Dulwich College
Motto	Detur Gloria Soli Deo ("Let glory be given to God alone")
Established	1619
Type	Public school
Master of the College	G G Able MA FRSA
Chairman of the Governors	Lord George MA GBE PC (OA)
Founder	Edward Alleyn
Location	Dulwich London England
Staff	193
Students	1500 (approx. An independent school in the United Kingdom is a school relying upon private sources for all of its funding predominantly in the form of school fees Graham George Able is a noted educationalist and has been the Master of Dulwich College since 1997 A Master of Arts ( Latin: Magister Artium) is a Postgraduate academic Master's degree awarded by universities in a large The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts Manufactures and Commerce ( RSA) is a British multi-disciplinary institution based in London. Edward Alan John George Baron George, GBE, PC, DL (born 16 September 1938, Surrey) known as Eddie George, A Master of Arts ( Latin: Magister Artium) is a Postgraduate academic Master's degree awarded by universities in a large The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. Old Alleynian is the official title given to former pupils of Dulwich College. Edward Alleyn (ˈælɪn ( 1 September 1566 &ndash 25 November 1626) was an English Actor who was a major figure of the This article is about Dulwich in London Dulwich South Australia is a suburb of Adelaide. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland )
Gender	Boys
Ages	2 to 18
Houses	Day Houses: 8 Boarding Houses: 3
School colours	Royal Blue & Black
Former Pupils	Old Alleynians
Affiliation	Alleyn's College of God's Gift
Website	www.dulwich.org.uk

Dulwich College is an independent, fee-paying public school in Dulwich, a suburb of south-east London, United Kingdom. Old Alleynian is the official title given to former pupils of Dulwich College. Alleyn's College of God's Gift is a historic charity in England founded in 1619 by the Elizabethan actor and businessman Edward Alleyn who endowed it with the ancient Manor An independent school in the United Kingdom is a school relying upon private sources for all of its funding predominantly in the form of school fees This article is about Dulwich in London Dulwich South Australia is a suburb of Adelaide. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

The College was founded in 1619 by Edward Alleyn, a successful Elizabethan actor, with the original purpose of educating 12 poor scholars as the foundation of "God's Gift". College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. Edward Alleyn (ˈælɪn ( 1 September 1566 &ndash 25 November 1626) was an English Actor who was a major figure of the Romance and reality The Victorian era and the early twentieth century idealised the Elizabethan era An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works It currently has about 1500 boys, of whom 120 are boarders. This makes it one of the largest (in terms of numbers of pupils) public schools in the UK. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The school owns a boathouse on the Thames, the base for Dulwich College Boat Club as well as large grounds around Dulwich. This article is about Dulwich in London Dulwich South Australia is a suburb of Adelaide.

Contents 1 History 1.1 1619: Foundation: The College of God's Gift at Dulwich 1.2 1808: Dulwich College Building Act 1.3 1857: Alleyn's College of God's Gift 1.4 1870: The New College 1.5 1882: Dulwich College separated from Alleyn's School 2 Old Alleynians 3 Houses 3.1 Boarding Houses 3.1.1 Gordon Bowl 3.2 Day Houses 4 School Uniform 5 School Magazine 6 School Slang 7 School song 8 School Arms 9 Recent developments 10 Academic achievement 11 Headmastership of Dulwich College 12 Collections 12.1 At the College 12.2 Dulwich Picture Gallery 13 Painting of the College 14 Use of the College in films 15 References 16 See also 17 External links

History

1619: Foundation: The College of God's Gift at Dulwich

Founder's Day at Dulwich College is celebrated at the end of the Summer Term to commemorate the signing of the letters patent by James I on 21 June 1619 authorising Edward Alleyn to establish a college in Dulwich to be called 'the College of God's Gift, in Dulwich in Surrey'. Letters patent are a type of Legal instrument in the form of an Open letter issued by a Monarch or Government, granting an office right James VI and I (19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625 was King of Scotland as James VI, and King of England and King of Ireland as James Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Edward Alleyn (ˈælɪn ( 1 September 1566 &ndash 25 November 1626) was an English Actor who was a major figure of the Alleyn's College of God's Gift is a historic charity in England founded in 1619 by the Elizabethan actor and businessman Edward Alleyn who endowed it with the ancient Manor This article is about Dulwich in London Dulwich South Australia is a suburb of Adelaide. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. ^[1] The term Dulwich College was used colloquially from that date, such as in 1675 when John Evelyn described his visit to Dulwich College in his diary^[2]. A colloquialism is an expression not used in formal speech, writing or Paralinguistics. John Evelyn ( 31 October 1620 – 27 February 1706) was an English writer gardener and diarist However, for at least 263 years this colloquialism was incorrect as the school was part of the overall charitable Foundation. ^[3] Edward Alleyn, as well as being a famous Elizabethan actor, was also a man of great property and wealth, derived mainly from places of entertainment including theatres, bear-gardens^[4] and brothels^[5]. Edward Alleyn (ˈælɪn ( 1 September 1566 &ndash 25 November 1626) was an English Actor who was a major figure of the All of these ventures were legitimate at the time and rumours that Alleyn turned his attention towards charitable pursuits out of fear for his moral well-being have been traced to the journalist George Sala and discredited. George Augustus Henry Sala ( 24 November 1828 &ndash 8 December 1895) English Journalist, was born in London ^[4] Since 1605, Alleyn had owned the manorial estate of Dulwich, and it may have been around this time that he first had the idea of establishing a college or hospital for poor people and the education of poor boys. This article is about the medieval system "Manors" redirects here ^[1] The building on Dulwich Green of a chapel, a schoolhouse and twelve almshouses, began in 1613 and was completed in the autumn of 1616. On September 1, 1616 the chapel was consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury who became the official Visitor. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. However, Edward Alleyn faced objections from Francis Bacon, the Lord Chancellor, in getting the patent of incorporation that was necessary to secure the Foundation's status as a college. Francis Bacon 1st Viscount St Alban KC QC (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626 was an English Philosopher, Statesman, and author The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor is a senior and important functionary in the Government of the United Kingdom. It was Alleyn's persistence that led to the foundation being endowed by James I’s signing of the letters patent. James VI and I (19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625 was King of Scotland as James VI, and King of England and King of Ireland as James Letters patent are a type of Legal instrument in the form of an Open letter issued by a Monarch or Government, granting an office right ^[1]

