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Queen's College, London

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Queen's College is an all-girls English public school located in Harley Street, London. It was founded in 1848 by F. D. Maurice, Professor of English Literature and History at King's College London. Originally it was at number 66, later renumbered to 45. Later still it expanded into number 49. Queen's College, London currently occupies number 43 to 49 Harley Street.

In 1853 the school was granted a Royal Charter for the furtherance of women's education. This was the first such charter ever granted.


Notable Alumnae

Over the years Queens College has collected many notable alumni including:

Dorothea Beale (1848-55) Founder of Cheltenham Ladies' College & St Hilda's College, Oxford

Francis Mary Buss (1848) Founder of North London Collegiate School

Gertrude Bell (1884-6) Archaeologist, cartologist, diplomat

Katherine Mansfield (1903-6) Poet, author

Kathleen Kennedy (1938) Marchioness of Hartington, sister of John F. Kennedy

Gillian Sheen (1945-7) Olympic fencing gold medallist

Deborah Moggach (1959-62) Writer and novelist

Anna Wintour (1960-3) Editor of American Vogue

Christina Onassis (1967-8) Daughter of Aristotle Onassis

Jane Procter (1970-2) Editor of Tatler magazine

Margaret Morris (1972-4) Dancer

Daisy Goodwin (1972-7) BBC Television Producer

Emma Freud (1973-80) Broadcaster

Peaches Geldof (2000-7) Celebrity

Principals of Queen's College

Revd R. Chenevix Trench

Revd. A. P. Stanley (1863-1872)

Revd. J. LLewelyn Davies (1873-1874)

Revd. E. Plumptre (1875-1879)

Revd. J. Llewelyn Davies (1879-1886)

Canon R. Elwyn (1886-1894)

Revd. C. J. Robinson (1895-1898)

Revd. T. W. Sharpe (1898-1903)

Canon G. C. Bell (1904-1910)

Sir Henry Craik (1911-1915)

Revd. J. F. Kendall (1915-1918)

Mr Joseph Edwards (1919-1931)

Miss G. E. Holloway (1932-1940)

Miss A. M. Kynaston (1940-1942)

Mrs S Fierz (1964-1983)

Mrs P. J. Fleming (1983-1990)

Lady Goodhart (1991-1999)

Miss Margaret Connell (1999- )


Books About

  • A History of Queen's College, London 1848-1972 by Elaine Kaye (former member of the staff and author of History of the King's Weigh House Church) [1]

Footnote

  1. ^ Detail obtained from a copy of A History of Queen's College, which contains an index and photographic plates of current members of the staff, and was published by Chatto and Windus of London in 1972
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