Chelsea College of Science and Technology was established as a
College of Advanced Technology on a single site on the corner of
Manresa Road and
King's Road,
Chelsea, London SW3, as part of the
University of London
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in 1966 and was granted its
Royal Charter
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in 1971 at which time it was renamed Chelsea College. In 1985, it merged with
King's College London
King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...
.
History
The site on Manresa Road had been earmarked for the college as early as 1890 and was opened as South West Polytechnic in 1895
and became the Chelsea Polytechnic in 1922.
By 1965 Parliament was considering a move of the college to
St Albans
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in
Hertfordshire
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. The then Principal, Malcolm Gavin and the Professor of Science,
Kevin Keohane were instrumental in the College becoming part of the
University of London
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, and the creation of Britain's first Chair of Science Education.
In 1985 the college merged with nearby
Queen Elizabeth College
Queen Elizabeth College (QEC) was a college in London. It had its origins in the Ladies' (later Women's) Department of King's College, London, England, opened in 1885 but later accepted men as well.
The first King's 'extension' lectures for l ...
and soon thereafter the merged college was itself amalgamated into
King's College London
King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...
.
It incorporates the old Chelsea Public Library, which is a Grade II* listed building. It was built in 1890, and the architect was
J. M. Brydon.
References
Further reading
* Chelsea College - A History (London, 1977)
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