Our heritage work is greatly enhanced by the Heritage Steering Group and we have established a ‘Friends of Wellington Heritage’ group to encourage small regular gifts and promote our heritage by hosting an annual Heritage Day at the College.
Restoring, conserving and celebrating our amazing heritage
Heritage has been an area that has been given more resource to ensure that we are celebrating and preserving the amazing collection of artefacts, paintings and archives that we have. Last year we recruited a professional archivist who has undertaken a full audit of our artefacts, archives and paintings and we are now able to make some informed choices about how we make the most of what we have and how best to use the collection to engage all members of the College Community with our unique history and heritage.
Our heritage work is greatly enhanced by the Heritage Steering Group and we have established a ‘Friends of Wellington Heritage’ group to encourage small regular gifts and promote our heritage by hosting an annual Heritage Day at the College.
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| Funded by philanthropy | £110,000 |
| Project cost | £110,000 |
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| Funded by the College | £135,000 |
| Funded by philanthropy | – |
| Project cost | £135,000 |
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| Funded by the College | £18,000 |
| Funded by philanthropy | – |
| Project cost | £18,000 |
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| Funded by the College | £50,000 |
| Funded by philanthropy | – |
| Project cost | £50,000 |
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| Funded by the College | £18,000 |
| Funded by philanthropy | – |
| Project cost | £18,000 |
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| Funded by the College | £25,000 |
| Funded by philanthropy | – |
| Project cost | £25,000 |
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Francis Long (Hl 84) at the World Cup – kneeling, bottom right. This summer, Francis Long (Hl 84) represented England LX (Over 60s) at the Masters Hockey World Cup in Antwerp, despite playing in the 5th XI at Wellington. Francis shares his experience: “After Wellington, I played at Spencer Hockey Club in London for 30 […]
On Tuesday 8 September 2026, we welcomed parents and Old Wellingtonians to our first networking event of the 2026-27 academic year. The event brought together over 70 members of our community from a wide range of industries, including finance, politics and government, architecture, entrepreneurship, marketing, media and more. Designed to support young OWs as they […]
On Friday 24th July, Anthony Dutton (Hl 88) and James Shone will set off on an extraordinary four-day rowing challenge along the River Thames in support of I Can & I Am. Together, they will row 78 miles (125km), navigating 28 locks in a specially designed carbon-fibre coastal training boat. Each day, they will be […]
Meet at 10:30am in Central London and finish at about 12:30pm
Lunch (self-funded) to follow for those who wish
The Victorian Voldemort: The London places where Charles Dickens hid fragments of his dark soul, and found his redemption
The tour, which will last 2 hours followed by refreshments for those who wish to stay on, will take in various central London settings which hold the secret to Dickens’ dark and fascinating character. It will be led by Mr Andrew Halls, OBE, Wellington governor and former headmaster of Magdalen College School, Oxford, King’s College School, Wimbledon, and Whitgift School, together with Dr James Cannon, Head of English at King’s College School, Wimbledon, an expert on the history of the streets of central London. Andrew is currently writing a book entitled, “But such flesh, and so much blood!” Charles Dickens, the Empathetic Psychopath. Sir Anthony Seldon, Founding Director of Wellington College Education (WCE), British historian and author will also be in attendance. No need to book in advance, however please complete the form as an expression of interest.
Please note, this tour is open to parents, past parents and OWs.
Book your place »Waterloo Hall, Wellington College
You are warmly invited to our new parent event in Waterloo Hall at College. The event will be an exciting opportunity for all new parents to come together and get to know each other as well as meet key staff from the College and parent representatives from each House.
Book your place »Wellington College
You are warmly invited to our Welcome to the Wellington Community Drinks Reception for parents of new starters on Sunday 11 October, 7pm at the College. The evening will be a lovely opportunity to meet fellow parents, enjoy a drink and some canapés and hear more about the Wellington Community and the work that we do.
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