Save Cotton College Petition: Signature List Feed http://gopetition.com/signatures/save-cotton-college.html Online petition signatures en-us Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:41 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Dr Robert Meakin [Signature #294] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24325000?utm_medium=rss I totally agree

]]> Mon, 25 Jul 2022 11:48:37 UTC 24325000 mr Andrew Whitworth [Signature #293] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/19162529?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Aug 2015 05:32:13 UTC 19162529 mr michael boyle [Signature #292] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/17414817?utm_medium=rss At Cotton from 1961 1964

]]> Sun, 1 Jun 2014 10:29:42 UTC 17414817 Mr. Peter Thorpe [Signature #291] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15959277?utm_medium=rss Sun, 6 Oct 2013 12:29:15 UTC 15959277 Mr Peter Kellett [Signature #290] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14805083?utm_medium=rss I left Cotton 70 years ago. Like so many things,
much was good and much was bad. Both sides influenced the man I became!

]]> Sun, 3 Mar 2013 11:45:06 UTC 14805083 Mr Vincent Owen [Signature #289] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14749389?utm_medium=rss Sun, 24 Feb 2013 05:07:04 UTC 14749389 Paula Walter [Signature #288] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14679146?utm_medium=rss Beautiful historic building that needs restoring

]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 02:23:51 UTC 14679146 ms Eva Varga [Signature #287] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14677667?utm_medium=rss Sun, 10 Feb 2013 07:02:29 UTC 14677667 Mr James Walter [Signature #286] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14676981?utm_medium=rss Sun, 10 Feb 2013 04:52:44 UTC 14676981 Mr Paul Smithard [Signature #285] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14266738?utm_medium=rss Fri, 21 Dec 2012 03:00:15 UTC 14266738 Mr Kevin McLoughlin [Signature #284] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14059651?utm_medium=rss A building worth preserving, even using for the homeless, education or other social need.

I don't know of the economics but anything that helps to save it must be welcomed.

]]> Thu, 8 Nov 2012 02:33:15 UTC 14059651 ms Anonymous [Signature #283] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13938588?utm_medium=rss Sun, 14 Oct 2012 04:51:43 UTC 13938588 Nancy Roussy [Signature #282] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12891203?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 May 2012 08:30:44 UTC 12891203 Mrs Sharon Duffy/ formerly miss McFadden [Signature #281] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12143987?utm_medium=rss Sat, 4 Feb 2012 02:54:17 UTC 12143987 Mrs Sharon Duffy [Signature #280] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12143945?utm_medium=rss Sat, 4 Feb 2012 02:48:29 UTC 12143945 Mr Gavin Felton [Signature #279] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11372452?utm_medium=rss We must do whatever it takes to bring Cotton back to life.

]]> Fri, 21 Oct 2011 06:55:44 UTC 11372452 Mr Mark Hutchings [Signature #278] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11049596?utm_medium=rss As the son of the last head of Cotton College I am dumbfounded at the state that the former school and my former home is now in. These grandiose buildings demand repair and a new purpose! I urge everyone involved in building conservation in the Cotton district to pressure the authorities and present owners to save this site which is dear to generations and generations of Cottonians

Yours sincerely
Mark Hutchings

]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 03:52:02 UTC 11049596 Dr Frank Sobiech [Signature #277] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9408660?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:50:35 UTC 9408660 mr Anonymous [Signature #276] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9296228?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 Jan 2011 05:00:17 UTC 9296228 Dr Peter MacDonald-Pearce [Signature #275] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8830359?utm_medium=rss I was an former pupil there in 1953

]]> Thu, 4 Nov 2010 06:12:25 UTC 8830359 Mr Robin Harper [Signature #274] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8817651?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Nov 2010 04:18:58 UTC 8817651 Mr Lee Brash [Signature #273] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8810822?utm_medium=rss Mon, 1 Nov 2010 08:04:01 UTC 8810822 mr peter barton [Signature #272] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8804061?utm_medium=rss We must save these fine buildings for future generations. To allow demolision of the whole site would be a very sad loss. Something needs to be done soon.

]]> Sun, 31 Oct 2010 10:14:51 UTC 8804061 kathy everitt [Signature #271] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8804027?utm_medium=rss Save this beautiful piece of history.

