Salisbury Cathedral School

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Salisbury Cathedral School
Motto Domine dilexi decorem domus tuae
(Lord I have loved the habitation of thy house)[1]
Established 1091
Type Independent, day and boarding, choir, preparatory school
Religious affiliation Church of England
Headteacher Mr Paul Greenfield
Founder Saint Osmund
Location The Close
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP1 2EQ
England
Staff 38
Students 250
Gender Mixed
Ages 3 to 13
Website www.salisburycathedralschool.com
Coordinates: 51°03′50″N 1°47′46″W / 51.063777, -1.795966

Salisbury Cathedral School is a school located in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. It was founded in 1091 by Saint Osmund at Old Sarum.[2][3] It was moved 150 years later to the newly built Salisbury Cathedral. In 1947 it was relocated to the former Bishop's Palace in the grounds of the cathedral. The building is designated as a Grade I listed building by English Heritage[4]

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[edit] History

The school was founded by Osmund, the Bishop of Old Sarum and Earl of Dorset, who was recognized for his good works when he was canonised several hundred years later in 1456.[5][6] Osmund was born in Normandy and was a first cousin of William the Conqueror, King of England: William's father, Robert the Magnificent, Duke of Normandy, was the brother of Isabella, Countess of Séez, the mother of Osmund.[5]

The first known graduate of the school was John of Salisbury who served Archbishop Thomas Becket until he was murdered in 1170. John was quoted by Eleanor of Aquitaine.[7]

After 150 years, the school was moved to the newly built Salisbury Cathedral where it remained for hundreds of years. However, in 1947 it was relocated to the former Bishop's Palace in the grounds of the cathedral. This building was designated as a Grade I listed building by English Heritage on 28 February 1952.[4]

More recently, a library funded by the former book store chain, Ottakar's, and named Ottakar's Library, was erected within the school. (Two members of the Heneage family (who started Ottakar's) attended the school.) It was furnished with £5000 worth of books and was opened on October 16, 2002.

[edit] Location

Salisbury Cathedral School (below left of centre)
Salisbury Cathedral School (below left of centre)

Salisbury Cathedral School is located entirely within the Cathedral Close in the city of Salisbury. The school occupies 27 acres[8] in the south end of the Close, which at 80 acres is the largest Cathedral Close in Britain.[9] The main school building is the former Bishop's Palace, parts of which date from the building of the cathedral in the 13th century. The pre-preparatory part of the school is located in newer buildings adjacent to the palace. The pre-prep is a self-contained unit, though children have lunch in the main school, and also use some of the main school facilities such as the chapel, library and ICT suite. The school's boarding house is also located in the Close. Sports facilities on the school campus include football, rugby and cricket pitches, athletics track, tennis courts/hockey pitches and a swimming pool. It is adjacent to the school "Bishop Wordsworth's Grammar School"

[edit] Notable former pupils

[edit] References

  1. ^ Salisbury Cathedral. "Domine dilexi decorem domus tuae". A sermon given at Salisbury Cathedral by Canon Jeremy Davies, Precentor on Sunday 23 July 2006
  2. ^ 'The cathedral of Salisbury: From the foundation to the fifteenth century', A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 3 (1956), pp. 156-183. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=36531. Date accessed: 28 January 2008.
  3. ^ Nicholas Orme, 'School founders and patrons in England, 597–1560', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, online edn, Oxford University Press, Oct 2006, accessed 28 Jan 2008
  4. ^ a b English Heritage Images of England reference no. 318958
  5. ^ a b Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 81
  6. ^ A history of the choir school and of the choristers of Salisbury Cathedral
  7. ^ Power of a woman:Memoirs of a turbulent life: Eleanor of Aquitaine p.339 by Robert Fripp. ISBN 097806210 accessed 24 January 2008
  8. ^ Salisbury Cathedral School. Pre-Prep School prospectus, accessed January 2008
  9. ^ Visitor Information, Salisbury Cathedral. Retrieved on 2008-01-25.
  10. ^ Blacking, John Anthony Randoll (1928–1990), social anthropologist and ethnomusicologist, in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
  11. ^ Brown, (Elizabeth) Iona (1941–2004), violinist and conductor in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
  12. ^ DANIEL, Nicholas in Who's Who 2007 (London, A. & C. Black, 2007)
  13. ^ Earle, William Benson, in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
  14. ^ Barker, Sebastian. Obituary: David Gascoyne. The Independent. 28 November 2001.
  15. ^ Burrows, Donald and Dunhill, Rosemary. 2002. Music and Theatre in Handel's World: The Family Papers of James Harris 1732-1780. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198166540.
  16. ^ Harris, James, first earl of Malmesbury (1746–1820), diplomatist by H. M. Scott in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
  17. ^ HILLS, Air Vice-Marshal David Graeme Muspratt in Who's Who 2007 (London, A. & C. Black, 2007)
  18. ^ KEY, (Simon) Robert in Who's Who 2007 (London, A. & C. Black, 2007)
  19. ^ MATES, Lt-Col Rt Hon. Michael (John) in Who's Who 2007 (London, A. & C. Black, 2007)

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