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  Cheltenham College - Welcome
Cheltenham College is a great school in every sense.
Today there are approximately 450 full boarders and 150 day-pupils, both boys and girls, and it occupies the most beautiful of buildings close to the centre of the Regency town of Cheltenham.
Whilst proud of its history, the College is not at all pretentious.
www.cheltcoll.gloucs.sch.uk /cc/home/index.php   (161 words)

  
  Cheltenham - LoveToKnow 1911
CHELTENHAM, a municipal and parliamentary borough of Gloucestershire, England, 109 m.
Cheltenham College (1842) provides education for boys in three departments, classical, military and commercial; and includes a preparatory school.
The Normal Training College was founded in 1846 for the training of teachers, male and female, in national and parochial schools.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Cheltenham   (554 words)

  
  Cheltenham College - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
These figures are recorded in the cloisters of the College chapel completed in the 1890s, which to a degree resembles King's College Chapel in Cambridge and is one of the finest chapels of any English public school.
Cheltenham College boards approximately 580 pupils (150 day pupils) between the ages of 13 and 18 at a cost of about £23,500 a year, making it amongst the most expensive schools in the country.
Cheltenham's military past is recognised in the fact that it is one of only two schools (the other being Eton) to have its own military colours.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cheltenham_College   (1030 words)

  
 A History of Cheltenham Spa
Cheltenham was changed forever in the early 18th century when local people noticed pigeons pecking at salt deposits by a spring south of the town.
In 1901 the population of Cheltenham was 49,000.
In the 20th century although Cheltenham no longer relied on spas it continued to flourish and the population rose to 74,000 in 1971.
www.localhistories.org /cheltenham.html   (694 words)

  
 Cheltenham Ladies' College - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cheltenham Ladies' College was founded in 1853 as a school for women.
It is situated in Cheltenham, a spa town in the English Cotswolds.
This United Kingdom school or college related article is a stub.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cheltenham_Ladies'_College   (283 words)

  
 Cheltenham
Cheltenham had been a fashionable spa since the daughters of George III came to take its waters for their constipation.
Cheltenham College, standing like a toy Gothic monastery on the edge of the town, was neither old nor very distinguished.
Cheltenham fed half its young men into the British army, and for ninety years it had aimed to turn out good chaps who believed in honesty and fair play, 'the sort of qualities that typified the Indian Civil Service'.
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 CHELTENHAM
CHELTENHAM is situated about 10 miles east of Gloucester close to where the River Chelt, a tributary of the River Severn, breaks through the western edge of the Cotswolds.
A church is known to have existed at Cheltenham as early as 803.
Possibly most famous in the modern era for horse racing - the Cheltenham Gold Cup is one of the nation's classics - Cheltenham, is an excellent centre point to tour the Cotswolds for those who enjoy the liveliness, hustle and bustle of city life.
www.dursley-cotswolds-uk.com /cheltenham.htm   (374 words)

  
 College Life, Sport, Horse Riding
College provides the opportunity for girls who enjoy horse riding to develop their interest.
Hartpury is approximately 25 minutes drive from Cheltenham and the centre runs show-jumping, dressage, and cross-country competitions which the girls regularly enter.
College has a tradition of examination success, but this year’s results have more than lived up to expectations.
www.cheltenhamladiescollege.org /college/horseriding.asp?style=easy   (188 words)

  
 Adam Lindsay Gordon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Born in the Azores of an old Scottish family, his father was a retired army captain who later became professor of Oriental languages at Cheltenham College.
The family moved to Madeira when he was a child, and then to Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, in 1840.
Gordon was sent to the newly founded college in 1841, but was expelled later for poor behaviour.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Adam_Lindsay_Gordon   (754 words)

  
 Study in Australia
The college is committed to providing comprehensive, relevant and challenging programs that enable all students to work towards achieving their potential and to be responsible and contributing citizens of Australia and the World.
The college values personal growth and responsibility, inclusion and social justice, lifelong learning (to learn, to know, to be and to live together), experiential learning and e-learning.
Cheltenham Secondary College has a dedicated, well-qualified staff who are committed to the best outcomes for students and who support the ethos of the College.
www.internationaleducationmedia.com /courses/cheltenham.htm   (1007 words)

  
 Index
The quiet leafy suburbs of Cheltenham were the focus for a famous Victorian haunting.
Cheltenham is the most complete Regency town in England and one of the few English towns in which traditional and contemporary architecture complement each other.
Cheltenham’s heyday as a spa lasted from about 1790 to 1840 and these years saw the building of the town’s many fine Regency terraces, crescents and villas.
www.cheltenham.gov.uk /libraries/templates/cheltenham.asp?FolderID=4   (891 words)

