The Wellington Trust
A New Life
In 1947 HMS Wellington was purchased by the Honourable Company of Master Mariners to serve as their Livery Hall and Headquarters.
Her engine and boiler rooms were transformed into a unique Court Room for meetings, conferences, dining and receptions. Office space for the management of the company, its charitable trusts and its library were included along with public spaces to display an impressive collection of marine paintings, ship models, silver and other artefacts of maritime significance.
As the last remaining pre-WW2 sloop she is historically important; but it is the use to which she is put and the treasures she holds that makes HQS “Wellington” very special. In 2005 the ownership of the vessel transferred to the Wellington Trust.
The refurbishment
