No . 136 The Trusty Servant
Visit to Baker ’ s other War Cloister
On Saturday 14 th October a group of Friends embarked on a unique journey , bringing together a number of threads that intertwine the story of Winchester College ’ s War Cloister . From here they also visited the cloister in Blackmoor , commissioned by the Selborne family in memory of their son , Robert Palmer ( C , 1902-07 ) who died in Mesopotamia in 1916 .
Robert ’ s father , the 2nd Earl of Selborne was a Fellow of Winchester ( later to become Warden ) and had been High Commissioner of Southern Africa from 1905-10 , in which role he would have encountered Herbert Baker , since described as ‘ Architect of Empire ’. Other connections through the College would have brought them closer .
Baker left an important imprint on Winchester College . In 2024 we will commemorate the Centenary of War Cloister , often regarded as Baker ’ s finest work . But his first war memorial is the cloister at Blackmoor . ( See TS 132 for James Webster ’ s article about the second cloister ).
American Friends Reception in New York
The Directors of the American Friends of Winchester College met in New York on Friday , 20 th October at the offices of Goldman Sachs , courtesy of Phil Mooney ( A , 05-10 ). Headmaster Elizabeth Stone attended and gave a report on the state of the school . In the evening , 60 Friends and OWs attended a reception at the Manhattan home of Linda and Michael Donovan ( A , 54-59 ).
Mary Emerson ; Headmaster ; Pattie White ; Phil Mooney ( A , 05-10 )
Nicholas Religa ( A , 10 – 15 ); Temi Bolodekou ( C , 13-18 ); Arm Wonghirundacha ( A , 13-18 )
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