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{{Infobox school
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| name = Clifton House Preparatory School
| name = Clifton House School
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| country = England
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| former_name = Clifton House School
| former_name = Harrogate College, Clifton College (later known as Clifton Preparatory School)
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| established = 1890s
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| closed = 1968
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==History==
==History==
Clifton House School was originally called Clifton College, and it was later known as Clifton House Preparatory School. It was located from the 1890s at Queen Parade, then from 1903 or 1906 at a property built by developer Isaac Pickard in Stray Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire.<ref name="Neesam 2022" />{{rp|726,816}} At that time the headmaster was James Walter Nuttall. The school magazine was named, ''Aquila''. The school closed in 1968,<ref name="Liquisearch" >{{cite web |title=Clifton House Preparatory School |url=https://www.liquisearch.com/clifton_house_preparatory_school |website=Liquisearch |publisher=Liquisearch |access-date=18 October 2024}}</ref> and was demolished in 1970.<ref name="Neesam 2022" >{{cite book |last1=Neesam |first1=Malcolm |title=Wells and Swells: The Golden Age of Harrogate Spa, 1842–1923 |date=2022 |publisher=Carnegie Publishing Ltd |isbn=978-1859362389}}</ref>{{rp|817}} In 1969 the school's former sports field was leased to Harrogate Cricket Club, for the use of its junior section.<ref>{{cite web |title=Club history |url=https://www.harrogatecricketclub.com/club-history |website=harrogatecricketclub.com |publisher=Harrogate Cricket Club |access-date=24 October 2024 |date=2022}}</ref>
Clifton House School was originally called Clifton College, and it was later known as Clifton House Preparatory School. It was located from 1890 or before at 6 Queen Parade,<ref name="Small ad 09.03.1899" /> then from 1903 or 1906 at a property built by developer Isaac Pickard in Stray Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire.<ref name="Neesam 2022" />{{rp|726,816}} At that time the headmaster was James Walter Nuttall.<ref name="Liquisearch" />

The school magazine was named, ''Aquila''.<ref name="Liquisearch" /> The school took part in inter-school cricket tournaments.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cricket: Clifton College v. Western wnd |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005346/18990629/135/0007 |access-date=25 October 2024 |work=Ripon Gazette |agency=|via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |date=29 June 1899 |page=7 col.2}}</ref> In 1899 the school's advertisement declared a healthy situation, a "resident foreign master", and preparation for examinations.<ref>{{cite news |title=Clifton College, Harrogate |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000076/18990922/086/0001 |access-date=25 October 2024 |work=Leeds Mercury |agency=|via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |date=22 September 1899 |page=1 col.6}}</ref>

The school closed in 1968,<ref name="Liquisearch" >{{cite web |title=Clifton House Preparatory School |url=https://www.liquisearch.com/clifton_house_preparatory_school |website=Liquisearch |publisher=Liquisearch |access-date=18 October 2024}}</ref> and was demolished in 1970.<ref name="Neesam 2022" >{{cite book |last1=Neesam |first1=Malcolm |title=Wells and Swells: The Golden Age of Harrogate Spa, 1842–1923 |date=2022 |publisher=Carnegie Publishing Ltd |isbn=978-1859362389}}</ref>{{rp|817}} In 1969 the school's former sports field was leased to Harrogate Cricket Club, for the use of its junior section.<ref>{{cite web |title=Club history |url=https://www.harrogatecricketclub.com/club-history |website=harrogatecricketclub.com |publisher=Harrogate Cricket Club |access-date=24 October 2024 |date=2022}}</ref>


===Cliftton House Old Boys War Memorial===
===Cliftton House Old Boys War Memorial===
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==Staff==
==Staff==
George Mearns Savery was headmaster of the school until 1899.<ref name="Small ad 09.03.1899" >{{cite news |title=Harrogate College |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0004183/18990309/075/0011 |access-date=25 October 2024 |work=Methodist Times |agency=|via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |date=9 March 1899 |page=11 col.2}}</ref>
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One of the teachers at the school was Gordon William George "Charlie" Cass, who was employed there from 1923.{{Refn|Gordon William George Cass (Scarborough 16 April 1898 – 13 October 1976).|group=nb}}<ref name="Liquisearch" /> A veteran of the [[First World War]], he had served in the [[Royal Air Force]] or [[Royal Flying Corps]].<ref>{{cite web |title=George William George Cass |url=https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/6839436 |website=livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk |publisher=Lives of the First World War. Imperial War Museum |access-date=22 October 2024 |date=2024}}</ref> Cass left Clifton School in 1936 to found and become headmaster of [[Norwood College]].<ref name="Liquisearch" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Harrogate. Norwood College. |url=https://archiveshop.northyorks.gov.uk/people-and-biography/PH008-01.html |website=archiveshop.northyorks.gov.uk |publisher=North Yorkshire Council |access-date=22 October 2024}}</ref>


