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Former Studley Agricultural & Horticultural College for Girls, Warks, September 2011
When Studley Castle was built in 1833, it was home to Sir Francis Lyttleton Holyoake Goodricke. It was later bought by Lady Warwick in 1903, when staff and students moved into the new College. In 1912, the College began to receive an annual grant of £1,000 from the Ministry of Agriculture. In 1926 it was recognised as a training institution by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. The C19th Castle at the agricultural college housed up to 100 students at a time. Courses undertaken ranged from housewife’s courses, residential short courses and courses in agriculture, to degrees in Horticulture and Farm Secretaries courses. Due to Government cuts, the college was closed in August 1969 when central funding stopped. Since its closure as a college, the assets from its sale were used to found Studley College Trust, which has been supporting students of Agriculture, Horticulture and other land-based Industries who would otherwise be unable to complete such courses for financial reasons.
Pictures of Studley Horticultural College from 1910 onwards: http://www.search.windowsonwarwickshire.org.uk/engine/theme/default.asp?theme=404
Additional pictures:
http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/3418469/Hulton-Archive, http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/3252651/Hulton-Archive, http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/3325177/Hulton-Archive, http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/3435993/Hulton-Archive, http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/3282383
More recently, the Castle has been part of the Rover Group when it became a management development college. It then became a conference centre. It is now part of the Best Western Group. Some of the buildings have been left to fend off nature, these are featured below (didn’t manage to get around the entire site in the time available).
When Studley Castle was built in 1833, it was home to Sir Francis Lyttleton Holyoake Goodricke. It was later bought by Lady Warwick in 1903, when staff and students moved into the new College. In 1912, the College began to receive an annual grant of £1,000 from the Ministry of Agriculture. In 1926 it was recognised as a training institution by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. The C19th Castle at the agricultural college housed up to 100 students at a time. Courses undertaken ranged from housewife’s courses, residential short courses and courses in agriculture, to degrees in Horticulture and Farm Secretaries courses. Due to Government cuts, the college was closed in August 1969 when central funding stopped. Since its closure as a college, the assets from its sale were used to found Studley College Trust, which has been supporting students of Agriculture, Horticulture and other land-based Industries who would otherwise be unable to complete such courses for financial reasons.
Pictures of Studley Horticultural College from 1910 onwards: http://www.search.windowsonwarwickshire.org.uk/engine/theme/default.asp?theme=404
Additional pictures:
http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/3418469/Hulton-Archive, http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/3252651/Hulton-Archive, http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/3325177/Hulton-Archive, http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/3435993/Hulton-Archive, http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/3282383
More recently, the Castle has been part of the Rover Group when it became a management development college. It then became a conference centre. It is now part of the Best Western Group. Some of the buildings have been left to fend off nature, these are featured below (didn’t manage to get around the entire site in the time available).
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