Sheffield Collegiate School

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This article is about Sheffield Collegiate School (1836-1884) in Sheffield, England.

Sheffield Collegiate School began in 1836 in new buildings on the corner of Ecclesall Rd and Collegiate Crescent (now part of Sheffield Hallam University). The school enjoyed academic success but lacked sound finances and was taken over by the Grammar School in 1884, to become Sheffield Royal Grammar School (SRGS) in 1885.

In 1905 Sheffield City Council acquired both Wesley College and SRGS and they were merged on the site of the former to form King Edward VII School (KES), named after the reigning monarch.

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[edit] Headmasters of Sheffield Collegiate School

1836-1842 Thomas W. Mellor, M.A. 1861-1871 George B. Atkinson, M.A.
1843-1853 George A. Jacob, M.A. DD 1872-1879 James Cardwell, M.A.
1853-1855 William S. Grignon, M.A. 1880-1884 John J. Dyson, M.A.
1856-1860 Edward D. Ward, M.A

[edit] Notable alumni of Sheffield Collegiate School

  • John Cordeaux (1831-?) - ornithologist
  • Francis Dart FENTON (1821–98) - Judge, viticulturist and sociologist in New Zealand
  • James Edward Harris, D.L., J.P. (1838-1925) - commanded 2nd Suffolk Regiment, played cricket for Cambridge, Cornwall and Suffolk (in Wisden)

[edit] Notable staff of Sheffield Collegiate School

  • AINGER, ALFRED (1837-1904) - English divine and man of letters, assistant master 1864-66
  • Richard Deodatus Poulett Harris (1817-1899) - Second Master at Collegiate School (1843), then Rector of Hobart Town High School in Tasmania

[edit] References

  • Cornwell, John (2005). King Ted's (1st ed.). King Edward VII School, Sheffield. ISBN 0-9526484-1-5. (This book reviews the period from 1604 to 1905, although its bulk is concerned with 1905-2005.)

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