Houses Cotton
Cotton House 10 Hillmorton Road , Rugby, CV22 5DQ
Tel: +44 (0) 1788 556 110 / Fax: +44 (0) 1788 556 330 / Email: cotton@rugbyschool.net
The House began life in 1836 and was named Cotton in 1931 after Bishop George Edward Lynch Cotton, former Assistant Master of Rugby School, Master of Marlborough College and Bishop of Calcutta. It was requisitioned by the Armed Forces in 1941 and re-opened at the end of the war. A beautiful memorial by Poole Pottery dominates the dining room and is a reminder of the House's contribution in the First World War.
Cotton is a physically small House and therefore, according to the boys, undoubtedly one of the friendliest..The House stands in a more residential part of the campus close to the Sports Centre and tennis courts.
M. R. Williams
The Housemaster Matt Williams was educated at King Edward VI School, Aston, joined the Drama Department in 2000 and was Head of Department from 2003 - 2007. He coaches the 2nd XV and U15A cricket teams and until recently ran Old Guard cricket. Matt has been on several overseas sports tours including Australia and Sri Lanka and has taken trips to the furthest reaches of the UK. Before his appointment as House Master in 2007 he was Assistant House Master in Sheriff. He is married to Nicola and they have a young son, Henry. Matt still enjoys the theatre when time allows and loves adventure travel, skiing and good food and wine.