]]> Sun, 31 Oct 2010 10:03:56 UTC 8804027 miss kate stokes [Signature #270] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8771918?utm_medium=rss Sun, 24 Oct 2010 04:50:02 UTC 8771918 mr charles davenport [Signature #269] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8766398?utm_medium=rss I was educated on these grounds and I valued that. It has a lot to offer. I would like to be contacted and kept informed. Not much has been done- in my opinion to do this-share information and make contact. We could make a difference if we communicated and got together

]]> Sat, 23 Oct 2010 11:33:38 UTC 8766398 Mr Charles Middleton [Signature #268] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8744931?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Oct 2010 08:40:47 UTC 8744931 Dr Geoffrey Singleton [Signature #267] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8622869?utm_medium=rss It seems a tragedy that such a building with all its history is allowed to go to rack and ruin.

]]> Sun, 3 Oct 2010 12:17:00 UTC 8622869 Miss Helen Kinsella [Signature #266] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8355989?utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:16:34 UTC 8355989 Mr Brian Beesley [Signature #265] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8315725?utm_medium=rss Visited the Cotton College site & St Wilfreds Church today, grateful thanks to Albert Smith & Sharon from Amos developments for allowing it. Was a pupil here from 1942-1947, first time I have been back at young age of 79 years !!

]]> Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:02:29 UTC 8315725 Mr Paul Smithard [Signature #264] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8131860?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:33:38 UTC 8131860 Dr Edward Neville [Signature #263] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8110181?utm_medium=rss Fri, 9 Jul 2010 04:44:49 UTC 8110181 Mr Richard Biggins [Signature #262] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7788993?utm_medium=rss Sat, 29 May 2010 04:50:59 UTC 7788993 MR John Kennett [Signature #261] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7433837?utm_medium=rss anything built by Pugin must be saved and kept alive!

]]> Sat, 24 Apr 2010 07:56:56 UTC 7433837 Mrs Joanna Barker [Signature #260] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7282857?utm_medium=rss A building of such historicol importance & interest should never have been allowed to fall into such a state of disrepair.

The buildings should be put to good use with the church & immediate surroundings opened up to the public.

]]> Sun, 4 Apr 2010 12:42:37 UTC 7282857 mr gary stevenson [Signature #259] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7228797?utm_medium=rss Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:49:42 UTC 7228797 Mr Richard Andrew Pickford [Signature #258] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7206804?utm_medium=rss I spent ,uch of my education at this school, and believe the treatment of the buildings is a disgrace. I cannot see why the site is not restored and turned in to a country hotel.

]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:38:52 UTC 7206804 Mrs Erica Westley [Signature #257] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7188681?utm_medium=rss To lose these buildings is nothing short of criminal. (Nine of my relatives went to this school.)

]]> Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:29:38 UTC 7188681 Mrs Sarah Dellar [Signature #256] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7168521?utm_medium=rss Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:55:55 UTC 7168521 Mr Gareth Ashton [Signature #255] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7100175?utm_medium=rss It would be a travesty to permit such an important and historic building to deteriorate any further.

]]> Mon, 8 Mar 2010 04:58:56 UTC 7100175 mr Marco Edwards [Signature #254] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6768092?utm_medium=rss Sun, 3 Jan 2010 07:13:15 UTC 6768092 mrs maria williams [Signature #253] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6754312?utm_medium=rss Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:00:37 UTC 6754312 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #252] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6265119?utm_medium=rss Typical of this country to neglect a beautiful heritage like Cotton College - All Heaven Weeps

]]> Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:49:54 UTC 6265119 Mr. Mathew Mak [Signature #251] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6204496?utm_medium=rss It is a shame to let Cotton ruin by time.

]]> Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:42:26 UTC 6204496 Mr Glyn Walker [Signature #250] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6106769?utm_medium=rss A proud piece of history should not be allowed to just be forgotten and lost to time

]]> Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:18:32 UTC 6106769 Mr Sam Hale [Signature #249] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6092492?utm_medium=rss Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:56:38 UTC 6092492 miss kate evans [Signature #248] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6068934?utm_medium=rss Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:39:17 UTC 6068934 Mr Paul Gosnell [Signature #247] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/5583239?utm_medium=rss It's a shame that such a historic building should be left to crumble.

]]> Sat, 30 May 2009 07:48:05 UTC 5583239 Mr Liam Reynolds [Signature #246] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/5226728?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 Apr 2009 09:04:02 UTC 5226728 mrs julie allsopp [Signature #245] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/5110492?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:52:24 UTC 5110492 mr daniel griffin [Signature #244] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4954937?utm_medium=rss save the college its a lovely building that deserves better

]]> Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:40:30 UTC 4954937 Mr Roy Barratt [Signature #243] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4854765?utm_medium=rss Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin was the father of the Victorian Gothic Revival and arguably the greatest architect of the 19th century. As well as St Wifrids many of the college buildings were also designed by him. It is difficult to preserve everything but an attempt should certainly be made to preserve this iconic site

]]> Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:39:47 UTC 4854765 John Gilbert [Signature #242] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4541894?utm_medium=rss Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:44:05 UTC 4541894 Prof Johnathan Napier [Signature #241] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4528656?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:24:20 UTC 4528656 Mr Robert Milward [Signature #240] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4501357?utm_medium=rss What a disgrace, so sad to see.

