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Morley College, one of the oldest adult education colleges in the country, dates back to the early 1880s when it was set up by visionary, Emma Cons, and her supporters. Determined to take action to raise the moral and material standards of the district around Waterloo Road, Cons took over the Royal Victoria Hall (the ‘Old Vic’) in 1880 and turned it from a rowdy boozer into the Royal Victoria Coffee and Music Hall, providing affordable entertainment ‘purged of innuendo in word and action’. She supplemented the music-hall turns with opera recitals, temperance meetings and, from 1882, lectures every Tuesday by eminent scientists. These ‘penny lectures’ led to the establishment in 1889 of Morley Memorial College for Working Men and Women.
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54 Kennington Road, SE1 | 2 minutes from Morley College
The area where this hotel is located has become the vibrant cultural heart of London, with theatres, concert halls and art galleries lined-up against the South ... More
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284-302 Waterloo Road, SE1 | 3 minutes from Morley College
The H10 London Waterloo is a recently-built hotel providing comfortable and well-lit rooms and an ideally-located base from which to get around central London. The hotel ... More
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157 Waterloo Road, SE1 | 4 minutes from Morley College
Situated just a five minute walk from London Waterloo Station, the Hampton by Hilton London Waterloo is nearby to many central London locations, with the London ... More
London > Education > Universities and Colleges
UCL University, Gower Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 2.1 miles from Morley College
Among the best regarded art schools in the world. The Slade is a fairly traditional school with an insistence on certain techniques within each undergraduate course, ... More
London > Education > Universities and Colleges
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, Holborn, London WC1R | 30 minutes from Morley College
Learn to act by becoming the person you are portraying. Think yourself into the role... eat what they would eat, weigh what they would weigh, behave ... More
London > Education > Universities and Colleges
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1H | 36 minutes from Morley College
The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) is among the best schools for the studies of foreign cultures and languages in the world. In fact, ... More
London > Education > Careers Services
4-6 Staple Inn, Holborn, London WC1V | 27 minutes from Morley College
Situated in the heart of London, Career Energy – formed in March 2002 - offers comprehensive advice on careers, career change and job searching. They’ll analyse ... More
London > Education > English Language Courses
10 Coptic Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1A | 29 minutes from Morley College
English [Out There!] takes a very hands-on approach to learning English. The course places an emphasis on using what you have learned. Students are taken out ... More
London > Education > Evening Classes
Garden Floor, 6 Coldbath Square, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 35 minutes from Morley College
One day workshops, offering a friendly no-nonsense approach to teaching about wine, suitable for everyone from beginners to experts. Courses take place at the following venues: Atlas PH, ... More
London > Events > Clubbing and Nightlife Dates: Sunday 20th April 2014 - 7pm-3am
Corsica Studios, Unit 5 Farrell Court, Elephant Road, SE17 | 11 minutes from Morley College
House and techno courtesy of Lucy and guests....More
London > Events > Exhibitions Dates: 5th March to 20th April 2014 - Various Times
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, SE1 | 12 minutes from Morley College
Photographs, films and videos by the London-based, Iraqi-born artist, exploring the landscape, archaeology and visual representation of the Middle East in western culture....More
London > Events > Theatre Dates: 10th February to 5th April 2014
National Theatre: Lyttelton Theatre, South Bank, South Bank, London SE1 | 13 minutes from Morley College
Covering race, class, gender and sexual orientation, A Taste of Honey was a great defining and taboo-breaking play of the 1950s. Written by Shelagh Delaney when ...More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
103 The Cut, South Bank, London SE1 | 6 minutes from Morley College
With the exception of The Globe, the Old Vic has had a greater influence on the history of drama than any theatre standing today. From John ... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
66 The Cut, South Bank, London SE1 | 7 minutes from Morley College
Knocked together out of breeze blocks for a minimal budget in 1970, Lawrence Olivier's experimental theatre was intended to last for five years, and provide an ... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
83-101 The Cut, SE1 | 7 minutes from Morley College
The National Theatre Studio is home to the National Theatre's Archive, open to anyone with an interest in the theatre's history. The archive includes every stage ... More
Sights and Attractions near Morley College
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Westminster Bridge Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 1 minute from Morley College
One of two cathedrals in Southwark, St George's Cathedral opened in 1848 as the first Catholic cathedral in the UK after the Reformation. The impressive building ... More
London > Attractions > Museums
Lambeth Road, Southwark, London SE1 | 3 minutes from Morley College
This museum of 20th century warfare offers a thoughtful look at what day-to-day life was like for both citizens and soldiers in the two world wars. ... More
London > Attractions > Parks and Gardens
Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, Southwark, London SE1 | 3 minutes from Morley College
Buddhist garden in the grounds of the Imperial War Museum. Located in the ground of the Imperial War Museum, lies this fitting tribute to peace and the ... More
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
27 Lower Marsh, South Bank, London SE1 | 5 minutes from Morley College
Greensmiths combines an excellent butcher's (The Ginger Pig), artisan baker's (The Old Post Office Bakery) and Covent Garden Market greengrocer's (Solstice) under one roof - all ... More
