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Abraham Colfe (7 Aug 1580 – 5 Dec 1657) was vicar of Lewisham from 1610 to 1657 and a notable English philanthropist, founding Colfe's School, a reading (primary) or Latin school and five almshouses for the inhabitants of Lewisham (today, part of south-east London).
Colfe may refer to: Colfe's School, Greenwich, England; People with the surname. Abraham Colfe (died 1657), English vicar; Isaac Colfe (died 1597), English divine; See also. Colfer, a surname
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Colfe's is one of the oldest schools in London. The parish priest of Lewisham taught the local children from the time of Richard Walker's chantry, founded in 1494, until the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII. Rev. John Glyn re-established the school in 1568 and it was granted a Charter by Elizabeth I in 1574. Abraham Colfebecame a Govern...
The School admits pupils at the age of 3 into the Nursery, from which they progress to the Junior School aged 4. From here pupils make the transition to the Senior school at the age of 11.
Sir John Bennett (1814–1897), politician and watchmaker.[failed verification]Sir Antonio Brady(1811–1881), Admiralty official, naturalist, and social reformer.The History of Colfe's Grammar School by Leland L. Duncan(revised and updated by H Beardwood), pub: University of London Press, 1952
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 11. Colfe, Abraham by William Hunt. Colfe, Isaac. →. sister projects: Wikipedia article, Wikidata item. COLFE or CALF, ABRAHAM (1580–1657), divine, son of the Rev. Richard Colfe, D.D., prebendary of Canterbury, by his first wife, whose maiden name was Thorneton, was born at Canterbury, 7 Aug.
About Us. Looking at our modern buildings, it’s hard to believe Colfe’s is one of the oldest schools in London. Originally established by John Glyn in 1574, the school was re-founded in 1652 by the Reverend Abraham Colfe, Vicar of Lewisham.
Life. Colfe was the fourth son of Amandus, Almantius, or Aymon Colfe and his wife, Catherine Bradfield, and uncle of Abraham Colfe. He was born in Canterbury in or before 1560. His father and mother, who were zealous Protestants, had a considerable estate at Guisnes, which they lost on the reconquest of Calais by the French in 1558.
Abraham Colfe is born in Canterbury on 7th August. 1604. The Leathersellers' Company is granted a new Charter by James I, confirming its status. 1610. Colfe becomes vicar of Lewisham. 1626. Colfe first proposes the foundation of a grammar school in Lewisham. 1635. The Leathersellers' Company agrees to become trustees of Colfe's School. 1652.
