Mansfield College

2005-01-30T21:08:03Z

62.254.128.7: added link to JCR website

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|width="50%"|Established ||width="50%"|[[1886]]
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|width="50%"|Principal ||width="50%"|Dr Diana Walford
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|width="50%"|JCR President ||width="50%"|Ed Mayne
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|width="50%"|Graduates ||width="50%"|42
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|width="50%"|Undergraduates ||width="50%"|193
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'''Mansfield College''' is one of the constituent colleges of the [[University of Oxford]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. Located close to the University Parks, it is one of the smallest colleges within the university.

=== History ===
The college was originally founded (under the name of Spring Hill College) in [[Birmingham, England|Birmingham]], as a college for [[Nonconformism|Nonconformist]] students, who could not at that time be admitted to Oxford or Cambridge.

The college moved to Oxford following the relaxation of the religious restrictions, and was founded in its present form by George and Elizabeth Mansfield in [[1886]]. The Victorian buildings were designed by [[Basil Champneys]].

Until 1995 Mansfield was a [[Permanent Private Hall]] rather than a college, the [[Queen's Charter]] being awarded in that year. It is considered one of the most open and liberal of the Oxford colleges, having a broad (for [[Oxford University]]) spread of students by [[sexuality]], [[ethnicity]] and educational backgrounds. It is the leader of the University's F.E. Access scheme and has amongst the highest proportions of state school students at any Oxbridge college.

No description of Mansfield would be complete without mention of Hugh and Mike, the porters. [[Hugh Flint]] was the drummer for [[John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers]] and appeared on their first two albums, the second of which featured [[Eric Clapton]]. He later formed the band [[McGuiness Flint]].

=== Notable Former Students ===
* [[Adam von Trott]]
* [[Albert Schweitzer]]
* [[Guy Hands]]
* [[Erik Routley]]

=== External Link ===
*[http://www.mansfield.ox.ac.uk/ Official website]
*[http://www.mansfieldjcr.org.uk/ Website of the Junior Common Room]
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