Regent Street Polytechnic

of 309 Regent St, London

1838 Sir George Cayley opened the Polytechnic Institution at 309 Regent Street in London.

1882 Quintin Hogg purchased the lease of the Royal Polytechnic Institution which had failed and moved his Young Men’s Christian Institute into 309 Regent Street. He spent large sums on alterations. He retained the name Polytechnic but made it an institution under public management which provided artisan and lower-middle-class young men and women with instruction, recreation, and social opportunities as the Regent Street Polytechnic.

1951 Amongst the courses offered was courses in glassblowing for laboratory assistants and scientific research workers.

c.1967 Title changed to The Polytechic, Regent Street

1970-92 Named as the Polytechnic of Central London

1992 University of Westminster

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