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Swanley Hall, Wye College, Kent: fitted furniture in a typical study-bedroom

RIBA Ref No RIBA52597
Architect/DesignerSheppard, Sir Richard Herbert (1910-1982)
Shufflebotham, Jean (1911 or 12-1974)
Artist/PhotographerMaltby, John (1910-1980)
CountryUK: England
CityWye
Subject Date1949
Image Date1949
ViewInterior
StyleModern Movement
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceMAL12162
OrientationLandscape
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditJohn Maltby / RIBA Collections
SubjectStudent hostels ; Bookcases ; Brickwork ; Furniture ; Studies ; Tables ; Bedrooms ; Draperies, curtains ; University buildings ; Seating
NOTES: This hostel for Wye College, a College of the University of London specializing in agriculture and horticulture, provided accommodation for about a hundred women students with teaching staff. The hostel also provided amenities which had been lacking such as a library, reading rooms, a quiet room, music rooms and several common rooms.
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