on the former Preparatory School wing. The name Portland is derived from the Duke of Portland who was a founding benefactor of the college. In 2015, Portland House closed and the boys merged with Pelham House. Re-opening in September 2016, the house is now for boys and girls in Years 7 and 8. Shirley House Shirley House was named after Worksop College Headmaster Fred Shirley in 1925. In 2008 after refurbishment and rebuilding the House became a Boys’ Day House. School House School House, originally a boys’ boarding house, was re-opened in 2007 as the girls’ Day House. The House crest is the original School House crest, comprising the four crests of the other houses that were in existence when School House was originally founded in 1930. Derry House The House is named after Provost Reverend W.R. Derry. Derry House only moved into its present location in the main school buildings during 1993-4 after the closure of Mountgarret House. Girls first attended Worksop College in 1972 as day pupils but at that time they did not have a specific house. However, this changed in 1977 when Derry House was established next to the Health Care Centre. Gibbs House Opened in the last 10 years, Gibbs House occupies a purpose built facility on the former site of the 1st XV rugby pitch. College buildings Worksop College is a Grade II listed building. It has many fine buildings styled in Tudor Revival including: The Great Hall, the centrepiece to Worksop and the first building to be completed. One of the largest rooms in Nottinghamshire, its hammerbeams are spectacular; the original design was based upon Westminster Hall. By R H Carpenter The Chapel, in gothic revival style opened in 1906. The structure was based upon that of Westminster Abbey and the ceiling contains many passages of Latin verse (specifically these are the words of the Te Deum). By Aston Webb The East Wing, the first wing of Worksop to be opened, was blessed in 1895 by the Bishop of Southwell. It was one of the wings added by B D Thompson in 1907, 1928, 1931 and 1934 The Squash Courts were once lit by natural light, but the former roof has now been replaced by a mezzanine ceiling. The courts are an excellent example of early squash courts. The balcony is particularly noteworthy as the courts were designed in back to back format