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Loughborough College of Technology, Leicestershire

RIBA Ref No RIBA61833
Architect/DesignerRichard Sheppard Robson & Partners
Artist/PhotographerSnoek, Henk (1915-1980)
CountryUK: England
CityLoughborough
Subject Date1962
Image Date1962
ViewExterior
StyleModern Movement
MediumNegative
Library ReferenceS62 1104
OrientationLandscape
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditHenk Snoek / RIBA Collections
SubjectRoofs ; Colleges ; University buildings
NOTES: This college was awarded university status in 1966 when it became Loughborough University of Technology. Commissioned in 1956 and built on land acquired from the Burleigh estate, these buildings formed the nucleus of the current university. It amalgamated with Loughborough College of Education (formerly the Training College) in 1977 and with Loughborough College of Art and Design (LCAD) in 1988. It was renamed simply Loughborough University in 1996.
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