| 1871 |
King’s College Lectures for Ladies begin in Richmond and Twickenham. |
| 1878 |
Lectures move to Vestry Hall, High Street, Kensington. |
| 1879 |
Lectures move to 5 Observatory Avenue (9 Horton Street). |
| 1881 |
King’s College Council resolves to establish a separate department for “the higher education of women”. |
| 1885 |
The Ladies’ Department opens at 13 Kensington Square, recognised as an official Department of King’s College. |
| 1902 |
The Ladies Department becomes the Women’s Department. |
| 1908 |
King’s College for Women inaugurated as an independent College within the University.
Home Science and Economics classes started. |
| 1913 |
King’s College for Women Delegacy constituted independently from King’s College, London.
The Haldane Commission recommends dissolution of King’s College for Women. |
| 1915 |
Household and Social Science Department, King’s College for Women, opens at Campden Hill Road. Remaining departments amalgamate on the Strand site. |
| 1920 |
University grants a B.Sc. Degree in Household and Social Science. |
| 1928 |
The College becomes completely independent as King’s College of Household and Social Science.
The title King’s College for Women is established. |
| 1930 |
Buildings completed in accordance with original designs. |
| 1936 |
Academic Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics inaugurated. |
| 1939 |
College evacuated to University College, Cardiff. |
| 1940 |
College relocated to Leicester. |
| 1944 |
East Block severely damaged by enemy action. |
| 1946 |
College returns to Campden Hill and rebuilding begins. |
| 1948 |
Freehold of College Buildings acquired in addition to Holly Lodge and Thornwood Lodge. |
| 1953 |
Royal Charter granted and name changed to Queen Elizabeth College
Men admitted
Old degree replaced with BSc (Nutrition) and BSc (Household Science)
East Wing reopened by Her Majesty Princess Alice. |
| 1955 |
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother visits College for the first time. |
| 1956 |
Recognition as a School of the University in the Faculty of Science granted. |
| 1957 |
BSc (General) begins. |
| 1958 |
Golden Jubilee celebrated; Sir John Atkins retires as Chairman of the Council. |
| 1961 |
First phase of Sir John Atkins Laboratories opened. |
| 1968 |
Atkins Building completed. |
| 1972 |
Murray report published.
first attempts made at merging with other Colleges of the University. |
| 1981 |
Swinnerton-Dyer Report pessimistic about College’s survival. The Court of the University cuts recurrent grant by 20%. |
| 1982 |
Reunification with King’s College London first proposed. |
| 1985 |
Amalgamation with Chelsea College and King’s College completed. |
| 1985-today |
QEC Association keeps the name of the College alive |