Wennington School Explained
Wennington School, founded by the Quaker educationalist Kenneth C. Barnes, was a co-educational and ultimately progressive boarding school.It was founded in 1940 in Lonsdale, Lancashire, England. Early governors included Alfred Schweitzer and John Macmurray.[1] During the Second World War the school was housed in Wennington Hall and after the war it relocated to Ingmanthorpe Hall near Wetherby, Yorkshire where it remained until its closure in 1975.[2]
Headmasters included translator and poet Brian Merrikin Hill.[3] The building was used in some episodes of the television series The Darling Buds of May.[4]
Notable alumni
References
- Barnes, Kenneth C.; Involved Man: Action and Reflection in the Life of a Teacher
- Barnes, Kenneth C.; Energy Unbound: Story of Wennington School
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Brian Hill and John Macmurray . pettrust.org.uk . 15 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015000939/http://www.pettrust.org.uk/~pettasc/pettathon/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6:brian-hill-and-john-macmurray&catid=14&Itemid=103 . dead.
- Web site: Wennington School 1940–1975. 17 January 2013 . 29 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120729044649/http://www.wenningtonschool.org.uk/history.htm . dead . wenningtonschool.org.uk.
- Web site: Obituary: Brian Merrikin Hill . . 20 March 1997 . 16 November 2013 . K. E. Smith . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121108133128/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-brian-merrikin-hill-1273925.html . 8 November 2012.
- Web site: Get a taste of the Downton Abbey lifestyle with a home in a grand old house . Harrogate Advertiser . 28 April 2022 . 10 March 2023 . 3 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220503202947/https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/lifestyle/homes-and-gardens/get-a-taste-of-the-downton-abbey-lifestyle-with-a-home-in-a-grand-old-house-3672438 . live.
