St Salvator's Hall

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

St Salvator's Hall is a mixed hall of residence at the University of St Andrews that was built following the donation of £100,000 from Dr Herkness of New York. Commonly known as 'Sallies', the hall was opened in 1930 and extended to its present size in 1940. The hall was for men only until 1994 when - following a year's closure for refurbishment - the hall was opened to female students as well as men. There are 59 single rooms and 65 shared (2 student) rooms, giving a total capacity of 189. St Salvator's is generally regarded as one of the better halls in St Andrews and is sometimes called "the flagship" of the residence system. It was home to Prince William for one year. Gannochy House was opened - through the donation of funds by the Gannochy Trust - as an annexe to the main hall in 1971. The annexe was originally intended for postgraduate students only but was instead given over to undergraduate accommodation. This created some problems as Gannochy was built without kitchens and residents took their meals in the main hall. The total number of undergraduate students exceeded the number that could be accommodated - at any one time - in the dining room of the main hall. Following the refurbishment of 1993-94, the number of postgraduates accommodated in Gannochy was steadily increased and the hall is now exclusively given over to postgraduate accommodation.