The school has enjoyed a distinguished history since its foundation by the merchant taylors company in 1561. Students will typically sit papers in their chosen subjects for alevel, ib or preu. London it fell to the then headmaster, john goad, to rescue the books from the school library whose foundation he had instigated. Merchant taylors is an independent day school of more than 800 students.
Merchant taylors school, london, united kingdom top local. In 1878, the school moved to its present site, some 1,000 yards from the previous, which now forms part of the merchant taylors girls. Merchant taylors schools are a famous family of four independent schools based in crosby, just north of liverpool. It is fully illustrated with more than seventyfive black and white and thirty colour illustrations. Merchant taylors senior girls parent area the school day for all admissions enquiries click the button below for more information find out more leave us your details below and we will be in touch with more information. The school was founded 1561 by the merchant taylors company of london, an. Apart from the 12,000 nonfiction and fiction books available for loan, it has a large reference section, local history material, a special collection containing books by former pupils, and resources on the history of the school. Apr 17, 2020 the school has enjoyed a distinguished history since its foundation by the merchant taylors company in 1561. Merchant taylors school has an admissions point at 11 plus. Northwood prep will join existing member st johns school, enabling mtet to offer a truly firstclass education to pupils from across the northwood area. See 12 photos and 2 tips from 8 visitors to merchant taylors school. There were no admissions for several years, but by 1672 there were 155 boys on the roll.
The manor of the rose takes its name from the original school buildings in suffolk lane in the city of london. We have a number of qualified tutors with experience of. It gives name and entrance date, fathers name and birth date information available varies for each entry. Merchant taylors school northwood middlesex uk unassigned. This cd contains 2 volumes of entrance listings for students at the merchant taylors school, london, from 1562 to 1874. Merchant taylors school history block northwood, london client. Merchant taylors schools, crosby, crosby, united kingdom. Merchant taylors school, suffolk lane, city of london. Victorian london education schools merchant taylors school. Merchant taylors boys school, crosby founded 1620, a british public school for boys, located in great crosby on merseyside.
Speaking on behalf of the merchant taylors educational trust, the master of the merchant taylors company, peregrine massey said, we welcome northwood prep into the mtet. Students can take vocabulary and spelling tests online and play many learning games with their word lists for reinforcement. Four centuries of merchant taylors school, 15611961. Merchant taylors school one of englands top ten schools since 1561, we offer a forwardlooking education rooted in traditional values. Merchant taylors school free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity. Youtube, youtube channel, video marketing, youtuber, igtv, erika vieira, video, instagram. Merchant taylors hall, city and county of the city of london. The ancient motto of the school, homo plantat homo irrigat sed deus dat incrementum, well expresses the aspiration of the pious founders.
The school was founded in 1620 under the instruction of the estate of john harrison, a citizen and merchant taylor of london, who was born in great crosby, and was run under the auspices of the merchant taylors company until 1910. Its pupils have achieved distinction throughout its history. Our printing service continues to operate as usual, with framed and unframed prints available for delivery in. Merchant taylors school abebooks shop for books, art. Students can take vocabulary and spelling tests online and play many learning. The company was at first an association of tailors. The history of london from its foundation by the romans. Merchant taylors school has an admissions point at 16 plus.
Its first headmaster was the famous schoolmaster richard mulcaster. Merchant taylors school was founded in 1561 by the merchant taylors company of london, a guild of tailors and linenarmourers. Merchant taylors school, northwood founded 1561, a british public school for boys, originally located in the city of london and now located in northwood in middlesex. Merchant taylors is an independent day school of more than 850 students. One of the great nine schools of england, we have provided outstanding educational opportunities to boys in the london area since 1561. Taylors is wellknown for the high academic and sporting standards our boys achiev. This means that they assess students hoping to enter the school in year 7 and offer places based on the results of this assessment. This does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but those who are eligible to receive them. Famous past students of the school include edmund spenser, thomas kyd, lancelot andrewes, john webster, and james. The school is housed in a site of historical significance. Taylors is wellknown for the high academic and sporting standards our boys achieve, but also for its warm, friendly atmosphere and our boys support for each other and commitment to their community. Full text of the history of merchant taylors school, from its foundation to the present time.
Merchant taylors boys school is located near to, and has close links with the junior boys school, as well as stanfield mixed infants and junior girls school and merchant taylors senior girls school. The school day the school day is split into 8 periods, and timings are as follows. Merchant taylors school register, 18711900 school, london. This means that they have an assessment for students hoping to enter the school in sixth form. Merchant taylors prep is merchant taylors preparatory school for boys aged 3. Merchant taylors school has provided an outstanding education for boys since 1561. Merchant taylors school mts is a british independent public day school for boys. The companys motto is concordia parvae res crescunt, from the roman historian sallust meaning in harmony small things grow. The history of the merchant taylors company appeals to a wide range of people interested in the history of london. The register of the schools probation, 1607, from the. Merchant taylors school free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual. The merchant taylors school, liverpool road, crosby, liverpool. Cheap hotel deals and luxury 5 star packages near merchant taylors hall.
