THE HYDE FOUNDATION
Support for Education in the Arts
© Dan Wrightson 2014 (danwrightson.com)
About Us
The Hyde Foundation supports residents of the parishes of Monken Hadley and Chipping Barnet Team Ministry in Hertfordshire.
The trustees are made up of the Rectors and Churchwardens of St. John the Baptist, High Barnet and St. Mary the Virgin, Monken Hadley and lay representatives from these parishes.
Each trustee acts as a liaison with individual schools to encourage them to apply for grants for specific projects or to fund individual pupils for specific events which fall within the boundaries set by the charity’s founder, Julia Hyde.
Julia Hyde
Little is known about Julia Hyde, but she is described in one account as a “person of great intelligence, a warm-hearted, sincere friend, a kind neighbour, an indulgent mistress”.
She was married to Henry Hyde who bought the “Manor House” in Monken Hadley for his family, having previously lived nearer to the City of London. They had one son, who predeceased his parents. Henry Hyde died in 1877 and Julia lived on as Lady of the Manor until her death in 1888, aged 70.
Her will left a bequest of £10,000 to establish “a literary institute and reading rooms” for the people of the parishes of Monken Hadley and Chipping Barnet in Hertfordshire.
Our Catchment Area
Hyde Foundation grants are available to people in genuine need and ordinarily resident in the Church of England parishes of St. Mary the Virgin, Monken Hadley and Chipping Barnet Team Ministry in Hertfordshire.
The Hyde Foundation supports residents of the parishes of:
