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The Hardinge

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Housemaster: Mr. Charles Oliphant-Callum

Tel: +44 (0)1344 444145

Charles has taught French, German and Russian at Wellington College since September 1992. He was Assistant Housemaster (to Roger Auger, then Iain Henderson) in the Hardinge for 9 years, and has been Housemaster since September 2002. He is also Master in charge of Cricket and Rackets.

Sam Gutteridge is Assistant Housemaster: Head of Fifth Form and History teacher.
David James is director of IB and teaches English. He tutors some of the Lower SIxth.
Xavier Iles is the assistant director of music. He tutors some of the Sixth Form.
Denise Cook is a teacher of English but better known to many parents as Mrs WCA. She tutors some of the Lower SIxth.
Cate Novis is wife of Tim Novis, our Chaplain, and has naturally fallen into a role as entertainments officer. Films on a Friday night, with popcorn, and trips out.

Number of boarders and day pupils: 35

The Hardinge is the boys' Sixth Form House. It takes boarders and day boys in both the Lower and Upper Sixth. Last year it took a number of boys from the Hopetoun as it went girls-only, and this year part of the intake comes from the Anglesey, as it too becomes a girls' house. Next year will see a Lower SIxth intake which is purely from outside Wellington.

The Hardinge, one of the in-college houses, was named after Sir Henry Hardinge (1785-1856), a Peninsula campaign veteran who was badly wounded at Vittoria but fought throughout the campaign. When war broke out again in 1815 after Napoleon's escape from Elba, Hardinge returned to active service, and was appointed commissioner at the Prussian headquarters. In this capacity he was present at the Battle of Ligny on June 16, 1815, where he lost his left hand by a shot, and thus was not present at Waterloo two days later. He later became Secretary for War in Wellington's government. Hardinge was Governor General of India 1844-1847, from 1852 Commander-in-Chief of the Army, suceeding Wellington and retiring as Field Marshal. In 1846 he became 1st Viscount of Lahore and Durham.