23-592: The Grove may refer to: Places [ edit ] United Kingdom [ edit ] The Grove, County Durham , a village The Grove, Portland , Dorset, a village Grove Park (Sutton) or The Grove, a public park in Carshalton in the London Borough of Sutton The Grove, Hanwell , a former landed estate in London The Grove, Highgate ,
46-500: A city neighbourhood The Grove Plantation , Tallahassee, Florida The Grove Resort & Water Park , Winter Garden, Florida Kennicott Grove or The Grove National Historic Landmark or The Grove, an area in Glenview, Illinois The Grove, St. Louis , Missouri, a business district Cherry Grove, New York , a hamlet often referred to as The Grove The Grove, Texas , an unincorporated community Buildings and districts on
69-583: A former pupil of the school between 1837 and 1843, and the sermon was based around the text “Bone et Fidelis” or “Good and Faithful” which was to become the new school motto to the present day. By the summer term of 1884, the school roll had expanded to 155 pupils. During the Second World War, and under direct grant funding after the Education Act 1944 , the school expanded, with boarding pupils placed and paid for by London County Council and
92-417: A house In business [ edit ] Marketplace at The Grove , College Grove, San Diego The Grove, Watford , Hertfordshire, England, a hotel The Grove of Anaheim , California, an indoor live music venue The Grove at Farmers Market , Los Angeles, California, a retail and entertainment complex The Grove at Plymouth , Massachusetts, a shopping mall The Grove at Shrewsbury , New Jersey,
115-483: A lecture and study room and thirty wooden cribs (or cots) were provided for the boys to sleep on. The school opened on 8 January 1812 under the headship of John Fennell as first master and with an initial roll of twenty seven pupils. For much of the 19th century, between 1812 and 1875, Woodhouse Grove and Kingswood operated as separate schools for children aged between eight and fifteen years old, with both schools under direct control of conference. The school also had
138-401: A local management committee and there were frequent conflicts with conference over duplicated but differing decisions relating to teacher selection, staff salaries and building expansion needs. Between 1875 and 1883, the two schools were combined as a single school, despite the problems caused by being two hundred miles apart. The Grove served as a preparatory school with pupils then relocating at
161-526: A school). Let our brethren think of a place and a master and send me word". Adam Clarke returned to the subject at the 1806 conference, in his first year as conference president. With the purchase at Woodhouse Grove in Apperley , near Bradford, the decision to found the school was made by ballot at the Wesleyan Conference of 1811, still under Clarke. It initially provided an education for
184-461: A shopping center The Grove Mall of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia School-related [ edit ] Lakefield College School , Lakefield, Ontario, Canada, also known as The Grove The Grove House , one of the school houses at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England The Grove, part of the grounds of Magdalen College, Oxford , England Woodhouse Grove School or The Grove, Apperley Bridge, West Yorkshire, England The Grove (Ole Miss) ,
207-713: A street in London Former name of Hampstead Grove in London The Grove, now Admiral's House, Hampstead , house in Hampstead, London The Grove, now part of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge United States [ edit ] AIDS Memorial Grove or The Grove, San Francisco, California, a national memorial City National Grove of Anaheim or The Grove, a music venue in California Coconut Grove or The Grove, Miami, Florida,
230-530: A tailgating area on the campus of the University of Mississippi Grove Primary School (South Africa) , a primary school in Cape Town, South Africa Other uses [ edit ] The Grove tube station , an authorised, but never built Central London Railway station The Grove, the ground of Halesowen Town F.C. , English association football club "The Grove" ( The Walking Dead ) , an episode of
253-601: Is a private , co-educational , day and boarding school and sixth form . it is located to the north of Apperley Bridge , West Yorkshire , England (Apperley Bridge is located in the City of Bradford , however the school is located just over the municipal border in the City of Leeds ). The school, and its preparatory junior school, Brontë House, is located in the Aire Valley . There are approximately 1,000 students on roll, currently including around 90 boarders. The school
