Barlborough Hall School became an independent
Catholic
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day school, in the Jesuit tradition, around 1939. The school is now the Preparatory school for
Mount St Mary's College
Mount St Mary's College is an independent, co-educational, day and boarding school situated at Spinkhill, Derbyshire, England. It was founded in 1842 by the Society of Jesus (better known as the Jesuits), and has buildings designed by notable ar ...
at
Spinkhill
Spinkhill is a small village in North East Derbyshire, England. It is approximately one mile south of the nearest town, Killamarsh, and half a mile north-east of Renishaw.
It is home to the Church of the Immaculate Conception and its associat ...
, 2.2 miles down the road. The present head teacher is Mrs Karen Keeton.
History
The school is based at Barlborough Hall, a
Grade I listed
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
16th-century country house in
Barlborough
Barlborough is a village and civil parish in the Bolsover district of Derbyshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 3,018, increasing to 3,261 at the 2011 Census. The village is near junction 30 of the M1 motorway an ...
,
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Chesterfield is a market town and unparished area in the Borough of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, north of Derby and south of Sheffield at the confluence of the River Rother and River Hipper. In 2011 the built-up-area subdivision had a p ...
, England. Originally built by Sir
Francis Rodes
Sir Francis Rodes (c. 1530–1588) of Barlborough Hall in the parish of Barlborough, Derbyshire, was an English judge who took part in the trial of Mary, Queen of Scots. He built Barlborough Hall and was one of the founders of Netherthorpe Sc ...
(see
Rodes Baronets) circa 1583–84,
Barlborough Hall School website
/ref> as the family seat, the hall’s Elizabethan design is attributed to Robert Smythson
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, one of a noted family of architects.
See also
*Grade I listed buildings in Derbyshire
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Amber Valley
Bolsover
Chesterfield
City of Derby
...
*Listed buildings in Barlborough
Barlborough is a civil parish in the Bolsover District, Bolsover district of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains 29 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, ...
* List of Jesuit sites in the United Kingdom
* List of Jesuit schools
The Jesuits (Society of Jesus) in the Catholic Church have founded and managed a number of educational institutions, including the notable secondary schools, colleges and university, universities listed here.
Some of these universities are in the ...
Exterior
File:Neale(1818) p1.176 - Barlborough Hall, Derbyshire.jpg, 1818 picture of Barlborough Hall
File:Barlborough Hall by Andrew Hill Geograph 2430341.jpg, Surrounding buildings
File:Barlborough Hall School.jpg, School grounds
References
Further reading
* Peter McArdle, ''The Story of Barlborough Hall: With a Short Account of Its Parent College Mount St Mary's College, Spinkhill'', 1979.
External links
Barlborough Hall site
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Houses completed in 1584
Roman Catholic independent schools in the Diocese of Hallam
Catholic boarding schools in England
Jesuit secondary schools in England
Country houses in Derbyshire
Grade I listed buildings in Derbyshire
Educational institutions established in 1840
Preparatory schools in Derbyshire