The charity originally consisted of a Master, Warden, four fellows, six poor brothers, six poor sisters and twelve poor scholars, who became the joint legal owners of Alleyn’s endowment of the manor and lands of Dulwich, collectively known as the Members of the College. ^[1] The poor brothers and sisters and scholars were to be drawn from the four parishes that were most closely tied to Alleyn (being St Botolph's Bishopsgate where he was born, St Giles, Middlesex where he had built his Fortune Theatre, St Saviour's Southwark where he had the Paris Bear Garden, and St Giles Camberwell where the College was founded)^[6]. The business of the charity was conducted in the name of these thirty members by the Master, Warden and four Fellows (Chaplain, Schoolmaster, Usher and Organist). ^[3]

Alleyn drew upon the experience of other similar establishments in order to formulate the statutes and ordinances of the College (including borrowing the statutes of the already ancient Winchester College and visiting the more contemporary establishments of Sutton's Hospital (now Charterhouse School) and Croydon's Hospital (now Whitgift School))^[7]. Winchester College is a well-known boys' Independent school, and an example of an English Public school, in the city of Winchester in Hampshire Charterhouse, originally Sutton's Hospital in Charterhouse, is a prominent boys independent or public school as they're known in Britain between Whitgift School is an independent day school educating approximately 1200 boys aged 10 to 18 in South Croydon, London in a 45-acre parkland site Among the many statutes and ordinances signed by Alleyn that pertained to the charitable scheme were provisions that the scholars were entitled to stay until they were eighteen. And to be taught in good and sound learning’…’that they might be prepared for university or for good and sweet trades and occupations. ^[8] Another stipulation was that the Master and Warden should always be unmarried and of Alleyn's blood, and surname, and if the former was impossible then at least of Alleyn’s surname. ^[9] Alleyn also made provision that the people of Dulwich should be able to have their men children insructed at the school for a fee as well as children from outside Dulwich for a separate fee. This article is about Dulwich in London Dulwich South Australia is a suburb of Adelaide. ^[9]

The next two centuries were beset by both external difficulties such as diminishing financial fortunes and failing buildings as well as internal strife between the various Members of the College. The Official Visitor, the Archbishop of Canterbury, whose function was to ensure that the statutes were obeyed, was called in many times. ^[10] The lack of a disinterested body of governors and of any official connection to the Universities of Oxford or Cambridge contributed significantly to the school failing to fulfill Alleyn's vision in its first two centuries. ^[11] Some notable Masters did preside over the College during this time, including James Allen (the first Master to drop the 'y' from his surname), who in 1741 made over to the college six houses in Kensington, the rents of which were to be used in the establishment of two small schools in Dulwich, one for boys from the village, the other for girls to read and sew, out of which James Allen's School for Girls arose. James Allen's Girls' School, or JAGS, is an independent day school situated in Dulwich, South London.

1808: Dulwich College Building Act

Having already obtained an Act in 1805 allowing them to enclose and develop 130 acres (0. 53 km²) common land within the manor, the College was granted the power by the 1808 Dulwich College Building Act to extend the period over which leases ran, from twenty-one years as laid down by Alleyn, to eighty-four years, thus attracting richer tenants and bringing in large sums of money. ^[11] The increased wealth of the College eventually resulted in the Charity Commission establishment of an enquiry into the advisability of widening the application of the funds to those extra beneficiaries Alleyn had specified in later amended clauses to the foundation's original statutes. The Charity Commission for England and Wales (Welsh Comisiwn Elusennau Cymru a Lloegr) is the Non-ministerial government department that regulates registered Although the Master of the Rolls, Lord Langdale rejected the appeal in 1841 on the grounds that Alleyn had no right to alter the original statutes, he did express dissatisfaction with the College's educational provision. The Keeper or Master of the Rolls and Records of the Chancery of England, known as the Master of the Rolls, is the third most senior judge of England and ^[12] Immediately after this criticism, the Dulwich College Grammar School was established in 1842 for the education of poor boys from Dulwich and Camberwell. This article is about Dulwich in London Dulwich South Australia is a suburb of Adelaide. Camberwell is a district of London, England and forms part of the London Borough of Southwark. To this school were transferred the boys of the James Allen Foundation, leaving James Allen's school for girls only. The Old Grammar School, as it became known, was erected in 1841 opposite the Old College, designed by Sir Charles Barry, the architect of the Palace of Westminster. Sir Charles Barry FRS ( 23 May 1795 &ndash 12 May 1860) was an English Architect, best known for his role It still exists today. ^[13] The foundation scholars of the College continued to receive an education far short of Alleyn's vision, despite further attempts at reform by the Visitor. In 1854, the College was investigated by a new Commission set up by the 1853 Charitable Trusts Act which led to the 1857 Dulwich College Act. ^[14]

