Welcome to the Beginnings Project
Historically, Bloomsbury and the surrounding area has long been associated with the arts, education and medicine, so it is appropriate that so many of London's higher education institutions should be based nearby.
University College London was founded here in 1826 and other University of London buildings soon began to be built. Meanwhile, on nearby Regent Street, Westminster Polytechnic was opened in 1838. The various institutions described on these webpages represent over 150 years of education in the capital.
Browse the 'Beginnings' website for an introduction to the history of the educational buildings in Bloomsbury and Westminster. Here you will find images of the early sites, hear about influential founders and be shown highlights from the archive collections.
Click on the images below to be taken to information
on each institution:
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Institute of Commonwealth Studies
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Institute of Education
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King's College London
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London School of Economics
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Royal Holloway, University of London
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School of Oriental and African Studies
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Senate House Library, University of London
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University College London
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University of Westminster
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