Witham Hall
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| name = Witham Hall
| image = Witham Hall near Bourne, Lincolnshire (geograph 4293091).jpg
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| coordinates = {{coord|52.737912|-0.445893|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dec|display=inline,title}}
| motto = Qui vit content tient assez
| established = 1959
| closed =
| type = Preparatory day and boarding
| religious_affiliation = Church of England
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| head_label = Head
| head = William Austen{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/schools/witham-hall-preparatory-school-bourne|title = Witham Hall Preparatory School, Bourne}}
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| founder = William Banks
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| address =
| city = Witham on the Hill
Bourne
| county = Lincolnshire
| country = England
| postcode = PE10 0JJ
| local_authority = Lincolnshire
| urn = 120727
| dfeno = 925/6015
| staff = 39
| enrolment = 251{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/schools/witham-hall-preparatory-school-bourne|title = Witham Hall Preparatory School, Bourne}}
| lower_age = 4
| upper_age = 13
| gender = Mixed
| houses = Lyons, Tate, Maitland and Banks
| colours = Green, Yellow, Red, Blue
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| website = https://www.withamhall.com
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Witham Hall is an independent boarding and day school situated in Witham on the Hill, Lincolnshire, England.{{cite web|url=http://www.isbi.com/isbi-viewschool/2388-Witham_Hall_Preparatory_School-1.htm|title=ISBI listing}}
The hall
The house is described by Nikolaus Pevsner in Buildings of England. The core of the house, consisting of five bays between the east front and the west front, dates from 1752 to 1756, although its style, especially its moulded window surrounds, is characteristic of the earlier 18th century. No features from the Georgian period remain inside. The exterior was redeveloped, between 1903 and 1905, by Andrew Noble Prentice, who created an H-shaped plan for the house and added a range on the east side. Along the drive, stretching from the west side of the house to the main entrance, is a sequence of three pseudo-Jacobean arches, dating from 1876, 1830, and 1906, respectively.{{cite book|title=The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire: Entry for Witham Hall, in Witham-On-The-Hill|author=Pevsner, Nikolaus|publisher=Penguin Books|year=1964|page=715}} The hall and its arches are Grade II listed buildings.{{NHLE |num=1240121|desc=Witham Hall and three archways|grade=II |access-date=12 June 2017}}
The stable block was converted to a music school in 1979 by Rex Critchlow.{{Cite book|last=Pevsner|first=Nikolaus|title=The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire. Second Edition|publisher=Penguin Books|year=1989|isbn=0140710272|pages=808|language=en}} There are currently five stables for music lessons ranging from drums to cello, the students play a variety of different instruments.
The school
Witham Hall opened as a preparatory school in 1959. Witham Hall School is a feeder school for public schools, such as Uppingham School and Oundle School. It was described in 2014 as "a first-rate establishment – almost worth having another baby for" by one parent.Tatler, Guides, Schools Guide 2014, Prep, Witham Hall School
Peter Stanley Lyons was headmaster, 1961–1989.
Notable alumni
- Joshua Leakey VC{{cite news|title=Victoria Cross awarded to former Witham Hall pupil Joshua Leakey|url=http://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/local/victoria-cross-awarded-to-former-witham-hall-pupil-joshua-leakey-1-6695538|access-date=18 April 2015|work=Stamford Mercury|date=18 April 2015}}
- Fergus Cochrane-Dyet OBE (born 1965), diplomat
References
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External links
- [http://www.withamhall.co.uk/index.php/component/content/ School Website]
- [http://www.isc.co.uk/schools/england/lincolnshire/bourne/witham-hall Profile] on the ISC website
{{Schools in Lincolnshire}}
{{Educational establishments in South Kesteven}}
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Category:Boarding schools in Lincolnshire
Category:Preparatory schools in Lincolnshire