. Addiscombe, its heroes and men of note; by Colonel H. M. With an introduction by Lord Roberts of . ain moistened and used immediately in construct-ing other works. The sappers were most expert in finishingthe work, which, when complete, had the appearance of finelycut stone. The next improvement made was the construction of a fivesand racquet court not far from the lodge on the lower was sanctioned in August 1850, shortly before the death ofSir Ephraim Stannus, the It cost ^360. In1854 the Coldstream was found to be getting too shallow, andwas
. Addiscombe, its heroes and men of note; by Colonel H. M. With an introduction by Lord Roberts of . ain moistened and used immediately in construct-ing other works. The sappers were most expert in finishingthe work, which, when complete, had the appearance of finelycut stone. The next improvement made was the construction of a fivesand racquet court not far from the lodge on the lower was sanctioned in August 1850, shortly before the death ofSir Ephraim Stannus, the It cost ^360. In1854 the Coldstream was found to be getting too shallow, andwas repaired and deepened at a cost of ^116. In 1851 a gymnasium was erected, shortly after Sir FrederickAbbott had joined the College as It was builtnear the lower lodge and consisted of a fine large room withboarded floor, which contained apparatus for gymnastics, and wassupplied with foils, etc., for fencing, singlesticks, etc. This wasthe last improvement made to the Institution—and it thusremained till its extinction in 1861, one of the results of theamalgamation of the British and Indian o G c > 36 ADDISCOMBE There were only two other additions required to make itperfect as a military college, these were a riding school anda properly built chapel. Before commencing the account ofDr. Andrews tenure of office from 1809-1822, it will be aswell to notice two other places with which the Addiscombecadets were well acquainted. 1st., St. James Chapel. During the first 20 years of the lifeof the Seminary the cadets attended Divine Service in Croydonat St. Johns Church, but on i6th May, 1827, the first stone ofSt. James Chapel was laid, and the building was consecratedby His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury on 31st January,1829. It was a chapel of ease to St. Johns, and the Rev. GeorgeColes was appointed curate. It was a plain, indeed, ugly structurewith a square tower, and the south aisle was appropriated forthe use of the cadets. 2nd., Addington Park,
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