Queen Alexandra's House

Foundation date: 1884

Function: Residence for women students

Policy: Established by Sir Francis Cook to provide accommodation for women students at the Royal College of Music, Royal College of Art and Royal College of Science. The house has kept to Sir Francis' original intention, but the fields of study have widened to include many other activities.

History or description: The interior includes a number of tiled pictures and other decorative features made by Doulton's.

Citing this record

'Queen Alexandra\'s House', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/organization.php?id=ann_1267023850, accessed 24 Jan 2021]