Eltham College
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This article is about the school in London, England. For the school in Research, Australia see Eltham College of Education
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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.
'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 (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.
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.
Mandarin Chinese is now taught at Eltham College and links with China are growing.
Eltham College of Education
Eltham College of Education is a private early years, junior and high school with an enrolment of approximately 1,200 students. It is situated in Research, an outer suburb north east of Melbourne, Australia. The current principal is Dr. David Warner.-Campuses:The school is currently divided up...
.
Eltham College is an independent school
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
situated in Mottingham
Mottingham
Mottingham is a district of south London, England; located at the convergence of the London Borough of Bromley, the London Borough of Lewisham and the London Borough of Greenwich...
in south-east London. Eltham
Eltham, London
-Parks and open spaces:There is a large variety of open green space in Eltham, in the form of parkland, fields and woodland.*Avery Hill Park is large, open parkland, situated to the east of Eltham. It is most notable for its Winter Garden, a hothouse containing tropical trees and plants from around...
and Mottingham once formed part of the same parish, hence its name.
Early history
The school dates back to 1842 when it was founded as the London Missionary SocietyLondon Missionary Society
The London Missionary Society was a non-denominational missionary society formed in England in 1795 by evangelical Anglicans and Nonconformists, largely Congregationalist in outlook, with missions in the islands of the South Pacific and Africa...
's School for the Sons and Orphans of Missionaries. A girls' school had been established in Walthamstow
Walthamstow
Walthamstow is a district of northeast London, England, located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is situated north-east of Charing Cross...
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
Mornington Crescent (street)
Mornington Crescent is also a street off the A4 near Heathrow Airport.Mornington Crescent is a street in Camden, London, England. It was built in the 1820s, on a greenfield site just to the north of central London. The crescent was named after the Earl of Mornington, brother of the Duke of Wellington...
in 1852 and then to a purpose-built location in the centre of Blackheath
Blackheath, London
Blackheath is a district of South London, England. It is named from the large open public grassland which separates it from Greenwich to the north and Lewisham to the west...
in 1857 (the old school building became the headquarters of the Church Army
Church Army
Church Army is an evangelistic Church of England organisation operating in many parts of the Anglican Communion.-History:Church Army was founded in England in 1882 by the Revd Wilson Carlile , who banded together in an orderly army of soldiers, officers, and a few working men and women, whom he and...
and is now a private hospital). Missionary David Livingstone
David Livingstone
David Livingstone was a Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and an explorer in Africa. His meeting with H. M. Stanley gave rise to the popular quotation, "Dr...
sent his sons to the school while it was in Blackheath.
Current site
The school moved to its present site of 15 hectares / 36 acres - centred around an 18th century mansion (Fairy Hall) in Mottingham - in 1912. The building had previously been used by the Royal Naval SchoolRoyal Naval School
The Royal Naval School was an English school that was established in Camberwell, London, in 1833 and then formally constituted by the Royal Naval College Act 1840. It was a charitable institution, established as a boarding school for the sons of officers in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. Many of...
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
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
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
David Livingstone
David Livingstone was a Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and an explorer in Africa. His meeting with H. M. Stanley gave rise to the popular quotation, "Dr...
, Chalmers
James Chalmers (missionary)
James Chalmers was a Scottish-born missionary, active in New Guinea.-Early life:James Chalmers was born in a small town called Ardrishaig, Argyleshire, Scotland, the only son of an Aberdonian stonemason. The family moved to Inverary when James was seven. There he went to the local school, and then...
and Moffat
Robert Moffat
Robert Moffat was a Scottish Congregationalist missionary to Africa, and father in law of David Livingstone....
; 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.
Mandarin Chinese is now taught at Eltham College and links with China are growing.
Blackheath
The school's headmasters at Blackheath 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: Nevil Wood
- 1930-1959: Geoffrey Turberville
- 1959-1983: Christopher Porteous
- 1983-1990: Christopher Waller
- 1990-2000: Malcolm Green
- 2000–present: 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.Notable Old Elthamians
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- Statistician Philip Bailey
- Historian Stuart Ball
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- Philosopher Piers BennPiers BennPiers Benn is a lecturer in philosophy, member of the British Humanist Association. His research interests include ethics and medical ethics in particular. He is also interested in religion.- Work :...
