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Prior Park College is a mixed Roman Catholic independent school for both day and boarding students. Situated on a hill overlooking the city of Bath, Somerset, in southwest England, Prior Park has been designated by Historic England as a Grade I listed building.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Prior Park (Now Prior Park College) )〕 One wing of the mansion includes a chapel of our Lady of the Snows, built in 1863 by Scoles and Son which is Grade I listed; there is also a chapel in the original house.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Church of St Paul )〕The chapel is unfinished, with the pillars at the back remaining unsculpted as they were in 1863. The adjoining Prior Park Landscape Garden is now owned by the National Trust. Prior Park Prep School in Cricklade, Wiltshire, is a preparatory school for Prior Park College. ==Overview== Founded in 1830 to be England's first Catholic university, Prior Park College has remained a Roman Catholic school. It was established by the Benedictine, Bishop Baines, as a seminary, and provides co-educational schooling for students aged 11 to 18 in the Catholic tradition and ecumenical spirit. In 2008, students achieved the best A-level results in the history of the school, with over one-fifth of all students getting three A's and 77% receiving A and B grades. In July 2009, Giles Mercer retired. He had been head teacher since 1996, and with his previous position as head of Stonyhurst College, he became the "longest serving Catholic senior school headmaster in England" His successor was James Murphy-O'Connor, nephew of former Prior Park pupil Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor. The school is part of the Prior Park Foundation which includes the Paragon School in Bath and Prior Park Preparatory School in Cricklade, Wiltshire. 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「Prior Park College」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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