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London is the one of the most multicultural cities in the world. It has 7 million inhabitants who between them speak more than 300 different languages. London is a buzzing 24-hour city. There are over 100 theatres, as well as cinemas, parks and numerous tourist attractions including Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, the Tower of London, the London Dungeons, Covent Garden and many more. The myth about the food in England being bad is seriously outdated. From Afghan to Cantonese, Hungarian to Welsh, there are restaurants in London to suit everyone.
The London house at 56 Prince's Gate is surrounded by some of the most significant educational resources in the world. This magnificent residence is in the midst of the University of London’s Imperial College of Science, Medicine, and Technology. It is located across the street from Imperial College, and but one block from the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Museum of Science and Industry, the Museum of Natural History, the Royal Albert Hall, and Hyde Park.
The house is a Victorian Grade II listed building, which underwent an extensive remodel in 2008. The elegantly decorated London house features six floors. The students live on the lower ground floor, the second floor and the third floor. On the lower ground floor, there is a spacious modern kitchen, a lounge where the students can watch both British and American television, as well as three bedrooms with three beds each. The second and third floors each have two two-person rooms and two six-person rooms. Each student has storage space in drawers underneath their bed and their own wardrobe. Desk space is provided for each student in the room for books and studying. The ground floor houses the extravagant library and the classrooms.The rear of the facilities features a patio that overlooks a five-acre park. The faculty family live in a flat on the fourth floor. In Victorian times, when the house was constructed, the fourth floor, with its smaller rooms, would have been the servants’ quarters. The family’s private rooms would have been on the second and third floors, and the first floor would have been their living and dining rooms.
The London house was constructed in 1875 for a Member of Parliament named Sir Bernard Samuelson. After the Second World War, Count Antoine Seilern of Austria moved into the house. He brought with him what has been described as the world’s finest collection of art in private hands at that time. Reubens’ The Family Of Jan Brueghel The Elder was considered the centrepiece of the collection which also included paintings by Cezanne, Degas, Manet, Morisot, Caravaggio, Renoir and Tintoretto, along with drawings by Michelangelo, da Vinci, Rembrandt, Picasso and Durer. As well as an art collector, the count was also an accomplished hunter and his numerous big game trophies adorned the staircases.
The South Kensington area has also been home to any other notable people. Robert Browning and Henry James both lived at De Vere Gardens. Virginia Woolfe was born at 22 Hyde Park Gate and Sir Winston Churchill died at number 28. James Joyce lived in Campden Grove, but left saying the street was full of mummies and should be named "Campden Grave.” T.S. Eliot lived in a boarding house in Courtfield Road, and his Four Quartets was initially named “The Kensington Quartets.” J.M. Barrie (author of Peter Pan) lived in Campden Hill Square, and Kenneth Grahame (author of the Wind in the Willows) lived in Phillimore Place.
Pepperdine purchased the house in the late 1980s, and remodeled it in 2008. Less than five minutes’ walk away from the house is Hyde Park; at 350 acres, it is one of the largest parks in central London. The fashionable shops, boutiques and cafes of Knightsbridge are also just minutes away from the house. Central London is a short bus ride away and Portobello Road and Notting Hill are just a quick walk across Hyde Park.
A light breakfast is provided in the house seven days a week which includes crumpets, bread, cereals, yogurt, juice, milk, jam, Nutella, bagels, and cream cheese. Group dinners are provided at local restaurants on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Students receive money credited on a stored value card for 5 lunches and 2 dinners during the week Monday through Friday. The funds can be used in many establishments throughout London and the U.K. or students may withdraw cash from the card at any ATM to purchase food. Many budget conscious students prepare some of their meals in the student kitchen which contains three stoves, three microwaves, three student refrigerators, and three dishwashers.
In the fall of 2011, students will be traveling to Greece, and in the spring of 2012, the educational field trip will be to Egypt. Locations of the 2012-2013 Educational Field Trips have not been determined.
There are numerous opportunities for students in London to engage with locals. For instance, the students have the opportunity to take equestrian lessons in Hyde Park. Also, adjacent to the London house is Imperial College, a thriving local university. Since our residential facilities do not have a gym or weight room, those students interested in fitness or simply getting in a good workout often choose to obtain monthly gym memberships through Imperial College. A nearby church, Holy Trinity Brompton, as well as All Souls Churches each have volunteer groups that the students can get involved with.
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75% of Seaver College students receive some form of financial assistance.
