43 - 410AD
Roman
Roman Pottery Kilns found next to Tomlinson Hall June 1958
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410-1066AD
Saxon
Morley St Peter Saxon Hoard found at the College
1901AD
Victorian
Morley Hall built in 1841-2 on land held by the Graver Browne family
1920-1939
1920-1939
Mid Norfolk Golf Club established after the sale of Morley Hall in 1921
1939-1940
1939-1940
Used for wartime food production - land managed by local farmer, G L Peacock
1943-1945
1943-1945
US Airforce took over the site to build a Military Hospital
1946
1946
Transit camp for the Royal Norfolk Regiment as a staging post for troops going overseas
1947-1950
1947-1950
Teacher Training Colleges for men and women were established on the site including Morley Hall
1951
1951
Wymondham College founded by Sir Lincoln Ralphs
1955
1955
First public singing of the College song 'Floreat Sapientia'
1965
1965
College Combined Cadet Force (CCF) established
1967
1967
First ever Mair Cup
1971
1971
Integration of the College and County Grammar School and movement to mixed houses
1974
1974
Visit to the College by Margaret Thatcher, Secretary of State for Education
1990
1990
H.R.H Duke of Edinburgh visits the College
2011
2011
Wymondham College becomes an Academy
2017
2017
Wymondham College establishes Multi-Academy Trust; Sapientia Education Trust
