Collegiate House is one of the most historically important buildings within Southwark. The house itself formed part of the St Thomas Hospital site, which was located in Southwark, for nearly 700 years before relocating in the 1860s.
Originally constructed in c. 1706 as the private residence of St Thomas Hospital’s Treasurer, this Grade II* listed property has since had an interesting provenance including being purchased by the Bishop of Southwark and converted into a Collegiate House for clergymen.
The building retains many original features including two of the original cloister pillars from the old hospital quadrangles which can be seen on the ground floor of what was Foster Hall. The imposing main and the “servant” stairways are side by side in the front of the building – a feature to be found on only one other building in England.
Since the late 19th Century Collegiate House has been used as offices and occupiers have included the South Eastern Railway Company and the Leather Trades Federation.
