College Hall is a fully catered
hall of residence
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of the
University of London
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. It is situated on
Malet Street
Malet Street is a street in Bloomsbury, in the London Borough of Camden, Central London, England. It runs between Torrington Place and the British Museum, parallel to Gower Street and Tottenham Court Road.
History
The street is named after S ...
in the
Bloomsbury
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Bloomsbury is home of the British Museum, the largest mus ...
district of
London, United Kingdom
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. It is an intercollegiate hall, and as such provides accommodation for full-time students at constituent colleges and institutions of the
University of London
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including
King's College,
University College
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,
Queen Mary, the
London School of Economics
, mottoeng = To understand the causes of things
, established =
, type = Public research university
, endowment = £240.8 million (2021)
, budget = £391.1 millio ...
and the
School of Oriental and African Studies
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amongst others.
History
Established in 1882, and initially located in Byng Place,
It initially catered for female students (having been co-founded by educationalist and suffragist
Annie Leigh Browne
Annie Leigh Browne (14 March 1851 – 8 March 1936) was a United Kingdom educationist and suffragist. She co-founded College Hall, London, and funded and worked to get women elected to local government.
Life
Browne was born in Bridgwater in 1851 ...
,
Mary Stewart Kilgour, Mary Browne (Lady Lockyer) and
Henrietta Müller
Frances Henrietta Müller (1846 – 4 January 1906) was a British women's rights activist and theosophist.
Biography
Müller was born in Valparaíso, Chile to William Müller, a German businessman, and Maria Henrietta Müller who was English.Eli ...
)
[Jane Martin, ‘Browne, Annie Leigh (1851–1936)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 200]
accessed 12 Jan 2017
/ref> The first Principal was Eleanor Grove
Eleanor Grove (1826 – 22 November 1905) was a British translator and educationist. She was the founding principal of College Hall in London that allowed women to live in Bloomsbury and attend the University of London. She and her life long pa ...
who arranged for lease of the house in Byng Place, assisted by Rosa Morison
Rosa Morison (5 June 1841 – 8 February 1912) was a British linguist and educationist. She offered her services for free to College Hall, London and became their first Lady Superintendent of Women Students. She worked there until her death, ou ...
, who volunteered to take the posts with no salary. College Hall was incorporated into the University of London
The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...
in 1910. It moved to nearby Malet Street in 1932.
College Hall provides 357 rooms to women and men.
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
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stations are Goodge Street
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to the west, Euston Square
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to the north and Russell Square
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to the east.
See also
*Connaught Hall, London
Connaught Hall is a fully catered hall of residence owned by the University of London and situated on Tavistock Square, Bloomsbury, London, UK. It is an intercollegiate hall, and as such provides accommodation for full-time students at constitue ...
*International Hall, London
International Hall is a Hall of Residence owned by the University of London and situated on Brunswick Square and Lansdowne Terrace in the Bloomsbury district of London. It is an intercollegiate hall, and as such provides accommodation for full ...
References
* College Hall, University of London (downloadable fro
University of London web page
* College Hall, University of London: Summer Housing (downloadable fro
University of London web page
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University of London intercollegiate halls of residence
Buildings and structures in Bloomsbury