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St Edmund's College, Ware

December 07, 2023

St Edmund's College is a coeducational private day and boarding school in the British public school tradition, set in 440 acres (1.8 km2) in Ware, Hertfordshire. Founded in 1568 as a seminary, then a boys' school, it is the oldest continuously operating and oldest post-Reformation Catholic school in the country. Today it caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 18.

St Edmund's College
Address
Old Hall Green

Ware
,
Hertfordshire
,
SG11 1DS

England
Information
TypePrivate day and boarding school
MottoAvita pro fide
(Latin: For the faith of our fathers)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1568; 455 years ago (1568)
PresidentVincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster
Chair of the Board of GovernorsPatrick J Mitton
HeadmasterMatthew Mostyn
GenderCoeducational
Age3 to 18
Former pupilsOld Edmundians
DioceseWestminster
Websitehttp://www.stedmundscollege.org/

History

Douai: 1568–1793

St Edmund's College is a continuation on English soil of the English College that was founded by William Cardinal Allen at Douai in Flanders, France in 1568. Originally intended as a seminary to prepare priests to work in England to keep Catholicism alive, it soon also became a boys' school for Catholics, who were debarred from running such institutions in England.[1] Many of its students, both priests and laymen, returned to England to be put to death under the anti-Catholic laws. The college includes amongst its former alumni 20 canonised and 138 beatified martyrs.

Silkstead, Twyford, Standon and Old Hall Green: 1662–1793

A small Catholic school was started in Hampshire in the second half of the 17th century. It was opened by a priest at Silkstead some time before 1662, and transferred to Twyford, near Winchester. It was conducted in great secrecy, and was for boys of preparatory-school age who intended to proceed to the English College to complete more advanced studies. The poet Alexander Pope was a student at the school, although he did not proceed to Douay. Twyford was closed in 1745 on account of anti-Catholic feeling caused by the Jacobite rising, but Bishop Richard Challoner re-established the school in Hertfordshire at Standon Lordship in 1753, in a property owned by the Aston family. In 1769, Bishop James Talbot moved the school to its current site at Old Hall Green, near Puckeridge, and it became known as Old Hall Green Academy.[1]

Old Hall Green: 1793 – present

The work of the English College in Douay was brought to an end by the French Revolution, and in October 1793 the college property was confiscated. Professors and students came back to England, where Relief Acts had considerably relaxed the penal laws against Catholics. John Douglass, Vicar Apostolic of the London District, realised that the time had come to replace the English College, and the earliest refugees joined the students at Old Hall Green Academy. On 16 November 1793 – the feast of St Edmund of Canterbury – a new college was instituted.[2] This was the beginning of a restoration of Catholic colleges and seminaries throughout England. Students from the North had established a separate foundation, which is now Ushaw College, near Durham by the time that the remaining staff and students arrived from Douay by 1795 to join St Edmund's College.

A gift of £10,000 from John Sone, a Hampshire Catholic, enabled St Edmund's to be established in new buildings, designed by James Taylor of Islington, who had himself been a student at the Old Hall Green Academy. A chapel and refectory were added in 1805 by Bishop Poynter, who succeeded Dr. Stapleton as president in 1801.[2] Thomas Griffiths, Vicar Apostolic of the London District, was the college's president from 1818 until 1834, and did much to give the college a sound financial basis, culminating in a project for a large Gothic chapel designed by Pugin, completed in 1853. Nevertheless, the fortunes of the college varied throughout the 19th century and at times it seemed as if it might have to close. It was the seminary for the "London district" until 1850, when it became the joint property of the Sees of Westminster.[2]

The era of Vicars Apostolic ended in 1850 with the restoration of the Hierarchy. Strachey, in his Eminent Victorians, portrays the college as the scene of a dispute between Henry Edward Manning and Dr Errington over whether a recusant or an ultramontane style should prevail there, and ultimately over who was to succeed Wiseman as second Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster.[3]

