We have already raised enough to cover the bricks and mortar, which forms the bulk of the costs | We are building a new two-storey block on the site of the old Chemistry Block, which was built in the 1950s |
---|---|
In 1915 Kendrick Boys' School founded in 1875 from the legacy of John Kendrick , which had a large endowment but poor facilities, was taken over by Reading, which was poorly funded but had excellent facilities — this caused considerable controversy at the time but was ultimately seen as successful | Nulla quis lorem ut libero malesuada feugiat |
Once finished, the new laboratories and refurbished classrooms will give us much needed extra teaching space and will provide an improved learning environment for boys and staff.
28In 1486, the school was refounded as a "Free Grammar School" "free" here meaning teaching the free, or liberal, arts, not that no fees were paid by Henry VII on the urging of the then Abbot, John Thorne | The civil war also interrupted, with the school being used as a garrison by royalist forces |
---|---|
Curabitur arcu erat, accumsan id imperdiet et, porttitor at sem | Nulla quis lorem ut libero malesuada feugiat |
The existing Biology Building, originally built in the 1950s and extended in the early 1990s, will be refurbished to provide three or four general purpose classrooms.
12However, we still need to raise money to pay for the costs of fixtures, furniture and specialist equipment | |
---|---|
Building work started in early 2015, and the building was finished in summer 2017 | The foundation stone for new buildings, designed by Alfred Waterhouse, was laid by the Prince of Wales in 1870, and in 1871 the school moved in |