St Peter's College, Saltley
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St Peter's College, Saltley was a school
and teacher training establishment located in Saltley
, Birmingham
.
Founded in 1852 in part with help from Charles Adderley, 1st Baron Norton as modern Saltley developed, the school closed in 1941 while the college closed in the 1980s. The building today is now sub-divided into a multi-use facility combining homes, offices and meeting rooms.
Designed by Gothic Revival
architect Benjamin Ferrey
, it was built in a Tudor Revival architecture style format of a University of Oxford
college, created around a quadrangle
at the top of College Road. It housed only 30 trainee teachers initially, which quickly rose to 300 students. It expanded quickly in the mid-1960s to cope with falling teacher numbers and rising school rolls, with the first female students admitted in 1966.
The college had its own school, known initially as the Worcester Diocesan Practising School, it followed the college in naming and changed to St Peter's school. Located on the junction of College Road and Bridge Road, on opening in 1853 it had two classrooms, one master and 185 boys. A new school room allowed pupil numbers to rise to nearly 500 by 1871. Hit by a Luftwaffe
bomb during the Second World War, the school closed and was never reopened.
at Edgbaston
. The Church of England
owned building was sold to the local authority, and are now used as homes, community centre and as local authority offices.
The funds from the sale of the buildings were used to create the St Peter's Saltley Trust in 1980. The trust has three objectives in its work across the West Midlands of :lay Christian education; further education; and religious education
in schools. The trust generally makes projects available to fund projects which meet its objectives.
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
and teacher training establishment located in Saltley
Saltley
Saltley is an inner-city area of Birmingham, east of the city centre. The area is currently part of the Washwood Heath ward, although formerly a feature of the Nechells ward...
, Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
.
Founded in 1852 in part with help from Charles Adderley, 1st Baron Norton as modern Saltley developed, the school closed in 1941 while the college closed in the 1980s. The building today is now sub-divided into a multi-use facility combining homes, offices and meeting rooms.
St Peter's College, Saltley
Originally opened in 1852 as Worcester, Lichfield & Hereford Diocesan Training College and then Saltley Church of England College for teacher training, it was latterly known as St Peter's.Designed by Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
architect Benjamin Ferrey
Benjamin Ferrey
Benjamin Ferrey, F.S.A., F.R.I.B.A. was an English architect who worked mostly in the Gothic Revival.-Family:Benjamin Ferrey was the youngest son of Benjamin Ferrey Snr, a draper who became Mayor of Christchurch. He was educated at Wimborne Grammar School....
, it was built in a Tudor Revival architecture style format of a University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
college, created around a quadrangle
Quadrangle (architecture)
In architecture, a quadrangle is a space or courtyard, usually rectangular in plan, the sides of which are entirely or mainly occupied by parts of a large building. The word is probably most closely associated with college or university campus architecture, but quadrangles may be found in other...
at the top of College Road. It housed only 30 trainee teachers initially, which quickly rose to 300 students. It expanded quickly in the mid-1960s to cope with falling teacher numbers and rising school rolls, with the first female students admitted in 1966.
The college had its own school, known initially as the Worcester Diocesan Practising School, it followed the college in naming and changed to St Peter's school. Located on the junction of College Road and Bridge Road, on opening in 1853 it had two classrooms, one master and 185 boys. A new school room allowed pupil numbers to rise to nearly 500 by 1871. Hit by a Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
bomb during the Second World War, the school closed and was never reopened.
Present day
The training college closed in 1978, when it was integrated with the facilities of the University of BirminghamUniversity of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
at Edgbaston
Edgbaston
Edgbaston is an area in the city of Birmingham in England. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the smaller Edgbaston ward and the wards of Bartley Green, Harborne and Quinton....
. The Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
owned building was sold to the local authority, and are now used as homes, community centre and as local authority offices.
The funds from the sale of the buildings were used to create the St Peter's Saltley Trust in 1980. The trust has three objectives in its work across the West Midlands of :lay Christian education; further education; and religious education
Religious education
In secular usage, religious education is the teaching of a particular religion and its varied aspects —its beliefs, doctrines, rituals, customs, rites, and personal roles...
in schools. The trust generally makes projects available to fund projects which meet its objectives.