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percy porter
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Alan NZ
St Peters College Peterborough
« on: Thursday 29 January 09 19:09 GMT (UK) »
Whilst searching the 1881 census for relations I came across one of the Wyatt line at St Peters College, a fairly comprehensive INTERNET search drew a blank on any information on it. Unless it has changed it's name then nothing appears in modern day Peterborough. It has a fairly extensive list of boarders in 1881 all of whom are male and appear in the 18-25 age bracket and from a wide range of birth places including at least on from overseas. I get a feeling it may have been a divinity college but that is only a hunch. I would appreciate any local knowledge on this college (no pun intended)

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Re: St Peters College Peterborough
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 29 January 09 19:27 GMT (UK) »
Hi Alan

Was it St Peters Training College


http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Northamptonshire/PeterboroughStPetersTraining.html

do you know what street it was on in Peterborough Huh

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Re: St Peters College Peterborough
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 29 January 09 19:28 GMT (UK) »
I believe it was a teacher's training college.
The building is still there, now converted to offices, known as Peterscourt in City Road, Peterborough see http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=519532&Y=298865&A=Y&Z=110
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Re: St Peters College Peterborough
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 29 January 09 19:30 GMT (UK) »
Here's an old photo http://www.rootschat.com/links/05ex/
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Re: St Peters College Peterborough
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 29 January 09 19:34 GMT (UK) »
Just discovered in an old book about Peterborough:

It was completed in 1859, and was built by the Diocese of Peterborough as a teacher training college. Used as a male teacher-training college until 1914 when it closed. It re-opened in 1921 as a women's teacher training college, and closed in the mid-1930's.
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Re: St Peters College Peterborough
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 29 January 09 19:51 GMT (UK) »
It's the red-brick building on the left of this photo http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/671255
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Re: St Peters College Peterborough
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 31 January 09 11:17 GMT (UK) »
Hi Alan, it would be nice to know if you found any of this information of any use  Huh
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Re: St Peters College Peterborough
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 31 January 09 17:08 GMT (UK) »
Yes, very much so, sorry I have not responded before but have been following another line of enquiry that has just come to hand on another branch of the same line, as well as entertaining my 4 grand daughters.  Both seem to have taken up more time than I would have liked

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Re: St Peters College Peterborough
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 28 February 09 21:19 GMT (UK) »
This site which contains some old pictures of peterborough may be of interest to you. Peterscourt as a keyword will give you the building you want. Its chimneys are truly memorable.
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