1901-03 THE ELMS Prep School, Colwall, Malvern, 2 letters by Charles Black, Headmaster and 2 by Emily Black The Elms is believed to be the oldest prep school to still be situated on it’s original site. 1614 The Walwyn Legacy Mr Humphrey Walwyn, a Colwall lad, sought his fortune in the city of London. He became a member of the Worshipful Company of Grocers. Walwyn made his will in December 1612, expressing his wish to establish a school in the parish in which his parents, Robert and Elizabeth, lay buried. Walwyn’s nephew, Rev. Richard Walwyn was appointed First Master. In 1876 Mr Carter dies and Rev. Charles Black takes over as Headmaster. Rev. Black was one of a group of schoolmasters who got together and formed the Incorporated Association of Preparatory Schools. He served as Chairman in 1902. Rev. Black raised the academic standards of the school and some of his pupils won scholarships to public schools. 1897 Around this time Sir Edward Elgar taught music at The Elms.1909 A reorganisation of the charity takes place. The Grocer’s Company gift the school land and buildings to the Walwyn’s Free School and Exhibition Foundation. Rev. Charles Black continued as Headmaster of the boarding school in Colwall, which is now named The Elms. 1910 Mr Black retires and the school is taken over by Mr. H. D. Ross until 1912 : Powered by SixBit’s eCommerce Solution
