Editing Elstree (section)

== Buildings ==

=== Grade II listed buildings ===
[[File:Hollybush pub, Elstree.jpg|thumb|Holly Bush public house (15th century)]]
[[File:House at Elstree designed by E.J. May.jpg|thumb|House at Elstree designed by [[E.J. May]], and exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1887.]]
Elstree is home to a number of [[Categories of listed building|Grade II listed buildings]], including some at Grade II* (particularly important buildings), such as:
*Holly Bush public house (15th century)<ref>{{NHLE|num=1103589 |desc=Holly Bush Public House|access-date= 20 September 2011}}</ref>
*[[Aldenham House]] and stable block (c.1672)<ref>{{NHLE|num=1346891 |desc=Aldenham House and Stable Block|access-date= 20 September 2011}}</ref>
*''The Leys'', built in 1901 by Scottish architect and designer, [[George Henry Walton]].<ref>Hermann Muthesius, ''The English House, Volume 2'', Publisher Frances Lincoln ltd, 2006, {{ISBN|0-7112-2688-1}}, {{ISBN|978-0-7112-2688-3}}, 768 pages ([https://books.google.com/books?id=bMF-sLJivOwC&q=leys&pg=PA188 pages 188–190])</ref><ref>{{NHLE|num=1263392 |desc=The Leys|access-date= 20 September 2011}}</ref>

=== The Manor hotel ===
The Manor hotel, formerly known as the Edgwarebury Hotel, is located on Barnet Lane.<ref>{{cite web |title=The hotel |url=https://www.themanorelstree.co.uk/the-hotel/ |website=The Manor Elstree |access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref> The Tudor-style building dates back to 1540, was converted into a hotel in the 1960s, and has featured in many TV and film productions, such as the 1968 [[Hammer Horror]] classic, ''[[The Devil Rides Out (film)|The Devil Rides Out]]''. Notable guests have included [[Peter Sellers]], [[Tom Cruise]], [[John Cleese]] and [[Stanley Kubrick]].<ref>Derek Pykett, Freddie Francis, Simon Flynn, "Edgwarebury Corus Hotel", British Horror Film Locations, Publisher: McFarland, 2008, {{ISBN|0-7864-3329-9}}, {{ISBN|978-0-7864-3329-2}}, 206 pages ([https://books.google.com/books?id=atktMkuOvPwC&dq=Edgwarebury&pg=PA156 page 156])</ref> It was the country home of armaments manufacturer and First Baronet [[Trevor Dawson|Sir (Arthur) Trevor Dawson]], (1866–1931).<ref name="trevordawson">Richard Davenport-Hines, 'Dawson, Sir (Arthur) Trevor, first baronet (1866–1931)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2009 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/46865, accessed 21 September 2011]</ref>

=== Other buildings ===
A house in Elstree designed by architect [[Edward John May]] (1853–1941) was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1887. St Nicholas Parish Church was designed by English architect [[Philip Charles Hardwick]].<ref>M. H. Port, 'Hardwick, Philip (1792–1870)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12279, accessed 25 September 2011]</ref>

=== Schools ===
Elstree is home to [[Aldenham School]], and [[Haberdashers' Boys' School]], both [[Public school (UK)|independent public schools]] (ie. fee-paying), [[Haberdashers' School for Girls]], and St Nicholas Church of England Primary School.

Just outside of Elstree, in the neighbouring town of Borehamwood, are a number of schools. There are [[Hertswood Academy]] and [[Elstree Screen Arts Academy]], the vocational school linked with [[Elstree Studios (Shenley Road)|Elstree Studios]].

There is also a Jewish high school called [[Yavneh College, Borehamwood]]. Yavneh was set up in 2013 by Dr [[Dena Coleman]], ex-headteacher of [[Hasmonean High School]]. Dr Coleman was also a board-member of the [[Jewish National Fund]]. Just before her retirement in 2013, Dr Coleman died of [[meningitis]]. Yavneh College has subsequently been headed up by Spencer Lewis, ex-head teacher of [[King Solomon High School]]. The Yavneh Schools governors have also opened a primary school on the Hillside Avenue campuses.<ref>[http://www.stnicholas610.herts.sch.uk/ St Nicholas Church of England V.A Primary School], Website. Retrieved 20 September 2011</ref>

=== Earlier schools ===
Since the 1780s, a private school has been located in Elstree.<ref name="page 28">Donald P. Leinster-Mackay, ''The rise of the English prep school'', Publisher: Taylor & Francis, 1984, {{ISBN|0-905273-74-5}}, {{ISBN|978-0-905273-74-7}}, 398 pages. ([https://books.google.com/books?id=FnM9AAAAIAAJ&dq=%22Hill+House%22+%22elstree+school%22&pg=PA28 page 28])</ref>

[[Elstree School]], a boys' preparatory school, was located in Elstree from 1848 until 1938 before moving to [[Woolhampton]], [[Berkshire]] before the outbreak of the [[Second World War]].

Hillside School was located in Elstree between 1874 and 1886, before eventually becoming [[Dorset House School]] in 1905,<ref name="page 28" /><ref>"[http://www.dorsethouseschool.com/history.html Our History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903054510/http://www.dorsethouseschool.com/history.html |date=3 September 2011 }}" Dorset House School website. Retrieved 19 September 2011</ref> (not to be confused with Hillside School in nearby Borehamwood).