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   The East India Company ran a military academy at Addiscombe House between 1809 and 1858. Cadets in front of the Academy. The first of the East India Cadets were in residence at Addiscombe by 1809.

2. www.jstor.org › stable › pdfTHE EAST INDIA COMPANY'S MILITARY SEMINARY, ADDISCOMBE, 1809 1858

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   The Honourable East India Company's Military Seminary1 at "Addiscombe Place, near Croydon" was opened in 1809. The plan was drawn up by William Abington of the East India House and authorised by a Resolution of the Court of Directors on 7th April. Cadets were placed there from 21st January 1809, but the Company did not take

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   The East India Company Military Seminary was a British military academy at Addiscombe, Surrey, in what is now the London Borough of Croydon. It opened in 1809 and closed in 1861. Its purpose was to train young officers to serve in the East India Company's own army in India.

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   After the death of Lord Liverpool in December 1808, Addiscombe Place was sold to the Court of Directors of the East India Company for use as a military academy: Addiscombe Military Seminary. Formally called The East India Company Military Seminary, it was established to train officers for the company's Indian army.

5. www.britainexpress.com › London › AddiscombeAddiscombe - The London Encyclopaedia - Britain Express

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   In 1702 John Evelyn’s son-in-law built Addiscombe Place on the site of a Tudor house, reputedly to Vanbrugh’s design and with decoration by Thornhill. In 1809 the estate was sold to the East India Company as a military academy, and sold again, in 1863, for development.

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   By the end of the eighteenth century the East India Company had recognised that cadets for the technical branches of its armies needed a better training than that received under the 'direct' system, and from 1798, a number of artillery and engineer cadets were educated at the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich but this arrangement proved both ...

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   Who built Addiscombe Place?

   • In 1702 John Evelyn’s son-in-law built Addiscombe Place on the site of a Tudor house, reputedly to Vanbrugh’s design and with decoration by Thornhill. In 1809 the estate was sold to the East India Company as a military academy, and sold again, in 1863, for development.

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   When did the East India cadets come to Addiscombe?

   • The first of the East India Cadets were in residence at Addiscombe by 1809. Initially everyone was crowded into the mansion, but work soon started on the erection of barrack blocks, classrooms, hospital, laundry, bakehouse, brewhouse and other necessary buildings. All of these were completed by 1828 at an accumulated cost of £21,397.

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   What happened to Addiscombe Academy?

   • Of the academy, all that remains is the pair of houses Ashleigh and India, now Nos 137 and 139 Addiscombe Road, and the gymnasium to the rear of Havelock Road. In the early 19th century, when Addiscombe was still a hamlet, the young Thackeray was a resident. The railway arrived and the population gradually grew.

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   What education did cadets get at Addiscombe College?

   • Cadets at Addiscombe College, aged between 14 and 18, were given a wide education, with a focus on science and engineering, including practical work.

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   When did Addiscombe become a parish?

   • In 1870 the church of St Paul’s (E. Buckton Lamb) was opened and rededicated to St Mary Magdalene in 1874. The parish of Addiscombe was formed in 1879. Literary figures such as Tennyson, Carlyle and Longfellow were entertained by Lady Ashburton at Ashburton House (demolished 1912–13).

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   Where did Addiscombe get its name?

   • Addiscombe was originally one of the seven boroughs of Croydon. A theory as to the origins of its name is that it referred to an area located on the edge of the ‘Coombe’ (ie valley), supported by the fact that it was referred to in the 17th century as ‘Edgecombe’. THE ADDISCOMBE ESTATE

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   The East India Company Military Seminary was a British military academy at Addiscombe, Surrey, in what is now the London Borough of Croydon. It was opened in 1809 and closed in 1861. Its purpose was to train young officers to serve in the East India Company’s private army in India.