Ely Theological College

Ely Theological College was a school in Ely, Cambridgeshire, for training clergy in the Church of England. Founded in 1876 ^[1] by James Woodford, Anglican Bishop of Ely, ^[2] the college had a strong Anglo-Catholic tradition.^[3] Ely's "ritualistic" (i.e. "Catholic") tendencies were attacked Mr Samuel Smith MP^[4] in a House of Commons debate in 1899.^[5] The college closed in 1964.

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Ely Theological College, about 1960.

Notes and references

1. Dowland 1997, p. 5.
2. Ollard 1919, p. 590.
3. Symondson 2004, p. 82.
4. Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by S. Smith
5. "THIRD DAY'S DEBATE". Hansard. 9 February 1899. p. 345. Retrieved 2016-06-01.

• Dowland, David A. (1997). Nineteenth-century Anglican Theological Training: The Redbrick Challenge. Clarendon Press. ISBN 978-0-19-826929-8.
• Ollard, Sidney Leslie (1919). A Dictionary of English Church History. Morehouse Publishing Company.
• Symondson, Anthony (2004). "Renovating Heaven and Adjusting the Stars". In Damian Thompson. Loose Canon: A Portrait of Brian Brindley. A&C Black. ISBN 978-0-8264-7418-6.

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Coordinates: 52°24′N 0°16′E / 52.40°N 0.26°E