LSE Wartime Accommodation - The Hostel, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Master Mariner
N 52° 12.064 E 000° 07.156
31U E 303144 N 5787313
The Hostel is a Peterhouse College building adjacent to the Master's Lodge on the north east side of Trumpington Street in Cambridge. During the Second World War it housed the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Waymark Code: WMQNXB
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/10/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member MeerRescue
Views: 1

The plaque, that is made from grey slate, is inscribed:

Between
1939 and 1945 the
London School of Economics
& Political Science was accommodated
in this and nearby buildings
by invitation of the
Master and Fellows of Peterhouse

Unveiled 30 September 1989

Wikipedia in an article about Peterhouse mentions The Hostel:

The Hostel is situated next to the Master's Lodge. It was built in a neo-Georgian style in 1926 from designs by Thomas Henry Lyon. The Hostel was intended to be part of a larger complex but only one wing was built. It currently houses undergraduates and some fellows. During World War II the London School of Economics was housed in The Hostel and nearby buildings, at the invitation of the Master and Fellows.

Type of Historic Marker: Plaque

Historical Marker Issuing Authority: Peterhouse College

Age/Event Date: 01/01/1939

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