College history in bullet points

Westminster College Chapel exterior

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Westminster College Chapel Interior

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1851: Foundation in London
- 1851 – 1872: College open to both men and women
- 1872: All female teacher training college established (eventually called Southlands).
- 1872: Westminster became a men only college
1914/18 First World War
- Buildings used as headquarters for Australian, then Commonwealth servicemen
- Students evacuated to Richmond College
1939/45: Second World War
1940/45: College evacuated to:
- Aberystwyth
- Bangor
- Bristol
- Cambridge
1944: College bombed on 4th March
1944: Butler Act and Macnair Report published
1948: College rebuilt
1951: Centenary of College, HRH Princess Elizabeth visits
1951: First College history published: The Story of Westminster College 1851 – 1951 by F C Pritchard. Epworth Press 1951. (Available at OCMCH)

1959: College shuts in London and opens in Oxford
- Qualifications awarded by the University of Oxford
1960: Return of women to Westminster College
1960: College officially opened in Oxford on 21st May
1960s: College buildings on Horseferry Road demolished
1981: Degrees validated by CNAA
1993: Oxford University resumes validating degrees
2000: Westminster College stops running as a separate entity and merges with Oxford Brookes University.
2003: Second College history published: Our Calling to Fulfil: Westminster College and the Changing Face of Teacher Education. Tockington Press 2003. (Available at OCMCH)

A comprehensive archive of the college is available at OCMCH at the Harcourt Hill Campus of Oxford Brookes University.