Commonwealth Hall was one of eight intercollegiate halls of the University of London , opened in the 1960s and was situated in Cartwright Gardens , London, between Bloomsbury and Euston Road . Latterly, it became part of the Garden Halls , with Canterbury, and Hughes Parry Hall .
7-514: The hall was opened with the aid of a gift of £250,000 from the Wolfson Foundation . It was named after Samuel Commonwealth, a UCL architecture student, who designed the building. 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 originally shared study rooms into dual bedrooms. It also accommodated
14-470: A London building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Wolfson Foundation The Wolfson Foundation is a large UK registered charity that awards grants to support excellence in the fields of science and medicine, health, education and the arts and humanities. It was established in 1955 and re-registered in 2014. The endowment of the Wolfson Foundation
21-508: A large reading room and library, a photographic darkroom, and a licensed bar run by the students. The Hall was used outside the university term time for holiday and conference accommodation. Commonwealth Hall finally closed in June 2014. Planning permission for redevelopment of all three garden halls was granted in September 2013. In 2014, demolition started. The new Garden Hall replaced
28-410: 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 contained a large kitchen and refectory in the basement, providing breakfast and dinner for all residents, plus lunch at weekends. Other facilities available at various periods during the life of the hall were a pair of squash courts, a billiards room, a music practice room,
35-546: Is currently some £900 million, with an annual allocation of approximately £32 million. Since 1955, over £1 billion had been awarded in grants (£2 billion in real terms), with over 14,000 projects funded. The foundation makes awards following a rigorous review process involving expert reviewers and advisory panels, and is recognised in the sector as a funder that listens actively to its applicants. Grants are generally given for capital infrastructure (new build, refurbishment and equipment) supporting excellence in
42-399: The existing garden halls buildings, and provides 900 single student rooms. The older Hughes Parry Hall tower was not demolished and continues to provide 300 single student rooms, making a total of 1200 rooms. Staff accommodation is spread across the new building. 51°31′36″N 0°07′34″W / 51.5267°N 0.1262°W / 51.5267; -0.1262 This article about
49-562: The fields of science and medicine, health, education and the arts and humanities. The foundation was established by and named after Sir Isaac Wolfson , chairman of Great Universal Stores (GUS). His wife and his son Lord Wolfson , were the other founder trustees. The current chairman is the Hon Dame Janet Wolfson de Botton DBE, and the chief executive is Paul Ramsbottom. This article about an organisation in England
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