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The College has 173 bed-sits, with 220 beds,
in 9 halls of residence.
Thirty-three percent of the rooms (57) are
en-suite, and twenty-one percent of the rooms
(47) are shared.
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Main College
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Main College is, as the name suggests, the main focus of
much of College life. Half of the building was constructed in the 18th century, and the rest
was added in 1961. The newest parts are not yet listed, but the oldest parts are
Grade II listed. The City Wall, which runs behind the whole of the Main
site, is Grade I listed.
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four wings of Main College revolve around the glass-covered Quad, which, during term,
serves as an extension of the Junior Common Room. The was constructed
during 2002-3 by covering and enclosing a largely-unused pre-existing quad.
It accommodates up to 140 people.
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The College’s main dining hall, the Moulsdale Hall, adjoins
the Quad. Indeed, the dining hall and the Quad are designed to be used simultaneously and
together hold 260 people – more than enough to house the College’s
resident population.
Most College staff and Fellows have offices in Main College. The College Office is on the
ground floor and the Academic Office is on the first floor.
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The
libraries, the Junior Common Room (with TV and pool table), the computer room,
the Media Academy (see below) and the two College Bars are all in Main College.
The College fitness room is located in Main College, but access is via Bow Lane
(the fitness room has a number of rowing machines, exercise bicycles, weights
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College Libraries and Facilities
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The seven College Library rooms are dotted
throughout Main College. The Fenton Library opened in 2006 and is named
after John Fenton, a New Testament scholar and former College
Principal. The three Fenton Library rooms are hidden away in the lofts. This, the newest of the College’s
libraries, provides private study space for thirty students and is home to
about a third of the College’s
undergraduate collection.
The
Research Library specialises in 18th and 19th century history, in liturgy and
Church History. It is geared more towards postgraduates and has study space for
eight students.
The Wetherall Theology Library, with study space for a further sixteen students, is located
on the first floor of Main College.
The Brewis Library and the Williams Library as well as the Bettenson Room are
all located on the ground floor: they house the Technology, Fine Arts, Geography
and History collections. There is also ample study space in each of them.
In addition, the Bettenson Room is used as a small seminar room by
College and University departments
during term.
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The College Chapel
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Main College is also home to the College Chapel. The Chapel was built as a
temporary structure just after the First World War. The College hopes to
replace the chapel in the next few years. Morning Prayer is held
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Number One North Bailey
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Number
One is just up from Market Square. In fact you can’t live any closer to the
centre of Durham City than Number One. This Grade II listed building is shared
with the Music Department and is home to 18 mostly first-year undergraduates. |
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| Epiphany House |
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This Grade II listed building was acquired by
the College in 2006 and has been completely refurbished to provide en-suite
rooms for freshers, postgraduates and Fellows. It opened officially in
October 2007.
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The Boat house
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The
college boat house is located (unsurprisingly) on the bank of the River Wear, on
St Chad's property below St John's College (St Chad's used to own the buildings
above the boat house). The boat house is scheduled for replacement before
2010, and the College hopes to move it to the paddock -- a large stretch of land just
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Lightfoot House
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Lightfoot
House is a Grade II listed building constructed in the 18th century. It is
located on the Bailey, just next to Main College, and is named after an eminent
19th century, Durham-based New Testament scholar. The house is used by First
and Third Year students. This building has facilities for disabled access
and has wheelchair accessible showers and toilets. |
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Langford House
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This Grade II listed building is named
after a former Judaism scholar and College Chaplain. Indeed, for many
decades, it was the home of the College’s chaplains. Today, it is home
mostly to third year students.
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| Grads' House |
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Confusingly-named,
this Grade II listed building is home not to postgraduates, but to freshers and to third year students.
The name derives from its former use in the 60's and 70's as a residence for
postgraduate students studying for
postgraduate diplomas in Theology. It was completely refurbished in 2010 |
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| Hallgarth Street |
This house is located four or five minutes
from the College's main site. It is usually populated by postgraduates;
but now and then demand by finalists is so great that the house is let out to
third or fourth year students. |
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| Ramsey House |
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Ramsey
House is named after the former Archbishop of Canterbury Michael Ramsey, a
resident member of St Chad’s College, a College Tutor, and member of the St
Chad's College Governing Council. For many decades, Ramsey House was the home of
successive College Principals. Today, Ramsey House has seven student rooms and a
self-contained flat. The College’s Middle Common Room, the Horsfall Room, is
also located here.
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| Trinity Hall |
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Trinity
Hall was acquired by the College from the Cathedral in 2004. The Principal's lodgings are
adjacent to the hall, and the Chaplain and Artist in Residence also live here -
along with most of the College's self-catered postgraduate
population. The 19th century structure is located just
up the banks from the River Wear, a picturesque eight-minute walk from Main
College. It is in a relatively quiet part of Durham and has ample parking
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