1857: Alleyn's College of God's Gift

The 'College of God's Gift' became Alleyn's College of God's Gift when, on 25 August 1857, the Dulwich College Act dissolved the existing corporation and the charity was reconstituted with the new name. Alleyn's College of God's Gift is a historic charity in England founded in 1619 by the Elizabethan actor and businessman Edward Alleyn who endowed it with the ancient Manor Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the It was split into two parts with a joint Board of Governors: the educational (for the college) and the eleemonsynary (for the charity). The Master, Warden, four fellows and 12 servants were pensioned off, although Alleyn's wishes were, and continue to be, respected, as sixteen pensioners (being the equivalent of 12 poor brothers and sisters plus four fellows) still live in flats in the Old College, looked after by a Warden. As for the Master, he was still to be appointed as the head of the new school. In its new form, the Master of the College was Reverend Alfred Carver (Master from April 1857 to April 1883). He was also the first Master not to share the name of the school's founder "Alleyn" (or latterly "Allen"). ^[14] The educational college was split into an Upper and Lower school. The Upper school was for boys between 8 and 18, to be taught a wide and detailed syllabus, and continued to be colloquially referred to as Dulwich College^[15]. The Lower school for boys between 8 and 16, had lower fees and a syllabus and was aimed at children of the industrial and poorer classes. The Lower School was the incorporation of the boys from the grammar school established in the previous decade^[14] and was referred to as Alleyn's College of God's Gift, although this was the name of the complete charitable foundation. ^[3] During the 1860s, when the Old College was under repair and the New College had yet to be built, both the Upper and Lower schools were housed in the building of Dulwich College Grammar School.

1870: The New College

It was during the decades immediately following the reconstitution that the College began to establish its identity as one of the great public schools. Dulwich College was included in Howard Staunton's 1865 book, The Great Schools of England, who wrote of the unusually comprehensive [scheme of instruction] and by the mid 1860s such was the enhanced reputation of the school that the pressure for places led to the introduction of a competitive examination. ^[16] In the summer of 1869 the upper school took possession of the current site, referred to as the New College, but it was not until Founder's Day (June 21) 1870 that the new college was officially opened by the Prince and Princess of Wales. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Alexandra of Denmark (Alexandra Carolina Marie Charlotte Louise Julia 1 December 1844 – 20 November 1925 was Queen Consort to Edward VII of the United Kingdom ^[17] The new college buildings, sited in the 60 acres of Dulwich Common, were designed by Charles Barry, Jr. (the eldest son of Sir Charles Barry). The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U Charles Barry (junior (1823-1900 was an English Architect of the mid-late 19th century and eldest son of Sir Charles Barry. Sir Charles Barry FRS ( 23 May 1795 &ndash 12 May 1860) was an English Architect, best known for his role ^[18]The lower school alone continued to occupy the Old College in Dulwich Village from 1870 until it was moved to its new (and current) premises in 1887. ^[3]

The present school colours and school magazine were established in the 1860s and 1870s, as were school societies such as Debating and Natural Science. ^[19]. By the time Canon Carver retired from the position of Master in 1882, Dulwich College was said to have expanded more rapidly in the previous 25 years than any other establishment^[20] and to be holding its own at universities, to have won a large number of places of honour in the Indian and Home Civil Service and at the Royal Military College of Woolwich and to be well represented amongst the pulic schools medals of the Royal Geographic Society and the prizes of the Art Schools of the Royal Academy. History Founding members of the Society include Sir John Barrow, Sir John Franklin and Francis Beaufort. This article refers to an art institution in London For other meanings of Royal Academy see Royal Academy (disambiguation. ^[21]

1882: Dulwich College separated from Alleyn's School

Despite its growing reputation, the College was the focus of pressure by the Charity Commissioners and other parties (including the Board of Governors and the outlying parishes named in Edward Alleyn's will) to reorganise it and divert much of its endowment to other schemes. The Master, Canon Carver, resisted these pressures for many years, finally winning an appeal in 1876 at the highest possible level (the Privy Council) where Lord Selbourne ruled in his favour. A privy council is a body that advises the Head of state of a nation on how to exercise their executive authority, typically but not always in the context of a In 1882, the Charity Commissioners finally issued a scheme that Canon Carver found acceptable. The Charity Commission for England and Wales (Welsh Comisiwn Elusennau Cymru a Lloegr) is the Non-ministerial government department that regulates registered This passed into law by Act of Parliament and resulted in the Upper and Lower schools being officially split into separate institutions. The Upper School became Dulwich College (officially for the first time) and the Lower became Alleyn's School. Alleyn's School is an independent, fee-paying co-educational day School situated in Dulwich, South-East London. ^[22] Both schools remained within the Alleyn's College of God's Gift charitable foundation (along with James Allen's Girls' School, St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School, and the three Central Foundation schools in Finsbury and Bishopsgate). Alleyn's College of God's Gift is a historic charity in England founded in 1619 by the Elizabethan actor and businessman Edward Alleyn who endowed it with the ancient Manor James Allen's Girls' School, or JAGS, is an independent day school situated in Dulwich, South London. Finsbury is a small district in the south of the London Borough of Islington and north of the City of London. See Bishopsgate Insurance for the Australian insurance company bankrupted in 1982 Two Boards of Governors came into being. Both Dulwich College and Alleyn's School were to be managed by the College Governors who also administered the Chapel and Picture Gallery. Dulwich Picture Gallery is an Art gallery in Dulwich, London. The Estates and Almshouses were placed in the hands of the Estates Governors. The Foundation and the College are still governed under the same arrangement. The Archbishop of Canterbury's position as Visitor was also changed to that of Honorary Visitor of Alleyn's College of God's Gift, his powers being vested in the Charity Commissioners^[23]. Dulwich College's income is derived from the contributions by the Estates Governors, among whom the College Governors are well represented (having eight of the twenty five places)^[24] Canon Carver retired at this point, being the first headmaster to be both appointed and retired by Act of Parliament. ^[25]

Old Alleynians

See also List of notable Old Alleynians. The following is a list of notable Old Alleynians, former pupils of Dulwich College, England.

