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'''Chester Cathedral Choir School''' was an ] ] for boys under the direct supervision of the ] ] providing choristers for the choir. In its modern form, the school was opened by 1892<ref name=notice1>{{cite news|title=Vacancies for four probationary choristers |access-date=9 November 2024 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |work=Cheshire Observer |date=May 28, 1892 |page=4}}</ref> and closed at the end of summer term 1975<ref name=article1>{{cite news|title=Choir school to close next year|access-date=9 November 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |work=Cheshire Observer|edition=CITY|page=1|date=July 6, 1974}}</ref>. In 1973 the school's roll was 83 boys in 5 classes with the largest class of 22<ref name=report1973>{{cite report |title=Report by HM Inspectors on Chester Cathedral Choir School |date= December 3, 1973|publisher=Department of Education and Science|location=London|url=https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C8126955}}</ref>. '''Chester Cathedral Choir School''' was an ] ] for boys under the direct supervision of the ] ] providing choristers for the choir. In its modern form, the school was opened by 1892<ref name=notice1>{{cite news|title=Vacancies for four probationary choristers |access-date=9 November 2024 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |work=Cheshire Observer |date=May 28, 1892 |page=4}}</ref> and closed at the end of summer term 1975<ref name=observer06071974>{{cite news|title=Choir school to close next year|access-date=9 November 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |work=Cheshire Observer|edition=CITY|page=1|date=July 6, 1974}}</ref>. In 1973 the school's roll was 83 boys in 5 classes with the largest class of 22<ref name=report1973/>.


==History== ==History==
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Boy choristers had been a feature of the pre-reformation church in England from at least the 7th Century<ref name=williamsJ/> and there is evidence that there was a school and boy choristers at the Benedictine Abbey of St. Werburgh, Chester before the ]<ref name=HackettM/>{{rp|pp=14}}. Boy choristers had been a feature of the pre-reformation church in England from at least the 7th Century<ref name=williamsJ/> and there is evidence that there was a school and boy choristers at the Benedictine Abbey of St. Werburgh, Chester before the ]<ref name=HackettM/>{{rp|pp=14}}.


At the time of the ] and the ], the Abbey of St. Werburgh was closed in 1541 and a new cathedral was established in the same buildings<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Chester Cathedral |url=https://chestercathedral.com/about/heritage-culture/the-building-and-its-history |website=Chester Cathedral |access-date=16 November 2024}}</ref>. The legal statutes at the time<ref name=HackettM/>{{rp|p=15}}<ref name=statutes/> set out the roles and responsibilities of the Dean, Canons, and others associated with the cathedral. The statutes<ref name=statutes/>{{rp|location=§26}} created a grammar school at Chester Cathedral (for the teaching of latin grammar, and other subjects "for 24 poor and friendless boys") and<ref name=statutes/>{{rp|location=§25}} also established 8 choristers and their choir master. The cathedral would be responsible for the education and subsistence of both scholars and choristers. During the ] and the ], in 1541 the Abbey of St. Werburgh was closed and a new cathedral was established in the same buildings<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Chester Cathedral |url=https://chestercathedral.com/about/heritage-culture/the-building-and-its-history |website=Chester Cathedral |access-date=16 November 2024}}</ref>. The legal statutes for the new Chester Cathedral<ref name=HackettM/>{{rp|p=15}}<ref name=Courant30081871/> set out the roles and responsibilities of the Dean, Canons, and others associated with the cathedral. The statutes<ref name=Courant30081871/>{{rp|location=§26}} created a grammar school at Chester Cathedral (for the teaching of latin grammar, and other subjects "for 24 poor and friendless boys") and<ref name=Courant30081871/>{{rp|location=§25}} also established 8 choristers and their choir master. The cathedral would be responsible for the education and subsistence of both scholars and choristers.


