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www rvc ac uk br The Royal Veterinary College is a constituent college of the University of London and one of the United Hospitals Founded in 1791 it is the oldest and largest veterinary school in the United Kingdom br Contents br 1 History br 1 1 Timeline br 2 Museum br 3 References br 4 Bibliography br 5 External links br 5 1 Video clips br br History br The Royal Veterinary College was founded in 1791 by a group of men led by Granville Penn a grandson of William Penn The promoters wished to select a site close to the metropolis but far enough away to minimise the temptations open to the students Earl Camden was just then making arrangements to develop some fields he owned to the north of London and he replied to the College s newspaper advertisement for a suitable site with an offer to sell it some of his land The site was rural but urban developments appeared on all sides in the early decades of the 19th century creating Camden Town br The first veterinary college in Europe had been founded in Lyon France in 1762 Charles Benoit Vial de St Bel of the Lyon establishment was appointed as the first principal of the new college and the first horse was admitted for treatment in 1793 St Bel died later that year and was succeeded by Edward Coleman who managed the college for nearly forty six years and established its reputation In its early years it was mainly concerned with horses but the range of animals covered gradually increased The original building was a quadrangle in a neoclassical style and there was a paddock on the opposite side of Royal College Street but this was later sold for housing development br The College first acquired royal patronage from King George IV and was granted a Charter of Incorporation in 1875 Various extensions were added over the years and in the 1930s a total reconstruction took place under the supervision and through the fund raising carried out by Sir Fredrick Hobday The new buildings were opened by George VI in November 1937 The 1930s buildings remain with minor extensions The Camden Town site is hemmed in by other buildings and further expansion necessitated a second campus outside of London The Hawkshead Campus in rural Hertfordshire was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1959 br The foundation of the Veterinary College London in 1791 marked the establishment of the veterinary profession in this country The development of the profession can be traced to that single act In the racing seasons of 1769 and 1770 the racecourses of England were dominated by one horse That horse was Eclipse so named because of the solar event on the day of his birth 1 April 1764 Eclipse

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