27-727: The University of North London ( UNL ) was a university in London, England, formed from the Polytechnic of North London (PNL) in 1992 when that institution was granted university status. PNL, in turn, had been formed by the amalgamation of the Northern Polytechnic and North-Western Polytechnic in 1971. In 1996, the university celebrated its centenary, dating from the year of the Northern Polytechnic's founding. UNL existed until 2002, when it merged with London Guildhall University to form London Metropolitan University . Its former premises now form
54-685: A cost of £16,000 (contributions were received from Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales) and were opened in 1881. In 1891 the college joined the Birkbeck Institute (now Birkbeck College , University of London ) and the Northampton Institute (now City University , London) to form the notional City Polytechnic by a Charity Commissioners' scheme to facilitate funding for these institutions by the City Parochial Foundation, and to enable
81-607: A deal in which his classes would be taught separately in another building. He eventually graduated with a degree in philosophy. Beishon remained at PNL for three years. In 1992, under the Further and Higher Education Act , the Polytechnic of North London was granted university status to become the University of North London. It existed under that name until 2002, when it merged with London Guildhall University to form London Metropolitan University . The 1997 Mike Leigh film Career Girls
108-441: A totally fascistic manner" over the issue and wished "all the picketing students the best of luck with their campaign." Harrington subsequently faced a disciplinary hearing for a television interview in which, in line with NF policy, he questioned the right of black people to citizenship. In January 1985, with a new director, John Beishon, in post and final examinations approaching, the polytechnic, students' union and Harrington agreed
135-511: Is about a reunion between two women who shared a flat six years earlier whilst studying at the Polytechnic of North London. 51°33′06″N 0°06′38″W / 51.5518°N 0.1106°W / 51.5518; -0.1106 London Guildhall University London Guildhall University was a university in the United Kingdom from 1992 to 2002, established when the City of London Polytechnic
162-535: The Education Reform Act 1988 , it came under the control of the Inner London Education Authority , part of the then Greater London Council . Degree awarding authority resided with the former Council for National Academic Awards until the polytechnic, a pioneer of widening participation and access to higher education, was granted university status in 1992. After leaving Oxford in 1964,
189-478: The Greater London Council ) until the passing of the Education Reform Act 1988 . The London College of Furniture was incorporated into the polytechnic in 1990. Under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 the polytechnic was awarded university status, previously having awarded the degrees of the former Council for National Academic Awards . London Guildhall University was named to show its links with
216-549: The Secretary of State for Education , Sir Keith Joseph , threatened to close the polytechnic down. In December, David MacDowall, then director, resigned after pressure from the Inner London Education Authority to make a complaint against Harrington for remarks he made in a radio interview. ILEA said the remarks were racist, which Harrington denied. In his resignation letter, MacDowall admitted that he had acted "in
243-593: The Academic Registry. In 1994, the Learning Centre library opened on the site of a former mirror factory. In 1996, the Trades Union Congress library collections, which had been established in 1922, were transferred there. It is the major research library for the study of all aspects of trade unions, collective bargaining and labour history, with both historical and contemporary coverage. The Great Hall
270-576: The City of London and the City's many guilds/livery companies. It was unassociated with the Guildhall School of Music and Drama , based at the Barbican Centre . LGU was ranked 30th out of the UK's 43 new universities in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise . In August 2004, in the midst of a contract dispute with former LGU staff following the merger with the University of North London, it was reported that
297-621: The Guildhall School of Business and Law) in 1944. The college celebrated its centenary in 1948 with a service of thanksgiving addressed by the Archbishop of Canterbury at St Paul's Cathedral. In 1970 the college merged with the Sir John Cass College of Arts and Science to form the City of London Polytechnic , which remained under the control of the Inner London Education Authority (part of
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#1732869603694324-593: The Reverend Charles Mackenzie, who instituted the Metropolitan Evening Classes for Young Men in Crosby Hall , Bishopsgate, London, with student fees at one shilling per session. Subjects on the original curriculum included Greek, Latin, Hebrew, English, History, Mathematics, Drawing and Natural Philosophy. This fledgling college came under royal patronage following the visit of Prince Albert to
351-607: The classes in 1851. In 1860 the classes moved to Sussex Hall, the former Livery Hall of the Bricklayers' Company, in Leadenhall Street. By this time, some 800 students were enrolled annually. In 1861 the classes were reconstituted as the City of London College . Over the next twenty years, the college was one of the pioneers in the introduction of commercial and technical subjects. The college built new premises in White Street at
378-540: The club scene took hold at the turn of the decade, it was relaunched as the Rocket complex and became one of London's leading all-nighter venues. The 1990s also saw the building divided vertically, creating its two separate floors. In 2015, the Great Hall had its name and grandeur restored, with the Rocket now referring exclusively to the ground floor café bar and adjacent courtyard garden. The vice-chancellor and chief executive
