Description:The College was founded in 1857 and was located in this building situated on the south side of the Cathedral Close from 1872. The Theological College closed in 1972.
The college is viewed from Minster Pool area and shows its rear and garden. It was largely demolished in 1981 with the exception of the chapel. The Rev. Grice-Hutchinson, Curate of Armitage with Pipe Ridware 1909-1913 received his theological training here. One of the cathedral's three spires can be seen in the background.
This picture is from an album of photographs taken by Thomas Harvey Boycott (1876-1949) who lived with his widowed mother, Fanny Maria, whose family had lived at Handsacre Hall as farmers, together with his unmarried aunt, Sarah Elizabeth Harvey. Thomas was a Clerk at Lichfield District Probate Court and a skilled amateur photographer. The album was a parting gift from Harvey and his mother to the Rev. R.E. Grice-Hutchinson (1885-1976) who was Curate of Armitage with Pipe Ridware 1909-1913.