Old boys of Dulwich College are called Old Alleynians, after the founder of the school. This is often abbreviated to O. A. as post nominal letters in brackets in school publications or publications specifically concerning the school. The term should not be confused with Alleyn's Old Boys used for alumni of Alleyn's School. Alleyn's School is an independent, fee-paying co-educational day School situated in Dulwich, South-East London. Current pupils of the school are known as Alleynians. It should be noted that the terms Alleynian and Old Alleynian were not used until around 1880 before which the pupils and ex-pupils were known as Dulwichians. ^[26] Old Alleynians have achieved eminence in many fields.

Houses

Boarding Houses

Boarders now belong to one of three boarding houses^[27], although the number of boarding houses has fluctuated over time. A boarding school is a School where some or all pupils not only study but also live during term time with their fellow students and possibly teachers Those up to the age of sixteen (Year 11) live in The Orchard, whilst boys of the Upper School (Year 12 and Year 13) live in either Ivyholme or Blew House. ^[27] However, the College has not always had just these three boarding houses.

After the College was reconstituted in 1857 most of the boys were day-boys but provision was made for boarders, and the Governors licensed three boarding houses to be kept by respectable ladies in the village (hence they were then known as dames' houses). A fourth was added soon afterwards. ^[28] The number of functioning boarding houses has fluctuated between one and five since that point and in total there have been six different houses:

• Blew House

Now one of the two senior houses, it was moved to its current position on College Road in the 1930s on the site of what had previously been the Master's garden (who had been residing in the south block of the New College). The original Blew House is called Old Blew House and still stands in Dulwich. ^[29] Blew House was the only house to remain in commission throughout the Second World War for Alleynians and became a senior house at this point. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including ^[30]

• Ivyholme

The second of the two current senior houses, it too was moved to its current position on College Road in the 1930s^[29]. It was bombed during the Second World War^[31] but was re-opened soon after as a senior house. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including During the Second World War whilst housing students of the School of Oriental and African Studies (who were going through a crash course in languages sponsored by the War Office) it was also run by the Master of the College. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The School of Oriental and African Studies (commonly abbreviated to " SOAS " pronounced (so as or (so az is a constituent college of the University of The War Office was a former department of the British Government, responsible for the administration of the British Army between the 17th century and 1963 when ^[32]

• The Orchard

This is the only junior house still functioning as a boarding house. It was bombed during the Second World War^[31] but was re-opened as one of two junior houses very close to the war ending. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including ^[30] During the Second World War, like Ivyholme, it housed students of the School of Oriental and African Studies who were going through a crash course in languages sponsored by the War Office. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The School of Oriental and African Studies (commonly abbreviated to " SOAS " pronounced (so as or (so az is a constituent college of the University of The War Office was a former department of the British Government, responsible for the administration of the British Army between the 17th century and 1963 when ^[32]

• Elm Lawn

This was the house in which P. G. Wodehouse once boarded prior to it becoming a junior house. ^[32] After the Second World War it re-opened as a junior house, along with The Orchard. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including ^[30] In 1949 the boys of Elm Lawn were moved into Bell House (see below) and it became the home of the Master of the College, and still is today. ^[33]

• Bell House

This eighteenth century building close to Dulwich Picture Gallery became the family home of the Master of the College in 1927^[34] who until then had lived with his family in the south block of the New College. Dulwich Picture Gallery is an Art gallery in Dulwich, London. The Master moved out of this premises during the Second World War into Ivyholme. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including When Ivyholme reopened as a boarding house it was decided that the Master should not return to Bell House because it was too large for the purposes of a family residence. The Master moved to The Chestnuts and then in 1949 to Elm Lawn. ^[33] Meanwhile, Bell House was adapted as a boarding house and became the second junior house, replacing Elm Lawn. In 1993 it was returned to private ownership as the College recognised the lack of need for a second junior boarding house.

• Carver House

As the number of boys requiring boarding increased towards the end of the Second World War a fifth house was created by converting the cricket pavilion. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including It was named after Canon Carver, first Master of the reconstituted College, but it did not last long in this form. ^[30]

Gordon Bowl

This trophy was presented to the College prior to the Second World War. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including It was a trophy competed for by boarders only presented by an Old Alleynian, A. G. Gordon. It was originally competed for by the four boarding houses (when there was no junior/senior distinction), but after the Second World War only by the senior houses Blew House and Ivyholme. The trophy is no longer competed for. ^[35]

Day Houses

All boys are members of one of eight day houses or Athletic Houses as they were originally known. The house system is a traditional feature of British Schools and schools in ex- British colonies, similar to the collegiate system of a University ^[35]. The Houses were the brainchild of W. D. ('Scottie') Gibbon, an assistant master and rugby coach. ^[35]. The idea was decided upon in 1919 and in the school magazine, The Alleynian, of March 1920 the process was described. The division would be into six houses to be named after distinguished Englishmen of the Elizabethan period^[36] (see table below). The name of Shakespeare was omitted as being considered pre-eminent. ^[37] Upon their original creation Boarders and Day Boys were divided thus: Grenville included Blew House, Marlowe included The Orchard, Spenser included Elm Lawn, Sidney included Ivyholme and two entirely Day-boy houses were created: Drake and Raleigh. ^[37]

House	Letter	Founded	Colours			Named After
Drake	D	1920			Amber & Black	Sir Francis Drake
Grenville	G	1920			Green & White	Sir Richard Grenville
Howard	H	1982			Light Blue & Black	Lord Charles Howard
Jonson	J	1982			Purple & Black	Ben Jonson
Marlowe	M	1920			Black & White	Christopher Marlowe
Raleigh	R	1920			Red & White	Sir Walter Raleigh
Sidney	S (Si)	1920			Red & Black	Sir Philip Sidney
Spenser	Sp (P)	1920			Royal Blue & White	Edmund Spenser

