by Jemima Broadbridge, Senior Press Officer,
London South Bank University, UK
The National Bakery School (NBS) at London South Bank University (LSBU) is officially the oldest bakery school in the world (established 1894) and celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2019. The NBS marked the occasion with a succession of milestone events.
Festivities kicked off in September 2019 with the launch of a sustainable new eco beer brewed by local brewing companies Toast Ale and Orbit Beers from waste bread produced by bakery students.
The beer launch in Borough Market was followed in October with a special event for leading baking industry figures, city guild members, NBS staff and students and successful baking alumni who previously graduated from the National Bakery School years ago. The party was hosted by the Worshipful Company of Bakers in the City of London at Bakers’ Hall.
At the event, David Phoenix, LSBU’s Vice-Chancellor spoke about the bakery school’s long and illustrious history, highlighting some of the key historical moments and baking innovations its staff and students have been involved in over the years. He was followed by bakery businessman and former NBS graduate, David Powell, now a multi-millionaire running a large, successful baking company.
In November, NBS staff and students joined a float on the Lord Mayor’s parade, and presented the new Mayor, William Russell, with a basket of bread to take away, as part of a time-honoured tradition. The historic moment was captured on live TV for BBC viewers.
To symbolically mark the 125-year anniversary, a specially designed commemorative, anniversary cake was created over an eight-month period by expert baker, Jane Hatton. This tall white five-tiered cake was displayed at Bakers’ Hall during the celebrations.
The cake was designed and baked in the shape of a sculptural monument incorporating five traditional cake shapes (square, hexagon, petal, roundel and sphere), coated with white icing, displaying decorative motifs, including a ‘horn of plenty’ cornucopia of flowers, LSBU’s heraldic shield, a new crest created specially to mark the NBS’ 125th anniversary and the coat of arms representing the Worshipful Company of Bakers.
Jane Hatton said, “The starting point for my design was to think about cake shapes through the ages. I sketched a rough design starting with square, petal, hexagonal, roundel and sphere. I felt that if I put the logos on there in colour then it would have risked drawing the eye away to a particular part of the cake, so I decided to do it all in white, so that it would become a cake of textures instead.”
Read more HERE.
The National Bakery School (NBS) at London South Bank University (LSBU) is officially the oldest bakery school in the world (established 1894) and celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2019. The NBS marked the occasion with a succession of milestone events.
Festivities kicked off in September 2019 with the launch of a sustainable new eco beer brewed by local brewing companies Toast Ale and Orbit Beers from waste bread produced by bakery students.
The beer launch in Borough Market was followed in October with a special event for leading baking industry figures, city guild members, NBS staff and students and successful baking alumni who previously graduated from the National Bakery School years ago. The party was hosted by the Worshipful Company of Bakers in the City of London at Bakers’ Hall.
At the event, David Phoenix, LSBU’s Vice-Chancellor spoke about the bakery school’s long and illustrious history, highlighting some of the key historical moments and baking innovations its staff and students have been involved in over the years. He was followed by bakery businessman and former NBS graduate, David Powell, now a multi-millionaire running a large, successful baking company.
In November, NBS staff and students joined a float on the Lord Mayor’s parade, and presented the new Mayor, William Russell, with a basket of bread to take away, as part of a time-honoured tradition. The historic moment was captured on live TV for BBC viewers.
To symbolically mark the 125-year anniversary, a specially designed commemorative, anniversary cake was created over an eight-month period by expert baker, Jane Hatton. This tall white five-tiered cake was displayed at Bakers’ Hall during the celebrations.
The cake was designed and baked in the shape of a sculptural monument incorporating five traditional cake shapes (square, hexagon, petal, roundel and sphere), coated with white icing, displaying decorative motifs, including a ‘horn of plenty’ cornucopia of flowers, LSBU’s heraldic shield, a new crest created specially to mark the NBS’ 125th anniversary and the coat of arms representing the Worshipful Company of Bakers.
Jane Hatton said, “The starting point for my design was to think about cake shapes through the ages. I sketched a rough design starting with square, petal, hexagonal, roundel and sphere. I felt that if I put the logos on there in colour then it would have risked drawing the eye away to a particular part of the cake, so I decided to do it all in white, so that it would become a cake of textures instead.”
Read more HERE.
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