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Royal Holloway College, originally a women-only college, was founded by the Victorian entrepreneur Thomas Holloway in 1879 on the Mount Lee Estate in Egham. [7] The founding of the college was brought about after Holloway, seeking to fulfil a philanthropic gesture, [8] began a public debate through The Builder [8] regarding "How best to spend a quarter of a million or more", at which point his ...
The Founder's Building is the original building of Royal Holloway College, University of London (RHUL), in Egham, Surrey, England. It is an example of French-Renaissance-style architecture in the United Kingdom, having been modelled on French chateaus such as Château de Chambord. [1] Today it is the dominant building on the campus.
The present house dates back to 1737, although its fronts are largely c. 1830.. In 1869, the property was owned by Thomas Holloway, [3] philanthropist and founder of two large institutions which he built nearby: Holloway Sanatorium in Virginia Water, Surrey, and Royal Holloway College, now known as Royal Holloway, University of London in Englefield Green.
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Julie Sanders is the Principal of Royal Holloway, University of London. [1] Career
Jane Holloway née Driver (1 November 1814 – 26 September 1875) was the inspiration for founding a women's college at Royal Holloway. Following her death, both Holloway Sanatorium and Royal Holloway were founded in her memory by her husband, Thomas Holloway .
Royal Holloway acquired the site in July 2016, but leased it back to P&G and Coty. According to current planning application with Runnymede, the plans are for the demolition of existing buildings and erection of purpose built student accommodation up to 1,400 study bedrooms, energy centre and ancillary uses, including a pedestrian footbridge over the railway, and associated landscaping - ("a ...
This list of museums in Surrey, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.