England's first residential college for women. Established in 1869 by Emily Davies and Barbara Bodichon. Originally located at Benslow House in Hitchin as it was felt to be less controversial not to site it in Cambridge. Eventually it was relocated to land near the village of Girton in Cambridgeshire and opened in October 1873. Male students were first admitted in 1978.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Girton College
Emily Davies, 1830 - 1921, founder of Girton College Cambridge lived here. Gr...
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. Ap...
Founded in 1842 by the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and initially based at 17, Bloomsbury Square. The current building in Brunswick Square was designed by Herbert Rowse, was began in 19...
Queen Elizabeth I granted the charter in 1573. Set up in the Barnet Tudor Hall the school did not relocate until 1932 when it moved the short distance to Queen's Road.
Founded by Thomas Sutton in 1611, the year of his death. An ex-Carthusian priory near Smithfield was used for the school - thus pupils are known as Carthusians. Sutton was buried in the chapel. Th...
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