34
edits
Winterborne School: Difference between revisions
From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
no edit summary
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Infobox Location | {{Infobox Location | ||
|image = Winterborne.JPG | |image = Winterborne.JPG | ||
|type = {{il| | |type = {{il|[[Public school]]|[[Charity school]] (Formerly)}} | ||
|location = [[England]] | |location = [[Surrey]], [[England]] | ||
|first = The Devil of Winterborne (home video) | |first = The Devil of Winterborne (home video) | ||
|appearances = [[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Ghosts of Winterborne (home video)|Ghosts of Winterborne]]'' | |appearances = [[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Ghosts of Winterborne (home video)|Ghosts of Winterborne]]'' | ||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
'''Winterborne School''' was a public school in [[Surrey]], [[England]]. | '''Winterborne School''' was a public school in [[Surrey]], [[England]]. | ||
== History == | ==History== | ||
Winterborne was built by [[Isaac Greatorex|Sir Isaac Greatorex]] in [[1764]] as a charity school for the poor, but he got into debt and sold it, after which it was reopened as a minor public school that became one of prestige over the years. However, it was widely-believed that Greatorex had been forced to give up the school because of devil-worship and human sacrifice, as well as membership of a religious sect. He was hanged and buried beneath the gallows. | Winterborne was built by [[Isaac Greatorex|Sir Isaac Greatorex]] in [[1764]] as a charity school for the poor, but he got into debt and sold it, after which it was reopened as a minor public school that became one of prestige over the years. However, it was widely-believed that Greatorex had been forced to give up the school because of devil-worship and human sacrifice, as well as membership of a religious sect. He was hanged and buried beneath the gallows. | ||
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
[[Margaret Wyndham]] became headmistress of the school because of her sister Taploe's death. Andrew returned to school in a bid to overcome the tragic events surrounding the Greatorex cult, but became himself influenced by him. He killed [[Max Rosenberg]] and assisted in Greatorex's resurrection until Liz and Wyndham banished his spirit. Andrew decided to remain at the school. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Ghosts of Winterborne (home video)|Ghosts of Winterborne]]'') | [[Margaret Wyndham]] became headmistress of the school because of her sister Taploe's death. Andrew returned to school in a bid to overcome the tragic events surrounding the Greatorex cult, but became himself influenced by him. He killed [[Max Rosenberg]] and assisted in Greatorex's resurrection until Liz and Wyndham banished his spirit. Andrew decided to remain at the school. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Ghosts of Winterborne (home video)|Ghosts of Winterborne]]'') | ||
== Personnel == | ==Personnel== | ||
[[Whittaker (The Devil of Winterbourne)|Whittaker]] was [[headmaster]] of the school for decades until he was persuaded to resign and [[Gavin Purcell]] took the office. Following Purcell's arrest, [[Barbara Taploe]] (the long-standing Head of History) was briefly acting-head before her death, ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[The Devil of Winterborne (home video)|The Devil of Winterborne]]'') upon which her twin sister [[Margaret Wyndham]] became headmistress. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Ghosts of Winterborne (home video)|Ghosts of Winterborne]]'') | [[Whittaker (The Devil of Winterbourne)|Whittaker]] was [[headmaster]] of the school for decades until he was persuaded to resign and [[Gavin Purcell]] took the office. Following Purcell's arrest, [[Barbara Taploe]] (the long-standing Head of History) was briefly acting-head before her death, ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[The Devil of Winterborne (home video)|The Devil of Winterborne]]'') upon which her twin sister [[Margaret Wyndham]] became headmistress. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Ghosts of Winterborne (home video)|Ghosts of Winterborne]]'') | ||
