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词条 Mount House School, Tavistock
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  1. History

  2. Facilities

  3. Notable attendees

  4. References

{{Infobox UK school
| name = Mount House School
| logo = File:Arms CorporationOfPlymouth Devon.png
| logo_size = 120px
| logo_alt = Arms of Kelly of Kelly, Devon
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| established = 1881
| closed = 2014
| type = Independent school
Day and boarding school
Co-educational
| religious_affiliation = Church of England
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| head_label = Head Master
| head = Paddy Savage
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| founder = Miss Parker and Miss Tubbs
| specialist =
| city = Tavistock
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| gender = Co-educational
| lower_age = 3
| upper_age = 13
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| free_label_1 = Former pupils
| free_1 = OMH
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}}Mount House was a coeducational independent school situated in the outskirts of Tavistock, Devon, there was an associated preparatory school for primary school children. In June 2014, the school formally merged with Kelly College School to form Mount Kelly School.[1]

The college had fifty acres, including playing fields, set on the edge of Dartmoor and including a stretch of the River Tavy.

History

Mount House School was founded in 1881 by Miss Parker and Miss Tubbs at Alton House, Tavistock Hill, Plymouth. In 1890 the school moved location to North Hill, Plymouth (now the site of St Matthias church hall[2]), moving in 1900 to larger premises at Mount House, Approach Road, Plymouth (the birth place of Miss Tubbs). Plymouth was heavily bombed in World War II and the school re-located to 50 acre site at Mount Tavy in 1940. Mount House School became co-educational in 1996 with a Pre-prep established for 3-7 year olds ten years later.

Facilities

Facilities that were available at Mount House:-

  • All-weather pitch
  • 3 grass pitches for rugby, football, cricket and rounders
  • 700 square metre indoor sports hall
  • 2 squash courts
  • Out door cricket nets
  • 3 cross country courses
  • Netball court
  • 9 hole golf course
  • 25m heated outdoor swimming pool
  • Boating lake

Notable attendees

  • Ed Bye, film and TV producer and director
  • Philip de Glanville,[3] former England Rugby captain
  • Christopher Hitchens,[4] journalist
  • Peter Hitchens,[5] author and writer
  • Lord David Owen,[6] former Foreign Secretary and Leader of the SDP
  • Lewis Pugh, endurance swimmer and ocean advocate
  • David Somerset, chief cashier, Bank of England
  • Paul Tyler, Liberal Democrat MP for Bodmin

References

1. ^http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/kelly-college-mount-house-school-announce-merger/story-21741010-detail/story.html
2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:St_Matthias'_Church,_Plymouth|title=Category:St Matthias' Church, Plymouth - Wikimedia Commons|website=commons.wikimedia.org|language=en|access-date=2018-02-03}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.princetown-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=1120&headline=Union%20marks%20beginning%20of%20new%20era§ionIs=news&searchyear=2014|title=Union marks beginning of new era|publisher=}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.welcomewebsites.co.uk/MHA/oldnews.html|title=The Mount House School Association|first=|last=www.whataboutawebsite.co.uk|publisher=}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/westcountry-s-prestigious-schools-merge/story-20817093-detail/story.html|title=Two of the Westcountry's most prestigious schools to merge|date=17 March 2014|publisher=}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/library/sca/colldescs/owen/biog.htm|title=The University of Liverpool ~ SC&A ~ Home|publisher=}}
{{Devon}}{{Schools in Devon}}

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