Halls of Residence
The original Halls of Residence were ‘named Stanley, Clough, Lady Margaret and John Dalton ‘in honour’ of the Derby Family and ‘of three individuals famous in the history of Lancashire and of Education’ (Anne Jemima Clough was a pioneer of higher education for women, having founded Newnham College, Cambridge)’ (A Vision for Learning, p25.) Five Halls, opened in 1963 by Princess Margaret, are named after Lady Openshaw, Katherine Fletcher (Chairs of Governors), EM Butterworth, Margaret Bain (Principals) and Eleanor Rathbone, a noted social reformer. Lancashire hall, now demolished, was originally built to house male students. Forest Court added 300 bedrooms in the early 1990s. More recent Halls include Founders Court, named after the institution’s founders Crosfield (William Crosfield); McDairmid (S. McDairmid); Matheson (Thomas Matheson); Smith (Samuel Smith (1836–1906)), Balfour (Alexander Balfour); Sinclair (WP Sinclair); and Sarah Yelf (the first Principal); and Graduates Court, named after alumni: Ainsworth (Joe Ainsworth), Annakin (Ethel Annakin), Maconie (Stuart Maconie), Normanton (Helena Normanton) and Pryce (Jonathan Pryce). In 2012 Chancellors Court was opened, adding Halls named after individuals associated with the institution including Chairs of the Board of Governors: Blake, Bradshaw, Byron (Tanya Byron, the first Chancellor of the University), Fulton, Millner, Pinfold, Tomkins, Williams (politician Shirley Williams), and Wilson. The latest development brings the total number of student rooms to 1,429.
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