Historic houses · London
Merchant Taylors' School
In or near Croxley Green.
Merchant Taylors' School — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
John Sutton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Moor Park · 0.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Merchant Taylors' School, the nearest railway station is Moor Park, located 0.8 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is HA6 2HT. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Merchant Taylors' School is a Grade II*-listed building in england-london, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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Summary from the official site
Merchant Taylors' School is a boys' day school located in North West London, focusing on academic excellence and personal growth. The school offers a wide range of co-curricular activities and aims to foster a supportive environment where students can discover their strengths.
Read more on the official property page.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Merchant Taylors' School is an 11–18 boys' public day school, founded in 1561 in London. The school has occupied various campuses. Since 1933 it has been at Sandy Lodge, a 285 acres (115 ha) site close to Northwood in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire. The school has 1100 students between the ages of 11 and 18. The school is an all-through school from age 3 to 18 after merging with Northwood Prep School in 2015. Founded in 1561 by Sir Thomas White, Sir Richard Hilles, Emanuel Lucar and Stephen Hales, it was one of the nine English public schools investigated by the Clarendon Commission set up in 1861, and successfully argued that it should be omitted from the Public Schools Act 1868, as did St Paul's School, London, the other day school investigated by the Clarendon Commission.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The school was founded in 1561 by Thomas White of the Merchant Taylors' Company in a manor house in the parish of St Lawrence Pountney in the City of London, where it remained until 1875. A curious account survives of a rent payment ritual in London for the Merchant Taylors School in which Sir Rowland Hill, the Lord Mayor of London in 1549 who had coordinated the Geneva Bible translation, presided shortly before he died<blockquote>The xxx day of September my lord mayre and the althermen and the new shreyffes took ther barges at the iij cranes in the Vintre and so to Westmynster, and so into the Cheker, and ther took ther hoythe; and ser Rowland Hyll whent up, and master Hoggys toke ser…
Description
The Merchant Taylors' remains a school for boys only, and accepts pupils based upon an entrance examination, which the boys sit when they are either 11 or 16 years old. The school has a close relationship with its "sister school" St Helen's School, Northwood and the boys also work on occasion with girls from other schools, notably the Royal Masonic School for Girls. The school's old boys, called Old Merchant Taylors (OMTs), include naturalists, poets, actors, academics, politicians, authors, sportsmen, and military figures, including three winners of the Victoria Cross award. OMTs include Lancelot Andrewes, who oversaw the translation of the King James' Bible; John Walter, founding editor…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.6350, -0.4242
- County
- Hertfordshire
- District
- Three Rivers
- Parish
- Batchworth
- Postcode
- HA6 2HT
- Parliamentary constituency
- South West Hertfordshire
- Established
- 1561
- Nearest railway station
- Moor Park — 0.8 km
- Official site
- www.mtsn.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1921431 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Merchant Taylors' School?
- Merchant Taylors' School is in Hertfordshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode HA6 2HT), in the parish of Batchworth.
- What is Merchant Taylors' School?
- Merchant Taylors' School — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Merchant Taylors' School?
- The nearest railway station is Moor Park, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode HA6 2HT.
- When was Merchant Taylors' School built?
- Built or established in 1561.
- Is Merchant Taylors' School a listed building?
- Merchant Taylors' School is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- Is Merchant Taylors' School a protected site?
- Yes — Merchant Taylors' School is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Merchant Taylors' School?
- The nearest railway station is Moor Park, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HA6 2HT.