Scarisbrick Hall School
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Scarisbrick Hall School is a mixed independent school
, located in Scarisbrick Hall
, Lancashire
, England
, that educates children from nursery to age 16.
and is officially listed as a building of special architectural interest. Scarisbrick Park is an extensive private estate protected by a preservation order.
Scarisbrick Hall has been the home of an independent school since 1964. Between 1998 and 2009 the school was named Kingswood College. Kingswood College was sold to a local family in August 2009 who changed the name of the school to Scarisbrick Hall School. In September 2009 the Scarisbrick Hall Group acquired the business of operating Kingswood College Trust.
Independent school (UK)
An independent school is a school that is not financed through the taxation system by local or national government and is instead funded by private sources, predominantly in the form of tuition charges, gifts and long-term charitable endowments, and so is not subject to the conditions imposed by...
, located in Scarisbrick Hall
Scarisbrick Hall
Scarisbrick Hall is a country house situated just to the south-east of the village of Scarisbrick in Lancashire, England.-History:Scarisbrick Hall was the ancestral home of the Scarisbrick family and dates back to the time of King Stephen . The Scarisbrick family lived on the site from 1238 until...
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, that educates children from nursery to age 16.
History
Scarisbrick Hall is a 150 room mansion built in about 1850 by the architect Augustus Pugin. The Scarisbrick family lived on this site from 1238 to 1946. The Hall is an example of residential Gothic renaissance architectureGothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
and is officially listed as a building of special architectural interest. Scarisbrick Park is an extensive private estate protected by a preservation order.
Scarisbrick Hall has been the home of an independent school since 1964. Between 1998 and 2009 the school was named Kingswood College. Kingswood College was sold to a local family in August 2009 who changed the name of the school to Scarisbrick Hall School. In September 2009 the Scarisbrick Hall Group acquired the business of operating Kingswood College Trust.