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- We were founded in 1532 during the reign of King Henry VIII in the will of London Mercer and Merchant Richard Collyer “… to keep a Free Scole in Horsham in the Countie of Sussex where I was borne”.
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The College was founded in 1532 in the will of Richard Collyer, who was born in Horsham, and became a wealthy member of The Mercers' Company of the City of London. The Mercers' Company are still the school's trustees, and maintain a close relationship with the school.
We were founded in 1532 during the reign of King Henry VIII in the will of London Mercer and Merchant Richard Collyer “… to keep a Free Scole in Horsham in the Countie of Sussex where I was borne”.
Born in Horsham in the early 1480s, Richard Collyer completed his apprenticeship then became a Mercer in 1506. A very successful merchant trading mainly in silks and particularly with Flanders, he bought and developed two significant properties in London – the ‘Sunne’ on Cheapside and the ‘Key’ in St. Pancras.
Sep 12, 2019 · The College of Richard Collyer, Collyer’s, was founded in 1532 and originally located next to St Mary’s Church in Horsham just off the Causeway. It was rebuilt on its current site in Hurst Road in 1892 and was a highly successful boys’ Grammar School until 1976 since when it has provided sixth form education for students in Horsham and ...
Founded nearly 500 years ago in 1532 by a London merchant and Mercer named Richard Collyer, we have a strong sense of history, a welcoming college community and a clear aspirational culture....
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May 7, 2009 · Founded in 1502 by Richard Collier (different spelling) as a boy's grammar school. It is now a sixth form college.
The College and its Mission 1 The College of Richard Collyer in Horsham was founded under the terms of the will of Richard Collyer, a member of the Mercers’ Company of the City of London who died in 1532. He provided for ‘a Free School in Horsham in the County of Sussex’. For about four centuries the governance of the school was
