> > The BUCKLEY ancestor I am currently following is ALFRED BUCKLEY born 1865 > in > , The 1891 census shows he attended Withington College in Lancashire and > studied Theology when he was 25 , I have traced him all the way to North > Vancouver, Canada. > > Am interested in find out more about this college, and if it has any > connection to The Victoria College he has also laid claim to attending. > Can > anyone help with this? Withington College might also be the Methodist theological college on College Road, off Withington Road, Whalley Range. This only closed down fairly recently (possibly 1980s), became a GMB trades union training centre, and now is the British Muslim Heritage Centre. Regards Geoff Barlow