Ely
Theological College
Ely
Theological College, found in 1876, is a handsome building of red brick
with stone facings, in the Gothic style, and was opened in 1881 for
20 students. A marble effigy of the late Bishop Woodford was placed
in a niche on the outside wall of the chapel in 1886, by the principal
and students. The usual period of training for graduates is one year,
lectures being given daily, except on Saturdays and Saints' days, by
the principal, vice-principal and chaplain. The students preach regularly
at the district church at Adelaide Bridge, besides reading the lessons
in the city churches; they also give cottage lectures at the almshouses.
A sum of £270 a year is offered by the bishop in bursaries to deserving
students. The college is under the direction of a principal, vice-principal
and chaplain; the bishop of the diocese being the visitor. The Rev.
Berkeley William Randolph M.A. of Balliol College, Oxford, and hon.
canon of Ely, has been principal since 1891.
Ely
Theological College; visitor, the Bishop of the Diocese; principal,
Rev. Berkeley William Randolph M.A.; vice-principal, Rev. Gerald Wybergh
Douglas M.A.; chaplain & bursar, Rev. Arthur Henry Owen McCheane M.A.
[Kelly's Directory - Cambridgeshire - 1900]
The
Cathedral Gramar School - King's School
The
Cathedral Grammar School, commonly called The Kings' School, Ely,
founded in the 11th century, & refounded by King henry VIII. in 1543,
now numbers amongst its buildings the stately structure anciently forming
the principal entrance to the monastery, & generally known as Ely
Porta ; it stands a little to the south of the cathedral, & is
a rectangular pile of three storeys, with square embattled turrets at
the angles: the gateway consists of a single deep arch, with a postern
on the south, & above, in the third storey, is a Decorated window
of three lights, flanked on either aide by two canopied niches: the
remaining windows are small & of two lights each: this gatehouse is
said to have been begun about 1366, in the time of Prior Buckton, &
was still unfinished in 1397; in 1873 the upper storey was thrown into
a single chamber, to serve as a schoolroom, a fives court constructed
& the porter's lodge enlarged, & in 1880-1 a hostel of brick
& stone, in the Gothic style, called Hereward Hall, was erected
from designs by Mr. Carpenter, architect, on the west side, to hold
80 boys; in 1906 the school was enlarged by the addition of science
laboratories & an art room. In 1921 the Old Tythebarn was converted
into a gymnasium & workshop. The Head Master's house, in the college,
provides for 20 boarders, & includes amongst other interesting buildings
the Fare Hall, which, in the reign of Edward III. was used as a place
of entertainment; there are now (1929) about 156 boys, mainly boarders.
Among the eminent men educated here may be named James Bentham M.A.
author of the History of Ely Cathedral; attached to the school are
six entrance & four leaving scholarships. Rev. Canon T. J. Kirkland
B.Sc.Lond., A.K.C., A.I.C., F.C.S. head master; E. Crichton-Wodehonse,
secretary
[Kelly's Directory - Cambridgeshire - 1929]
Cathedral
Choristers' School
Cathedral
Choristers' School, College, for 24 boys, built in 1862, is a building
of stone in the college, on the north side of the cathedral, & is
supported by the Dean & Chapter; Rev. R. S. N. Lee M.A. master
[Kelly's Directory - Cambridgeshire - 1929]
National
School (boys & girls) - Silver street
National
(boys & girls'), Silver street, for 324 boys & 324 girls; average attendance,
235 boys & 250 girls; James S. Barnett, master; Miss Jane Hughes, mistress.
[Kelly's Directory - Cambridgeshire - 1900]
National
School (mixed) - Adelaide Bridge
National
(mixed), Adelaide Bridge, built in 1884, for 100 children; average attendance,
53; Ebenezer Gooden, master.
[Kelly's Directory - Cambridgeshire - 1900]
Needhams
School (Boys' Free)
Needham's
charity provides education and clothing for poor boys of Ely, and was
founded by Mrs. Catherine Needham, of Aylesbury, in 1734, who left land
in the parish, originally producing £80 yearly, but now bringing in
about £250 a year, for this purpose. This school was reorganized Sept.
5, 1910; there are scholarships for boys of 12 years of age, which may
be given each year, who receive free education and maintenance exhibitions
to the value of £2 a year for three years. The charity is managed by
a body of governors, now comprising the Dean of Ely and others; treasurer,
J. Smith esq. ; schoolmaster, Mr. F. Thrower.
Needhams,
Back hill, founded in 1734 by Mrs Catherine Needham, of Aylesbury, for
the instruction, clothing & apprenticing of boys of Ely; it will
hold 80 boys; Fred Thrower, master
[Kelly's Directory - Cambridgeshire - 1929]
Boys'
Free, back hill, founded in 1790 by Mrs. Catherine Needham & affording
instruction & clothing for 40 boys, free & for about 60 paying scholars;
Henry Samuel Boyden, master.
[Kelly's Directory - Cambridgeshire - 1900]
High
School for Girls
High
School for Girls, Bedford house, St. Mary's street (under the Isle of
Ely County Council) Miss E. E. Fletcher B.A. head mistress
[Kelly's Directory - Cambridgeshire - 1929]
Infant
School - Broad street
Infant,
Broad street, erected in 1863, for 150 children; average, 136; Miss
Jane Elizh. Beazley, mist.
[Kelly's Directory - Cambridgeshire - 1900]
Infant
School - Market street
Infant,
Market street, erected in 1868, for 230 children; average attendance,
185; Mrs. Emma Cross, Egremont street, mistress.
[Kelly's Directory - Cambridgeshire - 1900]
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