Plymouth College has bought two private properties adjacent to the school site on Ford Park Road. 'Roville' and 'The Bungalow', are both 4-bedroomed, detached properties with back gardens that are contiguous to the College grounds.
The College Governors have a policy to buy property in the immediate environs as and when it becomes available to ensure that the College is not hindered by lack of space (an issue common to many city-based schools) when the time comes to expand facilities. Just last year the Governors purchased 7 Ford Park Lane, which was opened as an additional boarding house in September 2009. Named Thompson House after a major College benefactor, it is home to eight boarders and a Housemaster.
In the short term 'Roville' will also be converted into boarding accommodation to cater for the current increase in boarding numbers and the 'Bungalow' will be used for staff accommodation.
Photograph: Boarders relaxing in Thompson House