The athletic houses were created to improve the standard of games at the College, which had deteriorated during the First World War. Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral, (c 1540 &ndash 27 January 1595 was an English Privateer, navigator, Slaver, and politician Sir Richard Grenville ( June 6, 1542 &ndash September 10, 1591) (sp Charles Howard 1st Earl of Nottingham (1536 &ndash 14 December 1624) was an English statesman and admiral Benjamin Jonson ( c 11 June 1572 &ndash 6 August 1637) was an English Renaissance Dramatist Sir Walter Raleigh or Ralegh (c 1552 – 29 October 1618 was a famed English writer Poet, Soldier, Courtier and Explorer Sir Philip Sidney ( November 30, 1554 &ndash October 17, 1586) became one of the Elizabethan Age's most prominent figures Edmund Spenser (c 1552 &ndash 13 January, 1599) was an important English Poet and Poet Laureate best known for The World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Before the creation of these houses, the most keenly anticipated matches were the Boarders vs Day-Boys or the Prefects vs The Rest of the School. The Athletic Houses produced, and still produce, Big Sides and Little Sides for competition^[35]. Big Sides are Houses teams that include players who also represent the school and Little are House sides that do not include school sporting representatives. A boy's house is decided randomly or through family connection where possible. The houses continue to compete in sporting and cultural competitions (such as music, drama, chess and debating). ^[36] The Cock House Shield or Cup are presented to the leading House at the end of the school year taking into account all competitions. ^[37]

• • Lower and Junior Schools: House Colours Badge - displaying the colours as depicted in the above table.
  • Middle School: House Colours tie - Colours as displayed on the above table are arranged in a striped pattern running diagonally upward from left to right on a grey background. The stripe consists of the main colour (that which is not Black or White) being in the middle with edges of the secondary colour (either Black or White). In the case of Marlowe House the main colour is White.
  • Upper School: House Colours tie - As for Middle School except:
    • (1) the background colour of the tie is Royal Blue;
    • (2) The stripe runs in the opposite direction for Drake House and Spenser House;
    • (3) The Main Colour and secondary colour are reversed for Sidney House and Spenser House (Red of Sidney House forms the edges of the stripe, with the Black in the centre, Royal Blue of Spenser forms the edges of the stripe with White at the centre);
    • (4) Spenser House tie background is slightly darker than the other Houses (due to the House colour being the same as the general background for the Upper School House Colours tie).

School Uniform

The current school uniform as worn by students consists of :

• College Blazer or for the Upper School only a black single-breasted jacket.
• Charcoal grey or black trousers (not denim or cotton.
• White shirt (tucked into trousers) with a tidy collar.
• An approved college team, colours, society or prefect's tie, knotted close to the collar, which must be fastened.
• Plain dark grey, black, or navy socks.
• Plain black, polished, leather shoes.
• Dark grey, black or navy V-necked pullover or in the Upper School only, a plain grey, black, or navy waistcoat.
• A coat of sober hue and cut with plain buttons and no insignia.
• A scarf in college colours.
• Hats should be of sober hue and not worn inside.
• Hair should not exceed collar length, or be close shaven.
• Senior Prefects may wear a blue collared shirt.
• Pupils in the Upper School awarded half School colours may wear a braided crest on their left breast pocket.
• Pupils in the Upper School awarded full School colours may wear a blue striped blazer with braided badge.
• Jewellery is not permitted, unless proven on religious grounds.
• Facial hair is only permitted on well defined religious grounds, and supported by a letter of application from parents.

School Magazine

The Dulwich College school magazine is called the Alleynian, named after the school's founder Edward Alleyn. This magazine was first published in 1873, although the school's first magazine under the name the Dulwich College Magazine for School News and General Reading had been published in 1864 but only lasted for fourteen issues after its editor left for Cambridge University. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the ^[38]. The Alleynian was edited at one point by P.G.Wodehouse in his last year at the school. Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, KBE (15 October 1881 – 14 February 1975 (ˈwʊdhaʊs was an English Comic novelist who enjoyed enormous popular success ^[39] The magazine is still published today. Currently a newspaper called Black and Blue, run by senior pupil Michael Okocha, also appears. More information on this can be found in the Dulwich College Wodehouse Library Displays. (http://www.dulwich.org.uk/Document_1.aspx?id=1:29422&id=1:29391)

School Slang

As in most public schools, masters tend to be referred to by their surnames, or simply as "Sir". Most parts of the School have obvious referends, such as "South Cloisters" or "Shackleton Building". Some of the less obvious terms are listed here:

• The Buttery - Morning tuckshop
• The Commissariat ("the Comm"), general shop
• Colours - Striped full college colours blazer
• Eller bank - Adjacent to the Tank fields
• The Master - Headmaster
• Remove - Lower Sixth
• Smoker's Corner - Far south corner of the playing fields
• Tank fields - Far East playing fields
• The Clump - group of trees in the middle of the playing fields

School song

Pueri Alleynienses, quotquot annos, quotquot menses
Fertur principum memoria,
Vivit Fundatoris nomen, unicae virtutis omen
Detur soli Deo Gloria.
by J E C Welldon, Master of Dulwich College 1883-1885

English translation:

Boys of Alleyn, may our forefathers' memory
Endure through as many years and as many months as there may be,
The Founder's name lives on, a promise of unparalleled virtue to come,
Glory be given to God alone. James Edward Cowell Welldon (born 1854 died 1937 was an English divine, Bishop of Calcutta, and scholar

by John Scholar (OA) and Jonathan Fowles (OA) 1998

Other Verses:

Ille multas egit partes,
Multas indagavit artes;
Illum, celebrat historia;
Vos o vivite parati.
Quidvis agere vel pat
Detur soli Deo gloria.

