![]() The college remained open throughout both wars, although In 1923, Hild became a licensed hall of residence for the university. Obtain degrees for the first time in 1898, three Hild students became the first women to be awarded degrees from Durham. In 1895, a supplementary charter of Durham University enabled women to Also in this year, the first chapel of St Hild’s was founded. The school became a training college in 1870, later becoming the College of St Hild in July 1896. However, the site was provided in 1856 and fundraising across County Durham and Northumberland allowed building work toīegin in 1857. That founding a female training school would be too ‘dangerous’ - especially given the proximity of the male training school. Until the establishment of the school, there had not been a female teacher training college in north east England. In August 1858 the Durham Diocesan Female Training School was opened - with only six students. ![]() Bede was also the first college in the country to offer Film and Television studies as part of its certificate course. After the war, the college continued to grow and expand, serving 240 students in 1960. World War II saw more Bede men serving in all branches of the Armed Forces any remaining students were relocated to colleges at York, in order to make way for students being evacuated from War caused the college to close from July 1916 until 1918. The number of both current, and prospective, students involved in the Bede was greatly affected by World War I, with a number of its students being drafted into the 8th Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry in theĥ0th Division (which became known as the Bede Contingent of the 8th.) Around 600 Bede men were involved in active service the majority were present at the Battle of the Somme. The entrance into the interior of theĬhapel is made from the eighteenth-century doorcase of the college’s first location at Framwellgate. A new chapel (still extant today) was created in 1939 it is often referred to as one of the architectural treasures of the university. In 1935 saw the College renamed as the College of the Venerable Bede. By 1919, Bede had become a fully licensed hall of residence for the university - any students of the college automatically became members of the university also. Towards reading for a degree at the university. In 1892, it was decided that Bede men who had completed two years of training were able to count their time at Bede Although Bede remained independent from Durham University, it began to gain closer connections to it. During the following year, on the recommnedation of Bishop Lightfoot, it was renamed Bede College, and the firstĬollege chapel was founded. The School became a training college in 1865. This was open to local children and gave aspiring teachers invaluable work experience. From 1858, a Model School was attached to the College School opened in October 1841, on its original site of 103 Framwellgate in Durham in 1844, it moved to its current site when the land was gifted to the school by the Dean and Chapter of Durham. Archdeacon Charles Thorp, who had played a major role in the founding of Durham University in 1832, proposed a scheme for education which included the creation of a training school. The Durham Diocesan Training School was founded in 1839. Origination: Created by the colleges of Durham University, with deeds of their properties created by their previous owners/tenants Held by: Durham University Library, Archives and Special Collections Title: Durham University Records: Colleges: College of St Hild and St Bede
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