Comprises photographs of the speeches given at the opening and the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the event.
Borough Polytechnic InstituteProgramme listing the order of proceedings and history of the polytechnics. Also contains a typewritten speech addressed to His Royal Highness.
The buildings the Duke of York opened consisted of a remodelled five-storey Borough Road building. The Duke was at the Polytechnic for an hour and whilst there delivered a short address in the Edric Hall before walking through the lecture rooms and laboratories, chatting with students at their work.
Large crowds gathered outside the Polytechnic to greet the Duke on his arrival which were kept back by mounted police. He was received by the Alderman G. T. Greenwood, Mayor of Southwark, Mr D Clifford Houghton, Chairman of the Governors, Mr Hubert A Secretan, Vice Chairman of the Governors, Lady Gooch, Chairwoman of the Governor's Education Committee, Sir Evan Spicer, Chairman of the City Parochial Foundation, Sir John Gilbert, Chairman of the LCC Education Committee and the Polytechnic's Principal, Mr J.W.Bispham. The Duke in his speech made special reference to the Polytechnic's instruction of girls and young women in homecraft and domestic science and to the institution's training of young people to lead upright, unselfish lives. He also commended the Polytechnic for keeping faithfully to its original charter and being an 'educational beacon for one of the poorer parts of London' for 30 years.
Borough Polytechnic InstituteBulletins produced every two months by the Offender Learning and Skills Service to disseminate information and news regarding offender learning and skills across the London region. Comprises the following issues:
January 2007;
March 2007;
May 2007;
July 2007;
October 2007;
March 2008.
Offender Learning and Skills ServiceFile containing programmes, photographs and press cuttings of Opening Ceremonies and Anniversaries.
Battersea College of EducationThe photographs show the visits the Duke made to laboratories and the National Bakery School
Borough Polytechnic InstituteComprises images of the official launch, led by David Longbottom, Pro-Chancellor and Chair of the Board of Governors and Richard Brown, Chief Executive of the Council for Industry and Higher Education.
London South Bank UniversityImages show the official opening on the roof of K2
London South Bank UniversityComprises photographs of Geoffrey Pattie opening Technopark and taking a tour of the building.
Polytechnic of the South BankCorrespondence, notes, schedules, programmes, invitations, seating plans, minutes and press releases regarding the arrangements for officially opening the Polytechnic's new extension buildings on 9 July 1969 by The Duke of Edinburgh. Contains letters from James Orr C.V.O., The Duke of Edinburgh's private secretary.
Borough Polytechnic InstituteComprises photographs of the Duke of York at the event officially opening the buildings and visiting different areas of the Polytechnic.
On 20th February 1930 the Duke of York (the future George VI) visited the Borough Polytechnic Institute to official open new buildings within Borough Road Building and unveil its new facade.
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