Salisbury Cathedral School

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name = Salisbury Cathedral School


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motto = "Domine dilexi decorem domus tuae"
"(Lord I have loved the habitation of thy house)" [Salisbury Cathedral. "Domine dilexi decorem domus tuae". [http://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/services.sermons.php?id=127 A sermon given at Salisbury Cathedral by Canon Jeremy Davies, Precentor on Sunday 23 July 2006] ]
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established = 1091
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type = Independent, day and boarding, choir, preparatory school
religion = Church of England
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head = Mr Paul Greenfield
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founder = Saint Osmund
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street = The Close
city = Salisbury
county = Wiltshire
country = England
postcode = SP1 2EQ
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staff = 38
enrollment = 250
gender = Mixed
lower_age = 3
upper_age = 13
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website = http://www.salisburycathedralschool.com/
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Salisbury Cathedral School is a school located in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. It was founded in 1091 by Saint Osmund at Old Sarum. ['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.] [Nicholas Orme, ' [http://www.oxforddnb.com/public/themes/95/95744.html School founders and patrons in England, 597–1560] ', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, online edn, Oxford University Press, Oct 2006, accessed 28 Jan 2008] 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 [http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=318958&mode=adv English Heritage Images of England reference no. 318958] ]

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.Powicke "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 81] [http://www.ofchoristers.net/Chapters/Salisbury.htm A history of the choir school and of the choristers of Salisbury Cathedral] ] 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.

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. [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Ookx_MBkC5MC&pg=PA339&dq=%22Salisbury+Cathedral+school%22&ei=jOmaR83rKqHeyASp96yfCg&sig=TtrGfITgGlC3gXpkcb-rA1OMiqk Power of a woman:Memoirs of a turbulent life: Eleanor of Aquitaine] p.339 by Robert Fripp. ISBN 097806210 accessed 24 January 2008]

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.

More recently, a library partly funded by the former book store chain, Ottakar's, was erected within the school. (Two members of the Heneage family (who started "Ottakar's") attended the school). It was opened on October 16 2002.

Location

Salisbury Cathedral School is located entirely within the Cathedral Close in the city of Salisbury. The school occupies 27 acres [Salisbury Cathedral School. [http://www.salisburycathedralschool.com/images/Salisbury_preprep.pdf Pre-Prep School prospectus] , accessed January 2008] in the south end of the Close, which at 80 acres is the largest Cathedral Close in Britain.cite web |last= | first=|title=Visitor Information, Salisbury Cathedral|url=http://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/visitor.intro.php |accessdate=2008-01-25] 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"

Notable former pupils

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*Professor John Blacking (1928–1990), anthropologist and ethnomusicologist ["Blacking, John Anthony Randall (1928–1990), social anthropologist and ethnomusicologist", in "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", Oxford University Press, 2004]
*Nicholas Daniel (born 1962), oboist ["DANIEL, Nicholas" in "Who's Who 2007" (London, A. & C. Black, 2007)]
*William Benson Earle (1740–1796), philanthropist, composer ["Earle, William Benson", in "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", Oxford University Press, 2004]
*David Gascoyne (1916-2001), surrealist poet [Barker, Sebastian. "Obituary: David Gascoyne". The Independent. 28 November 2001.]
*James Harris (1709-1780), grammarian and politician [Burrows, Donald and Dunhill, Rosemary. 2002. " [http://books.google.com/books?id=LFtEfASau1YC&pg=PA1101&lpg=PA1101&ots=Q-8wKUOQGG&sig=pgAxz0_Hr4-o5-yEScsxOb1aPPQ Music and Theatre in Handel's World: The Family Papers of James Harris 1732-1780] ". Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198166540.] Multicol-break
*Air Vice-Marshal David Hills CB OBE (born 1925) ["HILLS, Air Vice-Marshal David Graeme Muspratt" in "Who's Who 2007" (London, A. & C. Black, 2007)]
*John of Salisbury (c. 1120–1180), author, diplomat and bishop of Chartres
*Robert Key MP (born 1945), Conservative politician ["KEY, (Simon) Robert" in "Who's Who 2007" (London, A. & C. Black, 2007)]
*Michael Mates MP (born 1934), Conservative politician ["MATES, Lt-Col Rt Hon. Michael (John) " in "Who's Who 2007" (London, A. & C. Black, 2007)] Multicol-end

References

External links

* [http://www.salisburycathedralschool.com Salisbury Cathedral School]
* [http://www.isi.net/reports/2002/0960_02.htm Independent Schools Inspectorate Report 2002]
* [http://www.ofchoristers.net/Chapters/Salisbury.htm A history of the choir school and of the choristers of Salisbury Cathedral]
* [http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getschool.php?id=529 Wiltshire County Council, Wiltshire Community History - The Cathedral School, Salisbury]