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Group    From 1882 

Westfield College

Categories: Education, Gender Issues

Westfield College

Founded in 1882 by Constance Louisa Maynard and Ann Dudin Brown, as a residential women's college modelled on women's colleges already established in Oxford and Cambridge. The name probably came from the two houses in which it was founded; Westfield Villas. gives an unlikely alternative.

it merged with the University of London. In 1989 it merged with Queen Mary College and half the Hampstead campus was sold to King's College, London. By 1992 Westfield College had moved out. 2015 King's College moved out. The site and its five Grade II listed buildings were sold to developers in 2016 and they created ''. 

The picture shows staff and students in 1889 in the back garden of Maresfield Gardens.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Westfield College

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Bay House

Bay House, 1921 - 1935, formerly Dudin Brown, part of Westfield College.

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Kidderpore Hall

Kidderpore Hall, 1843, formerly Dudin Brown, part of Westfield College.

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Westfield College

In these two houses on 2nd October 1882 Westfield College opened its doors fo...

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Westminster Hospital Medical School

Westminster Hospital Medical School

Students had been taken on at Westminster Hospital almost from its foundation in 1719. The School was formally founded in 1834 by George Guthrie. In 1905, the teaching of pre-clinical subjects end...

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1 memorial
Harvard University

Harvard University

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Building, Education, USA

2 memorials
Mercers' School

Mercers' School

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2 memorials
Frances Mary Buss

Frances Mary Buss

Pioneer of education for women. Born London. Headmistress at Camden School, 1879 - 1894.  The Kentish Towner has a history of the school.  Died at home, 87 King Henry's Road, Hampstead.

Person, Education

1 memorial
Naonobu Sameshima

Naonobu Sameshima

Became a student at UCL in 1865.

Person, Education, Japan

1 memorial