Sheffield Collegiate School began in 1836 in new buildings on the corner of Ecclesall Road and Collegiate Crescent (now Grade II listed and part of Sheffield Hallam University). The school enjoyed academic success but lacked sound finances and was taken over by Sheffield Grammar School in 1884, to become Sheffield Royal Grammar School (SRGS) in 1885. In 1905 Sheffield City Council acquired both Wesley College and SRGS and they were merged on the site of the former to form King Edward VII School (KES), named after the reigning monarch.

Headmasters of Sheffield Collegiate School

Notable alumni of Sheffield Collegiate School

John Cordeaux Lieutenant-Colonel John Kyme Cordeaux (23 July 1902 – 4 January 1982), was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. Cordeaux was elected at the 1955 general election as Member of Parliament for Nottingham Central, narrowly def ...

(1831–1899) – ornithologist *

Nathaniel Creswick Sir Nathaniel Creswick (31 July 1831 – 20 October 1917) was an English footballer who co-founded Sheffield FC, the oldest football club in the world, in 1857. With William Prest, he established the Sheffield Rules, which were highly influ ...

(1826–1917) – co-founder of

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and the

Sheffield Rules The Sheffield Rules was a code of football devised and played in the English city of Sheffield between 1858 and 1877. The rules were initially created and revised by Sheffield Football Club, with responsibility for the laws passing to the Shef ...

* Henry Jackson (1839–1921) – Regius Professor of Greek at the

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

George Rolleston George Rolleston MA MD FRCP FRS (30 July 1829 – 16 June 1881) was an English physician and zoologist. He was the first Linacre Professor of Anatomy and Physiology to be appointed at the University of Oxford, a post he held from 1860 until ...

(1829–1881) – Linacre Professor of Anatomy and Physiology at the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

Henry Clifton Sorby Henry Clifton Sorby (10 May 1826 – 9 March 1908) was an English microscopist and geologist. His major contribution was the development of techniques for studying iron and steel with microscopes. This paved the way for the mass production of ste ...

(1826–1908) – scientist, microscopist

Notable staff of Sheffield Collegiate School

Alfred Ainger Alfred Ainger (9 February 18378 February 1904) was an English biographer and critic. Biography The son of an architect in London, he was educated at University College School, King's College London and Trinity College, Cambridge, from where he ...

(1837–1904) – English divine and man of letters, assistant master 1864–66 *

Richard Deodatus Poulett-Harris Richard Deodatus Poulett-Harris (26 October 1817 – 23 December 1899) was an educationalist in England and Tasmania. Early life and education Harris was born on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, the eldest son of Captain Charles Poulett ...

– Second Master at Collegiate School (1843), then Rector of Hobart Town High School in Tasmania *

Charles Warren General Sir Charles Warren, (7 February 1840 – 21 January 1927) was an officer in the British Royal Engineers. He was one of the earliest European archaeologists of the Biblical Holy Land, and particularly of the Temple Mount. Much of his mi ...

(1843–1919) – clergyman, cricketer, Vice-Principal from 1868 to 1869

References

* Cornwell, John (2005). ''King Ted's'' (1st ed.). King Edward VII School, Sheffield. . (This book reviews the period from 1604 to 1905, although its bulk is concerned with 1905–2005.)

External links

King Edward VII School and Language CollegeOld Edwardians
– site for alumni association + archive material
Sheffield Collegiate School
– Sheffield Collegiate School history on Sheffield Collegiate Cricket Club's site {{Schools in Sheffield Defunct schools in Sheffield Grade II listed buildings in Sheffield Educational institutions established in 1836 1836 establishments in England Educational institutions disestablished in 1884 School buildings completed in 1836