Quid si vobis non honores
Delfuxere per majores,
Virtus sau est adorea:
At audendu, laborando,
Sustinendo, supplicando
Detur soli Deo gloria.

Alii per Campum Martium,
Alii scientes artium,
Dum juventus manet aurea,
Discite, docete quanti
Laus sic nihil desperanti.
Detur soli Deo gloria.

Vos pro civitate stantes,
Vos pro patria pugnantes,
Vestra jam expectat laurea.
Sat est sibi constitisse,
Alissque profuisse.
Detur soli Deo gloria.

At post noctem venit dies,
Post laborem alma quies,
Post periculum victoria,
Tum cantabitis aeternum,
Ubi tempus semper vernum
Detur soli Deo gloria.
^[40]

School Arms

When Edward Alleyn founded the school he designed a coat of arms and crest. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people The word crest is often mistakenly applied to a Coat of arms. This was used by the school until, in 1935, it was decreed by the College of Arms that it was the exclusive property of Edward Alleyn and his family. The College of Arms, or Heralds' College, is an office regulating Heraldry and granting new Armorial bearings for England, Wales ^[41] The new arms granted by the College of Arms were very similar to the old ones retaining most of the features. The College of Arms, or Heralds' College, is an office regulating Heraldry and granting new Armorial bearings for England, Wales Deism and learning is represented by the flames in the crest. From the ring of flames an arm with a hand holding a heart protrudes. This probably symbolises charity^[41] and has a twofold meaning. First, it represents Alleyn's charitable intentions, and second it recalls Alleyn's most famous speech, written by Ben Jonson, when he presented King James I with the flaming heart of London during The Magnificent Entertainment, a procession by which the City of London welcomed King James I from Scotland in 1604. Benjamin Jonson ( c 11 June 1572 &ndash 6 August 1637) was an English Renaissance Dramatist James VI and I (19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625 was King of Scotland as James VI, and King of England and King of Ireland as James For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically James VI and I (19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625 was King of Scotland as James VI, and King of England and King of Ireland as James Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The lower portion of the shield incorporates the original shield being an argent (silver) background on which are placed a chevron (bent bar) dividing three cinquefoils gules (red five pointed stars). "Cinquefoil" redirects here For the heraldic charge see charge (heraldry and Quatrefoil. ^[42] It should be noted that the motto was written as Detur Soli Deo Gloria^[43] prior to 1935 as per the school song, but now appears as Detur Gloria Soli Deo on the current Coat of Arms.

Recent developments

Although it has always been a private foundation, for some time in the middle of the 20th century a large percentage of pupils entered on scholarships funded by local authorities in and around Greater London. Local government in the United Kingdom is arranged into four different systems with one each for England Northern Ireland Scotland and Wales Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. Known as "the Dulwich Experiment", it created one of the most socially mixed, meritocratic and high-achieving schools in the country. Under successive Labour administrations, these "assisted places" gradually disappeared and were abolished in 1997. Apart from its own scholarships, the school is now entirely fee-paying, but has the long term aim of increasing its means tested bursary awards.

Alleyn's and JAGS belong to the same foundation, and the college has also founded international schools in Phuket, Shanghai and Beijing. Alleyn's School is an independent, fee-paying co-educational day School situated in Dulwich, South-East London. James Allen's Girls' School, or JAGS, is an independent day school situated in Dulwich, South London. Phuket (ภูเก็ต pʰuːkɛt formerly known as Tha-Laang or Talang, or Junk Ceylon in Western sources a distortion of the Malay Tanjung Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million All of the franchise schools are built in the notable red-brick style of the London School, but with modern and oriental twists on the theme. Recently the school's franchise in Phuket ended its association with Dulwich due to disagreements over the curriculum; it was then known as "Dulwich College International School, Phuket" and now simply "British International School, Phuket". Phuket (ภูเก็ต pʰuːkɛt formerly known as Tha-Laang or Talang, or Junk Ceylon in Western sources a distortion of the Malay Tanjung

Academic achievement

The school has maintained a strong academic record. Once considered among the top ten academic schools in the country, the school has lost its former leading position. In official league tables it has fallen in relation to its fellow Foundation schools, James Allen's Girls' School and Alleyn's School. James Allen's Girls' School, or JAGS, is an independent day school situated in Dulwich, South London. Alleyn's School is an independent, fee-paying co-educational day School situated in Dulwich, South-East London. Note, however, that the school supports a sixth form that, at just under 200 pupils, is very much larger than those of the other Foundation Schools (with James Allen's Girls' School c. James Allen's Girls' School, or JAGS, is an independent day school situated in Dulwich, South London. 90 ^[44] and Alleyn's School c. Alleyn's School is an independent, fee-paying co-educational day School situated in Dulwich, South-East London. 130 ^[45]), and bigger than most other Public/Independent schools in the United Kingdom. Public is of or pertaining to the people relating to or affecting a nation state or community opposed to private; as the public treasury a road or lake An independent school in the United Kingdom is a school relying upon private sources for all of its funding predominantly in the form of school fees The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The school typically has about 120 pupils gaining 100% AB grades at A level. levelname="Tatler2006">Tatler Schools Guide</ref> In recent years, the school has produced between 20 and 30 Oxbridge^[46] students per year. Oxbridge was originally a fictional composite of the University of '''Ox'''ford and the University of Cam'''bridge''' in England, and the term is now

With regard to GCSE results, the College's results may be understated, as boys take the IGCSE in English and Maths and this result is not shown on the league tables. The General Certificate of Secondary Education ( GCSE) is the name of an academic qualification awarded in a specified subject generally taken in a number of subjects by The International General Certificate of Secondary Education, or IGCSE, is an international Qualification for School Students.