  
 College Council
Cheltenham Ladies' College is a registered charity and was formed under Royal Charter in 1853.
To become a member of Council it is necessary to be elected at the Annual General Meeting of College, in accordance with the Royal Charter.
The Annual Report and Accounts of The Cheltenham Ladies' College for the year ended 31st July 2007 is available on the Charity Commission's website by following this link to their site.
www.cheltladiescollege.org /council   (323 words)

  
 Cheltenham College new head named
CHELTENHAM College, which last year provoked a wave of protests by sacking its headmaster, has appointed a successor.
He was sacked after the college dropped from 147th to 210th place in The Daily Telegraph examination results' league table - thus being "relegated" into the third division.
The governors' decision to remove Mr Wilkes outraged parents, who demanded his reinstatement as headmaster of the boys' independent school - which is soon to admit girls after 155 years as a single-sex establishment.
www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1997/03/31/nchel31.html   (249 words)

  
 SUPA, Cheltenham School - Schools and Universities Polo Association   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In a match which saw much excellent play from both sides, Cheltenham College were eventually victorious with a 6-4 win, four goals scored by Rob Wilson (NH) and one a piece to Annie Ritchie (Cha) and Kimberly Pullon (Cha).
Sixty children from prep schools in our area visited college, not only to be dazzled by helicopters and the plethora of CCF manoeuvres taking place, but also to receive expert coaching from some of the top polo-playing professionals in the country.
College very much looks forward to reaping the talents of many who visited us in the near future, ensuring the continued enthusiasm for this sport at Cheltenham College.
www.supa.org.uk /2-cheltenham.htm   (569 words)

  
 Cheltenham Rugby Club - CRFC History
Cheltenham Town established a Town rugby club 114 years ago in 1889, via the influence of the College and a number of exceptional administrators, many of whom had received military rank after long service in India and the Colonies.
The Cheltenham RFC President in the 1970s was the British Lions player WPC Davies, who appeared on many occasions in Cheltenham colours (and whom many will remember as sharing the Lions midfield pairing with JG Butterfield).
Cheltenhams encouragement of youth rugby is unequalled with many young players appearing in both England colours and also the Home Unions and other World countries.
www.cheltenhamtigers.com /about/history.htm   (1123 words)

  
 Cheltenham College
Cheltenham College is an independent co-educational school for pupils aged 13 to 18 years.
The first priority at the College is that pupils should be stretched academically and intellectually: it is very important that they are well prepared for public examinations and their eventual university courses and careers.
Cheltenham College is committed to providing academic excellence and educational breadth within a framework of a traditional Christian community.
www.isbi.com /isbi-viewschool/151-CHELTENHAM_COLLEGE.html   (841 words)

  
 Welcome, Introduction
The Cheltenham Ladies' College is an independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11 to 18.
Founded in 1853, the College has been at the forefront of girls' education for over 150 years and has a worldwide reputation for academic excellence.
Located near the heart of the beautiful Regency town of Cheltenham, this is a nurturing environment where girls benefit from participation in the local community.
www.cheltenhamladiescollege.org   (397 words)

  
 GENUKI: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Photographs of The Cemetery (with Chapel), and The Cemetery (2), Cheltenham, from Alf Beard.
Cheltenham in the Nineteenth Century, taken from "Gloucestershire Notes and Queries", Vol I, published in 1881, which in turn extracted information from even earlier documents.
Cheltenham College was founded in 1841; the Reverend Francis CLOSE, an incumbent of Cheltenham for 30 years (1826-56), was one of its founders.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/GLS/Cheltenham/index.html   (915 words)

  
 Cheltenham College
The earliest of Cheltenham's public schools, the Cheltenham Proprietary College for boys opened in St Georges Road in 1841.
The college moved to new buildings in Bath Road in 1843 where it remains to this day.
The house was sold to Cheltenham College in 1947.
www.cotswoldimages.co.uk /cheltenham/cheltenham-college.htm   (98 words)

  
 Cheltenham Festivals :: whats on
In a first for Cheltenham, our final concerts are provided by visiting orchestra, the Brno Philharmonic with the exuberant Wayne Marshall conducting and performing on the piano in a glittering programme of Gershwin and the Festival closes to the glorious sounds of Dvorák’s New World Symphony conducted by Petr Altrichter.
The 2006 Cheltenham Music Festival, which took place between 30 June and 15 July, was a resounding artistic success with extensive media coverage including 15 broadcasts on Radio 3, a live In Tune broadcast and four and five star reviews in the Guardian, Times and Independent.
Cheltenham Music Festival has been running since 1945 and in that time it has continuously produced exciting and innovative Festival programmes attracting a loyal audience to concerts given by artists of international renown.
www.cheltenhamfestivals.com /whats_on/music_festival.html   (778 words)

