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Wellington College opened in 1867 as Wellington Grammar School in Woodward Street, though Sir George Grey gave the school a deed of endowment in 1853. In 1869 the school moved to a new, spired, wooden building on the hills above the central city in Clifton Terrace from where it could be seen from many places in Wellington. [ 4 ]
Charles Vanderspar was born on 1 July 1853 in Kandy, in Sri Lanka then known as Ceylon. [1] ... Vanderspar played for Richmond F.C. after leaving Wellington College.
Lieutenant General Sir Kenneth Loch, Director of Anti-Aircraft and Coastal Defence (1939–1941), Master-General of Ordnance, India (1944–1947), and head of the board of governors at Wellington Major-General George Erroll Prior-Palmer , General Officer Commanding, 6th Armoured Division [ 8 ]
Fraser was the principal of Trinity College between 1904 and 1924. He played a pivotal role in the development of Trinity College from a small provincial school to a national college. The vice principal, Lewis John Gaster (1879-1939), who joined the school in 1910, [7] a qualified architect and draughtsman, prepared the plans for the chapel. [6]
The inaugural inter-school rugby match at TCRS was contested between Trinity and Vidyartha College, Kandy, on 3 May 1997, with Trinity's 1XV emerging victorious 31–7. The first Bradby Shield match hosted at TCRS was on 21 June 1997, when Trinity faced Royal College, Colombo, in the first leg of the 53rd encounter. Trinity won 14–6.
This is a category of alumni of Wellington College, Berkshire, England, known as "Old Wellingtonians". The abbreviation OW is sometimes used to indicate this.
Trinity College, Kandy is a private Anglican boys' school located in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It offers both day and boarding facilities. It was founded in 1872 by British Anglican missionaries of the Church Missionary Society , modelled on British public school tradition. [ 2 ]
Wellington College is a private (English fee-charging) boarding and day school in the village of Crowthorne, Berkshire, England. Wellington is a registered charity [ 1 ] and currently educates roughly 1,100 pupils aged between 13 and 18. [ 2 ]