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25-488: In 1906, St Mark’s School absorbed boys from the former United Services College , which had failed. In 1911, St Mark’s was also in difficulties, and after securing support from the Imperial Service College Trust it was renamed as Imperial Service College, St Mark’s. On the death of Lord Kitchener in 1916, Prince Alexander of Teck, soon to become Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone , launched

50-650: A public appeal for a permanent endowment of the school in Kitchener’s memory. He noted that the Imperial Service College had been founded “for the purpose of providing a public school education for the Sons of Officers of limited means belonging to the Navy, Army, and Higher Civil Services.” In 1942, the school merged with Haileybury to form Haileybury and Imperial Service College . During the 1950s, part of

75-490: Is called Pembroke Villas, comprising five pairs of large semi-detached Victorian villas, formerly the site of the house of the Dutchman Sir Matthew Decker, 1st Baronet (1679–1749). It descended to his grandson Richard FitzWilliam, 7th Viscount FitzWilliam (1745–1816) of Mount Merrion , Dublin, Ireland, who named it "FitzWilliam House" and there formed his famous art collection and by his will founded

100-510: Is located. The Green was a popular venue for cricket matches by the 18th century. The earliest reference to cricket on Richmond Green is from a letter in May 1666 by Sir Robert Paston to his wife mentioning that their son played in "a game of criquett ( sic ) on Richmond Green". The Green is presently home to two village cricket teams each affiliated to a Richmond pubs , The Prince's Head and The Cricketers . Midweek matches are contested in

125-471: Is the location of the Richmond Charities , which manages Richmond's almshouses . The Cricketers public house is between 24, Richmond Green and 25, Richmond Green. Another public house, The Prince's Head, is at 28, Richmond Green. Next to No. 33 is a row of six terraced houses, known as Old Palace Terrace. All seven houses are Grade II* listed. The late 19th-century drinking fountain at

150-754: Is to be built." It was still at Westward Ho! under the headmastership of the Rev. F. W. Tracy, M.A. in February 1904, but in April 1904, the Senior Division of the school was re-opened at Harpenden , in Hertfordshire , and the Junior Division at Bognor , Sussex . At Harpenden, the school took over the empty buildings of St George's School. Only temporary arrangements were made at first , while

175-688: The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. The monument to Sir Matthew Decker and Richard FitzWilliam survives against the external wall of St Mary Magdalene's Church, Richmond. FitzWilliam's heir was his cousin George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke (1759–1827), of Wilton House in Wiltshire, who renamed the house "Pembroke House". It was demolished in 1840. Numbers 1 to 10, Pembroke Villas are Grade II listed. The street running along

200-591: The Middle Ages , when English monarchs were living in or visiting what is now called Richmond. For over 400 years, Richmond Green has been edged by houses and commercial premises – built to provide accommodation for people serving or visiting Richmond Palace . In 1625 Charles I brought his court here to escape the plague in London and by the early 18th century these had become the homes of "minor nobility, diplomats, and court hangers-on". The construction of

225-512: The Royal Naval College, Dartmouth . The college was founded in 1874. Its first headmaster, Cormell Price , took twelve boys with him to the new school from Haileybury College , where he had been a housemaster. For its home the school occupied a terrace of twelve substantial villas, recently built, which still survive under the name of Kipling Terrace. In his book Schooldays with Kipling (1936), George Beresford noted that as

250-584: The cane ) was used, but USC was very unusual in that the cane was applied to the student's upper back (as described by Kipling) rather than the buttocks. Richmond Green Richmond Green is a recreation area near the centre of Richmond , a town of about 20,000 inhabitants situated in south-west London . Owned by the Crown Estate , it is leased to the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames . The Green, which has been described as "one of

275-559: The maids of honour (trusted royal wardrobe servants) of Queen Caroline , the queen consort of George II . As a child, Richard Burton , the Victorian explorer, lived at number 2. Richmond Green, usually "The Green", is also a street address. Numbers 1–6, 11–12 and 32, Richmond Green are all Grade II* listed . Numbers 7–10 Richmond Green are all Grade II listed, as are nos 14–18, 21–25 and 29–31. The ornamental iron railings at no 11 are Grade II* listed. 8, Richmond Green,

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300-545: The Gate House, both Grade I listed , are surviving structures from Henry VII 's Richmond Palace . The Gate House was built in 1501, and was let on a 65-year lease by the Crown Estate Commissioners in 1986. The Trumpeters' House , which is also Grade I listed, is an early 18th-century house built on the site of Richmond Palace's Middle Gate. The street bounding Richmond Green on the north-west

