Princess Helena College

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Princess Helena College
Established 1820[1]
Headmistress Mrs Anne-Marie Hodgkiss (Until July 2008[2])
President HRH The Duchess of Gloucester[1]
Location Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG4 7RT
Flag of England England
LEA Hertfordshire
Gender Girls
Ages 11 to 18
Houses Gloucester, Windsor and York
Website http://www.phc.herts.sch.uk/
Coordinates: 51°54′34″N 0°16′59″W / 51.90943, -0.28291

Princess Helena College is an independent school for girls located in the small village of Preston near Hitchin in Hertfordshire. It is housed in a Grade II* listed Queen Anne country house, which was redesigned by Lutyens, at the same time as the gardens were designed by his great friend, Gertrude Jekyll[3].

The school was one of the first academic schools for girls, originally founded for daughters of officers who had served in the Napoleonic Wars and daughters of Anglican clergy.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c History. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
  2. ^ Meet our new Head. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
  3. ^ Images of England — details from listed building database (162902)

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