North Notts College

Further education college in Worksop, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

North Notts College (previously North Nottinghamshire College) is a further education college in Worksop in the county of Nottinghamshire in England. It has 1300 full-time and 8,000 part-time students and 500 employees.

History

Construction

A £17,913 contract was given in November 1928 for the County Technical Institute Worksop. It was built in the grounds of Carlton House.[1]

As Worksop County Technical College, £41,700 extensions were approved in 1953.[2] By 1956 the extensions were to cost £92,835,[3] and £102,760 by 1959.[4]

Opening

It was opened on Thursday 23 October 1930 by the Secretary for Mines Labour MP Manny Shinwell.[5] It became the County Technical College from August 1932

In 1963, the County Technical College Worksop became North Nottinghamshire College of Further Education.[6]

Principals

  • The first principal, AE Fox, retired in August 1956[7]
  • The new principal from 1956 was ES Davies, the former principal of Clowne Technical College[8]

Visits

On 22 March 2006, the Duke of Gloucester opened the Food Technology Centre.[9]

See also

  • Lound Hall, known as Lound Hall Mining Training Centre

References

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