Wren and Gurney
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Wren and Gurney was a crammer which specialised in preparing candidates for the public examinations of the army
, the United Kingdom civil service and Indian civil service.
The college was founded in 1874 as a partnership
between Henry Palin Gurney
and Walter Wren
and became known as the foremost institution of its day in preparing candidates for competitive examinations, its success measured by the number of its students within the army and the English and Indian civil services. Its activities were conducted in Powis Square, London
. After the partnership was formally dissolved in 1894 on Gurney's departure, the business continued under the stewardship of Wren alone until his death in 1898.
William Wyse
, the classical scholar, was among those engaged as a tutor at the college.
Army
An army An army An army (from Latin arma "arms, weapons" via Old French armée, "armed" (feminine), in the broadest sense, is the land-based military of a nation or state. It may also include other branches of the military such as the air force via means of aviation corps...
, the United Kingdom civil service and Indian civil service.
The college was founded in 1874 as a partnership
Partnership
A partnership is an arrangement where parties agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests.Since humans are social beings, partnerships between individuals, businesses, interest-based organizations, schools, governments, and varied combinations thereof, have always been and remain commonplace...
between Henry Palin Gurney
Henry Palin Gurney
Henry Palin Gurney was a partner with Walter Wren in Wren and Gurney, the London cramming college which successfully tutored candidates for the Civil service.-Life:Gurney was born in 1847 in London...
and Walter Wren
Walter Wren
Walter Wren was an English tutor and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons briefly in 1880....
and became known as the foremost institution of its day in preparing candidates for competitive examinations, its success measured by the number of its students within the army and the English and Indian civil services. Its activities were conducted in Powis Square, London
Powis Square, London
Powis Square is a garden square and locality in Notting Hill, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England. The closest London Underground station to the square is Westbourne Park tube station....
. After the partnership was formally dissolved in 1894 on Gurney's departure, the business continued under the stewardship of Wren alone until his death in 1898.
William Wyse
William Wyse
William Wyse was a classical scholar, noted for his work on the Attic orator Isaeus, and a benefactor of the University of Cambridge.-Life:...
, the classical scholar, was among those engaged as a tutor at the college.