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#1732780203338276-581: Is approximately 3 miles (5 km) north-east of the school. The school benefits from the Apperley Bridge railway station , opened in 2015, which is located just across the road from the school's chapel. Kingswood School , near Bath , in the West Country , served as the sole Methodist school from 1748, but was inconvenient for northern residents. The topic was raised at Conference in 1781 and John Wesley replied, "Probably we may (provide such
299-698: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Grove, County Durham Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.150 via cp1114 cp1114, Varnish XID 878721084 Upstream caches: cp1114 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 07:50:03 GMT Woodhouse Grove School Findlay Southerns Stephenson Towlson Woodhouse Grove School ('The Grove')
322-606: The East Riding of Yorkshire authority. Traditionally a school for boys only, the school first admitted girls to the sixth form in 1979 and has been fully co-educational since 1985. For several years, HM Inspector of Schools had recommended that Woodhouse Grove make better provision for younger pupils. Under the guidance of the Secretary of the Methodist Education Committee, Rev. H. B. Workman ,
345-506: The United States National Register of Historic Places [ edit ] The Grove (Saginaw, Michigan) , a residential and civic historic district The Grove (Cold Spring, New York) , a house The Grove (Rhinebeck, New York) , a house The Grove (Tarboro, North Carolina) , a house The Grove (Jefferson, Texas) , a house The Grove (Bristol, Virginia) , a house The Grove (Hanover, Virginia) ,
368-572: The age of thirteen to the upper school at Kingswood. The school was refounded on 21 September 1883, the "New Foundation Day", to admit boys from a wider spectrum of backgrounds. The Grove received its first pupils as a Methodist middle class boarding and day school under a new policy laid down by the Wesleyan Conference. The sermon on the New Foundation Day was given by the Reverend Robert Newton Young, himself
391-402: The main school kitchen to Brontë House, until a proper kitchen was built several years later. A boarding facility is provided for pupils. The school has three parts: The school has good examination results. The Sports Hall and theatre complex was built in 2003, followed by a Music and Performing Arts centre in 2009. A 25m competition pool Jubilee Swimming pool was completed at the time of
414-438: The preparatory school at Brontë House was founded in 1934 as a junior preparatory school for five- to eleven-year-old boys. The school became a coeducational establishment in 1985. The school stands in the grounds of a former private residence called Ashdown House and was originally known as 'Woodhouse Grove Preparatory School'. Ashdown House stood in the grounds of an older mansion known as Upperwood House where Charlotte Brontë
437-484: The sons of the itinerant ministers in service of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in the north of England. The original name, The Wesleyan Academy , as evidenced by a commemorative wall plaque at the school, did not catch on. Few alterations were needed to convert the house for use as a school, but the barn was cleaned up as a schoolroom and the stables converted as a chapel. The drawing room became
460-461: The television series KELE-FM , a country music radio station licensed to Mountain Grove, Missouri, branded as "The Grove" The Grove, Hampstead (painting) , an 1822 painting by John Constable See also [ edit ] Grove (disambiguation) The Groves (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
483-414: The title The Grove . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Grove&oldid=1252599574 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732780203338506-505: Was founded as an all-boys boarding preparatory institution, for the sons of Methodist Ministers. It developed over the latter part of the 20th century. Woodhouse Grove has evolved into an independent education centre, providing education from the age of three through to graduation from the sixth form. The school is located in a rural setting close to the metropolitan centres of Leeds , 10 miles (16 km) distant and Bradford, 4 miles (6 km) away. Leeds Bradford International Airport
529-476: Was once governess to the White family's two children. The first master of the new school was Dr F.C. Pritchard, MA, who later wrote the 1978 history of the school and its development. Initially, Brontë House had no kitchen facility of its own and the children were escorted back and forth in all weathers to the Grove for their lunches and dinner. Later, a small car was bought by the school to ferry prepared meals from
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