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Coordinates: 53.6107°N 1.5729°W. Bretton Hall (2007), shortly before closure of the campus. Bretton Hall College of Education was a higher education college in West Bretton in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. It opened as a teacher training college in 1949 with awards from the University of Leeds. The college merged with the University ...
By the end of the century Bretton Hall was a college of education, arts and humanities with over 2000 students. In 2001 the popularity of studying theatre and performance led to further expansion and saw the creation of the School of Performance and Cultural Industries at Bretton Hall College.
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Jan 19, 2024 · Bretton Hall (2007), shortly before closure of the campus. Bretton Hall College of Education was a higher education college in West Bretton in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. It opened as a teacher training college in 1949 with awards from the University of Leeds. The college merged with the University of Leeds in 2001 and the campus ...
Sep 26, 2020 · The studio was opened by the artist Victor Pasmore himself in 1993. Steps link the studios to the theatre block and its performance area. Through the arch is the quadrant of the stable block. Beyond, the beautiful surrounding hills. On the right is the giant Performance Building which replaced College Hall.
Recognising teacher training as fundamental in the West Riding vision for education, a training college for the arts was agreed upon, and in January 1946 Bretton Hall, in West Bretton, was deemed suitable for such a purpose. The cross-fertilisation of practices in music, movement, arts and drama, how this could enrich children’s learning as a ...
By the mid 20th century, the hall’s days as a home were over. Sir Alec Clegg, Chief Education Officer for the West Riding, oversaw the creation of the college at Bretton Hall in 1949. He helped establish the area as a pioneering and innovative place for education.
The hall was sold to the West Riding County Council in 1947. Before the sale, the panelling of the "Henry VIII parlour" (preserved from the earlier hall) was given to Leeds City Council and moved to Temple Newsam house. The hall housed Bretton Hall College from 1949 until 2001 and was a campus of the University of Leeds from 2001 to 2007.
