John Walter (1818-1894), who was an editor of The Times newspaper, bought the 5,000-acre estate in which the school is now located. He built a mansion within it, which used bricks created from clay extracted from a site within the estate, and it served as his country seat. A dam was constructed around the site, which was then flooded to form a 47-acre (190,000 m2) lake.
Now it is a incredibly Posh Public School that has super high fees to keep State school chavs out.
Used to be the Royal Merchant Navy School now is Bearwood College