By the mid eighteenth century, the grammar school started to be called the King's Cathedral Grammar School, or ]<ref>{{cite news |title= Chester News |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |access-date=16 November 2024 |work=Chester Chronicle |date=April 11, 1776 |page=3}}</ref>. For 300 years, until the mid nineteenth century the choristers received some general education in the King's School{{efn|By the mid eighteenth century, the grammar school started to be called the King's Cathedral Grammar School, or ]<ref>{{cite news |title= Chester News |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |access-date=16 November 2024 |work=Chester Chronicle |date=April 11, 1776 |page=3}}</ref>.}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Howson |first1=J.S. |title=The King's School and the Cathedral Boys School |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |access-date=15 November 2024 |work=Cheshire Observer |date=September 24, 1881}}</ref>. However whilst the statutes referred to the possibility of boys being in the choir <em>and</em> in the grammar school, this was not the always the case, the statutes did not demand any other education for choristers other than in singing and divine services but did afford preferential access to the grammar school.

For 300 years, until the mid nineteenth century the choristers received some general education in the King's School<ref>{{cite news |last1=Howson |first1=J.S. |title=The King's School and the Cathedral Boys School |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |access-date=15 November 2024 |work=Cheshire Observer |date=September 24, 1881}}</ref>. However whilst the statutes referred to the possibility of boys being in the choir <em>and</em> in the grammar school, this was not the always the case, the statutes did not demand any other education for choristers other than in singing and divine services but did afford preferential access to the grammar school.


By the mid nineteenth century in common with many schools funded by private endowment<ref name=GillardD/>, schooling at the cathedral was suffering poor financial support, inefficiencies and accusations of maladministration. It was claimed the cathedral reduced scholar numbers whilst focusing on choristers, failed to pay endowments for university positions for scholars, and was not funding the grammar school properly, i.e. both staff salary and pupil stipends for subsistence were grossly insufficient<ref name=Chronicle06071851/>{{rp|p=1|quote=...Those boys who ought to be taught classical languages, and to be prepared for the office of Minor Canons, can scarcely write or spell...}}<ref name=Chronicle16111851/>{{rp|p=8|quote=The exhibitions to the University scholars have been discontinued for nearly fifty years and the number of boys at the Grammar School is kept short..., and the stipends of the boys withheld from them.}} By the mid nineteenth century in common with many schools funded by private endowment<ref name=GillardD/>, schooling at the cathedral was suffering poor financial support, inefficiencies and accusations of maladministration. It was claimed the cathedral reduced scholar numbers whilst focusing on choristers, failed to pay endowments for university positions for scholars, and was not funding the grammar school properly, i.e. both staff salary and pupil stipends for subsistence were grossly insufficient<ref name=Chronicle06071851/>{{rp|p=1|quote=...Those boys who ought to be taught classical languages, and to be prepared for the office of Minor Canons, can scarcely write or spell...}}<ref name=Chronicle16111851/>{{rp|p=8|quote=The exhibitions to the University scholars have been discontinued for nearly fifty years and the number of boys at the Grammar School is kept short..., and the stipends of the boys withheld from them.}}
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In 1851, Chester Cathedral Choristers were taught separately in their own school for the first time<ref name=Chronicle15061850/><ref name=Courant25081852/>. By 1857 the schools were operating completely separately:<ref name=HowsonJ1/><ref name=report1855/>{{rp|p=xxxviii|q="There does not appear to be any connection here between the <em>Grammar School</em> and the <em>Choristers School</em>"}}. In 1851, Chester Cathedral Choristers were taught separately in their own school for the first time<ref name=Chronicle15061850/><ref name=Courant25081852/>. By 1857 the schools were operating completely separately:<ref name=HowsonJ1/><ref name=report1855/>{{rp|p=xxxviii|q="There does not appear to be any connection here between the <em>Grammar School</em> and the <em>Choristers School</em>"}}.


The ] resulted in continued endowment from the cathedral to the King's School, but removed some requirements for endowed grammar schools to have teachers licensed by the Church of England. Following the King's School reorganisation under this act in 1873, by 1880, choristers were again receiving general education at the grammar school{{cn}}. The ] resulted in continued endowment from the cathedral to the King's School, but removed some requirements for endowed grammar schools to have teachers licensed by the Church of England. Following the King's School improvements and reorganisation under this act in 1873, by 1880, choristers were again receiving general education at the grammar school{{efn|Dean Howson commented at the time that the cathedral having to continue the historical endowment of £280 p.a. to the King's School was an injustice.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chester Cathedral Choir School |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |access-date=14 November 2024 |work=Liverpool Dail Post |date=April 25, 1884 |page=7}}</ref>}}.


