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B E R K S H IK E .

CROWTHORNE.
W E L L IN G T O N

COLLEGE.

W ellington College, incorporated by R oyal C h arter dated
13th D ecem ber, 1853, was founded & erected by
national subscrip tion in honour of the G reat Duke.
T he foundation stone was laid in June, 1856, by her
la te M ajesty Queen V icto ria, & the school opened in
Jan u ary, 1859. The num ber of boys is now about
500, of whom 90, b ein g the orphan sons of arm y
officers, are m aintained & educated upon the founda­
tion, standing in all Tespects upon an equal footing
w ith other boys.
The governors m ake regulations
in conform ity w ith th eir ch arter & elect founda­
tioners ; they also appoint the m aster, who in turn
appoints the tu to rs & assistant m asters ; there are
two departm ents in the school, one classical & general
on the usual public school system , p reparin g for the
un iversities ; th e other m odern or m athem atical,
preparing fo r the A rm y & other exam inations in
w hich m athem atics occupy a p rim ary place ; there
are exhibitions to the un iversities & also scholarships
tenable a t th e school, open to boys of certain ages
w hether in th e school or not : th e building, which
is in the style of Louis Q uinze, consists of four
q uadrangles, surrounded by cloisters, the m useum ,
a spacious & lo fty room , dividin g th e two larger q uad­
rangles. In the cloisters are placed upwards of 5c
bronze b usts (m ostly by Theed) of the generals &
p riv ate & p o litical friends of the G reat Duke, &
nine fine statues adorn the p rincipal fronts : the
sm aller schoolrooms form the sides of the q uad­
rangles, & over these are the rooms of the assistant
m asters & the dorm itories of the boys, th e la tter are
arranged so as to give to each boy a separate room :
the south side of th e b u ild in g is occupied by a
hall for school m eetin gs &c. ; the dining hall &
dom estic offices are contained in a separate b lock of
buildings : two dw elling houses for senior assistant
m asters form the northern side of the college ; the
lodge of the head m aster is detached on the south
fron t, & in th e grounds are several houses of m asters,
some of whom receive boarders : two lo fty towers give
access to the dorm itories

[ k e l l y ’s

of th e Duke of W ellington & the Prince Consort. A
m useum of in terestin g objects of n atu ral history &
an tiquities has been form ed
The college grounds consist of an estate of about 430
acres, m ore than 20 of w hich are tu rfed to form
p laying fie ld s : the plantations are v ery extensive &
flo u rish in g ; a double avenue of W ellingtonias, the g ift
of the Prince Consort, now con stitute a noble feature
of the p la c e : th e drainage is ad m ira b le; in the front
of the college, at a little distance, are four small
artificial lakes for skatin g & bathing, as w ell as a
tepid sw im m ing bath. A ttach ed to the college is a
jun ior division of the Officers’ T ra in in g Corps
V isitor— H .M . the K in g
President— F.M . H .R.H . The Duke of C on n aught K .G
V ice-President— Th e E arl of D erby P .C ., G .C .V .O ., C .B
Ex-Officio Governors.
The Lord Archbishop of I R t. Hon. The Secretary of
Canterbury
S tate for W ar
T h e Duke of W ellington K .G |
Governors.

