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Lost Schools

St Kilda was the home of many early schools. Here you will find short descriptions of some of them.

 

Lansmere 59 Alma Road  also Grammar (1875-1886)

Lansmere 59 Alma Road also Grammar (1875-1886)

Edward Littlejohn Backhouse began holding classes in his father's house in mid 1875.

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Clyde School

History of Clyde School awaiting further research and uploading.

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Collegiate School (1853-1860)

The Colligate School was established on 10th October 1853 by Charles Action Goslett, First Academic Scholar, Trinity College, Dublin with the support of the Anglican Church.

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Cumloden College (1891-1905)

In ca 1890 Cumloden villa was leased to William Martin Burn, a senior master at Melbourne Grammar.

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Queens College

History of Queens College

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St Kilda Grammar

History of St Kilda Grammar

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The Priory (1887-1913)

The Priory (1887-1913)

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Miss Hatchell Brown purchased Lansmere and Sherwood Cottage in late 1886 and established The Priory Girls School.The current building on this site replaced Sherwood Cottage in 1890.

Address  The Priory, 59 Alma Road, St Kilda
Date Established 8 February 1887
Date Closed December 1913

This building was constructed in 1890 by builders Long & Mason for Miss Hatchell Brown. Edward George Kilburn of Ellerker & Kilburn was the architect. Kilburn had travelled to America in the previous year and this experience is the reason for the American Romanesque style chosen for the house, which was the first residence in this style in Victoria. Miss Brown was a teacher who had previously been one of the senior staff at the private girls school at ‘Oberwyl’ in St Kilda. In 1886 Miss Brown purchased two adjoining houses in Alma Road, ‘Lansmere’ and ‘Sherwood Cottage’ where she established The Priory Girls School. ‘Lansmere’ had been used as the home of Alma Road Grammar since 1875. ‘Sherwood Cottage’ was demolished to make way for this building, which was used as the headmistress’s residence and also for boarders (SKHS). Enrolments at The Priory Ladies’ School plummeted from 66 to just 27 in 1893 and the school eventually closed in December 1913 (Peel 1999:36, SKHS).
Argus 13.11.1886 p.12

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