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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => London & Middlesex Lookup Requests => London and Middlesex => England => London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests => Topic started by: Fliss on Monday 11 September 06 14:12 BST (UK)
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Does anyone have any photos / pictures taken of / at Westminster Training College circa 1910? My grandfather trained there and I seek information.
Many thanks,
Fliss :)
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Is this the Wesleyan training college? If so I would be interested too, as my great grandmother was there in 1871.
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Yes - it was built for / by the Methodist church. Your great grandmother must have been one of the earliest students as it was built around 1851. By all accounts it was a grand looking 'campus', set within sight and sound of Big Ben. I'm currently reading a book about it 'The Story of Westminster College 1851-1951' by F. C. Pritchard M.A., Ph. D - published for Westminster College, London by The Epworth Press in 1951. If you live in the UK, see if you can get hold of a copy. Let me know how you get on.
Fliss :)
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Thanks Fliss. Sounds interesting. I'll look for the book. What sort of training did the college give - was it teachers?
James
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Yes! It was a teacher training college one of the first in England, I believe.
Fliss :)
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There's a short history of the college, mainly about its later years, on wikipedia at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_College%2C_Oxford
James
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Hi Are you still looking for photos? I have some photos as my Grandfather also trained here. I think they are 1913 but can give you more details if you are interested??
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Hi omegasom
Welcome to Rootschat ;D
According to their profiles, Fliss hasn't been online here since 2010 and jimmymac, February this year.
As long as they haven't changed their email addresses they will receive notifications that we have posted here and hopefully come back soon.
Dawn
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Hello!
Yes, I'm still really interested in any information / photos and would greatly appreciate them!
Fliss
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Yes, I'd be interested to see photos from 1913. Many thanks.
Jimmymac
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Hi All
Just to let you know, photos can't be posted on this board and Omegasom is a new member and hasn't made 3 posts yet to be able to use the personal message system.
As soon as the 3 posts have been made, exchange email addresses on that and arrange to see the photos by email. Please do nt post email addresses on the topic as they will be removed in accordance with Rootschat policies.
Dawn
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Hi Fliss and Jimmy Mac,
I will get back to you with the photos. My father has only recently passed away and they are in his house in frames. Once things have returned to normal I will sort out loading the photos on and emailing to you. If you haven't heard from me after say 4 weeks ....please send me a reminder as that will make me pull my finger out! They are group shots on the steps and the year could be earlier than 1913 as my Grandfather would have been 24 then....I think it could be a few years earlier.
Speak soon!
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No rush: I'm sure things must be difficult for you at this time. As-and-when... will be fine!
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Does anyone know of anything on line that would list students or graduates of the Westminster Training College, say between 1851 and 1880? I am trying to find info and the ancestry of Alfred Hosking who was a student there; he went on to an illustrious career in education in England and finally New Zealand. Thanks..Meli in Texas
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I realise this an old thread but I am now looking into my Grandfathers training. He too was at Westminster 1910 -1912 before joining the RAMC.
IS there any chance of seeing those photos? PM for my email.
Diddy
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Hi diddy
omegasom hasn't been online here since June 2012.
Unfortunately he won't get a notification that you have posted (his profile for notifications is set to 'instantly but only for the first unread reply', as he won't have seen the previous post by melibob in 2014.
You could try sending him a personal message in the hope he gets a notification for that and comes back.
Dawn
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thanks Dawn, it was a long shot.
However - I have now found the contact details for requesting college info so have sent the lady an email.
will post details if successful for others to know about.
Diddy
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A quick note for anyone who stumbles across this thread in the hopes of finding information about their ancestor/the general history of Westminster Training College.
The College was established by the Wesleyan Methodist Church in 1851, and trained both men and women until 1872, which is when Southlands College was established. At this point, Westminster trained the men, and Southlands the women. Between 1914 and 1918, the College buildings were used by the Australian military as their base, and the College evacuated to Richmond College. From 1930, Westminster was affiliated with the University of London. In 1944, the college was bombed, finally being fully rebuilt in 1948. In 1951, HRH Princess Elizabeth (later The Queen) visited for the College centenary. In 1959, Westminster relocated to Harcourt Hill (near Oxford) and became part of its Institute of Education.
In 2000, Westminster College merged with Oxford Brookes University.
For more information, or to enquire as to the contents of the College archive, please email admin dot ocmch at brookes.ac.uk.
Thank you. :)
Moderator comment: email address format amended to prevent spam and other abuses
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thanks Tom. I cannot remember exactly the outcome. i will check my records and if not will try that contact.
Diddy