Scholarship Boards

The Scholarship Boards which used to grace Heath Grammar School are now outside the main hall at Crossley Heath School.

The Hastings awards

In the early 18th century Lady Elizabeth Hastings gave some land in Wheldale, better known today as Airedale, near Castleford, to The Queen’s College, Oxford, to fund five students each year selected from pupils of two Cumbrian schools and ten Yorkshire schools.

Taking her inspiration from the account of the selection of Matthias to succeed Judas in Acts 1:26, she instructed the fellows to select eight candidates from the applicants and then to cast lots to select the five who would receive the awards so that the Holy Spirit might have the final say on who would be accepted for an award.

Rectangular board with recipients of scholarships and exhibitions from 1897 to 1920
Scholarships and exhibitions 1897 to 1920
Rectangular board with recipients of scholarships and exhibitions from 1921 to 1928
Scholarships and exhibitions 1921 to 1928
Rectangular board with recipients scholarships and exhibitions from 1929 to 1937
Scholarships and exhibitions 1929 to 1937

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