Education in Harrow: Harrow School, Museums in Harrow, List of Old Harrovians, the John Lyon School, Harrow High School, Harrow Football

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: Harrow School, Museums in Harrow, List of Old Harrovians, The John Lyon School, Harrow High School, Harrow football, Eton v Harrow, Nower Hill High School, Harrow Museum, North London Collegiate School, Charles John Vaughan, Toffs and Toughs, Canons High School, Harrow College, Krishna Avanti Primary School, Whitmore High School, Salvatorian College, Rooks Heath College, Bentley Wood High School, Whitchurch Middle School, Paul Boissier, George Butler, Harrow History Prize, Cannon Lane Middle School, John Farmer, The Harrovian, Henry Drury, Joseph Drury. Excerpt: Harrow School, commonly known simply as Harrow, is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was officially founded by John Lyon under a Royal Charter of Elizabeth I in 1572. Harrow is one of the original nine public schools that were defined by the Public Schools Act 1868. The school has an enrollment of approximately 850 boys spread across twelve boarding houses, all of whom board full time. Harrow has many traditions and rich history, which includes the use of boaters, morning suits, top hats and canes as uniform. Its long line of famous alumni include eight former Prime Ministers (including Churchill, Baldwin, Peel, and Palmerston), numerous foreign statesmen, former and current members of both houses of the UK Parliament, two Kings and several other members of various royal families, 19 Victoria Cross holders, and a great many notable figures in both the arts and the sciences. It is widely considered one of the best secondary schools in the world along with its famous rival Eton. Good Schools Guide said the school Does well, does the boys well, couldn't do better. Various schools in the sa...