| Mayfield College | |
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| Location | |
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| , , TN20 6PW | |
| Coordinates | 51°02′28″N 0°16′06″E / 51.041126°N 0.268266°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Private boarding and day |
| Motto | Concordia (Latin for Harmony) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic (Xaverian) |
| Established | 1868 |
| Closed | 1999 |
| Gender | 1868-1992 (Boys) 1992-1999 (Coeducational) |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Colour(s) | Navy/Light Blue/Yellow |
| Former pupils | Old Magaveldians |
| School Magazine | Magavelda |
| Affiliated school | Foxhunt Manor |
Mayfield College[1] is a defunct Roman Catholic boys' boarding school founded as the Holy Trinity Orphanage For Boys in 1865–1866 by the American-born[2] Dowager Duchess of Leeds, Louisa Catherine Caton, one mile from Mayfield, East Sussex. The main building and attached chapel were built in the Gothic style, primarily of red brick[3] and are Grade II listed,[4] having been designed by E. W. Pugin. After closure in 1999 both the main building and chapel were converted into luxury apartments[5] now called collectively Mayfield Grange. Officially opening in 1868 it was also known as the Xaverian Brothers School, St Xavier's College[6] and Xaverian College at various times. Mayfield College was built as one of a pair of orphanages at the Duchess's expense, the other originally known as St. Michael's Orphanage for Girls in Bletchingley (Mark Cross), East Sussex, also designed by Pugin.[7]
From 1936 to 1959 Mayfield College had an associated preparatory boarding school known as the School of St. Edward the Confessor[8] at Foxhunt Manor in Waldron, East Sussex where the religious order of Xaverian Brothers also taught boys from 8–12 years of age. On closing the prep school became a convent known as Monastery of the Visitation.
- ^ "National Heritage Monuments Record". National Heritage. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ^ "Xaverian Brothers (from the Catholic Encyclopedia)". Catholic City - The Mary Foundation. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1252659)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ^ "English Heritage Register of Listed Buildings". English Heritage. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "Chapel of love". 3 February 2013.
- ^ Bell-Irving, Elizabeth Margaretta (1903). Mayfield - The Story of an Old Wealden Village. William Clowes & Sons. p. 4.
- ^ "1868 - St Michael's Orphanage for Girls". Archiseek. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ "Xaverian Brothers - English Province Records". University of Notre Dame Archives. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
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