Reginald Eldred Witt

The provided Wikipedia extract details the history and structure of Richard Taunton Sixth Form College in Southampton. Originally founded in 1760 as Taunton's School by Richard Taunton, the institution underwent several transformations and name changes. It evolved from a trade school to a public secondary school, and by 1926, it had moved to a new site and was administered by the City of Southampton Education Committee. In 1969, it was reorganized as a sixth form college for boys and renamed Richard Taunton College. Concurrently, another institution, Southampton College and High School for Girls, founded in 1858, evolved into Hill College by 1978, admitting both boys and girls. The two colleges merged in 1989, initially under the name Taunton's College, with a subsequent move to the Hill Lane site in 1993. A redevelopment proposal in 2007 was ultimately unfunded. In 2012, the college officially became Richard Taunton Sixth Form College. The extract also lists notable former pupils from its various iterations, including musicians, writers, athletes, and television presenters.