]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:24:32 UTC 4501357 Mrs kathleen Milward [Signature #239] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4493369?utm_medium=rss I'm a member of the National Trust in the hope that I am making a small contribution is helping to save some of Englands heritage. I am saddened how this beautiful building has been left to ruin. The history to this place is facinating and worth remembering. I hope something can be done.

]]> Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:37:31 UTC 4493369 philip taft [Signature #238] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4287452?utm_medium=rss Thu, 9 Oct 2008 10:09:46 UTC 4287452 Mrs Justine Cope [Signature #237] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4238483?utm_medium=rss Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:48:11 UTC 4238483 Mr Timothy Jeffs [Signature #236] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4059420?utm_medium=rss Cotton is a fantastic arcitecture and shold be preserved as one of the great insitutes in the UK There are few Chatholic schools left in the UK and Cotton should be given a new life and restored to its former glory in order to accomodate the old school ways.

]]> Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:26:17 UTC 4059420 Peter Smith [Signature #235] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4018480?utm_medium=rss Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:43:50 UTC 4018480 Mr Derek Hilyer [Signature #234] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4004300?utm_medium=rss The catholic heirarchy should be betterly ashamed of itself.

]]> Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:56:42 UTC 4004300 mr Timothy Clarke [Signature #233] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/3974135?utm_medium=rss we are losing to much of our english heritage more should be done to protect our british treasures

]]> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 05:10:55 UTC 3974135 ms julie courtenay [Signature #232] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/3939568?utm_medium=rss I have visited Cheadle for the first time today after some prolonged reading about Pugin over the previous few days.Intrigued about Cotton, I read more and was appalled at the tragic condition of this amazing place. Please please let something be done to preserve it. Surely many people would love to live in this beautiful place - the longer it is left to decay, the harder it will be to put right.

]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:39:21 UTC 3939568 Robert Merry [Signature #231] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/3904611?utm_medium=rss I attended this school as a boy and it has extremely fond memories for me and thousands of others. It's shocking to me every time I visit. Such beautiful buildings and surroundings left to rot. Shame on the powers that be (council and church officials have to take equal blame), "it's a sin". Please restore it to it's former glory.
Rob Merry
Ex Cottonian

]]> Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:26:25 UTC 3904611 mrs rebecca morledge [Signature #230] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/3872145?utm_medium=rss Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:09:41 UTC 3872145 mrs julie allsopp [Signature #229] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/3865797?utm_medium=rss As a youngster, we drove past the college site many times. We only lived a few miles away at sandon. Seeing the state of the place on your web site makes my heart bleed. The place must be restored!

]]> Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:10:45 UTC 3865797 Mr Roger Machin [Signature #228] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/3818027?utm_medium=rss Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:32:13 UTC 3818027 Mr Graham Sharpe [Signature #227] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/3790700?utm_medium=rss I was privileged to live and work at Cotton College for the final 3 years of its existence. I was Chemistry teacher and, for the final 2 years, Housemaster of Bowden House. The current derelict state of the buildings and site is a disgrace from all sorts of points of view. Staffordshire Moorlands generally and the Churnet valley in particular is a beautiful part of the country. The buildings used to embellish the scenery - now they are a blot on the landscape. Very sad!

]]> Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:53:49 UTC 3790700 Mr Jonathan Sampson [Signature #226] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/3713822?utm_medium=rss Thu, 5 Jun 2008 08:51:54 UTC 3713822 Chris O'Brien [Signature #225] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/3406675?utm_medium=rss Sun, 6 Apr 2008 08:25:52 UTC 3406675 Mr Sean O'Brien [Signature #224] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/3405550?utm_medium=rss Sat, 5 Apr 2008 11:44:57 UTC 3405550 Miss Cathryn Chadwick [Signature #223] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/3303419?utm_medium=rss Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:49:12 UTC 3303419 Mr Anonymous [Signature #222] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/3208586?utm_medium=rss I was at Cotton 1939 to 1945 when it was a well maintained and fluorishing school .What has happened to it since it closed is an absolute disgrace and should never have been allowed to happen . Something must be done to stop further deterioratin as soon as possible.I visited the site recently and was appalled at the sorry state of a once proud and historic College.