H .R .H .P rin ce Christian K .G
General
the Right Hon.
; H. H. The Duke of Teck
Sir
Dighton
Probyn
G C.B ., G .C .V .O ., C .M .G
P .C ., G .C .B ., G .C .V .O .,
! Duke of Bedford K .G
K .C .S .I., I.S .O ., V .C
I Earl of Rosebery K .G .,K .T .,
Hon. J. W. Fortescue M .V .O
P .C
S ir Thomas Barlow B t.,
E arl of Halsbury P.C
K .C .V .O ., M .D ., F .R .C .P
; Bishop of Norwich C .V .O
General Sir G eorge W. A.
1 F.M. Lord Methuen G .C .B .,
Higginson G .C .B
C .M .G ., G .C .V .O
I
Sir Charles L . Ryan K .C .B
M ai.-Gen. Lord Cheylesmore
Major-General Sir Herbert
I K. C .V .O
S. G. Miles K .C .B ., C .V .O
Lord Redesdale G .C .V .O .,
The Very Rev. the Dean of
I K .C .B
Christ Church,O xford D.D
Lord Stam fordbam P.C.,
The M aster of TrinityCollege,
G .C .V .O .,
K .C .B .,
Cam bridge D.D
K .C .M .G ., I.S.O
Col. J. Lane Notter 15.A .,
M.D
The chapel, an exqu isite b uildin g, erected from designs Maj. Hon. G. F. Stanley M .P
J. F. Chance esq
b y the late S ir G . G ilb ert S co tt R .A . stands a t the R ig h t Hon. A. J. Balfour
M
.P
.,
P
.C
.,
F
.ILS
south-east angle of the college, w ith w hich it is con­
nected b y a cloister : the style is G othic, w ith some C lerk to the Governors, T . L . Kesteven esq. 6 New sq.
characteristics of th e G oth ic of N orth Italy. & the
Lincoln ’s Inn W C
edifice is rem arkable both for the b eauty of its pro­ M aster, W. W . Vaughan M .A. New College, Oxford
portions & the delicate finish of its details : from the B ursar, P. Sherston
roof an elegant & ric h ly decorated “ flèche ” of oak Tutors & A ssistan t M asters, J. L . B evir M .A ., E
& zinc rises to a h eig h t of 120 feet : the east end
A. Upcott M .A ., H. W. Owen Hagreen B .A .. R
of the chapel term inates in an apse, round which,
Moore M .A ., E . F . E lton M .A. Rev. C . T . Lavie
both within & w ithout, run s an arcade, continued o u t­
M .A ., 0 . T . Perkins M .A ., J. W . Cave B .A . Rev. T.
side along both sides of th e chapel : the carvin g
Lem m ey M .A ., B .D ., W . G . C ollett M .A ., C. W ells
th rou gh ou t th e building is v ery elaborate, & chiefly
B .A .
Rev.
W.
H.
W rig h t M .A ., R. St.
C.
represents grou ps of n atu ral flowers, especially those
Talboys M .A .. F .R .H ist.S o c., E . M. E u stace M .A .,
grow in g in th e neighbourhood : a finely-carved oak
0 . A . Stocken M .A ., H. S. B rabant B .A ., P.
screen & stalls w ere erected in m em ory of the Prince
Powell M .A ., V . S. B rya n t M .A ., T . B. W . Spencer
C onsort, one of whose la st p u b lic acts was to la y the
B .A . Rev. H. S. F ox M .A. Rev. A . J. Fenn B .A ., F.
foundation stone of the chapel. In 1885-6 the chapel
B. Roberts B .A . Rev. A . C. L arm our M .A ., J. D.
w as enlarged b y the addition of a north tran sep t &
M cNeile M .A ., A. V . Stanfield M .A ., E . Gould
aisle, from designs by the late S ir A . W . Blomfield
M .A ., G . E . H. K eesey M .A ., A. E . Broad M A ., H.
M .A ., A .R .A ., F .S .A . w ith arcading sim ilar to that
G . V . C ivil B .A ., H. S. S cott B .A ., H . J. B. W anstall
on the south side. & in 1898 a sim ilar transept was
M .A ., H. W . Coombs B .A ., A . N oblet B. ¿s L ., L .
thrown out on the south side, in m em ory of the
Beilin C arter P’ .R .S .A . ; O rgan ist & Choir M aster, A. S.
late A rchbishop Benson, the first H ead M aster of the
Tom linson M .A ., M us.B ., F .R .O .O .; M edical Officer,
C ollege
H. G. A rm stro n g M .R .C .S ., L .S .A . ; Accountant,
T he boys’ lib ra ry, finished in 1863, stands between the
R. C. Deane ; D rill In stru ctor, Sergeant W . J. Shipp :
chapel & the college, corresponding in style w ith the
M atrons, M iss Ford & M iss R o b erts; Stew ard, W . C.
la tter : i t contains some rem arkable m em orials both
Scribbins
CRO W TH O RN E.
(Residents in W ellington

Talboys R. St. C ., M .A ..F .R .H ist.S o c
C ollege.) j W anstall H. J. B ., M.A.

Vaughan W . W ., M .A . m aster
Broad A . E ., M .A
C arter L. B eilin F .R .S .A
Cave J. W ., B .A
C ivil H. G. V ., B .A
Coom bs H. W ., B .A
Fenn Rev. A. J ., B .A
G ould E ., M .A
Larm our A. C ., B .A
M cNeile J. D ., M .A
Perkins 0 . T ., M .A
Powell P .. M.A
Roberts F. B ., B.A
S cott H. S ., B.A
Spencer T . B. W .. B.A
Stanfield A. V .. M .A
Stocken C . A ., M .A

P H I VA T E

R E S ID E N T S .

(Nam es m arked th u s J are in Fincham pstead p a rish ; th u s * in W ok­
ingham W ith ou t.)
(M arked th us f receive le tters direct
from W ellington College Station .)
♦Airy Osmond L L .D . C artref, The
A venue
Allen W ellesley Roe B .A ., M .B .,B .C h .
(assist, m edical officer), Broadm oor
A rm strong Hy. G eorge, St. Enodoc
fA sp in a ll-P rvce
W illiam
F .R .C .O .
F ir croft, Duke’s ride
fA ttr id e M iss. Woodside
♦Attride W illiam H enry, P ajon i, The
Avenue
A w dry M iss, Lacock cot. Duke’s ride

Awdry M rs. The Crossways, W ilt­
shire avenue
Awm ack E. B ., C am wa, W okingham
New road
Baker John M .D., C.M . (m edical
sup t.), Broadmoor
"Baker Mrs. St. Denis, T he Avenue
fB arn ard Mrs. E. Red house
fB e v ir J. L ., M .A. S t. P a tric k ’s
JfB h uratp ur H er H ighness the M aji
Sahiba of, Th e B un ker, Rarenswood
avenue
J tB h u ra tp u r
His H ighness
the
M aharajah of, Th e Lodge, Ravensw 00d avenue
fB la ir Miss, H eatherley
fB oyle M iss, Red lodge
♦Brabant H arry Seym our B .A . Doune
cottage, W okingham New road