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It was named after Thomas Becket, 12th-century Archbishop of Canterbury. After Northamptonshire County Council, the local education authority, reverted from the three-tier system (13+ entry age) to the two-tier system (11+ entry), the school was renamed to Thomas Becket Catholic School. [5] [6]
Opened in 1905 as Elm Grove mixed and infant council school. Became a first school in 1977, feeding to West Park Middle [5] Following scrapped initial proposals to become an infant school feeding into Thomas A Becket Junior, the school is expanding to become a 210-place primary school from September 2015. [3] English Martyrs Catholic Primary School
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 January 2025. Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170, Christian martyr "Thomas a Becket" redirects here. Not to be confused with Thomas à Beckett (disambiguation). For the school in Northampton, see Thomas Becket Catholic School. For other uses, see Thomas Beckett. This article contains too many ...
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Comprehensive School, secondary school in Wakefield, West Yorkshire Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about schools, colleges, or other educational institutions which are associated with the same title.
The closure of St Thomas Becket Catholic School was approved on 29 June 2005. From September 2006 onwards, the school became known as "the St Thomas Becket Wing of St Edmund of Canterbury Secondary School". Pupils in years 9, 10 and 11 continued their education on the St Thomas Becket site until the end of year 11.
Plan of Trinity Chapel. In 1220, Becket's remains were translated from his first tomb to the finished chapel. As a result of this event, the chapel became a major pilgrimage site, inspiring Geoffrey Chaucer to write The Canterbury Tales in 1387 and with routes (e.g. from Southwark (Chaucer's route) and the Pilgrim's Way to/from Winchester) converging on the cathedral.
The Castle Chapel of St. Thomas Becket (also known as, the Pearl of Silesian Gothic, or the Silesian Sainte-Chapelle) was built at the end of the 13th century and is located in the eastern wing of the castle in Racibórz. Originally constructed in the Gothic style, the building incorporates elements of Baroque and Neo-Gothic architecture.
William was a Benedictine monk at Christ Church Priory and was ordained as a deacon by Becket in 1170. [3] According to Frank Barlow, a modern biographer of Becket, Becket sent William to Reginald, the Earl of Cornwall, in mid-December 1170 as a spy at the royal court, which Reginald was attending.