York College for Girls

York College for Girls was a girls' school in York, England, founded in 1908 and closed in 1997.^[1]

York College for Girls
The building in 2018
General information
Address	62 Low Petergate, York, England
Coordinates	53°57′40″N 1°04′53″W
Completed	c. 1725
Renovated	Late 18th century (portico) c. 1866 and late 19th century (wings rebuilt and alterations)
Technical details
Floor count	2 + attic
Designations
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name	York College for Girls
Designated	14 June 1954
Reference no.	1257410

The school was founded by the Church Schools Company (later the United Church Schools Trust) and opened with twelve pupils on 24 January 1908 in Low Petergate, York, in a building dating to around 1725.^[2] By 1997, the school had about 200 pupils and was in the same buildings with later extensions.

In 1996, there were reports of a "cash crisis"^[3] and the school closed in 1997.^[4]

The buildings are Grade II* listed,^[2][5] and after the school closed they became the home of the restaurant La Vecchia Scuola ("the old school" in Italian),^[6] which is still in operation.

Former pupils

Notable former pupils include:

• Dame Janet Baker (born 1933), singer
• Mary Isolen Fergusson (1914–1997), civil engineer
• Delia Jarrett-Macauley, writer, academic and broadcaster^[7]
• Claudia Lawrence (born 1974), long term missing person
• Margaret Mann Phillips (1906–1987), historian

See also

• Grade II* listed buildings in the City of York