St Mary's College was a
Church in Wales
The Church in Wales () is an Anglican church in Wales, composed of six dioceses.
The Archbishop of Wales does not have a fixed archiepiscopal see, but serves concurrently as one of the six diocesan bishops. The position is currently held b ...
teacher training college in
Bangor, founded in 1893 as the second
normal school in the city.
In 1977 it became part of the University College of North Wales (UCNW), now
Bangor University
Bangor University () is a Public university, public Research university, research university in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. It was established by Royal charter, Royal Charter in 1885 as the University College of North Wales (UCNW; ), and in 1893 ...
. Its campus closed for use in 2008, and was redeveloped into accommodation.
History
It was an all-female college for most of its history, unlike
Bangor Normal College
The Normal College, Bangor () was an independent teacher training college, founded in 1858. It was created through the efforts of the British and Foreign School Society and the educator Sir Hugh Owen, and was funded by £11,000 raised through s ...
.
It was a member of a joint Faculty of Education between UCNW, Normal College, itself, and
Cartrefle College in Wrexham to encourage collaboration.
Amalgamation with UCNW first began being discussed in July 1974, with the church governors of St Mary's being broadly supportive. In June 1976 the College Council approved the merger from September 1977.
Developments
In 2015, Bangor University redeveloped the former campus into a student village, also known as St Mary's.
The
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supermarket
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in Bangor is built on the former football fields of the college.
See also
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Bangor Normal College
The Normal College, Bangor () was an independent teacher training college, founded in 1858. It was created through the efforts of the British and Foreign School Society and the educator Sir Hugh Owen, and was funded by £11,000 raised through s ...
References
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Bangor University
Teacher training colleges in the United Kingdom
Defunct universities and colleges in Wales