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| Type | Public |
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| Active | 1890 (1890)–1985 (1985) |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | King's College London,University of London |
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| Merged withKing's College London | |
Chelsea College of Science and Technology was established as aCollege of Advanced Technology on a single site on the corner ofManresa Road andKing's Road,Chelsea, London SW3, as part of theUniversity of London in 1966. In 1969 it expanded into new premises on Hortensia Road Chelsea to house the Departments of Zoology and Botany and accommodate M.Sc courses in applied biology.[1] It was granted itsroyal charter in 1971 at which time it was renamedChelsea College. In 1985, it merged withKing's College London.[2]
The site on Manresa Road had been earmarked for the college as early as 1890[3] and was opened asSouth West Polytechnic in 1895[4] and became theChelsea Polytechnic in 1922.[4] By 1965 Parliament was considering a move of the college toSt Albans inHertfordshire.[5] The then Principal,Malcolm Gavin and the Professor of Science,Kevin Keohane were instrumental in the college becoming part of theUniversity of London, and the creation of Britain's first Chair of Science Education.[6]
In 1985 the college merged with nearbyQueen Elizabeth College and soon thereafter the merged college was itself amalgamated intoKing's College London.
It incorporates the old Chelsea Public Library, which is a Grade II* listed building. It was built in 1890, and the architect wasJ. M. Brydon.[7]
The main college building has been converted into privately owned flats.[8]
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