- Andy Gray (born 1977), footballer
- Eugen Weber (1925–2007), historian
- Sir Stuart Sidney Mallinson, C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C., D.L., J.P. (1888–1981)
- Iain Coucher (born 1962) Former CEO Network Rail
- Robin Walker (born 1987) Michelin Star Chef
- Simon Heywood (born 1959) Actor (The Bill etc.) but most notably as teacher, Mr Smart in 1980s Grange Hill
- Ian Swales (born 1953) Liberal Democrat MP for Redcar[1]
- Jamie Wilkinson (born 1978) Broadcaster, BBC Newcastle BBC Newcastle
- Jay Smith, Pub Landlord, Television Personality[2]
- Canon Dr. Howard Tomlinson BA, PhD, FRHistS, Former headmaster of Hereford Cathedral School and historical author
- Jim Carter Actor - Mr Carson Downton Abbey, several Hollywood movies and TV actor since 1980
[edit] References
- ^ "UKPollingReport Election Guide » Redcar". http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/guide/seat-profiles/redcar/. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ "Save Our Boozer". Uktv.co.uk. http://uktv.co.uk/blighty/homepage/sid/7541. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
[edit] Bibliography
- Booth, William (1990) A History of Ashville and The Ashvillian Society. Harrogate: The Ashvillian Society, to mark their centenary (1890–1990).
[edit] External links
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