The Malta Protestant College was a short-lived
Church of England training college.[1]
It was established in 1846[2] and came under the jurisdiction of
George Tomlinson,
Bishop of Gibraltar from 1842 to 1863. Its first principal was John Hickman.[3] formerly headteacher of
Wigan Grammar School.[4] Regular meetings in England to scrutinise the work of the college.[5][6][7] It closed in 1865.[8] Its loss was much lamented by the islands
Anglican community.[9] The college's last principal Charles Popham Miles[10] became the incumbent at
Monkwearmouth[11] in December 1866.[12]