1902 CULHAM COLLEGE, Abingdon, Berks, letter Constantia Whitham

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1902 CULHAM COLLEGE, Abingdon, Berks, letter Constantia Whitham
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Principle of the College 1898 - 1929 Canon A R Whitham
The Beginnings of Culham College
1840's much discussion about need for a college and its location
April 1851 - five acres of land purchased from Vicar of Culham after first choice location at Wheatley was abandoned
28th October 1852 - St. Simon and St. Jude's Day - Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford, laid the foundation stone of the chapel
1852 - building scheduled for completion by late summer but delays; constructed of Marcham stone, backed up with brickwork and dressing of Bath Stone
3rd July 1852 - The Illustrated London News published a report on the new institution and included the picture below. To quote from Len Naylor's history of the college:
"The style of architecture, it was said in The Illustrated News, was fourteenth century decorated, 'uniting a generally prevailing simplicity with a certain attractive elegance of detail'. The Gothic style of the building is in no way surprising, for the Gothic revival of the nineteenth century was then approaching its height and the College architect, Joseph Clarke, was one of its minor promoters." September 1852 - The new Committee of Management advertised for a Principal.
January 1853 - students arrived from the Summertown training school and courses commenced at Culham.
Monday 6th June 1853 - The College was officially opened by the Earl of Derby who combined this function with his installation as Chancellor of Oxford University. Bishop Wilberforce handed the keys of the College to the Principal.
In 1851 Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford founded the Diocesan Training College for Schoolmasters (Culham College). The building was designed by Joseph Clarke and completed in 1852. The building was altered and extended in about 1960.[15] The college became Culham Institute,[16] a charitable research organisation associated with the Church of England housed in the Educational Studies Department of Oxford University. In 1978 the European School, Culham was founded in its former buildings before closing in 2017. Since 2012 the entire campus has gradually been subsumed by the Europa School UK
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Principle of the College 1898 - 1929 Canon A R WhithamThe Beginnings of Culham College1840's much discussion about need for a college and its locationApril 1851 - five acres of land purchased from Vicar of Culham after first choice location at Wheatley was abandoned28th October 1852 - St. Simon and St. Jude's Day - Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford, laid the foundation stone of the chapel1852 - building scheduled for completion by late summer but delays; constructed of Marcham stone, backed up with brickwork and dressing of Bath Stone3rd July 1852 - The Illustrated London News published a report on the new institution and included the picture below. To quote from Len Naylor's history of the college:"The style of architecture, it was said in The Illustrated News, was fourteenth century d
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Country
England
Estate or House name
Culham College
Family Surname
Whitham
City/Town/Village/Place
Abingdon
England County
Berkshire
Era
1901-1950
Document Type
Manuscript Letter
Year of Issue
1902
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Schools & Colleges