The final reorganisation of the chorister's schooling was in place by 1895 at which time their education was separate from King's again{{cn}}. The school operated as an independent private preparatory school from this point until closure in 1975. The final reorganisation of the chorister's schooling commenced on August 13, 1895 when their education was separate from the King's School again<ref>{{cite news |title=King's School and Cathedral |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |access-date=14 November 2024 |work=Cheshire Observer |date=August , 1900 |page=6}}</ref>. The school operated as an independent private preparatory school called the Chester Cathedral Choir School from this time<ref name=observer28051892/>.



By 1973 "the writing was on the wall", that the school would. Inflationary pressures. The school had 80 pupils but to be viable would need to grow that intake two or threefold. However, there was no room for expansion in the current buildings<ref>{{cite news |title=Choir School has to close |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |access-date=10 November 2024 |work=Chester Chronicle |date=July 26, 1974 |page=1}}</ref>.

until closure in 1975<ref name=observer06071974/>.


== Buildings and Facilities == == Buildings and Facilities ==


The Cathedral Choir School was established <ref name=notice1/>, in 1880 following a period of significant improvements to both the fabric of the cathedral, and the quality of the music. Deans Anson and Howson oversaw the installation of the cathedral organ in 1875, rebuilding of the western part of Abbey Court (as it was known), and replacement of the old Bishop's Palace. At that time, the ] moved into the new buildings from their ancient home in the original monks refectory, and the choir school was established in a small corner of the same new buildings{{cn}}. The Cathedral Choir School was established <ref name=notice1/>, in 1880 following a period of significant improvements to both the fabric of the cathedral, and the quality of the music. Deans Anson and Howson oversaw the installation of the cathedral organ in 1875, rebuilding of the western part of Abbey Court (as it was known), and replacement of the old Bishop's Palace. At that time, the ] moved into the new buildings from their ancient home in the original monks refectory, and the choir school was established in a small corner of the same new buildings{{cn}}.

The Choir Practice Room was the Refectory in 1892<ref name=observer28051892>{{cite news |title=Educational: Chester Cathedral |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |access-date=16 November 2024 |work=Cheshire Observer |date=May 28, 1892 |page=4}}</ref>.


== Fees == == Fees ==


== Notes ==
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Chester Cathedral Choir School was an private preparatory school for boys under the direct supervision of the Dean of Chester Cathedral providing choristers for the choir. In its modern form, the school was opened by 1892 and closed at the end of summer term 1975. In 1973 the school's roll was 83 boys in 5 classes with the largest class of 22.

History

Ancient arrangements pre-reformation to 1541. Continued until the Endowed Schools act 1853. when they separated Kings and Choir School (latter under Mr Cuzner), until at least 1880. Sometime 1881-1883 tuition back at the King's school until 1893 when the school separates again.

Boy choristers had been a feature of the pre-reformation church in England from at least the 7th Century and there is evidence that there was a school and boy choristers at the Benedictine Abbey of St. Werburgh, Chester before the English Reformation.

During the English Reformation and the Dissolution of the monasteries, in 1541 the Abbey of St. Werburgh was closed and a new cathedral was established in the same buildings. The legal statutes for the new Chester Cathedral set out the roles and responsibilities of the Dean, Canons, and others associated with the cathedral. The statutes created a grammar school at Chester Cathedral (for the teaching of latin grammar, and other subjects "for 24 poor and friendless boys") and also established 8 choristers and their choir master. The cathedral would be responsible for the education and subsistence of both scholars and choristers.

For 300 years, until the mid nineteenth century the choristers received some general education in the King's School. However whilst the statutes referred to the possibility of boys being in the choir and in the grammar school, this was not the always the case, the statutes did not demand any other education for choristers other than in singing and divine services but did afford preferential access to the grammar school.

