Pendell Court turns 400!
Tue 09 Jan 2024
2024 marks the 400th anniversary of Pendell Court, the wonderful Jacobean manor house that sits at the heart of ºìÐÓÊÓƵ.
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| 1773, watercolour | 1882, wood carving |
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| 1921, estate agent photograph | 2023, photograph |
Situated within the Angle-Saxon thaneland ‘Pende’, from which its name is derived, Pendell Court was built between 1617 and 1624 on the site of the manor of Pende, Hall House of Bletchingley.
In a celebratory exhibition, Chris Wileman, History and English teacher, takes us on a fascinating journey of its development and delves into the lives of its occupants – many of them entitled ‘Lord of The Manor’.
Pupils, parents and visitors are invited to visit the display by the snooker table and discover more about Robert Holman, who occupied Pendell Court from 1625-1664, one of six Members of Parliament for Surrey and elected as part of Oliver Cronwell’s ‘Parliament of the Protectorate’, Sir George Macleay KCMG, an Australian explorer, keen botanist, and later politician who put Pendell Court ‘on the map’ in the late 19th century with an enormous investment in the development of its gardens, and the ‘Wantage Sisters’ of the Community of Saint Mary the Virgin, who occupied Pendell Court from 1947 to 1961 converting the dining room into a chapel.
In 1961, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, needing to expand into larger premises, purchased Pendell Court and its 35 acres of country estate and buildings, developing the site into the modern school with state-of-the-art facilities that we know and love today and are pleased to be custodians of Pendell Court and its rich history.
