▁T etten hall ▁in ▁England . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁college ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁prominent ▁local ▁business men ▁and ▁industrial ists , ▁most ▁of ▁who ▁were ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Queen ▁Street ▁Cong reg ational ▁Church . ▁T etten hall ▁Tow ers ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Wol ver ham pton ▁industrial ist ▁Colonel ▁Thomas ▁Thor ney cro ft ▁as ▁a ▁house ▁for ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁family . ▁The ▁Tow ers ▁Theatre ▁was ▁originally ▁a ▁ball room ▁and ▁has ▁spr ings ▁under ▁the ▁floor ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁a ▁better ▁dan cing ▁surface . ▁The ▁stage ▁was ▁built ▁later ▁on ▁for ▁the ▁school ▁when ▁it ▁started . ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁sold ▁by ▁the ▁last ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Thor ney cro ft ▁family ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁The ▁college ' s ▁lower ▁school ▁building ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁the ▁science ▁department ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Board ing ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁board ing ▁houses : ▁Thor ney cro ft ▁( g irls ) ▁and ▁School ▁House ▁( bo ys ). ▁Less ▁than ▁ 1 5 % ▁of ▁pup ils ▁board . ▁Most ▁board ers ▁are ▁international ▁pup ils ▁or ▁children ▁of ▁military ▁personnel . ▁ ▁Notable ▁former ▁pup ils ▁ ▁N ig el ▁Ben nett ▁- ▁A ctor , ▁director , ▁author ▁William ▁B id la ke ▁- ▁Arts ▁& ▁C raft s ▁architect ▁( 1 8 6 1 - 1 9 3 8 ) ▁Professor ▁Sir ▁Arthur