Imperial Institute
Preserved but no longer current.
A building erected in S. Kensington to commemorate the jubilee of Queen Victoria (1887) and opened in 1893. The name is also used for the Society which has its headquarters therein, the object of which is to assist in the development of the resources of the British Empire by arranging exhibitions and disseminating information.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Imperial Institute” mean?
A building erected in S. Kensington to commemorate the jubilee of Queen Victoria (1887) and opened in 1893. The name is also used for the Society which has its headquarters therein, the object of which is to assist in the development of the resources of the British Empire by arranging exhibitions and disseminating information.
Is “Imperial Institute” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.