I thought that Hugh went to Cambridge and Bertie went to Oxford. I dunno, I'm not sure how British colleges and universities work.

Personally, seeing him as House doesn't pain me because I spend so much time not consciously noticing that it's actually him. While I was certainly aware of him as House before Bertie (and George), I actually watched his British stuff first. So I've actually lost a chunk of name/face association with him and House, except of course when he's not in-character.