King Edward’s School
King Edward's School was founded in 1552 by King Edward VI. For almost 400 years the school was in New Street, Birmingham, occupying three very different buildings; a simple mediaeval timber-framed Guild Hall, a rather elegant Georgian building and the famous 1838 school, designed by Sir Charles Barry, the architect of the Houses of Parliament. Barry’s design was one of the earliest and most successful examples of Victorian Gothic architecture in the country. In 1935 the school moved to its present 50-acre site in Edgbaston.
King Edward’s School is fortunate to have an extensive and widely varying archive. Material relating to the history of the school, its pupils and teachers has been gathered over the past five centuries, and includes registers, school and Old Edwardian magazines, class lists, records of academic and extra-curricular achievement and hundreds of photographs. Trophies, medals, uniform and a First World War ceremonial sword are among the many artefacts donated to the collection.
We hope that you enjoy browsing our digital archive, and appreciate your patience as we continue to work on the project. Digitising our records is both time-consuming and costly. If you would like to support the project in any way, please contact the archivist, Alison Wheatley:
aw@kes.org.uk
0121 472 1147