London > Shopping > Books
119-120 Lower Marsh, South Bank, London SE1 | 5 minutes from Morley College
If you hate the commercial, branded feel of mega bookshops like Waterstones and Borders this one's a treat. Crockatt and Powell is an independent bookshop that ... More
London > Shopping > Clothing
106 Lower Marsh, South Bank, London SE1 | 5 minutes from Morley College
Stocking a wide range of yarns, needles, patterns and accessories, I Knit London started as a knitting community in Vauxhall in January 2006, meeting at the ... More
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London > Restaurants > Turkish restaurants
82 kennington road, SE11 | 3 minutes from Morley College
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London > Restaurants > Italian restaurants
89 Westminster Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 3 minutes from Morley College
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London > Restaurants > Fish and Seafood
191 Waterloo Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 4 minutes from Morley College
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London > Leisure > Activities
33, Vanbrugh Court, Wincott St, Lambeth, London SE11 | 9 minutes from Morley College
What is the oldest annual sporting event in the world? Where was the Roman Forum? How do I become Lord Mayor? What was (and is!) the ... More
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
Westminster Bridge Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 10 minutes from Morley College
Fancy detoxing in the building where the Greater London Council used to run the city? The Spa at the London Marriott County ... More
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
3 Belvedere Road, South Bank, South Bank, London SE1 | 10 minutes from Morley College
The concrete promenade along the South Bank greatly benefits from this large patch of green grass for striders, strollers and sightseers to relax on. Not ... More
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
36 The Cut, South Bank, London SE1 | 8 minutes from Morley College
This is a gastropub that takes both parts of its name seriously, and you can certainly have a good evening just popping in to sample some ... More
London > Nightlife > Pubs
25 Roupell Street, South Bank, London SE1 | 9 minutes from Morley College
A short walk from the South Bank Centre, The Old Vic and The National Theatre this traditional old watering hole is a good place to have ... More
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
160 Union Street, SE1 | 11 minutes from Morley College
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London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
Unit 5 Farrell Court, Elephant Road, Elephant and Castle, London SE17 | 11 minutes from Morley College
A superbly designed two-room club and arts venue that captures the feeling of an illegal party in a squatted industrial space - while still being clean, ... More
London > Nightlife > Bars
Belvedere Road, SE1 | 12 minutes from Morley College
Designed by the Eden Project and run by Company of Cooks, the Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden is the place to be on a summer's evening ... More
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London > Business > Venue Hire
Lambeth Road, Southwark, London SE1 | 3 minutes from Morley College
This museum of 20th-century warfare offers a thoughtful look at what day-to-day life was like for both citizens and soldiers in the two world wars. The ... More
London > Business > Venue Hire
Riverside Building, Westminster Bridge Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 10 minutes from Morley College
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Jubilee Gardens, South Bank, South Bank, London SE1 | 12 minutes from Morley College
The London Eye (or Millennium Wheel) elbowed its way onto the capital's tourist scene as one of the statement pieces to mark the turn of the ... More
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What's On Today Near Morley College  Architecture Of War Exhibitions | Until 5th May 2014 IWM London (Imperial War Museums) 3 minutes walk from Morley College The Imperial War Museum reopens following a six-month closure on 29th July 2013 with a large-scale exhibition which explores different ...More  Horrible Histories: Spies Kids Events | Until 4th January 2015 IWM London (Imperial War Museums) 3 minutes walk from Morley College The IWM London (Imperial War Museums) in London partially reopened in July 2013, having closed its doors for redevelopment on ...More  A View from the Bridge Theatre | Until 24th May 2014 The Young Vic 7 minutes walk from Morley College Award-winning and internationally renowned director, Ivo van Hove, whose theatrical adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's Scenes from a Marriage played at ...More Groove Odyssey Easter Sunday Clubbing and Nightlife | On 20th April 2014 Ministry of Sound 9 minutes walk from Morley College House, soul, R&B and disco courtesy of Louie Vega, Bobby & Steve, Sean McCabe, Josh Milan, Neil Pierce, Jazzy M, ...More  Fashion & Gardens Exhibitions | Until 27th April 2014 Garden Museum 9 minutes walk from Morley College Fashion & Gardens is the first exhibition to explore the relationship between fashion and garden design, from the age of ...More The Church Clubbing and Nightlife | On 20th April 2014 The Coronet Theatre 10 minutes walk from Morley College A day of comedy and great classic tunes....More Old Skool Factory Clubbing and Nightlife | On 20th April 2014 The Coronet Theatre 10 minutes walk from Morley College Old skool music for the over 25s, from CLK, Dodd, Firin Squad, E Plus, Mr Silk, Danny Tummuz, CK Flash ...More The Church Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 4th May 2014 The Coronet Theatre 10 minutes walk from Morley College An afternoon of singing, dancing and socialising....More  Thames Barrier Voyage Tours | Until 31st October 2014 London RIB Voyages 10 minutes walk from Morley College Travel to the Thames Barrier by boat and take in some of London's top attractions from the river en route ...More White Jail Easter Special Clubbing and Nightlife | On 20th April 2014 Corsica Studios 11 minutes walk from Morley College Maayan Nidam, Javier Moreno, Thanksmate, Roberto Amo, Lock Eyes, Jon Sojo, Alvaro Martin and Renata Sabella play house and techno....More 
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