Introduction

Alfred Palmer

East Thorpe and
Alfred Waterhouse

The origins of
St. Andrew's

Minute Books
and Reports

Rules for Women's
Halls of Residence

Closure of
St. Andrew's Hall

The Museum of
English Rural Life

Closure of St. Andrew's Hall

When it was announced that St. Andrew's Hall was to close, it sparked a bitter reaction from its residents and the Students' Union.

 

Demonstrations were organised, with the 'coffin of St. Andrew's Hall' being marched from the Hall to the Vice Chancellor's office.

However, with inadequate funding, rising crime around the Hall and fears over student safety, St. Andrew's Hall said goodbye to its last student resident in the Summer of 2001.

Below: examples of the reactions from residents and the student newspaper Spark.

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