Chelsea, in the Olden & Present TimesBryan, George
History
Chelsea, in the Olden & Present Times
Bryan, George
Chelsea (London, England) -- History
The Upper School gives a superior education to 160 boys, who are
instructed in all the usual branches of an English education, and also in
Latin and French.
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The Middle School gives a similar education, with the exception of Latin
and French, to 180 boys.
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The Lower School is intended for the sons of the humbler classes, and
gives sound instruction in elementary subjects to 200 boys.
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There is accommodation in the College for 100 Students, who are being
trained here for Schoolmasters.
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The Chapel stands close to the Fulham Road, and is open to the public
twice every day, at 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. On Sundays the Services begin at
11 a.m. and 4 p.m. The seats are free, and the expenses are defrayed by
voluntary contributions. There is no endowment of any kind. The
exterior of the building is unpretending. The interior has a distinctive
character given to it by the windows of stained glass, which produce an
impression of warmth and beauty. There is an excellent organ and a full
choir, composed of the Students and a certain number of boys from the
schools. The Services are all choral, and on Sundays are usually well
attended. On the anniversary of the College foundation, St. Mark’s Day,
April 25, a sermon is preached and a collection made on behalf of the
Chapel Funds, and the surrounding gentry and clergy, together with the
former Students, are invited to a banquet. At the last Anniversary
Festival the sermon was preached by the Dean of St. Paul’s, the text
being selected from Luke iv. 16. In the evening, in the Lecture Hall of
the College, selections from an Oratorio and other pieces were admirably
rendered by the Students, under the direction of the Rev. T. Helmore,
precentor, and John Hullah, Esq., to a crowded and most fashionable
audience, and many of the old Students of the College. We must also
mention E. C. May, Esq., to whom much of the proficiency of the choir may
be justly attributed.
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We will pass by Mr. Veitch’s Royal Exotic Nursery, and the extensive Show
Establishment belonging to Messrs. Weeks & Co., both of which will
probably be noticed in a subsequent part of this work, when a more
general notice will be taken of the entire King’s Road, and merely
observe that a great number of villas, and many superior dwelling houses,
have been erected within the last few years in this immediate locality.
As examples of such instances it is only necessary to mention the
splendid house built by John Weeks, Esq., in Edith Grove, and those in
Gunter Grove, Maude Grove, &c., in addition to which many more well-built
houses are now being erected in the neighbourhood.
WEST BROMPTON CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
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