Halls of residence at the University of Bristol
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Halls of residence at the University of Bristol are generally located within two distinct areas of Bristol, Clifton and Stoke Bishop.
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[edit] Clifton halls
[edit] Goldney Hall
Goldney Hall is a self-catered hall situated in Clifton, Bristol. The Hall is well known for its gardens and follies which include an ornamental canal, gothic tower, rotunda, mock Bastion and a subterranean shell-lined grotto. The Hall takes its name from the Goldney family who were a family of wealthy Clifton merchants. The hall has been used as a filming location for several television programs including The Chronicles of Narnia, The House of Eliott and Truly, Madly, Deeply as well as the 2002 Christmas episode of Only Fools and Horses, as well as Casualty and Skins being filmed there.
[edit] Clifton Hill House
Clifton Hill House is a catered hall in Clifton, it is a grade I listed building and a hall of residence for students at the University of Bristol.
[edit] Manor Hall
Manor Hall comprises a number of annexes, each of which is less than a one minute's walk from the main building. These buildings, as with the main hall, have a very rich history; with the oldest dating back as far as 18th century.
The main building houses around 150 students, with music room, library, common room, bar, and computer room, all of which are accessible to all of the hall’s residents. The hall owes its existence to the generosity of the Wills family, and was designed by the architect Sir George Oatley, who also designed the Wills Memorial Building, and Wills Hall, both of which belong to the university.
This annex came to the university in 1919, again through the generosity of the Wills family, although it has its roots in the early 18th century. Over the years it has gone through many changes. In the 19th century it was successively the home of two notable scientists, Dr William Budd, F.R.S., who discovered the origins of typhoid, and Professor John Beddoes, F.R.S., a social anthropologist who wrote The Races of Man. Manor House was extensively refurbished by the University in the summers of 1997 and 1998, and officially reopened in April 1999.
Richmond house is one of the oldest houses in Clifton, being built between 1701-1703. This building has an extensive history; it used to be a boarding school for boys, as well as being the home of the Revd Mr Smith and his large family of maiden daughters, one of whom became one of the first ladies on the city council in Bristol (1920), and one of the first female J.P.s. A popular piece of trivia amongst residents is the fact that the house contains the oldest working flushing toilet in Bristol.
2, 3 and 4 Tottenham Place are houses which were built in the 1830s. The houses were named after a local resident, Ponsonby Tottenham, a relative of the then Marquess of Ely. They came into the University's possession in the 1940s and 1950s.
Sinclair House is the most modern addition to Manor Hall’s annexes, built partly on the site of Holland Cottage, destroyed during the extensive German air raids of November 1940. The house was opened in 1978 and named after the Rt. Hon. The Lady Sinclair of Cleeve.
[edit] Stoke Bishop halls
[edit] Durdham Hall
Durdham Hall is one of the halls of residence located in the Stoke Bishop site of the University of Bristol. It houses 220 undergraduate students. The hall is designed in the traditional 'Oxbridge' style in that it is built around a central quadrangle. Durdham Hall is split into four blocks (A-D) with each block being further divided into flats of five to seven people. Each flat has a communal lounge/kitchen and all bedrooms are en suite. The hall boasts a large and modern bar known as the Badger Bar, in homage to the badger sett that once occupied the site (the badgers have since been moved to a man-made sett adjacent to the hall). There is also a computer room, laundrette and music room with a piano. Built in 1994, the hall still has a modern look to it due to its classical architecture and clean, bright rooms. The current warden of Durdham Hall is Mrs Tilly Beech.
