College Hall is a fully catered hall of residence of the

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. It is situated on

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in the

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district of

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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

including King's College,

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, Queen Mary, the

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and the

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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 Stewart Kilgour (24 September 1851 – 1955) was a suffragist, educationalist, writer and campaigner for women's rights. Family Kilgour was one of 13 children born to a Scottish physician, Dr John Stewart Kilgour (1815 – 1902), and Susan ...

, 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 who arranged for lease of the house in Byng Place, assisted by Rosa Morison, who volunteered to take the posts with no salary. College Hall was incorporated into the

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 stations are Goodge Street to the west,

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to the north and

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to the east.

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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History

Structure

Transport

See also

References