London Metropolitan University was created on 1
August 2002 by the merger of London Guildhall University (now London
City campus) and the University of North London (now London North
campus). Prior to the merger both institutions had long histories of
providing quality education in the City and north and east London.
London City campus
The London City campus has 150 years of unbroken, though changing,
service to the educational needs of London. The roots of the education
institutions in this area go back to 1848 when the then Bishop of
London called upon the clergy to set up evening classes to improve the
moral, intellectual and spiritual condition of young men in the
metropolis.
The Metropolitan Evening Classes for Young Men became the City of
London College, which in 1970 merged with the Sir John Cass's College
of Arts and Science to become City of London Polytechnic. The London
College of Furniture was incorporated into the Polytechnic in 1990.
The Polytechnic was later awarded university status, in 1992, and
adopted the name London Guildhall University, continuing its commitment
to providing education and training for its diverse student body.
Find out more about the history of City campus
Click here for information about a walking tour of the City campus.
London North campus
London North campus has developed over the past 100 years into a
modern, forward-looking centre with a reputation for widening access
into education.
The campus began life in 1896 as the Northern Polytechnic Institute.
By 1900, student numbers had doubled and later the Institute's evening
degrees were recognised by the University of London.
In the early 1970s, the Northern Polytechnic merged with the North
Western Polytechnic and became the Polytechnic of North London. In
1992, the Polytechnic won the right to the title of University and the
ability to award its own degrees.
Find out more about the history of North campus
Prospectuses from the past: the precursor institutions of London Met
The entrance to the Moorgate Building - home to the London City campus Business School
The Tower Building at London North campus was built to provide state of the art C&IT based learning for LondonMet students
