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Spring Hill College @ Moseley School and Sixth Form
Heritage Open Day: Spring Hill College originally opened in 1857 as a training centre for Congregational ministers. It later became a Hydropathic baths and botanical gardens, then Moseley Barracks in 1914 and school in 1923. Tour includes Tower trips. Spring Hill College is a Grade II* Listed building and originated to train Congregational ministers in inner city Hockley but moved to this then new building in 1857. When universities opened up to non-conformists later in 19th C the College moved to Oxford in 1886 to become Mansfield College.
The old College building was acquired in 1892 by a local builder - William Ross - who converted the building to the Pine Dell Hydropathic Baths and the grounds to Moseley Botanical Gardens. that venture lasted until 1900.
The old College building was acquired in 1892 by a local builder - William Ross - who converted the building to the Pine Dell Hydropathic Baths and the grounds to Moseley Botanical Gardens. that venture lasted until 1900.
Saturday 14 Sep 2024
Spring Hill College, Wake Green Road, Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands B13 9UU
Sat 14 Sep:1100-1630; Free Entry.
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