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The College owns some 200 acres of land including the Park through which the River Churn flows from a lake near the northern boundary. Some 100 feet above the College, at a poin tfrom which a magnificent view is obtained, ten acres of the park containing ample sports pitches has been leveled and enclosed. There are several tennis courts close to the house and two hard courts presented to the College by Major David Wills in 1963. There is also a fine open air swimming bath next to the College buildings, presented in 1961 by the Dulverton Trust and Major David Wills.In September, 1966, the Old Rectory was opened as a junior House, after big alterations and additions. It is a self-contained unit where boys in Forms I and II and some boys in Form III live, apart from their meals which they take in the main College Dining Hall. In September, 1967, a new Arts Block, built in Cotswold stone, was opened. It contains a well-equipped Wood and Metal Work-shop, an Art Room, a Craft Room, a Pottery and Kiln, a Music Room, several Music practice rooms as well as some Classrooms and Society rooms.