Building    From 1936 

Senate House

Categories: Education

Building

The first purpose-built home and administrative centre for the University of London. Built with 19 floors to be one foot lower than St Pauls, but the tallest non-religious building in Britain. Apparently it was not occupied immediately since it swayed in the wind and the LCC were worried about safety. During WW2 it was used by the Ministry of Information which meant George Orwell worked here. The building made an impression on him and appeared in '1984' as the Ministry of Truth.

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Senate House

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Senate House

The University has a grainy film of the ceremony when this stone was unveiled...

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Frederick Denison Maurice

Frederick Denison Maurice

John Frederick Denison Maurice was born 29 August 1805 in Normanston near Lowestoft. He was the founder of the Working Men's College and an organizer of the Christian Socialist movement. He died,...

Person, Education, Religion

1 memorial
St Pauls German Evangelical Reformed Church

St Pauls German Evangelical Reformed Church

Built 1886-1887, destroyed by bombing in 1941.  We have failed to find a picture of this church but AIM25 gives this: "The German Evangelical Reformed Church was established in London in 1697 by Pr...

Building, Education, Germany

1 memorial
Bhavana Krishnamoorthy

Bhavana Krishnamoorthy

Bhavana Krishnamoorthy was born on 29 January 1975. She was a PhD research student at University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and was murdered, aged 29 years, on 29 Ap...

Person, Education, Tragedy, India

1 memorial
Kiyonari Yoshida

Kiyonari Yoshida

Became a student at UCL in 1865.

Person, Education, Japan

1 memorial
Dr. Elsie Yu Chen Chee

Dr. Elsie Yu Chen Chee

Born Shanhai but lived in Singapore for at least 35 years. In 2001 Dr Yu Chen Chee Elsie was the fifth woman in Singapore to be awarded the Singapore Council of Women's Organizations Award.

Person, Education, Sculpture, China/Hong Kong, Singapore

1 memorial