Ashburne Hall (to which Sheavyn House is an annex) is a
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public university, public research university in Manchester, England. The main campus is south of Manchester city centre, Manchester City Centre on Wilmslow Road, Oxford Road. The University of Manchester is c ...
hall of residence for students on the
Fallowfield Campus
The Fallowfield Campus is the main residential campus of the University of Manchester. It is located in Fallowfield, Manchester, 2 miles (3 km) south of the main university site, to which it is connected by Wilmslow Road and the A34 road (E ...
, situated south of the main university campus (the
Oxford Road Campus). The hall has catered accommodation offered to mainly undergraduate students, though some places are reserved for postgraduate students.
History
Ashburne Hall was founded in 1900 by
Samuel Alexander, R. D. Darbishire,
C. P. Scott and Alice B. Cooke as a hall of residence for women students. (Two halls for men had already been founded in association with
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.) It was first located at Ashburne House in Victoria Park (donated by R. D. Darbishire for the purpose) and remained there until the removal to "The Oaks" (which was then renamed Ashburne Hall) in 1910. The new site was on Wilmslow Road at the corner of Old Hall Lane, Fallowfield.
By 1930 the hall had been extended by new buildings and enriched by the bequest from
Lord Morley of his personal library. At a later date Sheavyn House was built in the grounds and commemorates
Dr Sheavyn who had been the third warden of the hall.
Ashburne Hall became a
Grade II listed building
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on 8 June 2012.
In 2023 th
Ashburne Hall Archivewas transferred to the University of Manchester Library. The archive contains many administrative documents, student publications, records and ephemera relating to student life at the Hall.
Norman Gillson is the current warden of Ashburne Hall.
Notable students
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Alison Uttley
Alison Jane Uttley ( Taylor; 17 December 1884 – 7 May 1976) was an English writer of over 100 books. She is best known for a children's series about Little Grey Rabbit and Sam Pig. She is also remembered for a pioneering time slip novel for ch ...
(1884–1976), writer, who left money to support students at Ashburne Hall
Notable staff
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Elizabeth French (1931–2021), former warden
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Barbara Gwyer (1881–1974), later principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford, was vice-warden of the hall from 1910 to 1916
See also
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Listed buildings in Manchester-M14
References
External links
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University of Manchester halls of residence
Grade II listed buildings in Manchester
Grade II listed educational buildings
Grade II listed residential buildings