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Dennis Silk, the Warden from 1968 to 1991, is credited with transforming Radley from "a pretty ordinary place" to one of the best public schools. [2]Radley College, formally St Peter's College, Radley or the College of St. Peter at Radley, [3] [4] is a public school (independent boarding school) for boys near the village of Radley, in Oxfordshire, in the United Kingdom.
Robert Corbet Singleton was Warden of St. Columba’s College, Dublin, subsequently First Warden of St. Peter’s College, Radley, and a noted writer and translator of hymns. He was born on 9 October 1810 in Ireland and died on 7 February 1881 in York, England. [1]
In the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, George Stonehouse built a house in Radley Park, but in 1727 the Stonehouse family replaced this with a new mansion, Radley Hall. Early in the 19th century the house was leased for a time as a Nonconformist school, and from 1847 it was leased to William Sewell who founded Saint Peter's College, Radley. [2]
Christopher Dilke, Dr Moberley's Mint-Mark: A Study of Winchester College (1965) Lionel James, A Forgotten Genius: Sewell of St Columba's and Radley (1945) G. K. White, A History of St Columba's College 1843–1974 (Dublin, 1980) Christopher Hibbert, No Ordinary Place: Radley College and the Public School System 1847–1997 (London, 1997)
Monk's position at St Columba's was as organist, Precentor and Master of Music, and he was made a Fellow of the college. [5] Monk went to Oxford in 1847 and with Sewell and Singleton, [6] helped in establishing the new college at Radley. In 1848 he became the first Fellow of St Peter's College, Radley, again, as at St Columba's, as Precentor. [1]
Wardens (principals) of Radley College, formally St Peter's College, Radley, in Oxfordshire, England Pages in category "Wardens of Radley College" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
St Peter's College, Oxford; St Peter's College, Radley (see Radley College), ... New Jersey (formerly known as Saint Peter's College (New Jersey) prior to August 2012)
He became a Fellow and Lecturer at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, until 1913 when he became Warden of Radley College. [6] Following his resignation from Radley in 1918 (prompted by controversial punishments), he was appointed Rector of Redhill near Havant. [6] In 1918–19, he spent 20 months as a Temporary Chaplain to the Forces (TCF).