Explore Mansfield
Rooms in Garden Building (G Block) have their own en suite bathrooms. Laundry facilities are also available on the ground floor.
Rooms in A block, B block and E block look out onto this private garden.
Rooms in A block, B block and E block look out onto this private garden.
The Hands Building is home to 74 ensuite rooms, with a shared kitchen on each floor.
Photo by John Cairns
The Terrace is an outside seating area, which is popular with students on sunny days.
MCR or Middle Common Room is a social space for post-graduate students.
The Tower is a distinctive part of the Mansfield skyline. On special occasions flags are flown from the roof.
Mansfield’s Chapel is used for services, recitals, as well as for College dining.
This statue is by artist Penelope Jencks. It was unveiled by Hillary Clinton in October 2018 to mark the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The Hands Building is home to student accommodation, The Bonavero Institute of Human Rights and the Sir Joseph Hotung Auditorium.
Photo courtesy of jeaphotography.
Mansfield is home to four libraries, all of which are open 24 hours a day.
At the centre of Mansfield’s quad is Present Time, a sculpture by Sir Antony Gormley.
The Crypt is a multi-functional space at the heart of College.
Garden Building Accommodation
The Old Hall
The Old Hall is used for small dinners and as a meeting space.
The Fellows' Garden
Blocks A, B, C & D Accommodation
A block, B block and E block look out onto this private garden. They are the oldest student rooms in College, and many of them are large, often consisting of two conjoined rooms.
Hands Building Accommodation
As well as hosting The Bonavero Institute of Human Rights and the Sir Joseph Hotung Auditorium, The Hands Building is also used as student accommodation. All the rooms are ensuite and have easy access to a kitchen.
The Tower Room
The Terrace
The Terrace is an outside seating area, which is popular with students on sunny days.
The Entrance Hall
Junior Common Room (JCR)
JCR stands for Junior Common Room. The space is used by undergraduate students for relaxing, hosting JCR meetings and other events.
Middle Common Room
MCR or Middle Common Room is a social space for post-graduate students, complete with comfy chairs, games and tea and coffee making facilities.
The Tower
The Porters' Lodge
The Porters Lodge is staffed day and night. Student pigeon holes and the university’s internal mail system can be accessed here.
Chapel
The Chapel hosts services and recitals each week. Chapel Services are open to the public and are held on Wednesday evenings. See here for more details.
Eleanor Roosevelt Statue
The bronze statue, by artist Penelope Jencks, presents Eleanor Roosevelt in a quiet and reflective pose and is a second casting of the statue of Eleanor Roosevelt that stands in Manhattan’s Riverside Park.
Eleanor Roosevelt played a key role in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted by the UN in 1948. She believed that education and equal opportunities should be available to all, and she used her role as First Lady of the United States of America to fight for civil rights, the rights of women and racial equality.
The Hands Building
The Hands Building was opened in 2018, which makes it the newest building at Mansfield.
The contemporary design sits well alongside the adjacent heritage buildings. Each room has its own ensuite bathroom. There are kitchens on each floor, all of which have a view of the quad.
The Hands Building contains the Sir Joseph Hotung Auditorium. This is used for events such as the Mansfield Lecture Series, which is open to the public, and by student groups such as the Mansfield Film Society.
The building has received several architectural accolades. These include a nomination for the RIBA South Regional Awards, a certificate in the Oxford Preservation Trust Awards, and a shortlisting for two Structural Timber awards.
The Libraries
The Libraries hold over 30,000 volumes, with a new fiction section recently added. The Main Library is known for the beautiful stencilled panels on its ceiling
'Present Time' Sculpture
Sir Antony Gormley, OBE is perhaps most widely known for his work the Angel of the North in Gateshead, UK. His sculpture Present Time has been on loan to the college since 2013.
The following audio clip gives you more information about the statue and the unusual process by which it was created.
The Crypt Cafe & Bar
The Crypt is Mansfield’s bar and café, serving food during the day. It is also a relaxed place to work. The Crypt hosts College events such as student-run open mic nights, pub quizzes and film socials.