[edit] Wills Hall
[edit] University Hall
University Hall was built in 1971 and is a self-catering hall in Stoke Bishop.[1]
[edit] Hiatt Baker Hall
Hiatt Baker Hall is one of the nine Halls of Residence of the University of Bristol, located in Stoke Bishop. The Hall houses around 440 undergraduate students (the largest number of any University of Bristol Hall) in two residential blocks, and is well known amongst University of Bristol students for its distinctive 1960's architecture, designed by Sir Percy Thomas and Son. Hiatt Baker is named after the eminent biologist Hiatt Cowles Baker. H.C. Baker came from a 19th Century rags to riches story. His father, William M. Baker, started out bankrupt and destitute, moving to Bristol to find his fortune. He eventually become owner of Baker, Baker & Co, a department store of sorts, within the vicinity of the old castle grounds. It was through the Baker family that the link between the University of Bristol and the Holmes, now the site of the University of Bristol Botanical Gardens, was forged; W.M. Baker rented the Holmes when the family's fortunes improved. The site then stayed within the tenancy of the Baker family, until acquired by the University in 1943. Hiatt Cowles Baker sat on the committee that obtained a royal charter for the University of Bristol, and later became Pro-Chancellor between 1929 and 1934. Hiatt Baker residents, along with residents of other Stoke Bishop halls of residence, have the use of many of the sporting facilities at Wills Hall, including tennis, squash and netball courts. Facilities within the hall include a music room, a television room, grand piano and library. Goju Ryu Karate is taught at the hall, with sessions taking place every Wednesday evening during term. As with all the Stoke Bishop Halls, Hiatt Baker has its own bar, which was refurbished in 2005 and given a lesser makeover in 2007. The current warden of Hiatt Baker Hall is Dr William Boyd (Emeritus Dean - Faculty of Science)
[edit] Churchill Hall
Churchill Hall is one of the halls of residence located in the Stoke Bishop site of the University of Bristol. It houses around 350 undergraduate students. Churchill Hall is split into blocks, or 'houses' as they are more formally known. (A - R & Holmes). Blocks A-K were built in the early 50s, in two phases, around a large split level quadrangle. The main block (K) houses a library/reading room, bar, table tennis room, piano room, dining hall, computer room, laundrette, the porters lodge, and the largest Junior Common Room in terms of floorspace of the Stoke Bishop Halls. Blocks M-R are the 'new' blocks. These feature significantly smaller rooms than those around old quad, yet share a bathroom in between every two rooms, and large communal kitchen space. The "oversupply" of bathrooms means the corridors often suffer from a damp problem. As part of the 'new block' redevelopment, a new student building, the "hexagon", was added. This is a small building at the back of the main block which currently houses a Queen Anne snooker table. The 'old' blocks are joined together in various formations. AB and IJ form two opposing self contained large 'houses'. These blocks have the largest rooms apart from the Holmes Mansion. They are the only rooms to have washbasins. Bathrooms are between 6 people per floor. CDE and FGH form longer "blocks" with rooms the same size as AB/IJ only without the washbasins, which are provided instead in shared bathrooms between 12 people per floor. All Old Blocks are linked by a service shaft/tunnel network carrying plumbing and cabling. They all contain small kitchenettes with Microwaves, Fridge Freezers and a Sink. They also contain washrooms on the top floors. The Holmes is a large Victorian mansion house of historical interest. It sits within the University botanical gardens opposite the hall, and houses mostly JCR members and non first-years. The rooms vary in size but tend to be considerably larger, by up to about 4 or 5 times, than even old block rooms. It formerly belonged to Wills Hall. The hall used to contain two other Victorian residences, Waltham and Claverton Cottages, Claverton having since become the Warden's Residence and Waltham now part of the Botanic Gardens. The hall is a catered hall, and the current warden of Churchill Hall is Dr. Alan Rump, who is also director of Student Services.
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/depts/Churchill/
[edit] Badock Hall
Badock Hall is a catered hall of residence. It offers accommodation for more than 437 students, comprising single study bedrooms housed in ten separate units, each supervised by a pastoral tutor.[2] The Hall was opened in 1964 and is named after the late Sir Stanley Hugh Badock, a former Pro-Chancellor, Treasurer and Chairman of Council of the University.[3] When originally opened, some of the buildings were known as Badock Hall with others being called Hiatt Baker Hall. Two years later, Hiatt Baker Hall moved to its own site ¼ mile away. In 2006, Badock celebrated 40 years in its current format.[4]
[edit] Other residences
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| Image | Hall Name | Established | Location | Catered/Self-catered | Warden |
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| Badock Hall | 1964 | Stoke Bishop | Catered | Mrs Francoise Evans | |
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Churchill Hall | 1964 | Stoke Bishop | Catered | Dr Alan G Rump |
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Clifton Hill House | 1750 | Clifton | Catered | Mrs Annie M Burnside |
| Durdham Hall | 1994 | Stoke Bishop | Self-catered | Mrs T-E Beech | |
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Goldney Hall | c1720 | Clifton | Self-catered | Professor Gregor McLennan |
| Hiatt Baker Hall | 1966 | Stoke Bishop | Catered | Dr. William GC Boyd | |
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Manor Hall | 1932 | Clifton | Self-catered | Dr. Martin J Crossley Evans |
| University Hall | 1971 | Stoke Bishop | Self-catered | Mrs Fiona JM Wilke | |
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Wills Hall | 1928 | Stoke Bishop | Catered | Mr. Donald R Shell (Senior Warden) |
[edit] References
- ^ Bristol University - Hall Life
- ^ Badock Hall website
- ^ Prospectus - Badock Hall, University of Bristol
- ^ The Gemini Club - Badock Hall, University of Bristol
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