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53°22′55″N 2°55′19″W / 53.382°N 2.922°W / 53.382; -2.922

Liverpool College
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Queens Drive, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, L18 8BG

Liverpool

England, UK
Information
TypeHMC Co-Educational Public School
MottoTemplate:Lang-la
("'Not Only the Intellect but also the Character'")
Established1840
ChairmanMrs Beryl Greenberg
PrincipalHans Van Mourik Broekman
ChaplainRev'd Gary Hayes
GradesY1-Y13 and Nursery
Number of studentsc.1000
CampusPark suburb
Colour(s)Red, Black
AffiliationChurch of England
Ages3-18
Websitewww.liverpoolcollege.org.uk

Liverpool College is an independent school located in the suburbs of Liverpool, England. The school was one of the 13 founding members of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.

History

The Original School on Shaw Street 1840-1907

Liverpool College was the first to be founded among the many public schools established in the Victorian Era. On the 22nd October 1840 the foundation stone of the original building was laid by Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby K.G. (then styled the Rt. Hon. Lord Stanley M.P), the first patron of the College. A group of Christian Liverpool citizens, many of whose names are now famous in the annals of the city, then began the building of a school where education might be combined with ‘sound religious knowledge’.

The original building in Shaw street (now apartments) is in the so-called Tudor-Gothic style. IT was designed by Mr. Harvey Lonsdale Elmes, and was erected at a cost of £35,000.

The College was opened on 6th January 1843 by the Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone (afterwards four time Prime Minister of England) and the same distinguished son of Liverpool showed his interest in the College by delivering a second great speech in the hall on founders’ day in 1857. At the time of its opening the College consisted of 3 institutions – Upper, Middle and Lower Schools. While these schools were under the control of one and the same Principal, they were kept entirely separate. The Lower, or Commercial School, was intended for boys who were to go into business houses at an early age. The Middle School combined literary and scientific training, with special attention to modern languages for boys leaving for business or the professions. The Upper School was a first grade public school with leaving exhibitions for Oxford and Cambridge. Though the schools were distinct in theory and fact, the foundation was unique, in that the Principal was empowered to nominate a certain number of promising boys for entrance to a higher school on the terms of the lower.

The Liverpool College for Girls Grove Street was established in 1856. The Liverpool College for Girls, Huyton, or Huyton College as it was popularly known was started in 1894 and intended to be parallel to the Boys Upper School. The Liverpool College Preparatory School at Fairfield was also founded in 1898. The Council of Liverpool College was therefore one of the most important governing bodies in the kingdom, with 6 schools under its control.

Upper School at Lodge Lane, Sefton Park

Liverpool College has never “stood still” and has occupied 3 Sites since its foundation in 1840, which is unusual for a public school. The Upper School of what was then officially called ‘Liverpool College’ (since 1863), was moved from Shaw Street to Lodge Lane, Sefton Park in 1884 through the efforts of Rev. Selwyn. The erection of new school buildings started in 1887 and were completed in 1890. The first instance of a site in Mossley Hill occurred in 1896 where several acres were purchased as playing fields with the present pavilion being built in 1905. All ties with the Original building were severed in 1907 when it was sold to the Liverpool Corporation, and the masters and boys of the Middle and Lower schools remained to form the Liverpool Collegiate School. From 1917-36 more land and buildings were purchased at the Site in Mossley Hill. The Junior wing (presently Mossley Vale) was opened by Lord Stanley and the foundation stone of St.Peter’s chapel was laid by Mr. H. Sutton Timmis, Chairman of the governors.

The College has held land on the present 26 acre (105,000 m²) site since 1896. In 1993 the Liverpool College for Girls, Huyton or Huyton College merged with Liverpool College making it a co-educational day school. Presently it is open to boys and girls from the ages of 3 to 18. In 2005 there were 361 boys and 243 girls enrolled in the upper (secondary) school, and 350 children enrolled in the preparatory school. The annual fees range from £5,415 to £8,595 for the academic year 2008-09.