In 1869, Manning, now Archbishop, set up a seminary in Hammersmith, and for the first time St Edmund's ceased to be a theological college. In 1874, the junior boys were separated from the rest of the college into St Hugh's Preparatory School, in a house originally built by Pugin for the Oxford convert William George Ward. The prep school has since been renamed St Edmund's Preparatory School.[citation needed]

In 1893, Bernard Ward, was appointed president and started a scheme of rebuilding and improvements. Numbers in the school increased significantly, and in 1904 Archbishop Francis Bourne decided to return the seminarians to the college. A new wing was built to house them, and this part of the college eventually became known as Allen Hall, after Cardinal Allen, founder of the English College at Douay.

The college became considerably run down during the First World War. On the walls leading up to the Chapel there are memorials to eighty-two former students who fell during World War I. A legacy became available to Cardinal Bourne, which was used to carry out badly needed repairs and additions.[citation needed]

The college celebrated the 400th anniversary of its foundation in 1968. In 1975 the seminarians departed for the second time, moving to Chelsea but retaining the name of Allen Hall. The school expanded considerably in the 1970s. In 1974, girls from the nearby Poles Convent and elsewhere were admitted into the sixth form as the first step towards complete coeducation, which was accomplished with the closure of Poles Convent in 1986. In 1996, an infants' department was added to the junior school, meaning that St Edmund's would now educate pupils aged 3–18. St Edmund's College celebrated its 450th anniversary in 2018.[citation needed]

Houses

Heads of house, assisted by a team of tutors, provide continuity of care throughout students' time at the college and are the normal means of contact between the college and parents. House spirit is encouraged through various inter-house competitions, sporting and cultural, and through house celebrations, ranging from formal dinners to summer barbecues.

There are five houses (years of foundation in brackets):

There are five former houses (years of existence in brackets):

Boarding

Pupils may choose to board full time or on certain days of the week. There are two main boarding houses: Allen Hall (boys) and Garvey's (girls). The accommodation areas are supervised by residential staff.

O Beate mi Edmunde

The college anthem was composed by Cardinal Nicholas Wiseman for the solemn enshrinement of the Relic of St Edmund in the college chapel. The song has a total of 30 verses arranged into three decades, the first and third decades are each preceded and concluded with the following chorus, and the second decade with a variation of it. It is sung every year on the three days before 16 November, St Edmund's Day, when St Edmund is remembered. Ten verses are sung each day in chapel of what is called the Triduum.

O Beate mi Edmunde x2,
Sic pro me ad Filium Dei,
Cum Maria preces funde x2,
Ut per vos sim placens Ei.

The Edmundian Association

The Edmundian Association was founded in 1853 and has members throughout the world. Its aim is to maintain a bond between the college and its alumni, and among members. Membership is available to past pupils of the college and their parents, parents of current pupils, and current and past members of staff.

Notable former pupils

See also: Category:People educated at St Edmund's College, Ware

Lay persons

Clergy

References

  1. ^ a b Ward, Bernard. A History of St. Edmund's College, London. Kegan Paul. 1893
  2. ^ a b c Burton, Edwin. "Old Hall (St Edmund's College)." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 11. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 13 January 2019.
  3. ^ Lytton Strachey, 1918, Eminent Victorians, Folio Society edition 1979 pp. 70 ff.
  4. ^ Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Edward Myers [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  5. ^ The Catholic Who's Who, vol. 35, Francis Cowley Burnand, Burns & Oates, 1952, p. 328
  • David J S Kay, The Buildings of St Edmund's College (St Edmund's College: 2000) ISBN 978-0-9538316-0-9
  • David J S Kay, The People of St Edmund's College (The Edmundian Association: 2003) ISBN 978-0-9546125-0-4
  • David J S Kay, St Edmund's College Prayer Book (illustrated by Joseph Pike) (The Edmundian Association: 2006) ISBN 978-0-9546125-1-1
  • Michael G Garvey, St Edmund's College and its Chapel – Historical Guide (The Edmundian Association: 2010) ISBN 978-0-9546125-2-8
  • Nicholas Schofield, The History of St Edmund's College (picture editor David J S Kay) (The Edmundian Association: 2013) ISBN 978-0-9546125-3-5

