Mostyn House School was a school that was originally opened in

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, and moved to

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, in 1855. From 1862 until it closed in 2010, it was run by the Grenfell family, originally as a boys' boarding school, and latterly as a co-educational day school.

Design

The chapel was designed by Frederick Fraser and Warburton, with input by the headmaster of the school, A. G. Grenfell. It is built in red

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with

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dressings, and has a red tiled roof with a

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at the east end. The chapel consists of a

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and

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in a single range, an

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east end, and a west

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. The furnishings are in collegiate style, designed by Frederick Fraser. In the windows is painted glass made by Morton and Company of

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. The school and its chapel are Grade II listed buildings.

Carillon

The school's

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was commissioned in 1918 to commemorate old boys who had died in the war. Upon the closure of the school in 2010 the bells were transported and reinstalled at

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in line with the wishes of A.G. Grenfell who wished that if ever Mostyn House ceased to be a school the carillon would be offered to Charterhouse so "that they may go on speaking to English boys as long as England lasts".

Notable alumni

Sir

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(1865–1940), medical missionary to Newfoundland and Labrador, was born in Parkgate and was a pupil at the school. The

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's children attended Mostyn House, including

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. Other notable alumni include: *

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* David Partridge * Gershom Stewart *

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Gallery

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References

{{Schools in Cheshire Educational institutions established in 1855 Defunct schools in Cheshire West and Chester 1855 establishments in England 2010 disestablishments in England Educational institutions disestablished in 2010 Neston Grade II listed buildings in Cheshire Grade II listed educational buildings