Senate House (University of London)

Senate House, the administrative centre of the University of London, lies in the heart of Bloomsbury between the School of Oriental and African Studies to the North and the British Museum to the South.

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University of London - Bloomsbury - School of Oriental and African Studies - British Museum

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The main building contains the offices of the University of London and the main library. The building consists of 19 floors and is 210 feet high. Its Art Deco design and impressive size hailed the start of what was to be the largest seat of learning in the world; the original plans, however, detailed a building three times its original size, extending from the British Museum to the Octagon of University College London. A lack of funding and the onset of the Second World War deterred the original plans.

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Art Deco - Octagon - University College London - Second World War

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Senate House Tower remains a prominent landmark throughout most of Bloomsbury and is visible from some distance away. The building also contains the Offices of the Chancellor and one of Central London's largest restaurants. Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Union of Fascists, intended to house Parliament in the building in the event of his taking power.

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Oswald Mosley - British Union of Fascists - Parliament

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