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The City University (known as City University London) traces its origin to the Northampton Institute, established in 1894, and named after the Marquess of Northampton, who donated the land on which the Institute was built, between Northampton Square and St John Street in Islington. The Institute was established to provide for the education and welfare of the local population. It was constituted under the City of London Parochial Charities Act (1883), with the objective of "the promotion of the industrial skill, general knowledge, health and well-being of young men and women belonging to the poorer classes".

Originally there were six departments:

* Mechanical Engineering and Metal Trades
* Artistic Crafts
* Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering
* Horology (the science of time and art of clock-making)
* Electro-Chemistry
* Domestic Economy and Women's Trades

In 1903-04 a separate Technical Optics department was established.

In 1909 the first students qualified for University of London BSc degrees in Engineering as internal students.Since 1909 the Institute had been involved in aeronautics education, and in 2009 the School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences celebrated the centenary of aeronautics at City.

In 1908 the Institute's swimming pool was used for the Olympic games. The pool hosted the diving, swimming, and water polo events. Boxing also took place there at the Institute.

The Institute was designated a "College of Advanced Technology" in 1957.

In 1961 the Institute's involvement in Information Science began with the introduction of a course on "Collecting and Communicating Scientific Knowledge".

In 1966 City received its Royal Charter, becoming The City University to reflect the institution's close links with the City of London.

In 1971 the Apollo 15 astronauts visited City University London and presented the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Tait, with a piece of heat shield from the Apollo 15 rocket.

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