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El castillo de Berkhamsted. Berkhamsted (pronunciado /ˈbɜrkəmstɛd/ ) es una parroquia civil y un pueblo histórico del distrito de Dacorum , en el condado de Hertfordshire ( Inglaterra ). Tiene una población estimada, a mediados de 2019, de 18.996 habitantes.
Berkhamsted (/ ˈ b ɜːr k əm s t ɛ d / BUR-kəm-sted) is a historic market town in Hertfordshire, England, in the Bulbourne valley, 26 miles (42 km) north-west of London. The town is a civil parish with a town council within the borough of Dacorum which is based in the neighbouring large new town of Hemel Hempstead.
- 18,500 (mid-2016 est.)
- East
- School Uniform
- Slang and Traditions
- Buildings at Berkhamsted Boys
- House System
- History of Berkhamsted School, 1541–1996
- Notable Alumni
- School Offices
- Further Reading
The Standard Berkhamsted school uniform consists of grey trousers, a white shirt, Navy blue blazer with the Berkhamsted crest, a white shirt and Tie, with red and blue stripes and thin white lining in between.
Berkhamsted's morning tuck shop is referred to the boys as 'Chef's' due to the earlier name of Chef's Pantry, as the first word has stuck. The Boys have their own slang when it comes to Teachers. Should a boy, or a group of boys be misbehaving, and one of their companions sees a teacher coming, The spectating boy will shout 'Chips!' as an indicatio...
Old Hall
Old hall is the oldest building in the school, built in 1544, and is Grade I Listed.
Chapel
The chapel was built in 1894 by Charles Henry Rew in Tudor style. It was with a Red brick exterior which is stone dressed. The Interior features a tall steep flight of steps to a sanctuary reputedly inspired by the plan of Santa Maria dei Miracoli at Venice.
Old swimming Pool
The building was Initially a swimming pool, but now houses two of the Boys houses, Cox's and Tilman, with a new upstairs built that Houses the Schools' RSdepartment.
All Berkhamsted pupils belong to a housethroughout their time at the School. Each house is run by a house-master supported by several house tutors. Together they are responsible for providing pastoral support for their pupils and serve as the primary link between parents and the school. Houses are both physical environments and communities, each fo...
Founding
High clergy of the 16th century frequently distinguished themselves by their furthering of the educational establishment and, in this respect, Berkhamsted owes much to John Incent. In 1523, he called upon the brothers of the local brotherhood of St John the Baptist to divert the funds they had hitherto donated to the monastic hospital (which had closed) to the Brotherhood House, about which little is known. In 1541, however, Incent applied to the King, Henry VIII, in pursuit of a licence "to...
A Delicate establishment
Incent's death, which itself had created a threat to the school, was followed by that of Henry VIII in January 1547. The Chantries Act 1546, which could have jeopardised the post of chaplain at Berkhamsted, was replaced by new legislation, and the foundation was declared "unperfect". A Foundation Act was introduced in parliament to settle the various claims to the Incent estate, but only those concerning the most immediate relatives of John. Thus claims to land of the school's endowment in Sp...
Fulfillment under Saltmarsh and Hunt
William Saltmarsh enjoyed a longer headmastership than either Reeve or Barker. The latter had appointed Leonard Stepney as usher, but he lost his post in 1571 on charges of harbouring a Catholic priest. His successor, John Bristowe, had a still more colourful end, murdered gruesomely in 1597 by a local yeoman. Although this would have caused Saltmarsh concern, this was otherwise a very successful period in the history of Berkhamsted School. Pupil numbers continued to increase, and a handful o...
Victoria Cross holders
Three former students have won the Victoria Cross: Arthur Mayo during the Indian Mutiny; and George Pearkes and Brett Mackay Cloutman, both during the First World War.
Headmasters of Berkhamsted School, 1544–1996
Between the school's opening in 1544 and the formation of the collegiate school in 1997, there were 30 headmasters, whose average length of service was 15 years.
Principals of Berkhamsted Collegiate School
1. Priscilla Chadwick (1997–2008)
Principals of Berkhamsted School
1. Mark Steed (2008–2015) 2. Richard Backhouse (2016–present)
Driver, C. J. (30 November 2016). Some Schools. John Catt Educational. ISBN 9781909717978.- 1997 (as presently constituted), 1541 (original foundation)
- Richard Backhouse
- Virtus laudata crescit ("greatness increases with praise"), Festina lente ("hurry slowly")
- John Incent
Scheduled Ancient Monument. Berkhamsted Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. The castle was built to obtain control of a key route between London and the Midlands during the Norman conquest of England in the 11th century.
- 1066–1495
- Duchy of Cornwall
Berkhamsted, town (parish), Dacorum borough, administrative and historic county of Hertfordshire, southeastern England, 28 miles (45 km) northwest of London. It lies on an old coaching route along the valley of the River Bulbourne of the Chiltern Hills, which now contains modern road, rail, and canal routes.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
This is a list of notable people associated with Berkhamsted, a town in Dacorum, Hertfordshire, England. Academic and Medical. Henry Atkins (1554/5–1635), President of the College of Physicians, 1606–1635. George Field (1777?–1854), chemist. George William Lefevre M.D. (1798–1846), English physician and travel writer.
Berkhamsted played a crucial part in England's history late in 1066 when, following the Battle of Hastings, the Norman Duke William sought to complete his conquest. The death of King Harold had not been sufficient for him to claim the throne and he set about a campaign of attrition in the countryside to the south of the river Thames.