James Walter Nuttall was headmaster of Clifton House School when it was at 6 Queen Parade, Harrogate.{{Refn|James Walter Nuttall (1862 – 23 February 1928).|group=nb}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Northern wills |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000748/19280502/029/0002 |access-date=24 October 2024 |work=Leeds Mercury |agency=|via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |date=2 May 1928 |page=2 col.6}}</ref> He was buried at [[Harlow Hill Cemetery]], and his monument is a carved Celtic cross.<ref>[http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/gravedetails.php?grave=171860&personid=364982&scrwidth=1200 Gravestonephotos.com: James Walter Nuttall grave monument, section F, no.200] Retrieved 17 March 2014</ref>
Headmaster James Walter Nuttall lived at the school,{{Refn|James Walter Nuttall (1862 – 23 February 1928).|group=nb}} from at least 1899 with his wife, children, and his father in law William Sutton, a retired [[Inland Revenue]] employee and [[Methodism|Methodist]] preacher. Sutton continued to preach, but died in 1899 at the school.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mr William Sutton |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004183/18990817/084/0013 |access-date=25 October 2024 |work=Methodist Times |agency=|via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |date=17 August 1899 |page=13 col.2}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sutton. At Clifton College, Harrogate |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002305/18990722/094/0005 |access-date=25 October 2024 |work=West Cumberland Times |agency=|via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |date=22 July 1899 |page=5 col.8}}</ref> Nuttall was still headmaster of the school in 1903 or 1906 when it was moved from 6 Queen Parade, Harrogate to Stray Road.<ref name="Liquisearch" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Northern wills |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000748/19280502/029/0002 |access-date=24 October 2024 |work=Leeds Mercury |agency=|via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |date=2 May 1928 |page=2 col.6}}</ref> Nuttall died in 1928 and was buried at [[Harlow Hill Cemetery]], and his monument is a carved Celtic cross.<ref>[http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/gravedetails.php?grave=171860&personid=364982&scrwidth=1200 Gravestonephotos.com: James Walter Nuttall grave monument, section F, no.200] Retrieved 17 March 2014</ref>

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One of the teachers at the school was Gordon William George "Charlie" Cass, who was employed there from 1923.{{Refn|Gordon William George Cass (Scarborough 16 April 1898 – 13 October 1976).|group=nb}}<ref name="Liquisearch" /> A veteran of the [[First World War]], he had served in the [[Royal Air Force]] or [[Royal Flying Corps]].<ref>{{cite web |title=George William George Cass |url=https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/6839436 |website=livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk |publisher=Lives of the First World War. Imperial War Museum |access-date=22 October 2024 |date=2024}}</ref> Cass left Clifton School in 1936 to found and become headmaster of [[Norwood College]].<ref name="Liquisearch" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Harrogate. Norwood College. |url=https://archiveshop.northyorks.gov.uk/people-and-biography/PH008-01.html |website=archiveshop.northyorks.gov.uk |publisher=North Yorkshire Council |access-date=22 October 2024}}</ref>


==Notable former pupils==
==Notable former pupils==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Clifton House School}}

* [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results/1950-01-01/1999-12-31?basicsearch=%22clifton%20house%20school%22%20harrogate&phrasesearch=clifton%20house%20school&somesearch=harrogate&exactsearch=false&retrievecountrycounts=false&region=yorkshire%20and%20the%20humber%2c%20england&mostspecificlocation=yorkshire%20and%20the%20humber%2c%20england BNA search]
* [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results/1950-01-01/1999-12-31?basicsearch=%22clifton%20house%20school%22%20harrogate&phrasesearch=clifton%20house%20school&somesearch=harrogate&exactsearch=false&retrievecountrycounts=false&region=yorkshire%20and%20the%20humber%2c%20england&mostspecificlocation=yorkshire%20and%20the%20humber%2c%20england BNA search]
* [https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5133255 Wikidata: Clifton House Preparatory School]

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Clifton House School
Location
Harrogate, North Riding of Yorkshire

England
Information
Former nameHarrogate College, Clifton College (later known as Clifton Preparatory School)
EstablishedBefore 1890
Closed1968

History

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Clifton House School was originally called Clifton College, and it was later known as Clifton House Preparatory School. It was located from 1890 or before at 6 Queen Parade,[1] then from 1903 or 1906 at a property built by developer Isaac Pickard in Stray Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire.[2]: 726, 816  At that time the headmaster was James Walter Nuttall.[3]

The school magazine was named, Aquila.[3] The school took part in inter-school cricket tournaments.[4] In 1899 the school's advertisement declared a healthy situation, a "resident foreign master", and preparation for examinations.[5]

The school closed in 1968,[3] and was demolished in 1970.[2]: 817  In 1969 the school's former sports field was leased to Harrogate Cricket Club, for the use of its junior section.[6]

Cliftton House Old Boys War Memorial

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The school possessed a war memorial plaque dedicated to fifteen or sixteen of its former pupils who had died in service as a result of the First World War. After the school closed, the plaque was renovated by the Rev. St John Turner, vicar of St Mark's Church, Harrogate, who acquired a faculty from the Ripon diocese to hang the plaque in the church. The plaque was re-dedicated there on 12 June 1988, and former pupils of the school were invited to the dedication service. As of 2024, the plaque was missing.[7]

