 Various headmasters, teachers, and schools in Great Britain showed an early interest in the new educational methods; as a result Rudolf Steiner held a series of three lectures - in August, 1922 (Oxford), 1923 (Ilkley) and 1924 (Torquay) - introducing Waldorf principles.A number of groups then formed either seeking to transform their existing schools along Waldorf lines (e.g.The New School, Kings Langley in Hertfordshire) or to found new institutions.