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Lancing College is a leading co-educational English Public School (fee-paying independent school) founded in 1848 by the Rev. Nathaniel Woodard . It is based in West Sussex near the small town of Lancing , west of the city of Brighton And Hove , on the south coast of England. The College is situated on a hill which is part of the South Downs . The school is a member of the Headmasters' And Headmistresses' Conference . Girls were first admitted in 1971 . The school is set on 550 acres (2.2 km&2), dominated by a huge Gothic Revival chapel, and follows a High Church Anglican tradition. The chapel is said to have the second largest rose window in the country, after York Minster. The College of St Mary and St Nicholas (as it was originally known) was intended for the sons of upper middle classes, professional men; in time this became Lancing College, moving to its present site in 1857 . The new school building was designed by the architect Richard Cromwell Carpenter . Lancing College boards boys and girls, some from overseas, between the ages of 13 and 18 at a cost of about £23,000 a year. A small number of the pupils attend Lancing on scholarships provided by the school; of the other pupils, others may receive some kind of bursary. Noteable past pupils are referred to as 'OL's'. , Lancing College]] SCHOOL LIFE The School day begins with 'roll call' early in the morning, ending around 6pm with sports during the afternoons of alternate days. At 7pm there are two hours of 'evening school' where pupils can make use of the new libraries, the music and art schools and technology facilities. Whilst the College has many well resourced and excellent academic departments, the school has a particulary strong Classics department; with a large number of pupils studying Latin, Greek and Classical Civilisation. , Lancing College]] The College is divided up into houses, each house resident to around 60 pupils. There are six boys' houses:
And three girls' houses:
Besides academic study pupils are involved in activities that include: football, rugby, tennis, squash, badminton,lacrosse, basketball, fives, hockey, running,debating, farming, riding, clay pigeon shooting, Duke Of Edinburgh's Award Scheme , sailing, CCF. Current sporting success lies within the Football and Squash teams. The school has a 200 strong Combined Cadet Force . Also, music and drama play very important roles. Besides boasting two theatres (one open-air) and regular productions, Lancing has a strong tradition of choral and orchestral development. Large numbers of pupils receive instrumental tuition and house music competitions help to foster this part of college life. THE COLLEGE FARM Lancing College Farm Project provides for students wishing to develop their agricultural, veterinary and conservation interests. The daily working farm of sheep, rabbits, poultry, goats and pigs gives students practical experience as well as teaching farm administration. THE CHAPEL The foundation stone of the college chapel was laid in 1868, but the chapel itself was not finished in Woodard's lifetime. In fact, the chapel was never finished. It stands at about 175 feet (with foundations going down 70 feet into the ground), but the original plans called for a tower at the West end which would raise the height to an amazing 350 feet. The only reason that the chapel ended up as high as it did was that Woodard, cunning to the last, insisted that it be built to its full height at one end first, so that even if he died the height could not be cut down to save money. The chapel is built in the English gothic style of the 14th century, with 13th century French influences. It was designed by R. H Carpenter and William Slater, and is built of Sussex sandstone from Scaynes Hill. The chapel was dedicated to St Mary and St Nicholas in 1911, although the college used the finished crypt (which now houses the art school) from 1875. Inside can be found, amongst other things, the tomb of the founder, two organs and a huge rose window designed by Stephen Dykes Bower. The chapel is open to the public every day, Monday to Saturday from 10.00 till 16.00, and Sunday from 12.00 till 16.00. Full school services are held every Wednesday morning during term time at 8.35am, and on certain Sundays throughout the year. There is also a Eucharist every morning at 7.40am, and Benediction on a Friday evening. THE CAMPUS Most school buildings and boarding houses are nestled around the central quads with the vast chapel dominating the local landscape. The school has an operational farm, rivers, squash courts, fives courts, swimming pool, a multigym, weightroom, two all weather astro-turfs, 28 Tennis courts, theatres, extensive classrooms and libraries. The school is the only one in the county to have Eton Fives courts. The current Acting Head Master is Richard Biggs , preliminary succeeding Peter Tinniswood . For the academic year 2006/07 Jonathan Gillespie will become new headmaster. Jonathan Gillespie is currently a housemaster at Fettes College and studied Languages at Cambridge University MODERN DAY Lancing College is one of the elite public schools in Britain, and its examination results show that it continues to perform well. It was ranked 17th in the Times school league table of A level results. When the rules of Association Football were created in 1863, elements of the Lancing of the game were adopted, along with the rules established at Eton , Harrow , Rugby, Westminster and Winchester and Charterhouse . The Boy's preferred Winter Sport is Football. With the only fives courts in the county, Lancing is a member of the Eton Fives association LANCING JARGON
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NOTABLE ALUMNI: OLD LANCING (OL'S) Notable alumni include
Notable staff members include
The current (2005/6) head boy and head girl are Aaron Pattison and Polly Graham. LANCING COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL AT MOWDEN Lancing College, in 2002, purchased a Mowden Preparatory School. The school had been a regular large feeder. The current headmaster is Alan Laurent. SEE ALSO
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