Horton College
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Horton College was a 19th-century independent Wesleyan methodist boys' boarding school, at Mona Vale near Ross, Tasmania, Australia. Founded by Captain Samuel Horton in 1855, the College closed in 1894; and during its brief period it was considered an extremely prestigious school,[1] counting many of the region's landed families of the period as students.[2]
Horton College | |
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Australia | |
Coordinates | 42°03′36″S 147°28′55″E |
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Type | Independent boarding school |
Motto | Latin: Perseverantia Palman Obtinebit (Perseverance will obtain the reward) |
Denomination | Wesleyan methodist |
Established | 1855 (1855) |
Founder | Captain Samuel Horton |
Closed | 1894 (1894) |
Gender | Boys |
Its first headmaster was John Manton, and for many years its motto was the Latin: Nil sine magno labore (Nothing without great exertion). This was replaced by the Latin: Perseverantia Palman Obtinebit (Perseverance will win the prize). The school building itself was an impressive red brick structure, designed by William Archer[3] and its ruins were listed on the (now-defunct) Register of the National Estate from 1978.[4]