Harrogate Ladies' College
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Harrogate Ladies' College is an independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11 to 18 years located in North Yorkshire
, England
. Harrogate Ladies' College is a Church of England
foundation. All the facilities are campus-based. They include an indoor swimming pool, tennis courts, and others.
Accommodation is based in several of the boarding houses. They include Tower House, the 6th form boarding accommodation which is similar to a university hall of residence.
In 1939-45, the school was evacuated to Swinton Park
, and after World War II
moved back. Additional extensions that housed a library, a science block and a gymnasium were built later in the 1950s. Later more building were constructed (Sports Hall in the 1980s, an Art Room, and Highfield Prep School). Gradually houses on each side of Clarence Drive were acquired, to be used as boarding houses. Currently the grounds, playing field, tennis courts, houses and gardens occupy about 28 acres (113,312.1 m²) of the Duchy Estate.
Harrogate Ladies College appeared on Look North on Thursday 17th March 2011, the cause in this was the sport of Lacrosse.
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Harrogate Ladies' College is a Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
foundation. All the facilities are campus-based. They include an indoor swimming pool, tennis courts, and others.
Accommodation is based in several of the boarding houses. They include Tower House, the 6th form boarding accommodation which is similar to a university hall of residence.
History
In the 1880s the original Harrogate College was a boys' school. The need for a girls' school in the area soon became obvious, and this school was opened in 1893. Over the next years the newly opened girls' school flourished while the boys school died. In 1904 the girls' school moved into the present accommodation.In 1939-45, the school was evacuated to Swinton Park
Swinton Park
Swinton Park, the seat of the Danby family and of the Cunliffe-Lister family is an English country house in Swinton near Masham, North Yorkshire, England. It is set in of parkland, lakes and gardens...
, and after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
moved back. Additional extensions that housed a library, a science block and a gymnasium were built later in the 1950s. Later more building were constructed (Sports Hall in the 1980s, an Art Room, and Highfield Prep School). Gradually houses on each side of Clarence Drive were acquired, to be used as boarding houses. Currently the grounds, playing field, tennis courts, houses and gardens occupy about 28 acres (113,312.1 m²) of the Duchy Estate.
Duchy of Lancaster
The Duchy of Lancaster is one of the two royal duchies in England, the other being the Duchy of Cornwall. It is held in trust for the Sovereign, and is used to provide income for the use of the British monarch...
Harrogate Ladies College appeared on Look North on Thursday 17th March 2011, the cause in this was the sport of Lacrosse.
Notable former pupils
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, actress