York College for Girls was a girls' school in York, England, founded in 1908 and closed in 1997.[1]
| York College for Girls | |
|---|---|
 The building in 2018 | |
| Location | 62 Low Petergate, York, England |
| Coordinates | 53°57′40″N 1°04′53″W / 53.960992°N 1.081264°W |
| Built | c.1725 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Designated | 14 June 1954 |
| Reference no. | 1257410 |
  Shown in England | |
The school was founded by the Church Schools Company (later the United Church Schools Trust) and opened with twelve pupils on 24 January 1908 in Low Petergate, York, in a building dating to around 1725.[2] By 1997, the school had about 200 pupils and was in the same buildings with later extensions.
In 1996, there were reports of a "cash crisis"[3] and the school closed in 1997.[4]
The buildings are grade II* listed,[2][5] and after the school closed they became the home of the restaurant La Vecchia Scuola ("the old school" in Italian),[6] which is still in operation.
Former pupils
editNotable former pupils include:
- Dame Janet Baker (born 1933), singer
- Mary Isolen Fergusson (1914–1997), civil engineer
- Delia Jarrett-Macauley, writer, academic and broadcaster[7]
- Claudia Lawrence (born 1974), long term missing person
- Margaret Mann Phillips (1906–1987), historian
References
edit- ^ "York College for Girls". York Civic Trust. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ a b Historic England. "York College for Girls, 62 Low Petergate (1257410)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ Lewis, Stephen (14 June 2010). "York College For Girls in Low Petergate". York Press. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "History". York College Old Girls Association. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "York College for Girls, 64 and 66 Low Petergate (1257411)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "About – La Vecchia Scuola – Italian Restaurant". Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Delia Jarrette-Macauley" [sic], EBSCOhost Connection.
External links
edit- "York College for Girls: 89 old photos". The Press. 2 November 2016.
Further reading
edit- Mann Phillips, Margaret (1989). Willingly to School: Memories of York College for Girls, 1919-24. Beverley: Highgate. ISBN 978-0948929236.
- "89 old photos from York College For Girls". York Press. 2 November 2016.
