Building    From 1891 

Goldsmiths College

Categories: Education

Goldsmiths College

Picture source: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

Founded as Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. In 2006 it became Goldsmiths, University of London. Its range of departments includes Art, Design and Music.
Some of the better known alumni are: Damien Hirst, Antony Gormley, Mary Quant and Damon Albarn.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Goldsmiths College

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Battle of Lewisham - mural

Gold has "The mural was created through a collaboration between local communi...

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Christ's Hospital

Christ's Hospital

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8 memorials
Cheam School

Cheam School

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Place, Education

2 memorials
London School Board

London School Board

Created out of the Elementary Education Act 1870.  The LSB covered the same Inner London area as that of the Metropolitan Board of Works.  The members of the LSB were directly elected.  The LSB ens...

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1 memorial
Elizabeth Jesser Reid

Elizabeth Jesser Reid

Founder of Bedford College, anti-slavery activist and philanthropist.

Person, Education, Gender Issues, Philanthropy, Race Issues

1 memorial
Downhills Primary School

Downhills Primary School

Multi-national school with 94% of its pupils drawn from ethnic minorities and 70% taught English as an additional language. In 2012, the then Education Secretary Michael Gove cited that the school ...

Place, Education

1 memorial