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The College is based around the Bretton Hall mansion house and is set in 500 acres of lakes and parkland. Its facilities include a library, public computers for students and an student union bar.
It was founded by Sir Alec Clegg in 1949 as an independent training college for teachers of the arts but became most widely known for its course in design, music and the visual and performance arts. Its alumni include Kay Mellor, Mark Thomas and three of out four of the League of Gentlemen creators/performers, Reece Shearsmith , Mark Gatiss and Steve Pemberton .
In August 2001, it formally merged with the University of Leeds. The University moved the majority of the music, fine art and teaching courses to the main campus but visual and performance arts education currently still takes place at Bretton Hall.