Lady Warwick's Horticultural & Agricultural College For Women (Uk)

Evangeline Holland's ship on Lady Warwick's Horticultural & Agricultural College for Women offers a description of the establishment along alongside links to photographs in addition to other resources.

In 1897, Frances Evelyn, Countess of Warwick published a system for grooming women inwards agriculture.  She proposed the creation of an Agricultural Training College for Women in addition to the establishment of Women's Agricultural Settlements inwards unlike parts of the country. Lady Warwick before long rented Coleyhurst, a spacious solid inwards Bath Road, Reading, U.K. in addition to a plan of written report was offered inwards association alongside Reading College.  The establishment was known initially every 2nd the Lady Warwick Hostel in addition to was independent subsequently 1902. Lady Warwick bought Studley Castle inwards Warwickshire inwards Dec 1903 in addition to the elevate of the establishment was changed to Lady Warwick College.  In 1908 the elevate was changed in 1 lawsuit again to Studley College in addition to Lady Warwick ceased to hold upwards responsible for its support.  In 1926 the College received official recognition every 2nd a grooming establishment from the Ministry of Agriculture in addition to Fisheries.  Then inwards 1967, acting on the recommendation of the Pilkington Report of 1966 on agricultural education, the Government decided to take away its grant in addition to the College unopen inwards 1969. Records of the establishment are available through the UK National Archives.

Anne Meredith's article from the Spring, 2003 resultant of Garden History, "Horticultural Education inwards England, 1900-40: Middle-Class Women in addition to Private Gardening Schools," is available through JSTOR.