Dulwich College is a 2–18 private, day and boarding school for boys in Dulwich, London, England. As a public school, it began as the College of God's Gift, founded in 1619 by Elizabethan actor Edward Alleyn, with the original purpose of educating 12 poor scholars. It began to grow into a large school from 1857, and took its current form in 1870 when it moved into its current premises.
Dulwich College
Edward Alleyn, founder of the School
Dulwich College's new buildings in 1869
New College by Camille Pissarro
Dulwich is an area in south London, England. The settlement is mostly in the London Borough of Southwark, with parts in the London Borough of Lambeth, and consists of Dulwich Village, East Dulwich, West Dulwich, and the Southwark half of Herne Hill. Dulwich lies in a valley between the neighbouring districts of Camberwell, Crystal Palace, Denmark Hill, Forest Hill, Peckham, Sydenham Hill, and Tulse Hill.
The historical centre of Dulwich, showing the College of God's Gift (the "Old College") including Christ's Chapel, the Old Grammar School, and the memorial to George Webster. Immediately behind the Old College is Dulwich Picture Gallery
Dulwich College
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Dulwich Park in 2006