THE PERCIVAL GUILDHOUSE

Rugby's Independent Centre for Adult Education and the Arts

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Welcome to The Percival Guildhouse

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THE SUMMER BROCHURE IS NOW ONLINE, CLICK THE LINK ON THE LEFT TO LOOK AT THE COURSES AND THEN ENROL.

The Percival Guildhouse is an independent centre for adult education, situated in the town of Rugby. The house was built in the middle of the 19th century, and was for many years the home of Matthew Bloxam, the Rugby antiquarian. In 1925 the Percival Guild was formed to promote adult education in Rugby. Old boys of Rugby school had purchased the building as a memorial to Bishop Percival, a former headmaster (1887 – 1895) and later Bishop of Hereford until his death in 1917. He was a pioneer of adult education, mainly for the benefit of those who could not read or write.

The Guildhouse provides morning, afternoon and evening classes from Monday to Friday in a wide variety of subjects. We also provides a home for a variety of clubs and groups and also has rooms for hire when available.

 

 

Newsflash

Thank you to everyone who contributed to, visited and supported the Percival Guildhouse Art & Craft Exhibition.

Nearly 500 people visited the exhibition during its 10 days at the Floor One Gallery.  Judging by the comments that were made, visitors enjoyed the exhibition very much and thought it was a wonderful display of local talent.

It gives the Guildhouse and its students a real buzz to hear the exhibition described as "inspiring, amazing, delightful, stunning and beautiful".  We are delighted to hear comments like, "So much talent" and "A wonderful variety of art, great to experience".  Other people commented that the exhibition was "well laid out" and that there was "brilliant art work" and "excellent exhibits".  The "fabulous quality of work" was also commented on.

Thank you to everyone who made it possible.