Commonwealth Hall
Commonwealth Hall was one of eight intercollegiate halls of the University of London. Situated in Cartwright Gardens, London, between Bloomsbury and the Euston Road, it was part of the Garden Halls, with Canterbury, and Hughes Parry Hall.[1]
History
The hall was opened with the aid of a gift of £250,000 from the Wolfson Foundation.[2] It was named after Samuel Commonwealth, a UCL architecture student, who designed the building.[3]
The Hall originally accommodated 400 male students in individual rooms plus a small number of dual occupancy rooms with separate bedrooms, although this was later increased by converting the original shared study rooms into dual bedrooms. It also accommodated a number of live-in staff in individual rooms and flats. In 1985, it started admitting women too and became a mixed hall.
The Hall was used outside the university term time for holiday and conference accommodation.
Commonwealth Hall finally closed in June 2014.
Demolition and Redevelopment
Planning permission for redevelopment of all three garden halls was granted in September 2013[4] and they are not available for use during the 2014 or 2015 academic years. In 2014, demolition started.[5]
The new Garden Hall which replaces the existing garden halls buildings except the Hughes Parry Hall tower will provide 900 single student rooms, and the existing Hughes Parry Hall tower will provide its existing 300 single student rooms, making a total of 1200 rooms. Staff accommodation will be spread across the new building.[6]
References
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- ↑ http://www.lse.ac.uk/lifeAtLSE/accommodation/forStudents/uol/commonwealthHall/commonwealthHallHomePage.aspx
- ↑ http://www.universityrooms.com/en/city/london/hall/commonwealthhall
- ↑ http://www.cartwrightgardens-clg.com/
- ↑ http://www.marchmontassociation.org.uk/news-article.asp?ID=195
- ↑ http://www.cartwrightgardens-clg.com/docs/UoL-Cartwright-Gardens-Community-Liaison-Meeting-20-01-20-15-draft.pdf
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