Situated at the heart of the village, The Cross is an old coaching house which became a boys’ boarding house in 1880. It was refurbished in 2001/2002 at a cost of about £1 million and currently houses 45 boarders and 10 day boys.
There are 16 single bedrooms that are mostly allocated to Sixth Form boys. The rest of the boys live in double or treble rooms. Day boys are fully integrated, sharing study bedrooms with the boarders. Most bedrooms have a sink unit, all have a full complement of matching furniture and a network socket so that the boys can access their userwork on their laptop or desktop computers. Bathrooms and shower rooms have been upgraded significantly; there is a private bath on each floor and individual shower pods replacing the central changing rooms that existed prior to the refurbishment.
There are several common rooms situated throughout the House. The Sixth Form common room was refurbished in October, 2007 and the Junior common room was upgraded in August, 2008. Each has a television with access to satellite channels, a DVD player and an en-suite kitchen. In addition, there are two further common rooms.
The boys are particularly fond of their yard where they play a variety of games in their free time, ranging from the usual suspects, such as basketball, to the rather more unusual, such as yard tennis, a game of cunning combined with freakish good luck.
The relaxed and good-natured reputation of The Cross stems from the fact that each member of the House is respected for his individual gifts and interests. With the support of a team of talented tutors and a hard-working prefect body, The Cross is in every sense a home away from home.
Helen and I look forward to welcoming you to The Cross and would relish the opportunity to show you around the House and introduce you to the boys.