External links

  • Official website
  • The Edmundian Association
  • Profile on the ISC website
  • Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Old Hall (St. Edmund's College)" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations June 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message St Edmund s College is a coeducational private day and boarding school in the British public school tradition set in 440 acres 1 8 km2 in Ware Hertfordshire Founded in 1568 as a seminary then a boys school it is the oldest continuously operating and oldest post Reformation Catholic school in the country Today it caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 18 St Edmund s CollegeAddressOld Hall GreenWare Hertfordshire SG11 1DSEnglandInformationTypePrivate day and boarding schoolMottoAvita pro fide Latin For the faith of our fathers Religious affiliation s Roman CatholicEstablished1568 455 years ago 1568 PresidentVincent Nichols Archbishop of WestminsterChair of the Board of GovernorsPatrick J MittonHeadmasterMatthew MostynGenderCoeducationalAge3 to 18Former pupilsOld EdmundiansDioceseWestminsterWebsitehttp www stedmundscollege org Contents 1 History 1 1 Douai 1568 1793 1 2 Silkstead Twyford Standon and Old Hall Green 1662 1793 1 3 Old Hall Green 1793 present 2 Houses 3 Boarding 4 O Beate mi Edmunde 5 The Edmundian Association 5 1 Notable former pupils 5 1 1 Lay persons 5 1 2 Clergy 6 References 7 External linksHistoryDouai 1568 1793 St Edmund s College is a continuation on English soil of the English College that was founded by William Cardinal Allen at Douai in Flanders France in 1568 Originally intended as a seminary to prepare priests to work in England to keep Catholicism alive it soon also became a boys school for Catholics who were debarred from running such institutions in England 1 Many of its students both priests and laymen returned to England to be put to death under the anti Catholic laws The college includes amongst its former alumni 20 canonised and 138 beatified martyrs Silkstead Twyford Standon and Old Hall Green 1662 1793 A small Catholic school was started in Hampshire in the second half of the 17th century It was opened by a priest at Silkstead some time before 1662 and transferred to Twyford near Winchester It was conducted in great secrecy and was for boys of preparatory school age who intended to proceed to the English College to complete more advanced studies The poet Alexander Pope was a student at the school although he did not proceed to Douay Twyford was closed in 1745 on account of anti Catholic feeling caused by the Jacobite rising but Bishop Richard Challoner re established the school in Hertfordshire at Standon Lordship in 1753 in a property owned by the Aston family In 1769 Bishop James Talbot moved the school to its current site at Old Hall Green near Puckeridge and it became known as Old Hall Green Academy 1 Old Hall Green 1793 present The work of the English College in Douay was brought to an end by the French Revolution and in October 1793 the college property was confiscated Professors and students came back to England where Relief Acts had considerably relaxed the penal laws against Catholics John Douglass Vicar Apostolic of the London District realised that the time had come to replace the English College and the earliest refugees joined the students at Old Hall Green Academy On 16 November 1793 the feast of St Edmund of Canterbury a new college was instituted 2 This was the beginning of a restoration of Catholic colleges and seminaries throughout England Students from the North had established a separate foundation which is now Ushaw College near Durham by the time that the remaining staff and students arrived from Douay by 1795 to join St Edmund s College A gift of 10 000 from John Sone a Hampshire Catholic enabled St Edmund s to be established in new buildings designed by James Taylor of Islington who had himself been a student at the Old Hall Green Academy A chapel and refectory were added in 1805 by Bishop Poynter who succeeded Dr Stapleton as president in 1801 2 Thomas Griffiths Vicar Apostolic of the London District was the college s president from 1818 until 1834 and did much to give the