  
 Cricinfo - Grounds - College Ground, Cheltenham
The Cheltenham College school grounds host Gloucestershire annually in Cheltenham week, a tradition instituted by James Lillywhite, the cricket coach at the College in the 1870's.
Cheltenham also saw the unusual hat-trick of lbw dismissals by MJ Procter against Yorkshire in 1979, and the even more unusual (in fact unique) hat-trick of stumpings by WH Brain off CL Townsend's bowling in 1893.
Strangely there are three other instances of fielders taking eight catches in a match at Cheltenham, making four out of a total of only 12 instances in all first-class cricket.
content-usa.cricinfo.com /countycricket/content/ground/56891.html   (495 words)

  
 Cheltenham Attractions, Local Cheltenham attractions, Gloucestershire, South West, England
Cheltenham College The Neo-Gothic styled Victorian school buildings of Cheltenham College date from 1843 and Cheltenham Ladies College from1873.
Frequent fairs are held on Sundays at Cheltenham Racecourse and elsewhere in the town.
Cheltenhams architecture elegantly shows its Regency heritage in its stately buildings with intricate ironwork,a distinctive feature of the town.
www.cheltenhamswebsite.co.uk /attraction/index.htm   (588 words)

  
 Cheltenham Ladies' College - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Cheltenham Ladies' College, English public school (independent secondary school) for girls, located in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Further Education, founded in 1990 by the merger of the College of St Paul and St Mary with the Gloucestershire...
Beaufort, Margaret, Countess of Richmond and Derby (1443-1509), prominent member of the English royal House of Lancaster and a patron of learning.
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 College Life, Department Reviews, Classics
Lower College, Upper College and SFC pupils were once more awarded prizes for their impressive performances in the Gloucestershire Classical Association Latin and Greek Reading Competition and we were delighted when two LC3 pupils were commended and highly commended in the country-wide Jowett Sendelar Essay Competition.
We continue to make every effort to see live productions of Classical plays and Upper College and SFC pupils were treated to the Actors of Dionysus's interesting interpretation of Sophocles' Oedipus the King.
We have all enjoyed using the Cambridge Latin Course e-learning software with pupils in Lower College and are thankful to have access to an enviable plethora of electronic resources which are both innovative and reliable.
www.cheltladiescollege.org /college/drclass.asp   (633 words)

  
 Hotels Near Cheltenham Gloucester Cricket Festival
he Cheltenham and Gloucester Cricket Festival is well over 100 years old and is played against the idyllic backdrop of Cheltenham College and the Cotswold hills.
Cheltenham and Gloucester is once again working closely with Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2007 to bring more thrilling high-quality cricket to its supporters.
If you’re planning to visit this cracking cricketing event this summer, what could be better than a splendid summer break at The Greenway Hotel, one of the finest hotels near the Cheltenham and Gloucester Cricket Festival at Cheltenham College.
www.thegreenway.co.uk /events/hotels_near_cheltenham_gloucester_cricket_festival/default.asp   (177 words)

  
 Cheltenham Tutorial College
Cheltenham Tutorial College works with students and organisations that are involved in distance, non-traditional, or home study.
Since then we've taught and prepared students for their exams, but also acted as a distance and open learning consultancy, working with various organisations to solve their training needs, developing both materials and tuition, and the administration and operations to run them.
We are also recommended as an accredited or approved centre by professional examining bodies such as the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, and Institute of Export as suppliers of tuition for their qualifications, as well as being a partner organisation of the Institute of Qualified Professional Secretaries.
www.homestudy.org.uk /cheltenham_tutorial_college.html   (308 words)

  
 Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum - Cheltenham's Past
The late 18th and 19th centuries also saw the development of its social, cultural and sporting life, and of new roles as a residential, educational and manufacturing centre.
These, and many other aspects of Cheltenham's past may be explored in the Cheltenham History Galleries.
The collections are particularly strong in painting, prints and drawings of Cheltenham since the 1740s.
www.cheltenhammuseum.org.uk /past.aspx?nav=guide   (225 words)

  
 Cheltenham Secondary College - Main Frame   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Demand for places at Cheltenham Secondary College are very high with the majority of students travelling from outside the local area.
Cheltenham Secondary College is very proud to be one of the first Victorian Government Schools accredited to enrol international students
All students at our College wear a distinctive uniform with students in Years 11 and 12 wearing a red pullover instead of the blue pullover worn by students in years 7 to 10.
www.cheltsec.vic.edu.au /overview/about.htm   (195 words)

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