Queen Mary’s College

Queen Mary's College is a sixth form college in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. Its history may be traced back to the former grammar school Queen Mary's School, founded in 1556 in the northern part of Basingstoke.

Type: College
Description: sixth form college in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Also known as: “Queen Mary’s College, Basingstoke”
Address: Cliddesden Road, Basingstoke, RG21 3HF

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include May’s Bounty and Willis Museum.

May’s Bounty

Pitch

Photo: Simon and Alison Downham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

May's Bounty is a cricket ground situated along Bounty Road in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. The ground is compact and is lined on all sides by trees, with its northern side overlooked by residential housing. May’s Bounty is situated 1,500 feet north of Queen Mary’s College.

Willis Museum

Museum

Photo: Sebastian Ballard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Willis Museum is a local history museum in the Market Place, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. The building, which was formerly known as Basingstoke Town Hall, is a Grade II listed building. Willis Museum is situated 2,700 feet north of Queen Mary’s College.

Deanes Almshouses

Government office

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Deanes Almshouses is a government office, which is situated 2,700 feet northeast of Queen Mary’s College.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Basingstoke and Viables.

Basingstoke

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Basingstoke is a market town in Hampshire. It has been around since the Domesday Book, but was developed as a 'new town', one of several constructed in the 1950s to accommodate overspill population from London.

Viables

Suburb

Viables is a district of Basingstoke, England, that was formed around 1970 as part of the Basingstoke Town Centre Development Plan. The area is mostly made up of industry such as crafting centres, industrial and housing estates and the Jazz Buss Service.