Calendar: 1984-1985 Page 78

86 General Information For Postgraduates Only Lillian Penson Hall Address Talbot Square London W2 1TT Warden McDonnell sc econ ph Single and double study bedrooms open to full-time postgraduate men and women including married couples without children UNIVERSITY ACCOMMODATION OFFICE Accommodation Officer Miss Beatrice Pyle-Howard The University Accommodation Office is located on the first floor of the University of London Union Malet Street London WC1E 7HY and is open to students all the year round between 30 and and from to 30 Monday to Friday register of all types of accommodation covering most London districts is kept and every effort is made to meet the requirements of each student However owing to the great demand for rooms in London it is not possible to guarantee that the exact type of accommodation desired can be provided Students seeking privately rented accommodation should not expect to find it in central London and must be prepared for journey of up to 45 minutes to College Most of the accommodation available is in family homes but the services offered vary from cooking facilities only to partial board breakfast with evening meal daily full board at the weekend Students requiring flats or houses should call not more than four weeks before they are prepared to pay the rent This type of accommodation cannot be provided before the applicant arrives in London nor can details be sent by post outside London It is wise for those seeking flats to come in the summer before September October when the Office is extremely busy Students resident in the should move to their flats in July or August if they can since accommodation is more easily available then Present students seeking accommodation for October should apply in person between the middle of May and the end of June after that priority is given to new students for the October session During the summer vacation students are welcome to consult the notice board The Accommodation Office includes on its register addresses of flats and houses for" which priority is given to married students The University Accommodation Office cannot book private accommoda- tion in advance for students coming from overseas Temporary accommoda- tion should be reserved through consulate travel agency or friends Once student has reached England and definitely secured University place application can then be made to the Accommodation Office preferably in person list of inexpensive hotels where temporary accommodation can be booked is available on receipt of stamped addressed envelope Copies of the information booklet issued by the University Accommoda- tion Office are available from the King's College Accommodation Office in the Macadam Building