325-403: The Imperial Service College Trust raised funds. It did not stay there long, as it could not come to terms with its new landlord. Between 20 and 22 June of 1904, a public auction of the school's furniture and equipment at Westward Ho! took place. The school remained divided between Harpenden and Bognor in 1905. In April 1906 came an announcement that the Senior Division, still under F. W. Tracy,

350-575: The Richmond Lending Library and Richmond Theatre . On summer weekends and public holidays the Green attracts many residents and visitors. It has a long history of hosting sporting events: from the 16th century onwards tournaments and archery contests have taken place on the Green, while cricket matches have been played since the mid-18th century, continuing to the present day. Jousting tournaments took place on Richmond Green in

375-472: The eastern side of Little Green and pubs and cafés cluster in the corner by Paved Court and Golden Court – two of a number of alleys that lead from the Green to George Street. These alleys are lined with mostly privately owned boutiques . To the west of the Green is Old Palace Lane , running gently down to the river. Adjoining to the left is the renowned terrace of well-preserved three-storey houses known as Maids of Honour Row. These were built in 1724 for

400-650: The modern limited overs format of Twenty20 usually on a Tuesday or Thursdays, where surrounding village teams compete for the Len Smith Charity Shield. Two watercolours by Edward Walker, made in 1942, showing nos 10, 11 and 12 Richmond Green and the south side of the Green, are in the Recording Britain collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum . The Friends of Richmond Green, an amenity action group, seek to "protect and enhance

425-486: The most beautiful urban greens surviving anywhere in England", is roughly square in shape and its open grassland, framed with broadleaf trees , extends to roughly twelve acres (5 hectares). On the north-east side there is also a smaller open space called Little Green . Richmond Green and Little Green are overlooked by a mixture of period townhouses, historic buildings and municipal and commercial establishments including

450-477: The north east of the Green, where it joins Pembroke Villas, is called Portland Terrace. Numbers 1 to 4, Portland Terrace are Grade II listed. Between Pembroke Villas and Portland Terrace is a gate that used to be the entrance to Old Deer Park and is now open only to pedestrians. Just a few yards beyond the gate, a footbridge crosses the railway to lead to Old Deer Park Car Park. Portland Terrace runs past Little Green to become Duke Street, where Duke Street Church

475-454: The railway in the mid-19th century cut the Green off from Old Deer Park , and led to the building of Victorian villas for the more prosperous commuters to London. The A316 road , built in the early 20th century, worsened this separation. Today the northern, western and southern sides of the Green are residential while the eastern side, linking with Richmond's high street , George Street, is largely retail and commercial. Public buildings line

500-638: The site was the home of the Royal Horse Guards Light Aid Detachment Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (LAD REME RHG), while the school’s Kipling Memorial Building (1939) was occupied by the Royal Borough of New Windsor Council. The area is now being redeveloped as offices. United Services College 51°02′20″N 4°14′03″W  /  51.0388°N 4.2341°W  / 51.0388; -4.2341 The United Services College

525-409: The south corner of Richmond Green is Grade II listed. It was restored in 2021. A pair of K6 red telephone boxes at the south corner are also Grade II listed, as is a lamp standard outside 1, Richmond Green. The houses on the south-western side of the Green include Maids of Honour Row. The houses, and their gates and railings, at nos 1–4 Maids of Honour Row are Grade I listed. The Wardrobe and

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550-548: The villas and hotels of Westward Ho! were not a thriving township, it was easy for the school to lease "ample acreage for football and cricket fields". Rudyard Kipling was a boy at the school from 1878 to 1882, and his book Stalky & Co. (1899), set in a school referred to as "the Coll.", was based on his years at the United Services College. Cormell Price retired as headmaster in 1894, and this event

575-567: Was an English boys' public school for the sons of military officers and civil servants, located from 1874 at Westward Ho! near Bideford in North Devon , from 1904 at Harpenden , Hertfordshire , and finally at Windsor, Berkshire . Almost all boys were boarders . The school was founded to prepare pupils for a career as officers in the armed services, many of them going on to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst , or

600-510: Was marked by a speech by Kipling, already the most notable former pupil, on 25 July 1894. The speech was later printed in Kipling's College (1929). The College suffered financial difficulties in 1903, and after rumours about its future had circulated came newspaper reports in July of that year that "The United Services College. Westward Ho! ... is to be merged in an Imperial Service College, which

625-511: Was to move to Onslow Hall, Richmond Green , on 4 May. In the event, it stayed there only for the Summer term. The school next merged with St Mark's School, Windsor , later in 1906, but it continued to use the name "United Services College, Windsor", until 1911. It was then renamed as "Imperial Service College", and this was merged with Haileybury College in 1942. As at virtually all boys' schools of its era, corporal punishment (strokes of

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