Walter William Skeat, was a British philologist and Anglican deacon. The pre-eminent British philologist of his time, he was instrumental in developing the English language as a higher education subject in the United Kingdom.
Skeat at his writing desk, no later than 1895
King's College School, also known as Wimbledon, KCS, King's and KCS Wimbledon, is an independent day school in Wimbledon, southwest London, England. The school was established in 1829 by King George IV, as the junior department of King's College London and had part of the school's premises in Strand, prior to relocating to Wimbledon in 1897.
Opening of the New Buildings, 7 July 1899; four sketches of the Great Hall
The 2016 Classroom Block
Rushmere House