Headmastership of Dulwich College

The Head Master of Dulwich College is styled The Master of Dulwich College, as laid out in the 1882 scheme of the Charity Commissioners. This continued a tradition of the Head of the College being called the Master since its foundation in 1619. The Foundation originally had a governing boday consisting of a Master, Warden, four Fellows, and six Assistants made up of the two churchwardens of each of the three parishes of St Botolph's, Bishopsgate, of St Saviour's, Southwark, and of St Giles', Cripplegate. The Master was most senior, followed by the Warden and on vacancy of the Mastership, the Warden succeeded. By the 1857 Dulwich College Act the Master, Warden and Fellows were pensioned and the governance of the foundation switched to a body of nineteen Governors. However, the position of Master continued as the title of the Headmaster of the new Upper School, with an Undermaster as deputy. The 1882 Act (as a result of the Charity Commissioners scheme) abolished the office of Undermaster. ^[47]

• Masters of the College of God's Gift in Dulwich^[48]
  • Thomas ALLEYN (appointed 1619 (assumed office on death of Founder Edward Alleyn); died 1631)
  • Matthias ALLEYN (succeeded 1631; died 1642)
  • Thomas ALLEYN (succeeded 1642; died 1668-9)
  • Raph ALLEYN (succeeded 1668-9; died 1677-8)
  • John ALLEYN (succeeded 1677-8; died 1686)
  • Richard ALLEYN (succeeded 1686; died 1690)
  • John ALLEYN (succeeded 1690; died 1712)
  • Thomas ALLEYN (succeeded 1712; died 1721)
  • James ALLEN (formerly ALLEYN) (succeeded 1721; died 1746)
  • Joseph ALLEN (succeeded 1746; resigned 1775)
  • Thomas ALLEN (succeeded 1775; died 1805)
  • William ALLEN (succeeded 1805; died 1811)
  • Lancelot Baugh ALLEN (succeeded 1811; resigned 1820)
  • John ALLEN (succeeded 1820; died 1843)
  • George John ALLEN (succeeded 1843; pensioned 1857)
• Masters of Alleyn's College of God's Gift at Dulwich and (from 18 August 1882) Dulwich College
  • Rev. Thomas Alleyn (died - 27 March 1631) was a prominent seventeenth century London citizen and the first Master of Dulwich College. Matthias Alleyn (died - 9 April 1642) was a seventeenth century London gentleman and the second Master of the College of God's Gift in Dulwich (then colloquially called Thomas Alleyn (died - 15 March 1668 /1669 was the third Master of the College of God's Gift in Dulwich (then colloquially called Dulwich College, the name Raph Alleyn (died - 24 January 1677 / 1678) was a seventeenth century London surgeon the fourth Master of the College of God's Gift in Dulwich Joseph Allen MD (c 1714 - 10 January 1796) was a prominent eighteenth century physician surgeon on Lord Anson's circumnavigation of the world John Allen MD ( 3 February 1771 - 10 April 1843) was a prominent eighteenth and nineteenth century political and historical writer Alfred James CARVER (appointed 1858; retired 1883)^[49][49]
  • Rev. James Edward Cowell WELLDON (appointed 1883; retired 1885)^[49]
  • Arthur Herman GILKES (appointed 1885; retired 1914)^[49]
  • George SMITH (appointed 1914; retired 1928)^[50]
  • Walter Reynolds BOOTH (appointed 1928; retired 1941)^[50]
  • Christopher H GILKES (appointed 1941; died 1953)^[51]
  • Deputy Master in charge for 12 months whilst replacement found. Reverend Alfred James Carver MA ( 22 March 1826 - 25 July 1909) was a noted educationalist and clergyman and was Master of Dulwich College James Edward Cowell Welldon (born 1854 died 1937 was an English divine, Bishop of Calcutta, and scholar Arthur Herman Gilkes MA ( 1849 - 13 September 1922) was a noted educationalist Author, and Clergyman, and was Master of Dulwich ^[52]
  • Ronald GROVES (appointed 1954; retired 1962)^[52]
  • Michael Theodore HUNTER-JONES (appointed 1962; resigned due to scandal in 1966)^[52]
  • Charles W LLOYD (appointed 1966; retired 1975)^[52]
  • David A EMMS (appointed 1975; retired 1986)^[53][54]
  • Anthony C F VERITY (appointed 1986; resigned due to scandal in 1995)^[55]
  • Christopher FIELD (The Deputy Master who became Acting Master during 1996. Ronald Groves MA BSc (Oxon FRIC, ( 19 August 1908 - 1991 was a noted educationalist and academic and was Master of Dulwich College from 1954 Charles William Lloyd ( 23 September 1915 to February 1999 was an educationalist and was Master of Dulwich College from 1967 to 1975 David A Emms OBE MA is a noted educationalist and former Rugby union player Anthony Courtenay Froude Verity (born 25 February 1939) is an educationalist and classical scholar and was Master of Dulwich College from 1986 to 1995 )
  • Graham G ABLE (appointed 1997)

Collections

At the College

The school has a very extensive archive, especially of material relating to drama and the arts, much of which is from Edward Alleyn's (the founder) own library^[41]. Graham George Able is a noted educationalist and has been the Master of Dulwich College since 1997 Apart from diaries kept by Alleyn and his partner Henslowe are many other documents relating to the college and foundation. There are also 12 volumes of unpublished music by John Reading; two first folio Shakespeares; a Mercator Atlas; first editions of poetry by John Donne, Edmund Spenser and Dryden; A Book of Hours from the fifteenth century and even a copy of the first book to be printed in London in 1480. John Reading (born c1685/1686 – died 2 Sep 1764 London) was an English Composer, Organist and Copyist (his William Shakespeare ( baptised A separate article is about the mathematician Nicholas Mercator. John Donne (pronounced like done, dʌn 1572 – 31 March 1631 was a Jacobean poet preacher and a major representative of the Metaphysical poets Edmund Spenser (c 1552 &ndash 13 January, 1599) was an important English Poet and Poet Laureate best known for The John Dryden (– was an influential English poet Literary critic, Translator and playwright who dominated the literary life of Restoration England A book of hours is the most common type of surviving Medieval Illuminated manuscript. ^[41]

