History Ushaw College

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1 history

1.1 founding
1.2 university of durham
1.3 21st century





history
founding

the english college, douai founded in 1568 forced leave france in 1795 following french revolution. part of college settled temporarily @ crook hall northwest of durham. in 1804 bishop william gibson began build @ ushaw moor, 4 miles west of durham. these buildings, designed james taylor, opened st cuthbert s college in 1808. there steady expansion during nineteenth century new buildings put cater expanding number of clerical , secular students. in 1847, newly built chapel, designed augustus welby northmore pugin opened. followed big library , exhibition hall designed joseph hansom, 1849–1851. junior house, designed distinguished architect, peter paul pugin, added in 1859. st cuthbert’s chapel, designed dunn , hansom, opened in 1884, replacing earlier 1 augustus welby northmore pugin, seminary had outgrown. refectory designed , built e. w. pugin. final development came in 1960s opening of new east wing, providing additional classrooms , single bedrooms 75 students. main college buildings grade ii listed, college chapel grade ii* , chapel of st michael grade i.


university of durham

the college became licensed hall of residence of university of durham in 1968. independent of university offered courses validated university, , both church , lay students studied @ college. junior house closed in 1972, younger students being transferred st joseph s college, upholland in lancashire.


21st century

in 2002, college rejected report roman catholic hierarchy should merge st mary s college, oscott, near birmingham. however, in october 2010 announced college close in 2011 due shortage of vocations in roman catholic church, , site might sold. following detailed feasibility study college s trustees , durham university (and support durham county council , english heritage) during 2011; announced in january 2012 durham business school temporarily relocate college during rebuilding of school’s buildings in durham. seen first step in long-term education-based vision site. university have agreed catalogue , archive ushaw library , inventory other collections ensure preservation , specialist conservation, view creating proposed ushaw centre catholic scholarship , heritage.


in 2017, durham university announced plans develop international residential research library @ ushaw college, first of kind in uk, aim of attracting scholars around world work on collections of ushaw, durham university , durham cathedral. university has confirmed has extended agreement lease east wing of college (used business school) 2027. college used numerous musical events , ushaw lecture series, organised university s centre catholic studies.








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