Imperial College London Imperial College London (legally Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom. Its history began with Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, who developed his vision for a cu ...

's student accommodation comprises 23

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around

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, primarily

South Kensington South Kensington, nicknamed Little Paris, is a district just west of Central London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Historically it settled on part of the scattered Middlesex village of Brompton. Its name was supplanted with ...

and

North Acton North Acton is a part of Acton in west London, and is within the London Borough of Ealing. It runs adjacent to the industrial district of Park Royal. Historically part of the Municipal Borough of Acton in the county of Middlesex, it has formed pa ...

. Accommodation is primarily for first-year

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, although some halls exist for returning students, who may also return as "hall seniors" with operational responsibilities. Halls are run by wardens and subwardens, who are

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or junior academics. Silwood Park halls are postgraduate, but only cater for students studying on site. The college has in recent years enacted a policy of moving accommodation provision from central London to North Acton. All halls are self-catered.

South Kensington

Imperial's primary and traditional halls are located on its South Kensington campus.

Beit Hall Beit Hall, forming part of Beit Quadrangle, is a hall of residence and one of Imperial College London's oldest and most historic buildings. Beit Hall is named after Alfred Beit and is located on Prince Consort Road, next to the Royal Albert Ha ...

opened as the first hall of residence in 1926, funded by its namesake:

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. It is located next to

Imperial College Union Imperial College Union is the students' union of Imperial College London. It is host to many and varied societies, and has student bars situated around Albertopolis. The Union is based in the north wing of the Beit Quadrangle on Prince Consort ...

around the Beit Quadrangle. This was followed by the Prince's Gardens halls, the first of which, Falmouth, Keogh, Selkirk, and Tizard, opened in 1963, and formed Southside Halls. Linstead Hall and the first sport centre followed in 1968. The original Southside and Weeks Halls were

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in 1993. In 2005 the Prince's Gardens halls were demolished, with the sports centre reopening as Ethos gym in 2006, and Southside Halls reopening in 2007. Weeks hall is no longer used as a hall of residence, but remains as a college building.

North Acton

Kemp Porter Buildings from across Victoria Road

The

halls are located away from Imperial's main South Kensington campus. The first buildings to open on the site was the Woodward Buildings, which opened in 2015 and have a rooftop garden. This was followed by the 31-storey Kemp Porter Buildings, which topped out in 2019. There have been local complaints about the appearance of the Woodward Buildings, as well as student complaints about the relocation of accommodation space to Acton.

Wilson House

Wilson House is located near to

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and

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stations. Beside the 20 houses facing Sussex Gardens, the Wilson House complex also includes two houses on Southwick Street, and an Annexe located at the back of Wilson House. Wilson House is a Grade-II listed building. When not in use as an Imperial student residence from July to September, the hall is converted into a hostel for educational groups visiting London.

Other halls

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Halls of residence A dormitory (originated from the Latin word ''dormitorium'', often abbreviated to dorm) is a building primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people such as boarding school, high school, college or university s ...

Halls of residence in the United Kingdom

South Kensington

North Acton

Wilson House

Other halls

See also

References