Faraday House Special Collections Research Center

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four story concrete building with windows and words "Faraday House" written on building

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Leased by SU: 2005

Named for: Michael Faraday (1791-1867), English chemist and physicist

Location: 48-51 Old Gloucester Street, London, England

Space: Classrooms, auditorium, student and faculty common rooms, computer lab, offices, and architecture and design studios

Notes: The home of SU's London program, Faraday House has housed educational institutions for most of the twentieth century, including an electrical engineering college from 1905 to 1967. A complex of two buildings, the original and larger building faces Southampton Row. A newer annex that includes the main entrance faces Old Gloucester Street.