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Student Movement House

Hostel for foreign students in London

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Student Movement House
Russell Square
London
WC1B 5BA
United Kingdom

About

Administered by the Student Christian Movement, Student Movement House was a hostel for foreign students in Russell Square, London, founded in 1917.

Mary Trevelyan

Trevelyan, Mary, From the Ends of the Earth (London: Faber & Faber, 1942)

Student Christian Movement Archive, Section S, Orchard Learning Resources Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham

Banner image credit

Inside the Ayahs’ Home, Living London, 1904, Shelfmark: 10349.h.12, Courtesy of British Library Board

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© Remaking Britain: South Asian Connections and Networks, 1930s – present

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