St Edward’s College, although once very real, now has no physical existence. It lives mainly in the minds and hearts of those whose gift it was to have been there. The college was usually referred to as Cheswardine and sometimes affectionately as “Ches”

The English Juvenate of the Brothers of Christian Instruction was relocated here on 15th September, 1950 and remained for the best part of two decades.   It is largely to the residents of that period that this site is devoted.

The boys and young men who attended St Edward’s experienced a glimpse of a way of life that stayed with them long after they left.         Some feel that the gifts received in their formative years there, have stayed with them and sustained them in the many and varied paths they have followed.  

The Brothers who taught there followed the rule of their Founder, Jean Marie Robert de La Mennais.  He saw the need for teachers for the poor and disadvantaged. They are spread throughout the world following his instructions.

We, who had the benefit of the education they provided, and a taste of the community life they practised, share this site with each other, and  remember many times in one place - Cheswardine.

There are links to many of the  Communities of the Brothers on the memo page, where the work they do can be seen.

If you were a part of the St Edward’s community you are welcome to contribute your memories to the site in text and/or in pictures.  To contact contemporaries,  there is a private moderated mailing list  which you can join.   apply on the contacts page.