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'''Eltham College''' is an [[independent school]] situated in [[Mottingham]] in south-east London. [[Eltham, London|Eltham]] and Mottingham once formed part of the same parish, hence its name.
'''Eltham College''' is an [[independent school]] situated in [[Mottingham]] in south-east London. [[Eltham, London|Eltham]] and Mottingham once formed part of the same parish, hence its name.The unwritten rules within the school are to not snitch on others. There is a strong union among the pupils. At the moment the unwritten school motto is "I'm just waiting for a mate" and people actually believe the school anthem is Bedrock.
==Early history==
==Early history==
The school dates back to the early Victorian era, when it was founded as the [[London Missionary Society]]'s School for the Sons and Orphans of Missionaries. A girls' school had been established in [[Walthamstow]] in 1837 and a boys' school was opened in the same place at the beginning of 1842. The boys' school later relocated to [[Mornington Crescent (street)|Mornington Crescent]] in 1852 and then to a purpose-built location in the centre of [[Blackheath, London|Blackheath]] in 1857<ref>Rhind, N. (1993) ''Blackheath Village & Environs, 1790-1990, Vol.1 The Village and Blackheath Vale'' (Bookshop Blackheath, London), p.117.</ref> (the old school building became the headquarters of the [[Church Army]] and is now a private hospital). Missionary [[David Livingstone]] sent his sons to the school while it was in Blackheath.<ref name="Rhind, N. 1993 p.118">Rhind, N. (1993) ''Blackheath Village & Environs, 1790-1990, Vol.1 The Village and Blackheath Vale'' (Bookshop Blackheath, London), p.118.</ref>
The school dates back to the early Victorian era, when it was founded as the [[London Missionary Society]]'s School for the Sons and Orphans of Missionaries. A girls' school had been established in [[Walthamstow]] in 1837 and a boys' school was opened in the same place at the beginning of 1842. The boys' school later relocated to [[Mornington Crescent (street)|Mornington Crescent]] in 1852 and then to a purpose-built location in the centre of [[Blackheath, London|Blackheath]] in 1857<ref>Rhind, N. (1993) ''Blackheath Village & Environs, 1790-1990, Vol.1 The Village and Blackheath Vale'' (Bookshop Blackheath, London), p.117.</ref> (the old school building became the headquarters of the [[Church Army]] and is now a private hospital). Missionary [[David Livingstone]] sent his sons to the school while it was in Blackheath.<ref name="Rhind, N. 1993 p.118">Rhind, N. (1993) ''Blackheath Village & Environs, 1790-1990, Vol.1 The Village and Blackheath Vale'' (Bookshop Blackheath, London), p.118.</ref>

Revision as of 21:05, 25 April 2013

This article is about the school in London, England. For the school in Research, Australia, see Eltham College of Education.
Eltham College
Address
Map
Grove Park Road

Mottingham
,
London
,
SE9 4QF

England
Information
TypeIndependent day school
MottoGloria Filiorum Patres ("The glory of sons is their fathers" – Proverbs 17: 6)
Established1842 (re-established 1852)
Local authorityBromley
Department for Education URN101693 Tables
HeadmasterPaul Henderson
GenderBoys (with coeducational sixth form)
Age7 to 18
Enrollment835
Houses  Carey
  Chalmers
  Livingstone
  Moffat
Former PupilsOld Elthamians
Websitehttp://www.eltham-college.org.uk

Eltham College is an independent school situated in Mottingham in south-east London. Eltham and Mottingham once formed part of the same parish, hence its name.The unwritten rules within the school are to not snitch on others. There is a strong union among the pupils. At the moment the unwritten school motto is "I'm just waiting for a mate" and people actually believe the school anthem is Bedrock.

Early history

The school dates back to the early Victorian era, when it was founded as the London Missionary Society's School for the Sons and Orphans of Missionaries. A girls' school had been established in Walthamstow in 1837 and a boys' school was opened in the same place at the beginning of 1842. The boys' school later relocated to Mornington Crescent in 1852 and then to a purpose-built location in the centre of Blackheath in 1857[1] (the old school building became the headquarters of the Church Army and is now a private hospital). Missionary David Livingstone sent his sons to the school while it was in Blackheath.[2]

Current site

The school moved to its present site - centred around an 18th century mansion (Fairy Hall) in Mottingham - in 1912. The building had previously been used by the Royal Naval School from 1889 to the end of the summer term in 1910.

Eltham College began life as a small boarding school catering for children of missionaries serving overseas, mainly in India, China and Africa. Since the 1950s, the college has become primarily a day school for boys with a co-educational sixth form since 1981. Reflecting the origins of the school, each of the four houses is named after a prominent LMS or BMS missionary, namely Carey, Livingstone, Chalmers and Moffat; coloured blue, green, red and yellow respectively.

The school buildings have been progressively modernised and extended over the last few decades, with the addition of new sports facilities, science labs, theatre, a music school and Junior School facilities. A floodlit astroturf hockey pitch has also been recently opened, and the Dining Hall doubled in size. The grounds now cover over 60 acres.

Mandarin Chinese is now taught at Eltham College and links with China are growing.

Headmasters

Blackheath

The school's headmasters at Blackheath[3] were:

  • 1852-1866: William George Lemon
  • 1866-1868: James Scott
  • 1869-1870: Charles Dugard Makepeace
  • 1870-1875: Revd Edward J Chinnock
  • 1875-1892: Revd Edward Waite
  • 1893-1914: Walter Brainerd Hayward

Mottingham

  • 1914-1926: George Robertson
  • 1926-1930: Neville Wood
  • 1930-1959: Geoffrey Turberville
  • 1959-1983: Christopher Porteous
  • 1983-1990: Christopher Waller
  • 1990-2000: Malcolm Green
  • 2000–now: Paul Henderson

Redevelopment

Henderson has continued the school's programme of building and development started by Christopher Waller, including a major redevelopment to the front of the College, the Junior School and Music School. The most recent addition is the Gerald Moore Art Gallery, built at the back of the school near the Eric Liddell Sports Centre. Named after the Old Elthamian Gerald Moore who generously provided the funding, it displays works by students and other artists and opened in the spring of 2012.

Notable Old Elthamians

See also: Category:People educated at Eltham College

(in alphabetical order)

Notes and references

  1. ^ Rhind, N. (1993) Blackheath Village & Environs, 1790-1990, Vol.1 The Village and Blackheath Vale (Bookshop Blackheath, London), p.117.
  2. ^ a b Rhind, N. (1993) Blackheath Village & Environs, 1790-1990, Vol.1 The Village and Blackheath Vale (Bookshop Blackheath, London), p.118.
  3. ^ Rhind, N. (1993) Blackheath Village & Environs, 1790-1990, Vol.1 The Village and Blackheath Vale (Bookshop Blackheath, London), p.119.
  4. ^ Obituary from The Independent
  5. ^ [Evening Standard, 6 May 2010, "The brash voice of LBC"]
  6. ^ Obituary of Brian Southam, Daily Telegraph, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/books-obituaries/8067581/Brian-Southam.html

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