college a sound financial basis culminating in a project for a large Gothic chapel designed by Pugin completed in 1853 Nevertheless the fortunes of the college varied throughout the 19th century and at times it seemed as if it might have to close It was the seminary for the London district until 1850 when it became the joint property of the Sees of Westminster 2 The era of Vicars Apostolic ended in 1850 with the restoration of the Hierarchy Strachey in his Eminent Victorians portrays the college as the scene of a dispute between Henry Edward Manning and Dr Errington over whether a recusant or an ultramontane style should prevail there and ultimately over who was to succeed Wiseman as second Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster 3 In 1869 Manning now Archbishop set up a seminary in Hammersmith and for the first time St Edmund s ceased to be a theological college In 1874 the junior boys were separated from the rest of the college into St Hugh s Preparatory School in a house originally built by Pugin for the Oxford convert William George Ward The prep school has since been renamed St Edmund s Preparatory School citation needed In 1893 Bernard Ward was appointed president and started a scheme of rebuilding and improvements Numbers in the school increased significantly and in 1904 Archbishop Francis Bourne decided to return the seminarians to the college A new wing was built to house them and this part of the college eventually became known as Allen Hall after Cardinal Allen founder of the English College at Douay The college became considerably run down during the First World War On the walls leading up to the Chapel there are memorials to eighty two former students who fell during World War I A legacy became available to Cardinal Bourne which was used to carry out badly needed repairs and additions citation needed The college celebrated the 400th anniversary of its foundation in 1968 In 1975 the seminarians departed for the second time moving to Chelsea but retaining the name of Allen Hall The school expanded considerably in the 1970s In 1974 girls from the nearby Poles Convent and elsewhere were admitted into the sixth form as the first step towards complete coeducation which was accomplished with the closure of Poles Convent in 1986 In 1996 an infants department was added to the junior school meaning that St Edmund s would now educate pupils aged 3 18 St Edmund s College celebrated its 450th anniversary in 2018 citation needed HousesHeads of house assisted by a team of tutors provide continuity of care throughout students time at the college and are the normal means of contact between the college and parents House spirit is encouraged through various inter house competitions sporting and cultural and through house celebrations ranging from formal dinners to summer barbecues There are five houses years of foundation in brackets Challoner 1922 Douglass 1922 Pole 1990 Poynter 1970 Talbot 1922 There are five former houses years of existence in brackets Allen Hall 1922 1975 Griffiths 1972 1984 Junior House 1945 1953 and 1961 1993 Margaret Pole 1975 1990 Stapleton 1975 1996 BoardingPupils may choose to board full time or on certain days of the week There are two main boarding houses Allen Hall boys and Garvey s girls The accommodation areas are supervised by residential staff O Beate mi EdmundeThe college anthem was composed by Cardinal Nicholas Wiseman for the solemn enshrinement of the Relic of St Edmund in the college chapel The song has a total of 30 verses arranged into three decades the first and third decades are each preceded and concluded with the following chorus and the second decade with a variation of it It is sung every year on the three days before 16 November St Edmund s Day when St Edmund is remembered Ten verses are sung each day in chapel of what is called the Triduum O Beate mi Edmunde x2 Sic pro me ad Filium Dei Cum Maria preces funde x2 Ut per vos sim placens Ei The Edmundian AssociationThe Edmundian Association was founded in 1853 and has members throughout the world Its aim is to maintain a bond between the college and its alumni and among members Membership is available to past pupils of the college and their parents