- Criminologist Sir Anthony BottomsAnthony BottomsSir Anthony Edward Bottoms FBA was Wolfson Professor of Criminology at Cambridge University from 1984 to 2006 and until December 2007 a Professor of Criminology jointly at the universities of Cambridge and Sheffield....
- Politician Fenner Brockway - one of the last pupils to attend the school when it was located in Blackheath
- Sir Michael BuckleyMichael Buckley (civil servant)Sir Michael Sydney Buckley KBE is a retired civil servant who was Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and Health Service Commissioner for England, Scotland and Wales between 1997 and 2002....
, Senior Civil Servant and Ombudsman - Author and broadcaster Charlie ConnellyCharlie ConnellyCharlie Connelly is an author and broadcaster. Connelly began his career as a writer of books relating to sporting events, most commonly football. His breakthrough 2002 book, Stamping Grounds, was his fifth, and followed the Liechtenstein national football team in their unsuccessful campaign to...
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- Robert Dee, tennis player
- Prof Stephen DunnettStephen DunnettStephen Dunnett is a British neuroscientist, and among the most highly cited researchers in the neurosciences. He is a professor at Cardiff University and the founder and co-director of the Brain Repair Group, where he works on developing cell therapies for neurodegenerative diseases including...
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- Organist Stephen FarrStephen FarrStephen Farr is a British organist. He studied with Robert Munns and David Sanger in London and Cambridge. He also received tuition from Piet Kee in Haarlem and Hans Fagius in Copenhagen, and as a student was the recipient of grants from the Countess of Munster Musical Trust and the Worshipful...
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rugby player - Stephen Hockman, QC
- Anglican priest and hymn writer Christopher Idle
- Prof Martin Jones, George Pitt-Rivers Professor of Archaeological Science since 1990 at the University of CambridgeUniversity of CambridgeThe University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
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. - Olympic athlete Eric LiddellEric LiddellEric Henry Liddell was a Scottish athlete, rugby union international player, and missionary.Liddell was the winner of the men's 400 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris...
, after whom the sports hall is named - Peter Luff (campaigner)Peter Luff (campaigner)Peter John Roussel Luff, Chairman of the European Movement UK, and director of Action for a Global Climate Community; formerly Director of the Royal Commonwealth Society ; Director of The European Movement UK and Vice Chair, The International European Movement Funding and Marketing Director of...
- Johan MalcolmJohan MalcolmRichard Johan Anders Malcolm-Hansen is an English-born Danish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler....
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Philip Marrack CB, commanded the Admiralty Reactor Test Establishment, DounreayDounreayDounreay is the site of several nuclear research establishments located on the north coast of Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland...
from 1967–70 - Prof Alan Martin, Professor of Theoretical Physics from 1978-2003 at the University of Durham
- Prof Bob Mash, Stellenbosch University
- Dr Andrew McCulloch, Chief Executive since 2002 of the Mental Health FoundationMental Health FoundationThe Mental Health Foundation was founded in 1949. It is a British charitable organization that provides information, carries out research, and campaigns to improve services for people affected by mental health problems...
- Jack Oliver - Great Britain Weightlifter
- Phil PackerPhil PackerPhil Packer, MBE is a former British Provost Officer who suffered severe spinal cord injuries whilst on active service in February 2008. Despite being told at the time that he would never walk again, he has since undertaken a number of physical challenges for charity, including walking the London...
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, after whom the library is named - Prof Robert Pounder, Professor of Medicine from 1992-2005 at the University College London Medical School
- Prof Geoffrey K. Pullum, Professor of General Linguistics since 2007 at the University of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghThe University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
- Caitlin Reiger, lawyer and author of "Prosecuting Heads of State"
- Organist David SangerDavid Sanger (organist)David John Sanger was a concert organist, professor and president of the Royal College of Organists.- Biography :Sanger was educated at Eltham College and the Royal Academy of Music...
- Anglican priest and hymn writer, Rev Canon Michael SawardMichael SawardMichael Saward is an Anglican priest and hymnist.Saward was born in Blackheath, south-east London, grew up in Petts Wood, was educated at Eltham College, and became a practising Christian in 1946. For his National Service, he served as a subaltern in the Royal West African Frontier Force in Accra,...
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