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Language: English
Published by Old Wellingtonian Society, Crowthorne 1996
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Amazing Book Company, Liphook, , United KingdomAmazing Book Company
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Hardback. Condition: Mint. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. This copy is in mint, unmarked condition bound in black cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine and the upper board. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dustwrapper has some minimal edge wear so best described a…s near fine condition it has now been covered in clear, removable, protective film. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Wellington College was first proposed during discussions between the Prime Minister, Lord Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, and Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, following the death in September 1852 of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, Field Marshal and twice Prime Minister. They agreed that a charitable educational institution should be set up both as a monument to the Iron Duke and also as a living institution to educate the orphan sons of army officers - the original 'Foundationers'. Wellington College was granted its Royal Charter in December 1853 as the 'Royal and Religious Foundation of The Wellington College'. The College was designed by John Shaw Jr (1803-1870) with Queen Victoria laying the foundation stone in 1856. The first 76 boys, aged between eleven and fifteen, arrived on 20th January 1859: 49 were Foundationers paying fees of between £10 and £20 a year; the remaining 27 were sons of serving officers and civilians paying fees of between £70 and £100 a year. A week after the boys arrived, Queen Victoria performed the official opening ceremony. Ref TT 4.