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Hampton School is an all-girls boarding school located in Malvern, Jamaica. It is one of the oldest boarding schools in Jamaica, and was founded in 1858, two years after its all boys counterpart Munro College. The school was originally named Fort-Rose, and was constructed from funds received from the Munro and Dickenson Trust. The school’s motto is in Latin, "Summa Virtute Et Humanitate", which means: "With Utmost Courage and Courtesy".HistoryOn 21 January 1797 Robert Munro left a residuary request in his will, addressed to his nephew Caleb Dickenson and the Churchwardens of St Elizabeth. Included were instructions to establish a school for the marginalized children in St. Elizabeth. In his lifetime Dickenson would augment his uncle's estate, increasing its value. Upon his death in 1821, Dickenson left instructions in his will for the trustees of his wealth to perform his uncle’s wishes.This request would go unaddressed until 1855, when a new Trustee Board was established, known as “The Governors and Trustees of Munro and Dickenson Free School and Charity”. In 1856 an all-boys school named Potsdam College was erected; two years later, an all-girls school was erected on the same campus. This all-girls school was known as Fort-Rose.The location of the all-girls school was moved several times, first to Torrington, then to Stirling. It would not reach its final and current location, Malvern, until 1885. In 1896, the Malvern House property was purchased for ₤800, and Fort-Rose was renamed to Hampton School.Historic BuildingsChapelThe Hampton School Chapel was built over a 10-year timespan . The Chapel hosts a stained-glass window designed by James Ballantine of Edinburgh. A piece of granite left over from the construction of Usher Hall in Edinburgh was donated by the builder of the Scottish War Memorial, Neil McLeod.

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