College Hall, London

College Hall is a fully catered hall of residence of the University of London. It is situated on Malet Street in the Bloomsbury district of central London. It is an intercollegiate hall, and as such provides accommodation for full-time students at constituent colleges and institutions of the University, including King's College, University College, Queen Mary, the London School of Economics and the School of Oriental and African Studies amongst others.

History

The hall was established in 1882 in Byng Place^[1] to cater for female students, primarily at UCL and the London School of Medicine for Women. It was co-founded by educationalist and suffragist Annie Leigh Browne, Mary Stewart Kilgour, Mary Browne (Lady Lockyer) and Henrietta Müller.^[2]^[3] The first Principal was Eleanor Grove, who arranged for lease of the house in Byng Place, assisted by Rosa Morison; the pair volunteered to take the posts with no salary.^[4]

The hall was incorporated in 1886 as College Hall London, and was recognised as a hall of residence by the University of London in 1910. It moved to nearby Malet Street in 1932.^[5] The hall was used as a club for overseas armed forces during World War II, under lease to the Victoria League, and was heavily damaged by bombing in April 1941. The corporation of the hall was wound up in 1965, with control passing to the University of London.^[6]

Structure

Each of the intercollegiate halls of residence is managed by a Hall Manager. Every hall also has a Warden and a number of resident Senior Members. The Hall Managers and their staff work full-time during office hours, while the Wardens and Senior Members, commonly referred to as the Wardenial staff, are part-time staff who are either studying or working in academic or academic-related roles elsewhere in the University of London.

The Junior Common Room (JCR) Committee, elected by the students, provides social and sporting activities.

Transport

The nearest underground stations are Goodge Street to the west, Euston Square to the north and Russell Square to the east.

References

^ "Byng Place". UCL Bloomsbury Project. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
^ Jane Martin, ‘Browne, Annie Leigh (1851–1936)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 12 Jan 2017
^ Crawford, Elizabeth (2001). The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide, 1866–1928. Psychology Press. pp. 85–86. ISBN 9780415239264.
^ "Grove, Eleanor (1826–1905), educationist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/48596. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 26 July 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "College Hall". UCL Bloomsbury Project. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
^ "Catalogue of College Hall Archive" (PDF). University of London Archive. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

College Hall, University of London (downloadable from University of London web page)
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[UCL-Byng-1] "Byng Place". UCL Bloomsbury Project. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

[annie-2] Jane Martin, ‘Browne, Annie Leigh (1851–1936)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 12 Jan 2017

[Crawford-3] Crawford, Elizabeth (2001). The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide, 1866–1928. Psychology Press. pp. 85–86. ISBN 9780415239264.

[4] "Grove, Eleanor (1826–1905), educationist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/48596. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 26 July 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[UCL-College-5] "College Hall". UCL Bloomsbury Project. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

[6] "Catalogue of College Hall Archive" (PDF). University of London Archive. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

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College Hall, London

History

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References