Stoke College in Stoke-by-Clare, near Haverhill, Suffolk, England, is a co-educationalday school for children aged 11 to 18, with boarding for children aged 11 to 18. It is built on the site of a major medieval monastic college.
The college traces its name back to 1415, when a college for priests was founded on the site. The medieval College had been founded on the earlier site of a Benedictine priory, originally located in Clare Castle, but moved to Stoke-by-Clare in 1124. Under the patronage of the powerful de Clare family, it was one of the wealthiest monastic houses in Norman England, until a disastrous fire in the 1390s. The college annexed Chipley Priory in about 1468.[1][2]
In 1534 Dr Walter Haddon, writing in a letter from Cambridge, says of the college "how that place seemed in a manner to be made on purpose for scholars, both to learn themselves, and to teach others: and that its situation was such that above all others it is best suited for honest and ingenious pleasures." The last Dean was Matthew Parker, future Archbishop of Canterbury under Elizabeth I, and a founder of the Church of England.
The buildings had been abandoned after the Dissolution of the monasteries in the 1540s; the site was bought by the Elwes family around 1660, who created the surviving main house and stables. The Elweses did not always keep the premises in fine style – one member of the family, John Elwes was so mean that he served as Dickens's model for Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol.
In 1897 the estate was bought by Henry Loch, 1st Baron Loch, a Victorian army officer and colonial administrator. He brought in his wife's nephew, the noted architect Edwin Lutyens, to add a wing in his distinctive Arts and Crafts style, as well as gardens in the style of his friend and co-designer Gertrude Jekyll. The Lochs struggled to keep up the estate during and after World War Two; in 1950 they abandoned the house.
In 1954 it became a small independent school, reviving the historic name "Stoke College" a few years later. It now serves around 200 pupils.
'Grenville' was the name chosen for the small school which was founded in Clare a little over 50 years ago. It existed in the building known as 'The Norfolks' for a while before being acquired by Miss Elliot and Miss McLoad, who had previously been senior lecturers, training teachers at Bingley College in Yorkshire, in 1951. They became joint Principals.
This school was so successful that it quickly grew in size and new premises had to be found. The house recently vacated by the Loch family proved ideal and the school moved in 1954. In 1969, Miss Elliot retired and Martin Gedney became the first Headmaster of Stoke College. This was a time of great change and in 1973 it was decided that the name of the school should be changed to Stoke College.
Notable alumniedit
Henry Driver, Artist and Computer Game Developer, 2010
Dr Matthew Olyver, celebrated contemporary composer.
Referencesedit
^Page.W (1975) 'Houses of Austin canons: Priory of Chipley', A History of the County of Suffolk: Volume 2, p. 99 (available online). Retrieved 2011-05-03.
^Historic England. "Chipley Priory (379224)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 3 May 2011.
stoke, college, colleges, stoke, trent, stoke, trent, college, city, stoke, trent, sixth, form, college, stoke, clare, near, haverhill, suffolk, england, educational, school, children, aged, with, boarding, children, aged, built, site, major, medieval, monasti. For the colleges in Stoke on Trent see Stoke on Trent College and City of Stoke on Trent Sixth Form College Stoke College in Stoke by Clare near Haverhill Suffolk England is a co educational day school for children aged 11 to 18 with boarding for children aged 11 to 18 It is built on the site of a major medieval monastic college This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Stoke College news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Stoke CollegeAddressAshen LaneStoke By ClareSudbury Suffolk CO10 8JEEnglandCoordinates52 03 34 N 0 32 19 E 52 05954 N 0 53867 E 52 05954 0 53867InformationTypeOther Independent SchoolMottoSUB HOC SIGNO VINCESEstablished1415Local authoritySuffolkDepartment for Education URN124865 TablesCEOMark LoganGenderCoeducationalAge11 to 18Enrolment200HousesLions amp UnicornsWebsitehttp www stokecollege co uk Contents 1 History of the site 2 Recent history 3 Notable alumni 4 References 5 External linksHistory of the site editThe college traces its name back to 1415 when a college for priests was founded on the site The medieval College had been founded on the earlier site of a Benedictine priory originally located in Clare Castle but moved to Stoke by Clare in 1124 Under the patronage of the powerful de Clare family it was one of the wealthiest monastic houses in Norman England until a disastrous fire in the 1390s The college annexed Chipley Priory in about 1468 1 2 In 1534 Dr Walter Haddon writing in a letter from Cambridge says of the college how that place seemed in a manner to be made on purpose for scholars both to learn themselves and to teach others and that its situation was such that above all others it is best suited for honest and ingenious pleasures The last Dean was Matthew Parker future Archbishop of Canterbury under Elizabeth I and a founder of the Church of England The buildings had been abandoned after the Dissolution of the monasteries in the 1540s the site was bought by the Elwes family around 1660 who created the surviving main house and stables The Elweses did not always keep the premises in fine style one member of the family John Elwes was so mean that he served as Dickens s model for Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol In 1897 the estate was bought by Henry Loch 1st Baron Loch a Victorian army officer and colonial administrator He brought in his wife s nephew the noted architect Edwin Lutyens to add a wing in his distinctive Arts and Crafts style as well as gardens in the style of his friend and co designer Gertrude Jekyll The Lochs struggled to keep up the estate during and after World War Two in 1950 they abandoned the house In 1954 it became a small independent school reviving the historic name Stoke College a few years later It now serves around 200 pupils In 1961 the house became a Grade II listed building 3 Recent history edit Grenville was the name chosen for the small school which was founded in Clare a little over 50 years ago It existed in the building known as The Norfolks for a while before being acquired by Miss Elliot and Miss McLoad who had previously been senior lecturers training teachers at Bingley College in Yorkshire in 1951 They became joint Principals This school was so successful that it quickly grew in size and new premises had to be found The house recently vacated by the Loch family proved ideal and the school moved in 1954 In 1969 Miss Elliot retired and Martin Gedney became the first Headmaster of Stoke College This was a time of great change and in 1973 it was decided that the name of the school should be changed to Stoke College Notable alumni editHenry Driver Artist and Computer Game Developer 2010 Matt Cardle singer and songwriter winner of The X Factor in 2010 Dr Matthew Olyver celebrated contemporary composer References edit Page W 1975 Houses of Austin canons Priory of Chipley A History of the County of Suffolk Volume 2 p 99 available online Retrieved 2011 05 03 Historic England Chipley Priory 379224 Research records formerly PastScape Retrieved 3 May 2011 Historic England Stoke College 1265211 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 28 November 2013 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stoke College amp oldid 1205872282, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
