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Garden Building Accommodation
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Garden Building
Garden Building

Rooms in Garden Building (G Block) have their own en suite bathrooms. Laundry facilities are also available on the ground floor.

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The Old Hall
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The Old Hall
The Old Hall

The Old Hall is used for small dinners and as a meeting space. 

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The Fellows' Garden
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The Fellows Garden entrance
The Fellows' Garden

Rooms in A block, B block and E block look out onto this private garden.

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Blocks A, B, C & D Accommodation
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A block from the Fellows' Garden
Blocks A-D Accommodation

Rooms in A block, B block and E block look out onto this private garden.

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Hands Building Accommodation
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Hands Building Accommodation
Hands Building Accommodation

The Hands Building is home to 74 ensuite rooms, with a shared kitchen on each floor.

 

Photo by John Cairns

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The Tower Room
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The Tower Room
The Tower Room

The Tower Room is used for classes, seminars and meetings.

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The Terrace
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The Terrace in summer
The Terrace

The Terrace is an outside seating area, which is popular with students on sunny days.

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The Entrance Hall
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The Entrance Hall
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Junior Common Room (JCR)
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Junior Common Room (JCR)

The JCR is a social space for undergraduate students. 

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Middle Common Room (MCR)

MCR or Middle Common Room is a social space for post-graduate students.

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The Tower
The Tower

The Tower is a distinctive part of the Mansfield skyline. On special occasions flags are flown from the roof.

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Porters' Lodge

The Porters Lodge is the first place to go for general enquiries.

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Chapel
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Mansfield Chapel
Chapel

Mansfield’s Chapel is used for services, recitals, as well as for College dining.

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Eleanor Roosevelt Statue with the main quad behind.
Eleanor Roosevelt Statue

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.

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The Hands Building
The Hands Building

The Hands Building is home to student accommodation, The Bonavero Institute of Human Rights and the Sir Joseph Hotung Auditorium.

 

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The Libraries
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The Library
The Libraries

Mansfield is home to four libraries, all of which are open 24 hours a day. 

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'Present Time' Sculpture
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The Present Time sculpture in the quad
'Present Time' Sculpture

At the centre of Mansfield’s quad is Present Time, a sculpture by Sir Antony Gormley.

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The Crypt Cafe & Bar
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Tables set up in The Crypt
The Crypt Cafe & Bar

The Crypt is a multi-functional space at the heart of College.

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Garden Building
Garden Building

Rooms in Garden Building (G Block) have their own en suite bathrooms. Laundry facilities are also available on the ground floor.

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The Old Hall
The Old Hall

The Old Hall is used for small dinners and as a meeting space. 

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The Fellows Garden entrance
The Fellows' Garden

Rooms in A block, B block and E block look out onto this private garden.

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A block from the Fellows' Garden
Blocks A-D Accommodation

Rooms in A block, B block and E block look out onto this private garden.

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Hands Building Accommodation
Hands Building Accommodation

The Hands Building is home to 74 ensuite rooms, with a shared kitchen on each floor.

 

Photo by John Cairns

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The Tower Room
The Tower Room

The Tower Room is used for classes, seminars and meetings.

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The Terrace in summer
The Terrace

The Terrace is an outside seating area, which is popular with students on sunny days.

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The Entrance Hall doors
The Entrance Hall
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The JCR
Junior Common Room (JCR)

The JCR is a social space for undergraduate students. 

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MCR
Middle Common Room (MCR)

MCR or Middle Common Room is a social space for post-graduate students.

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The Tower
The Tower

The Tower is a distinctive part of the Mansfield skyline. On special occasions flags are flown from the roof.

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The Porters
Porters' Lodge

The Porters Lodge is the first place to go for general enquiries.

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Mansfield Chapel
Chapel

Mansfield’s Chapel is used for services, recitals, as well as for College dining.

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Eleanor Roosevelt Statue with the main quad behind.
Eleanor Roosevelt Statue

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.

View more »
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The Hands Building
The Hands Building

The Hands Building is home to student accommodation, The Bonavero Institute of Human Rights and the Sir Joseph Hotung Auditorium.

 

Photo courtesy of jeaphotography.

 

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The Library
The Libraries

Mansfield is home to four libraries, all of which are open 24 hours a day. 

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Close
The Present Time sculpture in the quad
'Present Time' Sculpture

At the centre of Mansfield’s quad is Present Time, a sculpture by Sir Antony Gormley.

View more »
Close
Tables set up in The Crypt
The Crypt Cafe & Bar

The Crypt is a multi-functional space at the heart of College.

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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.

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