Kelvin House

Housemaster - R. G. Pattison, B.A., P.G.C.E. 

Kelvin House was one of the original four Houses, founded in 1926. It is named after the scientist Lord Kelvin, who was born William Thompson at 17 College Square East, Belfast. He attended the Belfast Academical Institution, where his father was a Maths Professor. He later graduated from Cambridge, where he was a champion rower and one of the founders of the university music society.

As a scientist his achievements were many, but he is probably best remembered for his work with temperature, his discovery of absolute zero and his new scale of temperature, now known as the Kelvin scale. He also played a major part in the plans for the laying of a transatlantic telegraph cable, linking Ireland with Canada.

Among many honours and awards were President of the Royal Society, Edinburgh, Chancellor of Glasgow University and Lord Kelvin of Largs. He died in 1907 and is buried beside Newton in Westminster Abbey. A statue in his honour was unveiled at the Botanic Gardens, Belfast, in 1913.

House Success

Kelvin has recently achieved great success in the Interhouse Championship. Kelvin won the competition three times in succession between 2002 and 2005. This year the senior rugby team won the Pirrie Cup and the senior cross country runners tied for first place in the Rodgers Cup, while Aaron Runciman won the individual title, the Crawford Cup. Our swimmers did particularly well to finish second in the McKee Cup.

Kelvin First Form - 2007/2008

Back L to R: Ben O'Donnell, Michael O'Neill, Ben Robinson, Roy David, Harry Simpson, Aaron Stelfox, Mark Stewart, Nicholas Wilson, Fraser Wright
            

Middle L to R: Eoin Howard, Oliver Irwin, James Jones, Graeme Martin, Samuel Matthews, Matthew McClenaghan, Jack McGowan, James McLaughlin, Patrick Mills

Bottom L to R: Mark Bailie, David Barr, Cameron Black, David Brolly, Mr. Rolandeau, Andy Brown, Niall Brown, Matthew Cahill, Jordi Fettis 

Mr RG Pattison, Senoir Housemaster of Kelvin House, and Mark Jones, Captain of Kelvin XV winners of the Pirrie Cup.