Sheffield Collegiate School Explained

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Sheffield Collegiate School began in 1836 in new buildings on the corner of Ecclesall Road and Collegiate Crescent (now Grade II listed and part of Sheffield Hallam University). The school enjoyed academic success but lacked sound finances and was taken over by Sheffield Grammar School in 1884, to become Sheffield Royal Grammar School (SRGS) in 1885.

In 1905 Sheffield City Council acquired both Wesley College and SRGS and they were merged on the site of the former to form King Edward VII School (KES), named after the reigning monarch.

Headmasters of Sheffield Collegiate School

1836–1842	Thomas W. Mellor, M.A.	1861–1871	George B. Atkinson, M.A.
1843–1853	George A. Jacob, M.A. DD	1872–1879	James Cardwell, M.A.
1853–1855	William S. Grignon, M.A.	1880–1884	John J. Dyson, M.A.
1856–1860	Edward D. Ward, M.A

Notable alumni of Sheffield Collegiate School

• John Cordeaux (1831–1899) – ornithologist
• Nathaniel Creswick (1826–1917) – co-founder of Sheffield F.C. and the Sheffield Rules
  • Henry Jackson (1839–1921) – Regius Professor of Greek at the University of Cambridge George Rolleston (1829–1881) – Linacre Professor of Anatomy and Physiology at the University of Oxford
• Henry Clifton Sorby (1826–1908) – scientist, microscopist

Notable staff of Sheffield Collegiate School

• Alfred Ainger^[1] (1837–1904) – English divine and man of letters, assistant master 1864–66
• Richard Deodatus Poulett-Harris^[2] – Second Master at Collegiate School (1843), then Rector of Hobart Town High School in Tasmania
• Charles Warren (1843–1919) – clergyman, cricketer, Vice-Principal from 1868 to 1869

References

• Cornwell, John (2005). King Ted's (1st ed.). King Edward VII School, Sheffield. . (This book reviews the period from 1604 to 1905, although its bulk is concerned with 1905–2005.)

External links

• King Edward VII School and Language College
• Old Edwardians – site for alumni association + archive material
• Sheffield Collegiate School – Sheffield Collegiate School history on Sheffield Collegiate Cricket Club's site

Notes and References

1. Ainger, Alfred . 1 . 440.
2. Book: French, E. L. . Harris, Richard Deodatus Poulett (1817–1899) . Australian Dictionary of Biography . Australian National University . http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/harris-richard-deodatus-poulett-3726/text5855 . 4 October 2018.