Lincoln Theological College was a

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History

Founded by

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, when he was

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, the college opened on 25 January 1874. It was also known as ''Scholae Cancellarii''. The building it occupied on Drury Lane, which was originally the county infirmary, closed in 1995 after having its permit as a college recognised for ordination training withdrawn by the

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owing to reduced numbers of residential ordination candidates nationally, with an increasing number training on part-time non-residential courses. The college had wanted to remain open, developing itself as a research institution, possibly affiliated to a nearby university. The buildings are now owned by the Lincoln Theological Institute for the Study of Religion and Society (a registered charity), based at the

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, established in 1997 by

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. Once Lincoln Theological College had closed, the only Anglican theological college in the

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offering training for those entering stipendiary ministry was

St John's College, Nottingham St John's College, Nottingham, founded as the London College of Divinity, was an Anglican and interdenominational theological college situated in Bramcote, Nottingham, England. The college stood in the open evangelical tradition and stated that i ...

, in

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Curriculum

At the time of closure the Scholae Cancellarii offered training leading to externally validated and conferred BTh and MA degrees.

Affiliations

Lincoln Theological College worked closely with the then-named Bishop Grossteste College, which at the time was a Church of England teacher training college, and shared courses. It also worked with the

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, which validated the

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degrees of BGC. In 2009 a School of Theology and Ministry Studies was formed following the signing, in

, of an agreement between the

University of Lincoln , mottoeng = Freedom through wisdom , established = 1861 – Hull School of Art1905 – Endsleigh College1976 – Hull College1992 – University of Humberside1996 – University of Lincolnshire and Humberside2001 � ...

Bishop Grosseteste University College Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) is one of two public universities in the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Lincoln, England (the other being the University of Lincoln). BGU was established as a teacher training college for the Diocese of Lincol ...

, the

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and Lincoln Cathedral on 14 November 2009.

Current situation

The college's former building on Drury Lane was renamed

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House, in honour of the Samaritans' founder, who was educated at the college and served his title in Lincoln. The building itself is a Grade II

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. The original County Hospital was built 1776–77, designed by

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and William Lumby. The Chapel was added in 1906, by architect

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. At some point in the late 19th century a large house and water tower were added, and in 1962 the building was extended at the rear.

Notable alumni

* Hugh Edward Ashdown * Henry R.T. Brandreth * Antony Bridge *

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– former

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* John Dudley Davies * Patrick Evans *

John Frewer John Frewer (1 November 1883 – 7 December 1974) was an Anglican bishop in Australia. Frewer was born in Fulletby, Lincolnshire. He was educated at The King's School, Canterbury and Lincoln Theological College. He was ordained in 1909 and ...

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- Royal Navy chaplain & Chaplain of the Fleet * John Grindrod * Lemprière Durell Hammond *

Alfred Jowett Alfred Jowett CBE was Dean of Manchester in the last third of the 20th Century. Born on 29 May 1914, educated at High Storrs and St Catharine's College, Cambridge and ordained in 1945, he began his career at St John the Evangelist, Goole. A ...

* Charles John Klyberg * John Moses (dean) * Edward Norman * Michael John Nott * Regin Prenter * Gerald Sharp * John Shone * Ulrich Ernst Simon *

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– current Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church * Richard Henry McPhail Third * Kenneth George Thompson *

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– later BBC correspondent *

– founder of

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* Alan Peter Winton – current

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Notable staff

Former Sub-Wardens

Michael Ramsey Arthur Michael Ramsey, Baron Ramsey of Canterbury, (14 November 1904 – 23 April 1988) was an English Anglican bishop and life peer. He served as the 100th Archbishop of Canterbury. He was appointed on 31 May 1961 and held the office until 1 ...

from 1930–6 – later

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from 1961–74 *

Eric Lionel Mascall Eric Lionel Mascall (1905–1993) was a leading theologian and priest in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England. He was a philosophical exponent of the Thomist tradition and was Professor of Historical Theology at King's College ...

from 1937–45 *

Basil Stanley Moss Basil Stanley Moss (7 October 1918 – 24 March 2006) was Provost of Birmingham Cathedral from 1972 to 1986. He was born in Salford as the son of Canon H. G. Moss and was educated at Canon Slade Grammar School, Bolton and Queen's College, ...

from 1946–51 * Thomas George Adames Baker from 1954–60 *

David Lunn David Ramsay Lunn (17 July 1930 – 19 July 2021) was a British Anglican bishop. From 1980 to 1997, he was Bishop of Sheffield in the Church of England. Lunn was born on Tyneside and educated at the Kings School, Tynemouth, where he was head b ...

from 1966–70 - later Bishop of Sheffield

Former Wardens

Walter Julius Carey The Rt Revd Walter Julius Carey (12 July 1875 – 17 February 1955) was an English Anglican clergyman and author who served as Bishop of Bloemfontein in South Africa from 1921 to 1935. Carey was a rugby union forward who played club rugby for ...

from 1919–21 * Eric Symes Abbott from 1936–45 * Cyril Kenneth Sansbury from 1945–52 * Oliver Stratford Tomkins from 1953–9 *

Alan Brunskill Webster Alan Brunskill Webster (1 July 1918 – 3 September 2007) was a British Anglican priest. He had a varied career, serving in parish roles, heading a theological college, and leading two cathedrals as their dean. As Dean of Norwich from 1970 ...

from 1959–70 * Andrew Graham from 1970–77 * Bill Jacob from 1985-96

References

External links

Lincoln Theological Institute – based in Manchester
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