]]> Sat, 8 Mar 2008 09:32:15 UTC 3208586 Ramsay Doherty [Signature #221] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/3138226?utm_medium=rss Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:45:26 UTC 3138226 miss Anonymous [Signature #220] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/3123712?utm_medium=rss Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:21:26 UTC 3123712 miss Anonymous [Signature #219] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/3123707?utm_medium=rss Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:20:39 UTC 3123707 miss yvonne essex [Signature #218] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/3104818?utm_medium=rss i have visited this place since i was a young girl. it was magificent magical and as i look at it now i could weep it is a jewel in englands countryside there are not many naional trust sites that hold such awe as this college do something now or be forever sorry to let this magnificent piece of architecture slip away to be forgotten forever.

]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:59:33 UTC 3104818 Mr Christopher Shaw [Signature #217] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/3044251?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:39:04 UTC 3044251 Mr Peter Allen [Signature #216] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/3009010?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:55:06 UTC 3009010 Mr R Corrigan [Signature #215] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/2986899?utm_medium=rss Shame to see Cotton in Ruins

]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:30:19 UTC 2986899 Mr Andy McFarlin [Signature #214] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/2902971?utm_medium=rss Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:17:43 UTC 2902971 Anonymous [Signature #213] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/2896142?utm_medium=rss I saw this amazing place for the first time at the weekend - very interesting. It is a shame to let it just rot.

]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:45:27 UTC 2896142 mr john kilgallon [Signature #212] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/2879237?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:28:24 UTC 2879237 Mr Jake Salt [Signature #211] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/2842127?utm_medium=rss I went to the Faber primary school and our christmass Nativities use to be in Cotton church.

]]> Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:49:03 UTC 2842127 miss kate watson [Signature #210] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/2835630?utm_medium=rss Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:42:09 UTC 2835630 Miss Alicia Watson [Signature #209] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/2830714?utm_medium=rss Such a beautifull and historic building derserves a better future. To allow it to deteriorate like it has is a such a tragic waste.

]]> Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:26:04 UTC 2830714 Mr Phillip Smith [Signature #208] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/2797714?utm_medium=rss Wed, 9 Jan 2008 08:01:48 UTC 2797714 Raymond De Tullio [Signature #207] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/2773004?utm_medium=rss Hard to beleive that so much history has been left to decay. I am amazed that this has occurred. Very sad indeed.

]]> Fri, 4 Jan 2008 06:10:29 UTC 2773004 miss bethany parker [Signature #206] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/2753381?utm_medium=rss this building is part of staffordshires history and should be restored to its former glory.

]]> Tue, 1 Jan 2008 07:12:07 UTC 2753381 Mr Peter Kellett [Signature #205] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/2746348?utm_medium=rss Sun, 30 Dec 2007 06:29:03 UTC 2746348 Mr John Patrick Hannifan [Signature #204] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/2695910?utm_medium=rss Sun, 16 Dec 2007 01:52:23 UTC 2695910 Mr Ken Lea [Signature #203] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/2518614?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Nov 2007 06:51:28 UTC 2518614 Miss Nicola Birch [Signature #202] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/2518609?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Nov 2007 06:50:19 UTC 2518609 mrs Anonymous [Signature #201] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/2499806?utm_medium=rss Sat, 27 Oct 2007 04:07:00 UTC 2499806 mr craig pellatt [Signature #200] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/2477567?utm_medium=rss Mon, 22 Oct 2007 03:06:02 UTC 2477567 Mr Brian Cherrington [Signature #199] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/2450969?utm_medium=rss To allow these buildings to remain unused and without repair for twenty years is unforgivable

]]> Sun, 14 Oct 2007 07:27:00 UTC 2450969 Mr Steve Tye [Signature #198] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/2449078?utm_medium=rss Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:51:01 UTC 2449078 MISS MELODY HARRIS [Signature #197] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/2392392?utm_medium=rss to manny old buildings are being demolished instead of being saved it is a real shame for this to happen .

]]> Mon, 24 Sep 2007 04:11:55 UTC 2392392 Mr Drew Hughes [Signature #196] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/2387213?utm_medium=rss I have been to this site and it has always had a great big part of my heart and soul. i think its sad that it has been left to rot like this.

]]> Sat, 22 Sep 2007 03:52:26 UTC 2387213 John Orrell [Signature #195] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/2383513?utm_medium=rss I find it unacceptable that this historic building has been left to go to rack and ruin due to indifference and neglect on behalf of various parties. It's time that something was done to restore at least some dignity to a once proud site.

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