Southampton College of Art

Founded in 1855 its early pupils included Hubert Herkomer and Edward John Gregory both of whom became Royal Academicians. Other alumni include Graham Ovenden, William Dring and Golden Short. In 1925 the school was taken over by the local education authority, and in 1939 it moved into new premises next to the Art Gallery in the newly-built Civic Centre and renamed the College of Art. In November 1940 the Civic Centre art block was badly damaged in an air raid and 37 occupants were killed, including 15 art school students and 3 members of staff. The school moved to Winchester for the remainder of the war. In 1945 the college moved back to Southampton, initially to the Deanery School in Marsh Lane. In 1973 new premises were built on East Park Terrace next to the Technical College. In 1978 the College of Art and College of Technology merged to form Southampton College of Higher Education. In 1984 the School of Navigation joined the College of Higher Education, which was renamed Southampton Institute of Higher Education in the same year. In 2005 Southampton Institute became Southampton Solent University.