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Hampton School is an independent boys' day school in Hampton, London, England. ==History== In 1557, Robert Hammond, a wealthy brewer who had acquired property in Hampton, left in his will provision for the maintenance of a 'free scole' and to build a small schoolhouse 'with seates in yt' in the churchyard of Hampton Church . Although Hampton School was founded in 1557 there was provision in the will that the school would only continue as long as the vicar, churchwardens and parishioners carried out his requests. If not, then the properties would revert to his heirs. It seems that the school (in its first incarnation) did not survive beyond 1568, or possibly earlier, and the properties reverted to the heirs. Subsequently, however, the school was re-opened in 1612. This was as a result of a Commission that was established to enquire into the fate of Tudor charities that had disappeared for various reasons in different parts of the country. The "learned counsell on bothe sides" reached a deadlock at the Commissioners. However, in the spirit of compromise and through the generosity of the then legal owner of the properties, Nicholas Pigeon, the school was re-endowed. The school has continued in various forms and in various buildings ever since. The early school was on the site of St Mary's Church by the River Thames. It moved to a site on Upper Sunbury Road for the Autumn term in 1880. The new school buildings cost £8,000 and were built in the Elizabethan Tudor style to accommodate 125 day boys and 25 boarders. However, the school moved to its present site on Hanworth Road in 1939. The new 28 acre site allowed for expansion and the potential to provide for 600-650 boys. The foundation stone was laid on 5 July 1938 and a year later the school was opened. The School converted from voluntary aided status to become a fee-paying independent school in 1975 in the light of changes to the administration of secondary education in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and remains independent to the present day. It is located next to The Lady Eleanor Holles School for girls, with which it co-operates in a number of co-curricular activities and shares several classes, clubs, facilities and a coach service. The previous Headmaster, Barry Martin, retired in July 2013 after 16 years of service. He was succeeded by Kevin Knibbs. Founders' Day is celebrated by the school each year. The occasion is marked by a procession of boys walking from the school down to St. Mary's Church, towards the end of the academic year. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hampton School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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