405-666: The inhabitants of Islington and the neighbouring parts of north London, and especially for the Industrial Classes, the means of acquiring a sound General, Scientific, Technical and Commercial Education at small cost." The founding principal of the institute was the chemist John Thomas Dunn . He appointed Victor Alessandro Mundella as its first Professor of Physics and Head of the Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering . By 1911, five-year University of London evening degrees were available. The modernist Cecil Stephenson
432-615: The largest unitary university in London. The Northern Polytechnic opened in Holloway with aid from the City Parochial Foundation and substantial donations from the Worshipful Company of Clothworkers in 1896. Under the terms of its royal charter , its objective was "to promote the industrial skill, general knowledge, health and well-being of young men and women belonging to the poorer classes of Islington [and] to provide for
459-488: The management of the merged institution had ordered the destruction of the entire print run of a history of the university – London Guildhall University: From Polytechnic to University – authored by Sean Glynn, formerly a senior research fellow in the department of Politics and Modern History; the work had been commissioned by Sir Roderick Floud , the President of London Metropolitan University, when Provost of LGU. Following
486-718: The merger with North London, London Metropolitan became the largest unitary university in London. It includes the Sir John Cass School of Art, Architecture and Design and Sir John Cass Hall of Residence, so named because of the continued support of Sir John Cass 's Foundation. In 2002, the unconnected City University Business School became the Sir John Cass Business School for similar reasons. 51°31′04″N 0°05′18″W / 51.5177°N 0.0883°W / 51.5177; -0.0883 St Pancras, London Too Many Requests If you report this error to
513-674: The printing department transferred to the London College of Printing (a founding member of the London Institute ), the North-Western was the largest polytechnic in London. The Polytechnic of North London was founded by the 1971 merger of the Northern and North-Western polytechnics. Its first director was Terence Miller , former principal of the University of Rhodesia . Until the passing of
540-480: The protesters, backed by the students' union , ignored. At one stage the president of the National Union of Students , Phil Woolas , reported that the polytechnic was "simply not functioning any more," with lecturers defying the courts by refusing to give names of students on demonstrations. Two student leaders were sent to prison for 16 days for contempt of the court order preventing them from barring Harrington and
567-479: The renowned historian A. J. P. Taylor lectured at the polytechnic until his death in 1990. In 1984, Patrick Harrington , a prominent member of the National Front and deputy editor of NF News , was the subject of protests by fellow students who picketed and boycotted his lectures, arguing that his presence made life intolerable for ethnic minority students. Disputing this, Harrington obtained an injunction which
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#1732869603694594-459: The three institutions to work cooperatively. However this attempted federation did not function in practice, as each institution continued to operate more or less independently. The City Polytechnic concept was dissolved in 1906, and the City of London College came under the supervision of London County Council . In December 1940 the college's building was destroyed by a German air raid. The college subsequently moved into premises at 84 Moorgate (now
621-419: The university's north campus, on Holloway Road and Highbury Grove, Islington . Under the board of governors , the university was arranged into four faculties each led by a dean and pro vice-chancellor:— Faculties organised undergraduate and postgraduate schemes within a university modular framework. An interdisciplinary undergraduate scheme for inter-faculty combined honours degrees was managed centrally by
648-510: Was appointed head of art in 1923 and, from 1925, courses were recognised by the Royal Institute of British Architects . The North Western Polytechnic was eventually opened by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII ) at Prince of Wales Road, Kentish Town in 1929. The polytechnic later acquired premises at St Pancras , Highbury (Ladbroke House) and 207–225 Essex Road. Concentrating on social sciences, humanities and arts, by 1967, when
675-476: Was awarded university status. On 1 August 2002, it merged with the University of North London to form London Metropolitan University . The former London Guildhall University premises now form the new university's City campus, situated on various sites in the City of London . In 1848 Charles Blomfield, Bishop of London, called upon the clergy to establish evening classes to improve the moral, intellectual and spiritual condition of young men in London. In response,
702-520: Was officially opened by the Lord Mayor of London in 1897, as a social and academic events space catering for dances and recitals. By 1929, a proscenium arch and stage were installed and it was renamed the Theatre, playing host to operas and theatrical productions. Throughout the 1980s, it was a solid fixture on the capital's gig circuit and an essential stop for touring bands. When electronic dance music and
729-460: Was supported by the deputy vice-chancellor (academic) and the deputy vice-chancellor (research and development). In 2000, the university awarded an honorary degree to Desmond Tutu , Archbishop of Cape Town and primate of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, in a special ceremony. Following the merger with London Guildhall (formerly the City of London Polytechnic), London Metropolitan became
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