Codrington College

Codrington College is an Anglican theological college in St. John, Barbados, that is affiliated with the University of the West Indies at Cave Hill. It is one of the oldest Anglican theological colleges. It was affiliated to the British University of Durham from 1875 to 1965.

History

Foundation and history from 1710 to 1824

Codrington College was founded with the profits from the bequest of Christopher Codrington, In addition to his bequest to the Society, Codrington donated £10,000 (which is approximately £1.2 million in contemporary money) and about 12,000 books to his alma mater All Souls College, Oxford.

In his will, Codrington wrote: