Hornsey College of Art

It continued its day-time classes during the Second World War and was one of only two London art schools which did not leave the capital during the blitz.

During this period they effected a temporary administration of the college, and called for major and consultative review of the art curriculum, supported by sympathetic academic staff and visiting artists.

Hornsey achieved notoriety because of the scale of the all-night protests and sit-ins, which were copied in similar art schools around the UK.

During the six weeks that the sit-in lasted, Hornsey became the focus of debate about the method of art education and teaching in Britain.

[4][6] A documentary film, Our Live Experiment is Worth More Than 3,000 Textbooks, about the Hornsey sit-in was directed by John Goldschmidt for Granada Television and transmitted in 1969.

In April 1969 a follow-up mock funeral procession, performed by students of the art school, declared "the death of Hornsey Hope".