Sarum College

Sarum College

Sarum College
Established

1860 – Salisbury Theological College
1971 – Salisbury & Wells Theological College

1995 – Sarum College
Principal The Revd Canon James Woodward
Location Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Website http://www.sarum.ac.uk

Sarum College is an ecumenical Christian institution in Salisbury, England. The college was established in 1995 and is the successor of the Salisbury and Wells Theological College. It sits within the Cathedral Close on the north side of Salisbury Cathedral.

The Sarum College education programme ranges from short courses to postgraduate level, including certificates, diplomas and master's degrees courses in Christian spirituality, theology, imagination and culture, liturgy and Christian approaches to leadership.[1]

The onsite theological library holds a collection of more than 35,000 books and journals which is open to students and the general public.[2]

The college is a meeting and conference centre for groups, organisations and businesses and welcomes individuals for private stays, including B&B, study breaks, sabbaticals and retreats.[3]

History

The history of theological study begins with Saint Osmund and the completion of the first cathedral at Old Sarum in 1092. After Old Sarum was abandoned in favour of New Sarum (or Salisbury, as it came to be known) and the new cathedral was built in the 1220s, several colleges were established.

There is a long-standing tradition that there was a medieval school of theology on the site of No. 19. It was at this time that Salisbury nearly became a university city to rival Oxford and Cambridge, but history took a different turn.

Main building

The main building at the front of the site was built in 1677 and has long been attributed to Sir Christopher Wren for Francis Hill, a distinguished London lawyer and deputy recorder for Salisbury. He chose a particularly striking site, at the north end of Bishop's Walk, facing directly down to the Bishop's Palace (now the Cathedral School). The house remained in the Hill family until the end of the 18th century. In February 1952 the main building was designated as a Grade I listed building.[4]

Theological college

Bishop Hamilton established the theological college here in 1860 – buying the house (then No. 87) from Charlotte Wyndham – and the first students arrived in January 1861.

In the 1870s the college expanded, with the addition of a residential wing (the "Butterfield Wing") to provide accommodation for students, and then a chapel. A donation of £4750 was given by Sidney Lear, sister of the archdeacon, for the new buildings. The extensions were designed by William Butterfield, one of the foremost church architects of his time and best known for Keble College, Oxford. The chapel was consecrated in 1881.

World War I

Eight students of Salisbury Theological College were killed in World War I (1914–18) and a memorial in the chapel records their names.

In 1937 further extensions were added – consisting of study bedrooms for students, a new library (now the common room) – designed by William Randoll Blacking. These rooms are now known as the Baker Wing.

World War II

During the Second World War (1939–45) the college was taken over by the women of the Auxiliary Territorial Service and Queen Mary paid them a visit. Apparently the creepers which covered the front of the building were hastily removed, as the Queen did not like them.

Merger

In October 1971 the two theological colleges of Salisbury and Wells merged. The Wells students came to No. 19 and the Salisbury and Wells Theological College was formed. The arrival of extra students required more space and two extensions were built: a three storey block of flats and study bedrooms at the eastern end of the Butterfield building (the East Wing) and a new chapel, refectory and library were added at the northern end.

Present

In 1994 the Salisbury & Wells College closed, and the following year Sarum College was established on the same Salisbury site to provide a place of ecumenical theological education – as well as a home for ministerial training through the Southern Theological Education and Training Scheme (STETS), which closed in 2015 after the college absorbed its functions.

Present academic staff

List of Principals

Salisbury Theological College

Salisbury & Wells Theological College

Sarum College

References

  1. ↑ "Prospective Students". Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Sarum College Library". Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Conference Venue". Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  4. ↑ Historic England. "Theological College, 19 The Close (1023595)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "David Catchpole". Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "Colin Greene". Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Tim Harle". Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "Kieth Lamdin". Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "Patrick Moore". Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  10. ↑ "Barbara Mosse". Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  11. ↑ "Louise Nelstrop". Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  12. ↑ "Tony Nolan". Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  13. ↑ "James Steven". Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  14. ↑ "Past and present meet at Sarum College's Anniversary Conference" (pdf). Sarum College. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  15. ↑ "New principal for Sarum College". Christian Today. 4 September 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  16. ↑ "Canon James Woodward of Windsor Appointed Sarum College Principal". Sarum College. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
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