Mitchell House School “Marmont” History
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This photograph shows Mrs Edith Mitchell. She was the wife of R A Mitchell and was the daughter of Mr Thomas Gallagher.
Her Father owned a very large tobacco business and she was a wealthy woman.
Mr Mitchell is shown here in the uniform of the Deputy Lord Lieutenant for Belfast.
He was a magistrate and a member of the Belfast Harbour Commission. The Mitchells attended St Marks Church, Dundela. They gave the organ to the Church and they also supported the hospitals and other local charities.
This picture shows some of the greenhouses and conservatory in which the gardeners grew grapes, nectarines, chrysanthemums, and other plants for the
Mitchells.
Here we can see the walled gardens in which were grown fruit and vegetables for the
Marmont kitchen.
Our Dining Hall was once the billiards room – that is why it is large and has a decorated ceiling. The lights used to hang above a big billiards table.
In St Mark’s Church there is an organ which was given by Mrs Edith Mitchell in 1932.
The Mitchell family were supporters of St Mark’s Church, Dundela which is on the Holywood Road.
At the back of Marmont was a row of outhouses. Fruit, vegetables and tools were stored here by the gardeners.
The big building had been a barn and was later used as a garage for the Mitchell’s cars.
They owned a big, shiny Rolls Royce car.