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Hampshire college receives £2.1 from former pupil Hampshire college receives £2.1 from former pupil
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A former pupil of a Hampshire boarding school has left it £2.1m. A former pupil at a Hampshire boarding school has left it £2.1m.
Jessie Flower, who died in 2011, left the gift to Lord Wandsworth College's foundation charity.Jessie Flower, who died in 2011, left the gift to Lord Wandsworth College's foundation charity.
It offers places to pupils who have lost a parent or both parents, and supported Mrs Flowers as a girl when her father died.It offers places to pupils who have lost a parent or both parents, and supported Mrs Flowers as a girl when her father died.
Fergus Livingstone, headmaster of the Hook-based school, called the bequest "a very significant gift" which would be used to fund school fees. Fergus Livingstone, headmaster of the school, near Hook, called the bequest "a very significant gift" which would be used to fund school fees.
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He added: "Mrs Flower was not only grateful for her own education, but could see the value of a boarding school education for children in a similar situation in today's environment."He added: "Mrs Flower was not only grateful for her own education, but could see the value of a boarding school education for children in a similar situation in today's environment."
The trustees of the foundation will follow Mrs Flower's wish to invest the sum in the William And Jessie Flower Fund, which will finance the education of the 50 foundation students currently at the school.The trustees of the foundation will follow Mrs Flower's wish to invest the sum in the William And Jessie Flower Fund, which will finance the education of the 50 foundation students currently at the school.
Since the college first opened in 1922, more than 2,500 such pupils have been supported by the charity.Since the college first opened in 1922, more than 2,500 such pupils have been supported by the charity.
The foundation's origins lie in an orphanage endowed by Lord Wandsworth on his death in 1912.The foundation's origins lie in an orphanage endowed by Lord Wandsworth on his death in 1912.
His wish was to provide caring homes and a stable upbringing to children who had lost parents through agricultural accidents.His wish was to provide caring homes and a stable upbringing to children who had lost parents through agricultural accidents.
The orphanage evolved into the boarding school, which is set on an 1,200-acre agricultural estate.The orphanage evolved into the boarding school, which is set on an 1,200-acre agricultural estate.