which time the establishment was known under by the joint name of The Leicester Colleges of Art and Technology.
In 1930, the college was recognised for the external degree course in Pharmacy of the University of London, and the Pharmaceutical Chemist Diploma of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. In 1934, the University of London recognised the college as suitable for preparing students for the External Degree in Engineering, and so the courses on offer developed apace. The prospectus for 1936–37 included details of various technically based schools, including the Schools of Architecture, Building and Building Crafts, and Engineering. The fourth phase of extensions to the Hawthorn Building was completed in 1938–39. The first accommodation was secured in 1946 when three houses were purchased by the university.
More space was needed to meet the academic demand, and so in 1948, F. Bray, Under Secretary of the Ministry of Education, opened the converted Downings Warehouse. In 1966, the new Fletcher building was opened by The Queen Mother. In the same year, a white paper, "A Plan for Polytechnics and Other Colleges", was published, leading to the creation of the City of Leicester Polytechnic.
=== City of Leicester Polytechnic ===
On 1 April 1969, it was the fourth polytechnic to be established, by Edward Short, Baron Glenamara, to be one of around 30 polytechnics planned.
Under the provision of the Education Reform Act 1988, Leicester Polytechnic became a Higher Education Corporation, with Dame Anne Mueller appointed Chancellor in June 1991.
==== Fashion and textiles ====
By 1971 it had a well-established fashion department, that produced fashion shows.
Janet Reger, with husband Peter Reger, set up a well-known lingerie company in 1966, and had trained in the department in the 1950s, when under Leicester College of Art. Leicestershire woman Liz Szadbey, studied Fashion at the Art College and with her husband George Davies founded Next plc in 1982, and was later the design director of Mothercare.
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