Faraday House

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Faraday House Electrical Engineering College in London was created to train engineers in power generation and distribution. It was established before universities widely taught engineering and was funded by a commercial electricity company that supplied towns. The college operated from 1889 to 1967, mainly on Southampton Row.

The four-year program covered the whole electrical field and led to the Diploma of Faraday House. The first year was spent at the college, then eight months at a mechanical engineering works, five more terms back at the college, and finally a graduate apprenticeship at an electrical engineering works. Examinations were supervised by the Institution of Electrical Engineers. There were two senior scholarships: the Faraday (75 guineas per year) and the Maxwell (40 guineas per year).

Six Faraday House alumni later became presidents of the Institution of Electrical Engineers. In later recollections, it was described as an engineering college for the sons of gentlemen, set up by the industry and led by a notable head, offering a level of study similar to what we would now call an HNC/HND.

Since 2005, the building has housed Syracuse University's study abroad program.