Malvern Girls' College
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Malvern Girls' College, commonly known as MGC was founded in 1893 by Lily Poulton and Isabella Greenslade. It was a leading independent school for girls in Great Malvern, Worcestershire, United Kingdom. The main school was housed in a building that used to be a hotel (the Imperial Hotel) in the town's heyday as a spa and resort town during the Victorian era. The boarding houses were spread in the surrounding area.
The names of the boarding houses were:
- Hatfield (for lower-middle school pupils)
- Benhams (for middle school pupils)
- The Mount (for middle school pupils)
- Greenslade (for sixth form pupils)
- Poulton (for sixth form pupils)
The school is not to be confused with Malvern College, which is a separate school.
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[edit] Merger
In February 2006 it was announced that the school was to merge with nearby St. James's School. The new school is called Malvern St James (MSJ) and is based at the Malvern Girls' College campus. As would be expected, this caused a bit of a riot in both schools however it seems to have settled down fairly well.
Malvern Girls' College last headmistress was Phillipa Leggate. Rosalind Hayes is the Headmistress of Malvern St James.
[edit] Traditions/Perculiarities
Dead dog
Staff pantomime
Summer dresses
Charity weekend
Senior citz
Six inch rule
16 year olds sitting on the floor for assembly
and many other things....
[edit] History
In the 1980's the school was much larger (around 500 girls). There were seven middle school boarding houses, all of which housed girls from Upper 3 - Upper 5 (11-16 year olds). These were:
- The Benhams
- The Mount with Ryall
- Ivydene
- Summerside
- Avenue
- Lindfield
- Hatfield
Of these, only Hatfield was purpose-built. The rest were converted houses, including the house in which the school was originally founded - Ivydene Hall. Day girls were all assigned to a house, where they ate lunch and tea and were involved in social activities and house competitions. Only Ivydene, Lindfield, Avenue and The Benhams had day girls.
All sixth-formers were housed in the main building until 1990 when a purpose built house was constructed on the Ivydene site. This was named Greenslade and the original sixth-form house was called Poulton, in honour of the school's founders.
Much excitement was caused when one of Marlon Brando's daughters, Petra, attended the school for just a few weeks in the late 80's.
The school was host to one of the most bizzare sports halls ever constructed: The Edinburgh Dome. It consists of a round, green, balloon-shaped building, contaning squash courts, a gym area and a large games area, all surrounded by a murky moat.
[edit] Notable Alumnae
- Barbara Cartland, novelist
- Tania Long, WWII journalist
There are also various judges, lawyers, doctors, journalists who attended the school.
