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The History
Carmel College was a predominantly Jewish co-educational bording school in England operating between 1948 and 1997. It was first situated at Greenham Common near Newbury and then at Mongewell Park near Wallingford, Oxfordshire. It was Europe's only Jewish boarding school. It also had a very small number pupils who were not of Jewish descent, as day pupils. It was referred to as the "Jewish Eton" and Carmel College alumni were referred to as "Old Carmelis". Typical boarding fees in 1996 were £10,000 per school term (i.e. £30,000 per year). In 1990 it topped the list of the 20 most expensive boarding schools in the country. It was closed in June 1997, mainly owing to diminishing pupil numbers and financial difficulties, having been seriously affected by the termination of government assisted places by the Labour government.
The Visit
After visiting a few times with LoocyLoo and TheVampiricSquid we saw a change in this place as film crews come and go slowly ripping lights from the ceiling and we started to notice the giant plaques go missing from the walls this place is still worth a visit!
The Caretaker is abit thick tbh after him chasing us out he caught up with us when we was loading into the car and he asks “was that you guys in carmel†no that wasn’t us we was visiting our grandparents he replied “ok†and drove off without asking any more questions anyways enjoy!
Sorry its so pic heavy guys this was over a few visits with a few different camera techniques...
Carmel College was a predominantly Jewish co-educational bording school in England operating between 1948 and 1997. It was first situated at Greenham Common near Newbury and then at Mongewell Park near Wallingford, Oxfordshire. It was Europe's only Jewish boarding school. It also had a very small number pupils who were not of Jewish descent, as day pupils. It was referred to as the "Jewish Eton" and Carmel College alumni were referred to as "Old Carmelis". Typical boarding fees in 1996 were £10,000 per school term (i.e. £30,000 per year). In 1990 it topped the list of the 20 most expensive boarding schools in the country. It was closed in June 1997, mainly owing to diminishing pupil numbers and financial difficulties, having been seriously affected by the termination of government assisted places by the Labour government.
The Visit
After visiting a few times with LoocyLoo and TheVampiricSquid we saw a change in this place as film crews come and go slowly ripping lights from the ceiling and we started to notice the giant plaques go missing from the walls this place is still worth a visit!
The Caretaker is abit thick tbh after him chasing us out he caught up with us when we was loading into the car and he asks “was that you guys in carmel†no that wasn’t us we was visiting our grandparents he replied “ok†and drove off without asking any more questions anyways enjoy!
Sorry its so pic heavy guys this was over a few visits with a few different camera techniques...
