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Campbell College occurs as public school (that is, an independent secondary school that charges tuition) in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in legal nomenclature these are the "voluntary grammar school" & educates boys from either ages 11-18.
It was founded inside 1894 thanks to a legacy from either Henry James Campbell, who got processed his fortune in the linen trade. At first the school was primarily a boarding school however it has, particularly since the Seventies, turn into primarily a day school & inside 2004 experienced 870 pupils, sole astir Sixty of whom were boarders.
Notable ex-pupils include Victoria Cross recipient William John English, author C.S. Lewis and JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin. Allegedly a lamppost on a school cause was the inspiration for that mentioned within Lewis' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Information.
Haines, Keith. Neither rapscallion nor fools - the history of Campbell College. Belfast, Campbell College, 1993.
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