London College of Music

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The London College of Music was founded in 1887 and existed as an independent music conservatoire based at Great Marlborough Street in central London until 1991, when it moved to Ealing in west London to become part of the newly-formed Thames Valley University. In 1996 it was renamed the London College of Music and Media (LCMM) in order to reflect a diversification into areas such as music technology, radio, journalism, and creative and digital arts. LCMM was renamed the TVU Faculty of the Arts (FOTA) in 2005. From March 2007 the music department of FOTA will once again operate under the title of the London College of Music.

Former principals of the London College of Music include Bromley Derry, Reginald Hunt, William Lloyd Webber and John McCabe. Since 1991, deans of LCMM / FOTA have included Linda Merrick, Colin Lawson and Christopher O'Neil.

The external examinations department of the London College of Music is known as London College of Music Examinations (LCM Examinations) and is currently a department of Thames Valley University.