Staff

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George Mearns Savery was headmaster of the school until 1899.[1]

Headmaster James Walter Nuttall lived at the school,[nb 1] from at least 1899 with his wife, children, and his father in law William Sutton, a retired Inland Revenue employee and Methodist preacher. Sutton continued to preach, but died in 1899 at the school.[8][9] Nuttall was still headmaster of the school in 1903 or 1906 when it was moved from 6 Queen Parade, Harrogate to Stray Road.[3][10] Nuttall died in 1928 and was buried at Harlow Hill Cemetery, and his monument is a carved Celtic cross.[11]

One of the teachers at the school was Gordon William George "Charlie" Cass, who was employed there from 1923.[nb 2][3] A veteran of the First World War, he had served in the Royal Air Force or Royal Flying Corps.[12] Cass left Clifton School in 1936 to found and become headmaster of Norwood College.[3][13]

Notable former pupils

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One former pupil of the school was Brigadier Sir Arthur Maxwell "Max" Ramsden, C.B., O.B.E., C.D., D.L.,[nb 3] who was knighted in 1954 for "political and public services to Yorkshire".[14] Following Clifton House, he attended Wakefield Grammar School, had a "distinguished military career",[15] and was a partner in the solicitors' firm Ramsden, Sykes and Ramsden, Huddersfield. In 1946 he was president of the City of Leeds Junior Conservative Association, and in 1951 president of Leeds Federation of Young Conservative Associations, later becoming a director of the Yorkshire Conservative Newspaper company. He also served amateur football clubs, boys' clubs and the YMCA. He received his O.B.E. in 1948, and his Order of the Bath in 1945, becoming aide-de-camp to George VI in 1940. He served on the council of Leeds University, and in 1949 was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire.[16] In 1957, at the age of 62, he fatally shot himself following a period of illness.[17][18]

Another former pupil of the school was Major General Michael Walsh, who was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1968.[19]

Further reading

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There are records of Clifton House School, relating to 1944 and 1956–1960, at the National Archives at Kew, ED 109/7202 and ED 172/263/10.[20][21]

Notes

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  1. ^ James Walter Nuttall (1862 – 23 February 1928).
  2. ^ Gordon William George Cass (Scarborough 16 April 1898 – 13 October 1976).
  3. ^ Arthur Maxwell Ramsden (2 December 1894 – Headingley 7 November 1957). GRO index: Deaths Dec 1957 Ramsden Arthur M. 62 Leeds 2c 182.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Harrogate College". Methodist Times. 9 March 1899. p. 11 col.2. Retrieved 25 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ a b Neesam, Malcolm (2022). Wells and Swells: The Golden Age of Harrogate Spa, 1842–1923. Carnegie Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1859362389.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Clifton House Preparatory School". Liquisearch. Liquisearch. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Cricket: Clifton College v. Western wnd". Ripon Gazette. 29 June 1899. p. 7 col.2. Retrieved 25 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Clifton College, Harrogate". Leeds Mercury. 22 September 1899. p. 1 col.6. Retrieved 25 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Club history". harrogatecricketclub.com. Harrogate Cricket Club. 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Plaque to be re-dedicated". Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale Herald. 10 June 1988. p. 10 cols 10,11. Retrieved 18 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Mr William Sutton". Methodist Times. 17 August 1899. p. 13 col.2. Retrieved 25 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Sutton. At Clifton College, Harrogate". West Cumberland Times. 22 July 1899. p. 5 col.8. Retrieved 25 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Northern wills". Leeds Mercury. 2 May 1928. p. 2 col.6. Retrieved 24 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ Gravestonephotos.com: James Walter Nuttall grave monument, section F, no.200 Retrieved 17 March 2014
  12. ^ "George William George Cass". livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk. Lives of the First World War. Imperial War Museum. 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Harrogate. Norwood College". archiveshop.northyorks.gov.uk. North Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood" (PDF). Supplement to the London Gazette. 1 January 1954. p. 2 col.2. Retrieved 22 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. ^ Ammentorp, Steen (2000). "Ramsden, Arthur Maxwell". generals.dk. generals.dk. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Yorkshire knighthoods new year honours list". Yorkshire Evening Post. 1 January 1954. p. 2 cols 2,3. Retrieved 21 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  17. ^ "Sir A.M. Ramsden found shot dead". Birmingham Daily Post. 8 November 1957. p. 13, cols 5,6. Retrieved 22 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  18. ^ "Building Society chief shot himself". Belfast News-Letter. 12 November 1957. p. 2 col.5. Retrieved 22 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  19. ^ "Major-General Michael J.H. Walsh". paradata.org.uk. Paradata. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Harrogate: Clifton House School: Full Inspection". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. National Archives. 1944. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  21. ^ "Harrogate, Clifton House School". The National Archives: Discovery. The National Archives. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
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