Southlands College, Roehampton

Southlands College
University University of Roehampton
Location Roehampton, London, England
Established 1872
Architect Sheppard Robson
Principal Dr Christopher Stephens (Head of College)[1]
Website www.roehampton.ac.uk/Southlands-College/

Southlands College, at 80 Roehampton Lane, London SW15 5SL[1] in the London Borough of Wandsworth, is one of four colleges at the University of Roehampton[2] and is the location of the University’s Business School and the University's Department of Media, Culture and Language.[3]

It was established by the Methodist Church in 1872, originally in Battersea, as a teacher training college for women.[3]

The college includes Mount Clare House, a grade I listed building designed by Sir Robert Taylor,[4] and a Methodist chapel.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Contact list". Southlands College. University of Roehampton. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Lytton, Charlotte (17 April 2013). "University of Roehampton guide". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  3. 1 2 "History". Southlands College. University of Roehampton. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  4. ↑ Cherry, Bridget and Pevsner, Nikolaus (1983). The Buildings of England – London 2: South. London: Penguin Books. pp. 694–5. ISBN 0 14 0710 47 7.
  5. ↑ "Southlands College Chapel". Richmond and Hounslow Methodist Circuit. Retrieved 3 March 2014.


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