The Queens College University of Oxford

Academic, Oxford
  • No. of meeting rooms: 8
  • Meeting room max capacity: 200
  • No. of Bedrooms: N/A
  • No. of car parking spaces: 200
  • Nearest Motorway: M4
  • Nearest Train station: Oxford Rail Station
  • Nearest Airport: Heathrow Airport

The college was founded during the 14th century by Robert de Eglesfield (d’Eglesfield), chaplain to Queen Philippa of Hainault (the wife of King Edward III of England); hence its name. The college’s coat of arms is that of the founder; it differs slightly from his family’s coat of arms, which did not include the gold star on the breast of the first eagle. The current coat of arms was adopted by d’Eglesfield because he was unable to use his family’s arms, being the younger son.

The frontage of the college was designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, part of a substantial rebuilding in the 18th century during which the library was built. The medieval foundations, however, remain beneath the current 18th-century structure. In 2012, the college had net assets of £201.4 million.[2]

The college has had a long association with the north of England, in part because of its founder;Eglesfield is a village in Cumberland. This connection was reinforced for many years until relatively recently by the large number of Hastings Scholarships given to men from 20 schools in Yorkshire,Westmorland and Cumberland. Graduate students from the universities of Bradford, Hull, Leeds, Sheffield, or York are still able to apply for Hastings Senior Scholarships.

One of the most famous feasts of the College is the Boar’s Head Gaudy, which originally was the Christmas Dinner for members of the College who were unable to return home to the north of England over the Christmas break between terms, but is now a feast for old members of the College on the Saturday before Christmas.

Suite Name Capacity (people) Dimensions(m)
Theatre Classrm Boardrm Cabaret Banquet Ushape Rec. H L W A
The Hall – – – – 150 – 200 – – – –
Memorial Room 90 – 30 – 28 – 50 – – – –
Magrath Room – – 16 – 40 – 18 – – – –
Lecture Room A 29 12 15 – – – – – – – –
Lecture Room B 55 38 – – – – – – – – –
Lecture Room C – 14 12 – – – – – – – –
Teaching Room – 10 10 – – – – – – – –
Carrodus Meeting Room 36 20 14 – – – – – – – –

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