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DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION: SCHOOLS COMMITTEE AND DIOCESAN EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
Catalogue reference: EDM 3
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This record is about the DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION: SCHOOLS COMMITTEE AND DIOCESAN EDUCATION ASSOCIATION dating from 1841-1919.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- EDM 3
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Title (The name of the record)
- DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION: SCHOOLS COMMITTEE AND DIOCESAN EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1841-1919
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- <corpname>Diocese of Chester, Board of Education, Schools Committee</corpname>
- <corpname>Diocese of Chester, Education Association</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 5 volumes
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Acc 1949(pt),2266,5433
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The first Board of Education was established c1838 "to establish throughout the Diocese a system of education based on the doctrines and discipline of the Catholic and Apostolic Church of Christ established in this land".
The Board of Education was reconstituted in 1880 on the erection of the diocese of Liverpool. It's aim had been "to promote, within the diocese, education in conformity with the principles of the Church of England by assisting in the maintainance of the training colleges of Chester and Warrington..." and, until the formation of the Church Schools Association, (EDM 6), by making grants... for building and enlarging Schools in poor parishes..." It was dissolved in 1919. A new board was established in 1959 (EDM 6).
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/b6815a01-cd21-4159-87fc-74e6ebac9be3/
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DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION: SCHOOLS COMMITTEE AND DIOCESAN EDUCATION ASSOCIATION