Elizabeth College, Guernsey
The Royal College of Elizabeth, better known as Elizabeth College, is a co-educational independent school in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey. A member of the HMC, it is a public school in the British sense of the term. Founded on 25 May 1563 by royal charter from Elizabeth I, it is one of the oldest schools in the British Isles and the oldest public school in the Channel Islands.
The school's main building on the skyline of Saint Peter Port from the east coast of the island
A lithograph of a drawing of the school's main building by its architect, John Wilson
An illustration of the school's main building from a nearby cemetery by Armand de Quatrefages, c. 1860
Perrot Court, opened in 2023 following the building's acquisition from the Royal Bank of Canada
St. Peter Port is a town and one of the ten parishes on the island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. It is the capital of the Bailiwick of Guernsey as well as the main port. The population in 2019 was 18,958.
Image: Albèrt Églyise Saint Pièrre Port Dgèrnésy
Image: Elizabeth college entrance crest
Image: Castle Pier Lighthouse, St. Peter Port. panoramio
Image: Castle Cornet 2009 uu