Sheffield Collegiate School
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Coordinates: 53°22′34″N 1°29′42″W / 53.376°N 1.495°W
Sheffield Collegiate School began in 1836 in new buildings on the corner of Ecclesall Road and Collegiate Crescent (now Grade II listed and part of Sheffield Hallam University[1]). The school enjoyed academic success but lacked sound finances and was taken over by Sheffield 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.
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 |
Notable alumni of Sheffield Collegiate School
- John Cordeaux (1831-?) - ornithologist
- Nathaniel Creswick (1826-1917) - Co-founder of Sheffield F.C. and the Sheffield Rules.
- Henry Jackson (classicist)
- Henry Clifton Sorby (1826-1908) - scientist, microscopist
- George Rolleston (1829-1881) - Linacre Professor of Anatomy and Physiology at the University of Oxford
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
References
- ↑ "Detailed Record". Imagesofengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- 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.)
External links
- King Edward VII School and Language College
- Old Edwardians - site for alumni association + archive material
- Sheffield Collegiate School - Sheffield Collegiate School history on Sheffield Collegiate Cricket Club's site
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