parents of current pupils and current and past members of staff Notable former pupils See also Category People educated at St Edmund s College Ware Lay persons Chizzy Akudolu born 1973 actress on BBC drama Holby City Nicholas Bannister 1960 associate editor The Guardian Francis Barraud 1856 1924 painter of Nipper the HMV trademark dog Alan Burns 1887 1980 diplomat Michel Jean Cazabon 1813 1888 artist Siobhan Daly living producer and artistic director Sikhanyiso Dlamini born 1987 Princess of Swaziland Simon Geoghegan born 1968 Irish international rugby player Everard Green 1844 1926 Rouge Dragon Pursuivant and Somerset Herald College of Arms Edward Henry 1850 1931 pioneer of fingerprint usage in crime investigations Tommie Hoban born 1994 professional footballer Javier Iturriaga born 1983 professional footballer James Lynam Molloy 1837 1909 poet Laurence Meynell 1899 1989 novelist and children s writer Nick Nieland born 1972 Commonwealth Games javelin gold medallist Mervyn O Gorman 1871 1958 aeronautical engineer Joseph O Sullivan 1897 1922 Irish nationalist Henry Oxenham 1829 1888 controversialist and poet Everard Phillipps VC 1835 1857 hero of the Indian Mutiny William Scholl 1882 1968 footwear designer and businessman Neville Stack 1896 1949 test pilot air racer and aviation pioneer Aiden Turner born 1977 actor Paul Alexander Zino 1916 2004 ornithologist after whom Zino s petrel is namedClergy Francis Bourne 1861 1935 Archbishop of Westminster also buried here Adrian Fortescue 1874 1923 priest scholar and adventurer Reginald C Fuller 1908 2011 scripture scholar Daniel Gilbert Canon and Vicar General of the Diocese of Westminster 1868 95 founder of Providence Row Night Refuge Bruce Kent born 1929 deconsecrated Roman Catholic priest and anti war campaigner David Konstant 1930 2016 8th Bishop of Leeds Ronald Knox 1888 1957 satirist essayist novelist and translator Declan Lang born 1950 Bishop of Clifton George Michael Lenihan 1858 1910 Fifth Catholic Bishop of Auckland New Zealand 1896 1910 Edward Myers 1875 1956 president of St Edmund s College 1918 32 Coadjutor Archbishop of Westminster 1951 6 Titular Archbishop of Beroea editor Clergy Review namesake of Archbishop Myers Secondary School now St Mark s Catholic School Hounslow 4 5 Frederick Oakeley 1802 1880 translator of the carol Adeste Fideles into English Clement Henry Parsons founder and first headmaster of Finchley Catholic High School James Scanlan 1899 1976 Archbishop of Glasgow George Stack born 1946 Archbishop of Cardiff Herbert Vaughan 1832 1903 Archbishop of Westminster Derek Worlock 1920 1996 Archbishop of LiverpoolReferences a b Ward Bernard A History of St Edmund s College London Kegan Paul 1893 a b c Burton Edwin Old Hall St Edmund s College The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol 11 New York Robert Appleton Company 1911 13 January 2019 Lytton Strachey 1918 Eminent Victorians Folio Society edition 1979 pp 70 ff Cheney David M Archbishop Edward Myers Catholic Hierarchy www catholic hierarchy org Archived from the original on 12 September 2018 Retrieved 12 September 2018 The Catholic Who s Who vol 35 Francis Cowley Burnand Burns amp Oates 1952 p 328 David J S Kay The Buildings of St Edmund s College St Edmund s College 2000 ISBN 978 0 9538316 0 9 David J S Kay The People of St Edmund s College The Edmundian Association 2003 ISBN 978 0 9546125 0 4 David J S Kay St Edmund s College Prayer Book illustrated by Joseph Pike The Edmundian Association 2006 ISBN 978 0 9546125 1 1 Michael G Garvey St Edmund s College and its Chapel Historical Guide The Edmundian Association 2010 ISBN 978 0 9546125 2 8 Nicholas Schofield The History of St Edmund s College picture editor David J S Kay The Edmundian Association 2013 ISBN 978 0 9546125 3 5External linksOfficial website The Edmundian Association Profile on the ISC website Herbermann Charles ed 1913 Old Hall St Edmund s College Catholic Encyclopedia New York Robert Appleton Company 51 52 49 N 0 00 31 W 51 88028 N 0 00861 W 51 88028 0 00861 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Edmund 27s College Ware amp oldid 1166488744, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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