By the mid nineteenth century in common with many schools funded by private endowment, schooling at the cathedral was suffering poor financial support, inefficiencies and accusations of maladministration. It was claimed the cathedral reduced scholar numbers whilst focusing on choristers, failed to pay endowments for university positions for scholars, and was not funding the grammar school properly, i.e. both staff salary and pupil stipends for subsistence were grossly insufficient

In 1851, Chester Cathedral Choristers were taught separately in their own school for the first time. By 1857 the schools were operating completely separately:.

The Endowed Schools Act 1869 resulted in continued endowment from the cathedral to the King's School, but removed some requirements for endowed grammar schools to have teachers licensed by the Church of England. Following the King's School improvements and reorganisation under this act in 1873, by 1880, choristers were again receiving general education at the grammar school.

The final reorganisation of the chorister's schooling commenced on August 13, 1895 when their education was separate from the King's School again. The school operated as an independent private preparatory school called the Chester Cathedral Choir School from this time.


By 1973 "the writing was on the wall", that the school would. Inflationary pressures. The school had 80 pupils but to be viable would need to grow that intake two or threefold. However, there was no room for expansion in the current buildings.

until closure in 1975.

Buildings and Facilities

The Cathedral Choir School was established , in 1880 following a period of significant improvements to both the fabric of the cathedral, and the quality of the music. Deans Anson and Howson oversaw the installation of the cathedral organ in 1875, rebuilding of the western part of Abbey Court (as it was known), and replacement of the old Bishop's Palace. At that time, the King's School moved into the new buildings from their ancient home in the original monks refectory, and the choir school was established in a small corner of the same new buildings.

The Choir Practice Room was the Refectory in 1892.

Fees

Notes

  1. By the mid eighteenth century, the grammar school started to be called the King's Cathedral Grammar School, or King's School.
  2. Dean Howson commented at the time that the cathedral having to continue the historical endowment of £280 p.a. to the King's School was an injustice.

References

  1. ^ "Vacancies for four probationary choristers". Cheshire Observer. May 28, 1892. p. 4. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Choir school to close next year". Cheshire Observer (CITY ed.). July 6, 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  3. Report by HM Inspectors on Chester Cathedral Choir School (Report). London: Department of Education and Science. December 3, 1973.
  4. Williams, Jenevora (Nov 25, 2011). Cathedral Choirs in the United Kingdom: The Professional Boy Chorister. Springer Nature. Retrieved 14 November 2024. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  5. ^ Hackett, Maria (1827), A Brief Account of Cathedral and Collegiate Schools: With an Abstract of Their Statutes and Endowments. Respectfully Addressed to the Dignitaries of the Established Church, JB Nichols and Son
  6. "History of Chester Cathedral". Chester Cathedral. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Statutes of Chester Cathedral". Chester Courant. August 30, 1871. p. 7. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  8. "Chester News". Chester Chronicle. April 11, 1776. p. 3. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  9. Howson, J.S. (September 24, 1881). "The King's School and the Cathedral Boys School". Cheshire Observer. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  10. Gillard, Derek (2018). "Education in the UK: a history". Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  11. "Tory opinion of Bishops, Deans and Chapters and their doings". Chester Chronicle. July 6, 1851. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  12. "King's School, Chester and the Town Council". Chester Chronicle. November 29, 1851. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  13. "Cathedral Trusts". Chester Chronicle. June 15, 1850. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  14. "The King's School". Chester Courant. August 25, 1852. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  15. Cite error: The named reference HowsonJ1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  16. STATE AND CONDITION OF THE CATHEDRAL AND COLLEGIATE CHURCHES IN ENGLAND AND WALES (Report). London: HM Stationary Office. May 25, 1855.
  17. "Chester Cathedral Choir School". Liverpool Dail Post. April 25, 1884. p. 7. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  18. "King's School and Cathedral". Cheshire Observer. August , 1900. p. 6. Retrieved 14 November 2024. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  19. ^ "Educational: Chester Cathedral". Cheshire Observer. May 28, 1892. p. 4. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  20. "Choir School has to close". Chester Chronicle. July 26, 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 10 November 2024.

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