Since 1933 it has been located at sandy lodge, at the northwestern extreme of london. Merchant taylors hall, 82m nnw of st peter upon cornhill church reasons for designation a livery hall is a type of guildhall belonging primarily to the london livery companies chartered companies originating from the craft guilds, but also found elsewhere in the country. The school enjoys superb facilities for sport, activities, music and it. Its seat is the merchant taylors hall between threadneedle street and cornhill, a site it has occupied since at least 47. Merchant taylors school, northwood founded 1561, is a british public school originally located in the city of london and now located in northwood in middlesex. Parents are able to claim free school meals if they receive a qualifying benefit. Buy four centuries of merchant taylors school, 15611961 first edition. A register of the scholars admitted into merchant taylors. The school was founded 1561 by the merchant taylors company of london, an incorporated group of craftsmen tailors. Merchant taylors school, london, united kingdom top. Merchant taylors hall 30 threadneedle street, london ec2r 8jb.
Further details of the companys history can be found in the history of the merchant taylors company by matthew davies and ann saunders, published in 2004. The study of history is a vital part of the boys education at merchant taylors prep. The library subscribes to online resources, thirty printed magazines, one weekly newspaper, and five daily papers. Merchant taylors school school, london, united kingdom. The then governing body was dilatory in providing for the new school and it was due to the insistence of james fenning, the master of the worshipful company of merchant taylors, that the. Containing a faithful relation of the publick transactions of the citizens. Nursery and reception merchant taylors prep school. Merchant taylors school, unassigned united kingdom, northwood has a homepage to make vocabulary and spelling lists available to students to study at school or home. Although many of the older school records are kept with those of merchant taylors company at guildhall library download the catalogue in london there remains a significant and growing collection at the school. Victorian london education schools merchant taylors. A register of the scholars admitted into merchant taylors school. Since 1933 it has been on 285 acres 115 ha of grounds at sandy lodge in the three rivers district of hertfordshire founded in 1561 by sir thomas white, sir richard hilles, emanuel lucar and stephen hales, it was one of the nine english public schools investigated by the clarendon.
The history of london from its foundation by the romans, to the present time. A set of reports from the school to the company, 18841973. Merchant taylors boys school, liverpool the good schools. Merchant taylors school, one of the major public privately endowed schools in england. Welcome to the official facebook page of merchant taylors school. Merchant taylors girls school was established in 1888, having inherited the buildings from the boys school that had moved less than a mile away in 1874. Foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the results of their ad campaigns. Merchant taylors school london, united kingdom facebook. This shows whether a pupils family have claimed eligibility for free school meals as reported in the annual spring school census. The school continued in improvised premises and rebuilding on the suffolk lane site was complete by 1675. Merchant taylors school, northwood founded 1561, is a british public school originally located in the city of london and now located in northwood in middlesex merchant taylors boys school, crosby founded 1620, a british public school for boys, located in great crosby on merseyside. Founded in 1620, the schools always achieve among the best gcse and a level results on merseyside and in the north west and enjoy exceptional. Merchant taylors school ground profile on cricinfo includes statistics, profile, photos, and articles about the cricket ground. Merchant taylors school, northwood the good schools guide.
It was originally northwood prep school, but merged into merchant taylors in 2015, enabling merchant taylors to become an allthrough school from age 3 to 18. It was one of the nine original public schools that formed the basis of the work of the clarendon commission of 1861 and the subsequent public schools act. Youtube, youtube channel, video marketing, youtuber, igtv, erika vieira, video, instagram hatecast clint taylor. Merchant taylors hall, city and county of the city of. First world war material scrapbooks, letters, photographs etc.
Merchant taylors school filing history free information. We encourage our boys to think about what it means to work and play every. The lies of locke lamora by scott lynch, the book thief by markus zusak, the hobbit, or there and back again by j. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Our printing service continues to operate as usual, with framed and unframed prints available for delivery in normal timescales.
The register of the schools probation, 1607, from the merchant taylors school, london elizabeth hanson the journal of the history of childhood and youth, volume 6, number 3, fall 20, pp. The mts archive contains a broad range of material relating to the school, its pupils and staff including manuscripts, photographs, textiles, artefacts and digital material. Full text of the history of merchanttaylors school, from. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The original site of the boys school, dating back to 1620, became the senior girls school late in the 19th century, after the junior and senior boys moved less than a mile down the road to their current site centring around an impressive.
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