Thorp Correspondence 1831-1862

Thorp, Charles, 1783-1862

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Epithet: Archdeacon of Durham British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001344.0x000330 Epithet: bursar of University College, Oxford British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001344.0x000331 Epithet: Reverend; Warden of Durham University British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000...

Charles Thorp, 1783-1862

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The University of Durham was founded in 1832, primarily through the vision and determination of William Van Mildert (1735-1836), Bishop of Durham, and Charles Thorp, Archdeacon of Durham and prebendary of Durham Cathedral. Van Mildert and Thorp saw the foundation of a university in Durham as a way of deflecting popular criticism of church wealth, and averting the danger that, unless the church itself redeployed some of its surplus, a reforming government would wield the scythe for it. They were ...

University of Durham.

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At Durham degrees in music by examination were initiated in 1889. They were designed to meet the needs of professional musicians for a test of professional competence rather than an academic course. Whereas music degrees by examination at Oxford, Cambridge and London in the 19th century all required candidates to show competence also in other subjects such as classics and mathematics, Durham degrees demanded high musical ability but only general educational qualifications, and had no residential...

Durham cathedral

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Van Mildert, William, 1765-1836

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Maltby, Edward, 1770-1859

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Bishop of Durham and Chichester. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Lincolns Inn, to the earl of Lichfield, 1836 Apr. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270606357 ...

Fowler, J.T. (Joseph Thomas), 1833-1924

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