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Mordaunt Crook
Joseph Mordaunt Crook, (born 27 February 1937), generally known as J. Mordaunt Crook, is an English Architectural history, architectural historian and specialist on the Georgian period in British history, Georgian and Victorian architecture, Victorian periods. He is an authority on the life and work of the Victorian architect William Burges, his biography published in 1981, and reissued in 2013, has been described as "one of the most substantial studies of any Victorian architect". Positions and memberships held * Slade Professor of Fine Art, University of Oxford (1979–1980) * Professor of Architectural History, Royal Holloway, University of London, Royal Holloway College, (University of London), (1981–1999) * President of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain * Supernumerary Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford * Member of the Supervisory Committee of the ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' * Council Member of the Society of Antiquaries of London * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wimbledon College
Wimbledon College is a government-maintained, voluntary-aided, Jesuit Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form for boys aged 11 to 19 in Wimbledon, London. The college was founded in 1892 "for improvement in living and learning for the greater glory of God and the common good." It is affiliated with the Sacred Heart Church and Donhead Preparatory School, its former feeder preparatory school. It is also affiliated with the Ursuline High School, the college's sister school, who have worked in partnership since 1986. History Early beginnings The school was founded on 18 January 1892, initially at the site of No. 3 Cranbrook Road. On its first day, only one student, Thomas Lloyd, was in attendance; his brother William had fallen ill. After the first academic year, six more students joined the Lloyd brothers. During this period the school moved twice, first to a property on Darlaston Road and then to a building adjoining the All England Lawn Tennis Courts. Finally, in 1893 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
