Imperial College Halls of Residence

Imperial College London's student accommodation comprises 23 halls of residence around West London, primarily South Kensington and North Acton.[1] Accommodation is primarily for first-year undergraduates, although some halls exist for returning students,[2] who may also return as "hall seniors" with operational responsibilities.[3] Halls are run by wardens and subwardens, who are postgraduates or junior academics. Silwood Park halls are postgraduate, but only cater for students studying on site.[4]

The college's oldest student accommodation, Beit Hall

The college has in recent years enacted a policy of moving accommodation provision from central London to North Acton.[5][6][7] All halls are self-catered.[8]

Eastside and Southside halls surround Prince's Garden


South Kensington

Imperial's primary and traditional halls are located on its South Kensington campus. Beit Hall opened as the first hall of residence in 1926, funded by its namesake: Alfred Beit. It is located next to Imperial College Union around the Beit Quadrangle. This was followed by the Prince's Gardens halls, the first of which, Falmouth, Keogh, Selkirk, and Tizard, opened in 1963, and formed Southside Halls. Linstead Hall and the first sport centre follwed in 1968. The original Southside and Weeks Halls were Grade II listed in 1993.[9][10] In 2005 the Prince's Gardens halls were demolished, with the sports centre reopening as Ethos gym in 2006, and Southside Halls reopening in 2007.[11][12] Weeks hall is no longer used as a hall of residence, but remains as a college building.[5]

  • Beit Hall
  • Eastside
    • Linstead Hall
    • Gabor Hall
    • Wilkinson Hall
  • Southside
    • Falmouth Hall
    • Selkirk Hall
    • Tizard Hall
    • Keogh Hall

North Acton
The Kemp Porter Buildings are the college's newest halls

The North Acton halls are located away from Imperial's main South Kensington campus. The first buildings to open on the site was the Woodward Buildings, which opened in 2015 and have a rooftop garden.[13] This was followed by the 31-storey Kemp Porter Buildings, which topped out in 2019.[14] There have been local complaints about the appearance of the Woodward Buildings, as well as student complaints about the relocation of accommodation space to Acton.[7][15]

Wilson House, Paddington

Wilson House

Wilson House is located near to Edgware Road and Paddington tube stations. Beside the 20 houses facing Sussex Gardens, the Wilson House complex also includes two houses on Southwick Street, and an Annexe located at the back of Wilson House.[16][17] Wilson House is a Grade-II listed building.[18] When not in use as an Imperial student residence from July to September, the hall is converted into a hostel for educational groups visiting London.[19]

Other halls
  • Evelyn Gardens
    • Holbein Hall
    • Southwell Hall
    • Willis Jackson Hall[2]
  • Boathouse
  • Xenia
  • Parsons House
  • Pembridge Hall
  • Silwood Park
    • Brian Flowers
    • John Smith
    • Southwood
    • William Penney
    • Mary Flowers[4]

See also

References
  1. "Undergraduate halls". imperial.ac.uk. Imperial College London. Retrieved 28 Dec 2020.
  2. "Accommodation for returning students". imperial.ac.uk. Imperial College London. Retrieved 28 Dec 2020.
  3. "In your halls". imperial.ac.uk. Imperial College London. Retrieved 28 Dec 2020.
  4. "Silwood Park". imperial.ac.uk. Imperial College London. Retrieved 28 Dec 2020.
  5. "Weeks to Remain Closed Despite Student Protests". Felix. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 28 Dec 2020.
  6. "Imperial College Plans Second Acton Hall". The Construction Index. 6 Feb 2017. Retrieved 28 Dec 2020.
  7. "Responses to #AgainstActon Campaign" (PDF). Imperial College Union. Retrieved 28 Dec 2020.
  8. "Accommodation". imperial.ac.uk. Imperial College London. Retrieved 28 Dec 2020.
  9. "Weeks Hall, Imperial College, City of Westminster". Historic England. Retrieved 28 Dec 2020.
  10. "Southside Halls, Imperial College, City of Westminster". Historic England. Retrieved 28 Dec 2020.
  11. Gay, Hannah (2007). The History of Imperial College London, 1907-2007. Imperial College Press. pp. 76, 759. ISBN 9781860947087.
  12. "A timeline of College developments". imperial.ac.uk. Imperial College London. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  13. "Imperial opens student digs 'skyscraper' with rooftop garden, gym and all-day brasserie". Evening Standard.
  14. "Topping out ceremony marks milestone for construction of Kemp Porter Building". Retrieved 28 Dec 2020.
  15. "London's Walkie Talkie crowned UK's ugliest building". ITV News. 2 Sep 2015. Retrieved 28 Dec 2020.
  16. "Accommodations, Wilson House" (PDF). imperial.ac.uk. Imperial College London. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 Nov 2013. Retrieved 25 Feb 2013.
  17. "Wilson House website". Retrieved 25 Feb 2013.
  18. Historic England listing"Wilson House, Imperial College, City of Westminster". Historic England. Retrieved 28 Dec 2020.
  19. "Summer Accommodation". imperial.ac.uk. Imperial College London.

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