Carmel College
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- For the school in Auckland, see Carmel College (New Zealand).
Carmel College was a Jewish co-educational boarding school situated in Wallingford, Oxfordshire between 1948 and 1997.
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[edit] History
The school was founded in 1948 by the late Kopul Rosen and closed in June 1997 due to diminishing numbers and financial difficulties. The school grounds were sold to property developers for an undisclosed fee in 1997, however, the sale was overturned by the charities commission following significant pressure from parents and former students who claimed the land was undersold. The distinctive concrete synagogue, dining hall, and amphitheatre, designed by local architect Thomas Hancock, are Grade II listed buildings; the Julius Gottlieb gallery and boathouse, designed by Sir Basil Spence, is Grade II* listed.
[edit] Location
The school grounds in Mongewell Park had the straightest run of the River Thames flowing through it, and Oxford University made full use of this during their preparation for the annual varsity boat race.
[edit] Structure
It was attended by children from the age of 11 until 18 and had several boarding houses, which changed regularly throughout the school's life. The final boarding houses were as follows:
- Mansion House - 1st, 2nd, 3rd year male.
- Ridgeway House - 4th & 5th year male.
- School House & Sherman House - L6 & U6 male.
- Newnham House - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th year female.
- River Court - L6 & U6 female.
