The Waterloo campus
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King's Waterloo Campus comprises three buildings. The James Clerk Maxwell Building houses the Principal's Office, central administrative offices and part of the School of Nursing & Midwifery. The Franklin-Wilkins Building is home to the School of Health & Life Sciences, the Department of Education and part of the School of Nursing & Midwifery. The Stamford Street Apartments provide accommodation for over 550 students.
Franklin-Wilkins Building
The building was constructed between 1912 and 1915 for His Majesty's Stationery Office and was used as the King George Military Hospital during the first World War. It was ideal for conversion to a hospital because of its fireproof iron and concrete construction, ten large elevators, central heating system and a position close to Waterloo station. Between 1915 and 1919 some 71,000 patients were treated there.
Post-war history and acquisition by King's
After the war the building reverted to use by HMSO and the Office of the Government Chemist. There are rumours that some outpost of the secret services may also have been based there.
King's acquired the building in the late 1980s, and it was refurbished and reopened in two phases. The Annexe - now Waterloo Bridge Wing - was redeveloped for use by the School of Education and the Department of Nursing Studies. The main building was opened in September 1999 with state-of-the art facilities to house staff and students mainly from the College's former sites in Kensington and Chelsea. The Franklin-Wilkins Building was renamed after the scientists who played a major part in the discovery of the structure of DNA, and is thought to be the largest university building in London.
King's acquired the building in the late 1980s, and it was refurbished and reopened in two phases. The Annexe - now Waterloo Bridge Wing - was redeveloped for use by the School of Education and the Department of Nursing Studies. The main building was opened in September 1999 with state-of-the art facilities to house staff and students mainly from the College's former sites in Kensington and Chelsea. The Franklin-Wilkins Building was renamed after the scientists who played a major part in the discovery of the structure of DNA, and is thought to be the largest university building in London.