B1 is an all-age (13-18) boys' house situated at the south east end of the College’s main Court. It houses 61 boys and is twinned with neighbouring New Court, a girls’ house.
The house was designed by the Victorian architect Edward Blore and was one of the first custom-built boarding houses of any school in the country. Famous old boys include John Betjeman and Bruce Chatwin.
Niall Hamilton arrived at Marlborough in 1985 to teach History and History of Art, and in 1988 joined the Art Department. He began his career as Resident Tutor in B3, and was then Resident Tutor in C2 before being appointed as Housemaster of B1 in 1999. His main interests are architecture, fine art and choral music.