Westminster College was a college of
higher education in
England. The college was founded in
London in 1851 as a training institute for teachers for
Methodist schools, and moved to
Oxford in 1959. Following the move, the college also began to offer degree courses in
Theology and
Education. In 2000, financial pressures caused the college to close. The Methodist Church subsequently leased the college's campus at Harcourt Hill to
Oxford Brookes University, and it became the home of the university's
Westminster Institute of Education.
History
Westminster College was founded at
Horseferry Road in
Westminster,
London, in 1851 and originally specialised in the training of teachers for
Methodist schools. Its
neo-Gothic buildings were requistioned during
World War I and used as a station for
Australian servicemen, during which time the College ceased to function. The site was severely damaged by an incendiary bomb during the
blitz of early
World War II, and the buildings were never repaired. They were demolished in the 1960s and the headquarters of the television station
Channel 4 now stand on the site.
In 1951, Westminster College moved to a purpose-built campus on
Harcourt Hill,
Oxford, which is noted for its fusion of Oxford
quads with a "
New England" style of architecture, evident particularly in the large and distinctive chapel.
Following the move, the college began to offer a number of
Theology and Education
degrees which were validated by the Council for National...
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