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Wye the campus in the countryside. 1447 College for secular priests founded 1545 Religious college closed following Dissolution of the Monasteries Acts 1536 and 1539
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1447 College for secular priests founded 1545 Religious college closed following Dissolution of the Monasteries Acts 1536 and 1539 1610 Old College buildings converted for private residence: fireplaces in Hall and Parlour and Jacobean staircase added 1627 Grammar school for boys opened
1708 Grammar education in Latin School and charity school for the poor: boys in Old Hall, girls in Parlour 1889 Grammar school closed for financial reasons 1892 College land and buildings purchased by Kent and Surrey County Councils for £1,000 1894 South Eastern Agricultural College opened
1898 School of Agriculture within University of London 1902 First illumination of Crown memorial, carved by Wye students for King George VII’s coronation 1906 North and South Quads completed, including gymnasium – now Dining Hall 1914 Completion of gateway and porters lodge
1923 Poultry research station opened 1925 Pig research unit opened 1927 Acquisition of Amage, Coldharbour and Silks Farms 1935 Hop research labs opened 1945 Purchase of Withersdane Hall 1947 Amalgamation of SEAC with Swanley Horticultural College: Dept of Agriculture and Horticulture, UoL
1948 Royal Charter of Incorporation of Wye College by King George VI 1959 New coat of arms over entrance Agricultural Museum in Brook established 1960s New research and teaching labs 1974 Students Union building opened 1977 Jubilee building opened
1985 Lloyds Bank Hall, Withersdane opened 1987 Founding of External Programme 1997 Kempe Centre opened 2000 Merger with Imperial College 2004 Dept Agricultural Sciences closed 2006 Memorandum of Agreement with University of Kent
2008 Relocation of science staff to South Kensington and Silwood 2009 Last Imperial College students at Wye graduate The future