St John's College, Battersea

St John's College, Battersea was a teacher training coleege in Battersea, South London.

Founded as Battersea College in 1838 by James Kay-Shuttleworth, it was the first teacher training college in England. In 1841 it was renamed St John's College and in 1926 was merged with St Mark's College, Chelsea, with the merged institution, the College of St Mark and St John, based in Chelsea. This college moved to Plymouth in 1973 and is now the University of St Mark and St John.