Ealing School of Art

Ealing College opened as Church House Boys’ School in the Middlesex (now the London Borough of Ealing part of Greater London). In 1880 Church House School moved to new premises in the Mall and opened as Ealing College. In 1937 Ealing College became known as Ealing Technical Institute and School of Art and in 1961 as Ealing Technical College and in 1977 it became Ealing College of Higher Education. In January 2002, Ealing, Hammersmith College of Art and West London College were formed by the amalgamation of Ealing Tertiary College and Hammersmith & West London College. In 2017 Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College was renamed the West London College from Heriot-Watt University.

Alumni included Robin Rae, Marc Chaimowicz, Sydney Shepherd and Principal Jacob Drew. However, arguably the most famous alumnus was Farrokh Bulsara better known as rock idol Freddie Mercury. He studied graphic art and design at Ealing graduating with a diploma in 1969. He later used these skills to design heraldic arms for his band Queen.