The school is situated in Mossley Hill on North Mossley Hill Road and backing onto Queens Drive. Facilities on site include a fully equipped gymnasium and relaxation centre as well as AstroTurf courts and a Combined Cadet Force centre. It had been decided to proceed with plans to concentrate the whole school in what is currently the Lower School site, in a series of projects to construct newer and more up-to-date buildings. However, due to having planning permission rejected and also the financial situation, these plans have been shelved indefinetly.

Constitution

Liverpool College is a registered charity and its objects are "to provide for the inhabitants of Liverpool and others, by the establishment and maintenance of Lectures, School, and other like means, an education suited to their wants upon the most moderate terms; and for this purpose instruction in the doctrines and duties of Christianity, as taught by the Church of England, shall be forever communicated, in combination with literary, scientific, and commercial information."[1]

In 2006-7 it had a gross annual income of £6,803,367.[2]

Identity and traditions

Coat of Arms

The Coat of Arms has been in use since 1840 and reflects The College's mission and values: “A shield bisected horizontally, with a bishop’s mitre as crest- in the shield, a royal crown on a cushion, backed by crossed crook and sceptre, and an open book”. Thus the arms are symbolic of Church, State and Education.

Motto

The motto (taken from the writing of Cicero) means 'Not only the intellect but also the character'. This reflects the aim of the College to educate the whole person, combining the traditional values of honesty, integrity and citizenship with a determination to meet the individual needs of pupils so they may realise their full potential.

Grace

There was a long tradition of saying grace at the college. It is no longer in active use in the college, but the wording was:

Oculi omnium in te sperant, domine, et tu das escam illorum in tempore opportuno. Tui sunt caeli et tua est terra, orbem terrae et plenitudinem eius tu fundasti. Confitemini, domino, quoniam bonus quoniam in aeternam, misericordia eius.

The translation is as follows:

The eyes of all men wait upon thee, O Lord, for thou givest them their meat in due season. The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine, as for the world and the fullness thereof thou has founded them. O confess unto the Lord that he is good, that his mercy endureth for ever.

So be it [Amen]

Houses

Up until 1992 the school was organized under a clearly defined house system, as in most public schools. In the same year two of the previous houses were removed and the school was re-organized into year groups in lieu of the traditional house structure that had existed. School House, the college’s boarding house since 1917 and Howards were removed and Brooks, Butlers, Howsons and Selwyns remained.

The Six Houses that existed until 1992

House Symbol Motto Named After
Brooks Stag Aeternum Progredior Rt. Rev. Richard Brook, Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Butlers Grypphon Prensum Elevo Rev. George Butler, Canon of Winchester
Howard Unicorn Contemnit Pavorem Canon Howard
Howsons Lion Nulla Vestigia Retrorsum Very Rev. John Saul Howson , Dean of Chester
School House Dragon Stet Fortuna Domus -
Selwyns Porcupine Toujours Prest Rev. E.C. Selwyn

College Chronicle

The school also publishes a once monthly newspaper called the "College Chronicle". It is edited by members of the school's 6th Form and consists of reports of the day to day goings on of the school's life i.e. sporting fixtures, school trips etc.

Old Lerpoolians

The alumni has its own unique title, Old Lerpoolians. Pupils upon graduation from Liverpool College are automatically granted Old Lerpoolian status and are invited to join the Old Lerpoolian Society, a registered company and charity.

The Society, with a large branch in London, holds regular events throughout the year for its members, of which two are most significant: the Civic Dinner in Liverpool in the autumn, at the famous Adelphi Britannia Hotel, and the London Dinner, in recent years held at the RAF Club in Piccadilly, late winter. There are other notable annual events such as the golf competitions, annual graduation drinks in the summer to coincide with the society AGM, and decadal reunions, which with consensus have been thoroughly enjoyable.

The Old Lerpoolian Society is currently presided over by the Rt Hon the Lord Hunt of Wirral. The incumbent chairman is J Swift, who in the previous term was President himself. The London Branch is currently presided over by P Firth and the secretary is N Moss.

Notable Old Lerpoolians

Military honours

Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool

Religious

Sport and the arts

Other fields

See also

References

  1. ^ "Liverpool College, registered charity no. 526682". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  2. ^ "Liverpool College, registered charity no. 526682". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  3. ^ Ann Clayton, "Chavasse, Noel Godfrey (1884–1917)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 12 Sept 2008
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