Mary Ward Centre
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The Mary Ward Centre, previously the Mary Ward Settlement, is an adult education
college located in London
. It was founded by Mary Augusta Ward
as the Passmore Edwards Settlement, financed by John Passmore Edwards
.
There is one centre at 42 Queen Square, where over 1,000 adult education classes are offered.
The former centre at 5 Tavistock Place (1898), designed by Arnold Dunbar Smith and Cecil Claude Brewer is considered to be one of the best Arts and Crafts
buildings in London . The original centre (originally the Passmore Edwards Settlement) is notable for two reasons: It was the site of the historic debate on women's suffrage between Millicent Garrett Fawcett and Mary (Mrs Humphry) Ward, Feb 1909 (Ward was president of the Anti-Suffrage League
; she was decisively defeated); secondly the building housed the first fully equipped classrooms for children with disabilities and pioneered the importance of play within children's education .
Adult education
Adult education is the practice of teaching and educating adults. Adult education takes place in the workplace, through 'extension' school or 'school of continuing education' . Other learning places include folk high schools, community colleges, and lifelong learning centers...
college located in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. It was founded by Mary Augusta Ward
Mary Augusta Ward
Mary Augusta Ward née Arnold; , was a British novelist who wrote under her married name as Mrs Humphry Ward.- Early life:...
as the Passmore Edwards Settlement, financed by John Passmore Edwards
John Passmore Edwards
John Passmore Edwards was a British journalist, newspaper owner and philanthropist. The son of a carpenter, he was born in Blackwater, a small village between Redruth and Truro in Cornwall, United Kingdom.-Biography:...
.
There is one centre at 42 Queen Square, where over 1,000 adult education classes are offered.
The former centre at 5 Tavistock Place (1898), designed by Arnold Dunbar Smith and Cecil Claude Brewer is considered to be one of the best Arts and Crafts
Arts and Crafts movement
Arts and Crafts was an international design philosophy that originated in England and flourished between 1860 and 1910 , continuing its influence until the 1930s...
buildings in London . The original centre (originally the Passmore Edwards Settlement) is notable for two reasons: It was the site of the historic debate on women's suffrage between Millicent Garrett Fawcett and Mary (Mrs Humphry) Ward, Feb 1909 (Ward was president of the Anti-Suffrage League
Anti-Suffrage League
The Anti-Suffrage League was an organization that was opposed to women's suffrage. It was founded in 1908 by the writer Mary Ward, at the behest of Lord Curzon and William Cremer...
; she was decisively defeated); secondly the building housed the first fully equipped classrooms for children with disabilities and pioneered the importance of play within children's education .
External links
- Mary Ward (Adult Education) Centre website - current activities of the Centre (Accessed 24 February 2008).
- Photograph of Tavistock Place building on the website of the Victoria and Albert Museum (Accessed 24 February 2008).
- Mary Ward and the Passmore Edwards Settlement: INFED Website giving History.
- The Mary Ward House Trust website (not in use at 8 October 2009).
- The Mary Ward House Exhibition and Conference Centre (accessed 8 October 2009).
- - a Bluffton University page on the Mary Ward Settlement and its architects (accessed 8 October 2009).