of historic buildings in the surrounding area, including the splendid former Deptford Town Hall and Laurie Grove Baths buildings. The Richard Hoggart Building, Deptford Town Hall and the Laurie Grove Baths all retain Grade II listed-building status.
In 1988, Goldsmiths became a full College of the University of London and in 1990 received its Royal Charter.
=== 21st century ===
In 2018, the former boiler house and public laundry of Laurie Grove Baths was refurbished and opened as Goldsmiths CCA.
In August 2019, Goldsmiths announced that it would be removing all beef products from sale and would be charging a 10p levy on bottled water and single-use plastic cups. The changes were introduced as part of the university's efforts to become carbon neutral by 2025.
=== Financial difficulties and restructuring ===
In 2019, Goldsmiths ran a deficit and Frances Corner became Warden; Corner's administration was regularly opposed by faculty and students over governance and financial strategy.
In January 2020, Goldsmiths proposed to cut costs by 15% over two years in the "Evolving Goldsmiths" plan by reducing faculty and centralizing administration. According to the Goldsmiths University and College Union (UCU), the plan did not address the causes of the deficit, which it attributed in part to overoptimistic enrolment forecasts and excessive capital expenditures. Furthermore, UCU warned that cuts to faculty would increase the deficit by reducing the income stream of tuition fees, which accounted for 77% of the College's revenue in the 2019-2020 fiscal year. "Evolving Goldsmiths" was "closed" in April 2022. In summer 2020, the UCU proposed selling "underused" property to build cash reserves; this was not done. Goldsmiths consolidated and refinanced its loans through NatWest and Lloyds Bank; the banks required the College to consult KPMG to discover cost saving opportunities.
The 2021 "recovery plan" included elimination of 52 faculty and staff positions. Goldsmiths identified additional costs from COVID-19 and over-staffing …
