Mayfield College | |
---|---|
Location | |
, , TN20 6PW | |
Coordinates | 51°02′28″N 0°16′06″E / 51.041126°N 0.268266°E |
Information | |
Type | Private boarding and day |
Motto | Concordia (Latin for Harmony) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic (Xaverian) |
Established | 1868 |
Closed | 1999 |
Gender | 1868-1992 (Boys) 1992-1999 (Coeducational) |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Colour(s) | Navy/Light Blue/Yellow |
Former pupils | Old Magaveldians |
School Magazine | Magavelda |
Affiliated school | Foxhunt Manor |
Mayfield College[1] is a defunct Roman Catholic boys' boarding school founded as the Holy Trinity Orphanage For Boys in 1865–1866 by the American-born[2] Dowager Duchess of Leeds, Louisa Catherine Caton, one mile from Mayfield, East Sussex. The main building and attached chapel were built in the Gothic style, primarily of red brick[3] and are Grade II listed,[4] having been designed by E. W. Pugin. After closure in 1999 both the main building and chapel were converted into luxury apartments[5] now called collectively Mayfield Grange. Officially opening in 1868 it was also known as the Xaverian Brothers School, St Xavier's College[6] and Xaverian College at various times. Mayfield College was built as one of a pair of orphanages at the Duchess's expense, the other originally known as St. Michael's Orphanage for Girls in Bletchingley (Mark Cross), East Sussex, also designed by Pugin.[7]
From 1936 to 1959 Mayfield College had an associated preparatory boarding school known as the School of St. Edward the Confessor[8] at Foxhunt Manor in Waldron, East Sussex where the religious order of Xaverian Brothers also taught boys from 8–12 years of age. On closing the prep school became a convent known as Monastery of the Visitation.