Datchelor Tea Party

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Last Friday afternoon, we were delighted to welcome alumnae from Mary Datchelor School to Mollison Drive for a tea party.

Prior to its closure in 1981, Mary Datchelor was situated near to the original Wilson's School site in Camberwell. This annual event serves as a celebration of the long-standing connection between the two schools, and also gives attendees the opportunity to view the Datchelor Frieze - a mural, named 'Success Crowning Endeavour', which was gifted to Wilson's and is now in pride of place in the John Jenkins Hall.

Following a few words of welcome from Mr McLaughlin, Amos (Year 10) gave an exceptionally strong piano performance which was warmly received by our attendees, whose delight only grew when they discovered that he was one of over 200 boys in Datchelor house!

Once the tea party in the Britton Centre had concluded, Mr Straw led attendees to the JJ Hall to view the Datchelor Frieze with Penny White (Datchelor alumnus) sharing information about the mural.

We look forward to welcoming more alumnae from MDS to Wilson's in 2027!