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The William Booth College - Denmark Hill London SE5 8BQ
The college has been at the heart of Salvation Army training since it was opened in 1929, and is now in the forefront of delivering education and learning programmes for The Salvation Army’s United Kingdom Territory - and further afield.
Recently, the campus has also become the home to The Salvation Army's International Headquarters during the development of its City premises.
The campus, which at one time housed the hunting lodge of the Prince of Denmark (hence 'Denmark Hill'), spreads over some seven and a half acres of tree-covered gardens creating a rural sanctuary close to the heart of the capital.
The college was built as a memorial to William Booth, the Founder of The Salvation Army. It was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, architect of Bankside Power Station (now Tate Modern), Battersea Power Station and the formerly ubiquitous red telephone box. It was opened by His Royal Highness Prince George the Duke of Kent on 08 July 1929.
With its lofty 190 foot tower, the college forms a prominent landmark in South-East London.
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