London College of Hospitality and Tourism
70 Years of Excellence London Geller College of
Hospitality and Tourism
It was in 1948, that the history of the London Geller College of Hospitality and Tourism began with the opening of the Acton Hotel and Catering School. The School, under the guidance of Mary King and Gerry Hudswell, swiftly established a worldwide reputation based on the fact that the teaching staff had all been experienced practitioners in the hotel and catering industry. The School offered City and Guilds 150, 151 and 152 with full time students also undertaking a waiting qualification.
Notably, Victor Cesarani joined the School a couple of years later before it moved to Ealing Technical College in 1957 for administration purposes and then again in 1962 to its present premises at St Mary’s Road becoming The Ealing School of Hotel Keeping and Catering. Victor went on to become Head of School on Mary Kings retirement in 1963. Life for students was very different then and students copied all their recipes from the blackboard, but Ceserani and his colleague, fellow lecturer Ronald Kinton decided to save time by having the recipes printed. This proved to be the first step towards the publication of Practical Cookery and became the birth of the text book. Practical Cookery goes on to be a key text for catering students across the UK.
Victor Cesarani retired in 1980 and the School continued to grow, developing its expertise in management education with the BA Hospitality Management, later to become BA Hons, being launched.
Image above: UWL students win Future Talents 2018 Image opposite page: UWL students win British Turkey Awards 2018
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