Boston College (England)
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History
In 1957 construction was planned to start in 1959-60,[2] to cost £208,967.[3] By 1960 it was to cost £249,650, with furniture to cost £70,000.[4] In early April 1962 a contract for £255,368 was given to J.T. Barber & Sons of Boston.[5]
It opened on Monday 14 September 1964, built by JT Barber & Sons of Boston.[6][7][8]
It provided A-level courses for those not attending the town's two grammar schools.
It became an associate college of Leicester Polytechnic.
In 2007 a scheme for college redevelopment on West Street was abandoned through a lack of usable space.[9] In 2008 the college planned for a £79m expansion of the college to replace the Skirbeck Road and Mill Road sites.[10] A smaller redevelopment of the Skirbeck Road site was undertaken, funded by selling the building on Mill Road.[11][12] The Mill Road building at the east of Boston was a former De Montfort University campus, and before that, Kitwood Boys School, now Haven High Academy. The adjacent Mill Road sports fields were not included in the sale.[13][14]
Visits
- Prince Edward, Duke of Kent visited the De Montfort Campus on Thursday 7 December 2000[15]
Sites
The college is currently spread over five sites:[16]
- Rochford Campus – engineering workshops, beauty therapy, swimming facilities and halls of residence for 200 students. Skirbeck Road, Boston, next to the Maud Foster Drain and the Geoff Moulder Leisure Complex.
- Sam Newsom Centre – music and performing arts facilities. South Street, Boston.
- Peter Paine Performance Centre – centre for sports and exercise science. Rosebery Avenue, Boston.
- Ingelow Centre – centre for students with Special Educational Needs. Rowley Road, Boston.
- Boston College Spalding – Red Lion Street, Spalding.
Principals
- 1964 – 86 – Alan Moon
- 1986 – 2001 – David Pursell
- 2001 – 05 – David Pomfret
- 2005 – 11 – Sue Daley
- 2011 – 17 – Amanda Mosek
- 2017 – 2020 – Jo Maher
- 2020 – 2025 – Claire Foster
Notable alumni
- Jason Atherton – chef[17]
References
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- ↑ Lincolnshire Standard Friday 12 July 1957, page 8
- ↑ Boston Guardian Wednesday 30 October 1957, page 6
- ↑ Lincolnshire Standard Friday 28 October 1960, page 15
- ↑ Lincolnshire Free Press Tuesday 17 April 1962, page 6
- ↑ Peterborough Evening Telegraph Wednesday 2 September 1964, page 11
- ↑ Lincolnshire Standard Friday 11 September 1964, page 5
- ↑ Spalding Guardian Friday 18 September 1964, page 9
- ↑ College pulls out of relocation, BBC News, 27 June 2007
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