Mowbray House School
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Mowbray House School was an independent
, day
and boarding school
for boys, located in Chatswood
, on the North Shore
of Sydney, New South Wales
, Australia
.
(1881–1956). Bavin initially ran the school with his wife, Ida, and his mother, Emma (1845–1931), the widow of Methodist Minister the Rev. Rainsford Bavin (1845–1905). In 1914 Sandy Phillips
, until then a master at Sydney Grammar School
, became co-headmaster with Bavin and the institution became known as Mowbray House School. Bavin and Phillips had been students together at Newington College
. Phillips remained at Mowbray House until his return to Sydney Grammar in 1924, where he ultimately became Headmaster. Bavin continued as Headmaster of Mowbray House until the school closed in 1954 due to his ill-health.
used the building as its council chambers. The building became the school chapel in 1906 and in 1957, due to public pressure, was dismantled and relocated to Beaconsfield Road, Chatswood, where it is now Holy Trinity Anglican Church.
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
, day
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
and boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
for boys, located in Chatswood
Chatswood, New South Wales
Chatswood is a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Chatswood is located 10 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of the City of Willoughby. Chatswood West is a separate suburb...
, on the North Shore
North Shore (Sydney)
The North Shore is an informal term used to describe the primarily residential area of northern metropolitan Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The term usually refers to the suburbs located on the north shore of Sydney Harbour between Middle Harbour and the Lane Cove River, up to...
of Sydney, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
History
The school was opened in 1906 as the Chatswood Preparatory School by Lancelot BavinLancelot Bavin
Lancelot Bavin was a New Zealand-born Australian educator who was the Founder and Headmaster of Chatswood Preparatory School and Headmaster and Co-Headmaster of Mowbray House School. He was the preparatory school headmaster of lawyer and company director Sir Norman Cowper CBE, poet Kenneth...
(1881–1956). Bavin initially ran the school with his wife, Ida, and his mother, Emma (1845–1931), the widow of Methodist Minister the Rev. Rainsford Bavin (1845–1905). In 1914 Sandy Phillips
Sandy Phillips
Frederick George Phillips was the second Australian-born headmaster of Sydney Grammar School. -Early life:Sandy Phillips was born in Tamworth, New South Wales, the son of a Methodist Minister. He attended Newington College where he became known as 'little Sandy' as his brother was 'big Sandy'....
, until then a master at Sydney Grammar School
Sydney Grammar School
Sydney Grammar School is an independent, non-denominational, selective, day school for boys, located in Darlinghurst, Edgecliff and St Ives, all suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
, became co-headmaster with Bavin and the institution became known as Mowbray House School. Bavin and Phillips had been students together at Newington College
Newington College
Newington College is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for boys, located in Stanmore, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
. Phillips remained at Mowbray House until his return to Sydney Grammar in 1924, where he ultimately became Headmaster. Bavin continued as Headmaster of Mowbray House until the school closed in 1954 due to his ill-health.
Buildings
Mowbray House was built in 1906 and is a two storey tuck pointed face brick building with a hipped tile roof and cream cement render on the upper level. It displays elements of the Interwar Georgian Revival style with regular multi-paned windows and a symmetrical form. The building has timber eave brackets and unusual corner chimneys and originally contained a dormitory accommodating twenty-five boarding students. In 1917 a dining room was added to the northern end of building and modifications to the kitchen and eastern façade were made. In 1874 the Mechanics' Institute built a School of Arts on the site and from 1878 until 1903 Chatswood CouncilCity of Willoughby
The City of Willoughby is a Local Government Area on the North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 6 km north of the Sydney central business district....
used the building as its council chambers. The building became the school chapel in 1906 and in 1957, due to public pressure, was dismantled and relocated to Beaconsfield Road, Chatswood, where it is now Holy Trinity Anglican Church.