Other interesting artefacts held by the College include the "James Caird", the whaler in which Ernest Shackleton made his intrepid voyage to South Georgia from Elephant Island in 1916^[56], as well as other items such as sledges, skis and clothing from Shackleton's famous journey for survival. The voyage of the James Caird was an open-boat journey which took place following the abandonment of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, CVO, OBE, (15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922 was an Anglo-Irish explorer who was one of the principal figures of the period South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ( SGSSI) is a British overseas territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Elephant Island is an ice-covered mountainous island off the coast of Antarctica in the outer reaches of the South Shetland Islands in the

Above the fireplace in the Masters' Library are two panels depicting pietas (Duty) and liberalitas (Generosity) bought by Edward Alleyn in 1618 from Elizabeth I's state barge. Pietas redirects here See Pietas (goddess for the divine personification of this virtue In Roman mythology, Liberalitas was the personification (or Goddess of generosity They are reputed to have originally come from Francis Drake's Golden Hinde. Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral, (c 1540 &ndash 27 January 1595 was an English Privateer, navigator, Slaver, and politician The Golden Hinde is a mountain located in the Vancouver Island Ranges on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. ^[57]

Dulwich Picture Gallery

Alleyn's College was also bequeathed a large collection of paintings by Francis Bourgeois in 1811, which had originally been intended to form the nucleus of the collection of the last king of Poland, Stanislaw August Poniatowski. Sir Peter Francis Bourgeois (1753 - 1811 English-Swiss was a landscape painter and court painter to George III. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Stanisław II August Poniatowski (born Count Stanisław Antoni Poniatowski; January 17 1732 – February 12 1798 was the last King Following the partitions of Poland the paintings were left to the College, which set up the Dulwich Picture Gallery under a trusteeship in a building designed by Sir John Soane, which became Britain's first public art gallery. The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the Dulwich Picture Gallery is an Art gallery in Dulwich, London. Sir John Soane ( 10 September 1753 &ndash 20 January 1837) was an English Architect who specialised in the Neo-Classical An art gallery or art museum is a space for the exhibition of art, usually Visual art. The Gallery is now run under the auspices of the board of the estate's governors, which now acts as the foundation's overseer.

Painting of the College

In the spring of 1870, the buildings of the New College were painted by the impressionist artist, Camille Pissarro. Impressionism was a 19th-century Art movement that began as a loose association of Paris -based Artists exhibiting their art publicly in the 1860s Camille Pissarro ( July 10 1830 &ndash November 13 1903) was a French Impressionist painter. Pissarro was at the time living in Upper Norwood having fled from France at the time of the Franco-Prussian War and was entranced by the London landscapes. Upper Norwood is an elevated area in south London, England within the postcode SE19 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War ( 19 July, 1870 — 10 May, 1871 London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. ^[17]

Use of the College in films

Because of its proximity to Central London and its combination of impressive architecture and partly "rural" look it has been a popular location for filming and photography for feature films, docu-dramas and adverts. It is actively advertised as a location by "Dulwich College Enterprises", the for-profit business side of the school.

Recently, Dulwich College was used as part of the film set for the Tomb Raider film, and Legally Blonde. Tomb Raider is a Video game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. Legally Blonde is a 2001 Comedy film starring Reese Witherspoon, produced by Marc E In Tomb Raider, Lara Croft can be seen in the College Great Hall during the auction at the beginning of the film. "Auctioneer" redirects here For the DC Comics supervillain see Auctioneer (comics. The graduation ceremony at the end of Legally Blonde was also filmed in the Great Hall, because Reese Witherspoon was in the UK for the filming of The Importance of Being Earnest. Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22 1976 is an Academy Award winning American actress and Film producer, who has established herself as The Importance of Being Earnest is a play by Oscar Wilde. It premiered on February 14, 1895 at the St

Recently it was used in a "docu-drama" about the young "Rockstar" life of Tony Blair. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to

It was used in Channel Four's Star Stories. Star Stories is a British Television comedy programme that takes a Satirical look at Celebrities and their lives The opening scene of "Watch Without Prejudice" (George Michael) takes place outside of the lunch hall. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (Γεώργιος Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου (born 25 June 1963 best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning

In a current advert fot the Toyota Auris, the college is used. The Toyota Auris is a compact 3 door and 5 door Hatchback which shares the same E platform with the Toyota Corolla. It is also used in many other adverts for this manufacture.

Dulwich College has been used by the UK Garage and Grime act So Solid Crew[1] as the back drop for the album cover for their 2003 album 'Second Verse'. The Rap Group are standing at the front entrance of the school, with the Centre block behind them.

Dulwich College was used as the filming location for a UK garage track by Leicester production team H "Two" O. UK Garage ( UKG) is an umbrella term that refers to several different varieties of modern Electronic dance music generally connected to the evolution of house The track entitled What's It Gonna Be has caused much controversy amongst former pupils and staff as the in the video bikini clad models parade around the Master's Library.

References

See also

• List of Victoria Crosses by School

External links

• Dulwich College
• OA Victoria Cross and George Cross Holders

The schools of Britain, the British Empire, and later the Commonwealth, have contributed greatly to their armed forces with some schools having lost hundreds of former

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