Mount Radford School | |
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Address | |
Park House, St Leonards Road , , EX2 6EU England | |
Information | |
Other names | Vines School Mount Radford College The Exeter Public School |
Type | Private day and boarding school |
Motto | Spes Mea In Deo (English: My Faith in God) |
Established | 1826 |
Gender | Boys |
Enrollment | 200~ |
Former pupils | Old Radfordians |
Mount Radford School was a private day and boarding school for boys in Exeter, Devon, England. It was commonly known as Vines School, as the Vine family provided three of the school's four headmasters, and was also known as Mount Radford College, and The Exeter Public School.
The school was founded on the historic estate of Mount Radford in 1826.[1][2]
Mr W. E. Vine, the eldest son of the founder, first joined his father at the school, at the age of seventeen. He succeeded his father as headmaster in 1901, and held office until 1916 when he was invited to become the director of the Missionary Society in Bath. The school remained extant in nearby buildings after Mount Radford House was demolished in 1902 to make way for the development of Barnardo Road and Cedars Road. W. E. Vine was followed by his younger brother, T. E. Vine, who continued as head until his retirement in 1957. The school averaged 200 pupils until the end of World War II. For much of his career as headmaster, T. E. Vine was assisted by two loyal lieutenants, Messrs S. B. Angwin and W. A. "Buster" Wheatley.[2]
Ex-pupils are known as Old Radfordians.