Facilities
The main college site sits between Banbury Road (next to the University Science Park) and Woodstock Road; for more information on the location and to get a plan of the site, visit the directions and maps page. The buildings on the main college site span an eclectic mix of time periods, including late 19th-century houses and the modern Ruth Deech Building.
St. Anne's also has a graduate housing complex in Summertown at Robert Saunders House (RSH) and shares a sports ground with St. John's College. Please see the directions and maps page to view the location of these facilities.
Eleanor Plumer House (EPH)
The Middle Common Room itself is situated in Eleanor Plumer House (known as EPH), the new graduate centre located on the college site. The newly refurbished common room consists of a large, comfortable sitting area which has a wide-screen television, Nintendo Wii, PS2, a DVD and video player, as well as an extensive selection of newspapers and magazines which the MCR subscribes to.
The common room is an ideal place for relaxing or reading in EPH. You can also enjoy free tea, coffee, milk, or biscuits from the fully fitted kitchen. Please contact the MCR Environment Officer, Morag Rennie (environment [at] st-annes-mcr.org.uk), if any of these items are missing.
The EPH common room is also the setting for many of our evening social events, such as drinks receptions before our variety of formal dinners, parties, beer tastings, film nights, and many more. EPH also houses an exclusive graduate study area which has several computers - all with broadband access - as well as printing and scanning facilities. There is Wi-Fi access available throughout EPH, including in the common room.
For more information on the accommodation in EPH, please see the accommodation page.
Ruth Deech Building (RDB)
The Ruth Deech Building (RDB) is home to the porters' lodge, which also serves as reception for all visitors. RDB houses undergraduate bedrooms as well as seminar rooms, teaching space, the multimedia Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre, and ample social areas for events such as dinners and wine tastings. RDB named after a former Principal of St. Anne's, Baroness Ruth Deech; her portrait hangs in the building's foyer.
Hartland House
Hartland House contains the college library, which is the largest college library in Oxford with over 110,000 volumes. The college Treasury is also on the ground floor at the opposite end of the building. Halfway along the ground floor corridor is the St. Anne's Junior Common Room (JCR); the room it occupies is also known as the Hartland Room. This is where the college undergraduates hang out. The Senior Common Room (SCR) is also on the ground floor.
The first floor of Hartland House (above the Treasury) house both the Principal's Office and the Academic Office.
Music rooms
St. Anne's has 4 music practice rooms in the basement of 50 Woodstock Road. The code for these rooms may be obtained from the Lodge. Three of the rooms are open and have upright pianos. The other room, known as the "Annie Barnes Music Room," is only available to those enrolled in a music degree or those who receive a music scholarship at the music competition (usually scheduled for the middle of Michaelmas term). The Annie Barnes Music Room comes equipped with a Yamaha grand piano.
Please also see the Music page for more information on college activities in this subject area.
Teaching rooms
Most of these are in the Victorian houses: 48 and 50 Woodstock Road, and 27, 29, 39, 41 Banbury Road. The MCR also runs the Sciences as well as the Arts and Humanities Discussion Group Series in these rooms, usually in 48 Woodstock.
Woodstock Road and Bevington Road houses
These houses are numbered 58/60 Woodstock as well as 1 to 10 Bevington Road. All are Victorian houses, home to many undergrads, particularly in their first year. Laundry facilities are located in the basement of 58/60 Woodstock. There's also a small gym room with exercise bikes and a weights room downstairs in 58 Woodstock Road. Rowing machines are available in the Erg Room located in Room 2 of 6 Bevington Road.
Other Buildings
- Trenaman House contains undergraduate student bedrooms as well as the STACS Coffee Shop.
- The Wolfson and Rayne buildings overlook the main quad and are usually undergrad residences.
- The College Bar is is a very popular venue. Drinks are cheap and there's a pool table, table-football, quiz machine, dart board and juke box.
- The Gatehouse consists of 20 undergrad bedrooms. Here you will find the JCR post room and top up card machine for the washing machines and dryers. Check with the Lodge if you are unsure how to put credit on your card.
- The Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre (MOLT) is attached to the Claire Palley residential building and is a venue for Subject Family Events, some lectures, film screenings, music recitals, and art exhibitions in the foyer.
Dining hall and Coffee shop
The St. Anne's MCR has access to some of the best dining in Oxford through our dining hall and coffee shop. Check out the dining page for more details and to see the menus.
Robert Saunders House (RSH)
Robert Saunders House (RSH) is the second location used for social events; it is located in Summertown and is just a 15 minute walk from college. It houses 82 graduate students and also has a large common room and television room which are often used for parties and film nights. For more information on RSH, please see the accommodation page.
Sports
The college has a small fitness room with exercise bikes and a small weights room. The fitness rooms also contain some free weights, as well as a bench press and cardio machines. A number of rowing machines are also available on the main site. Please visit the sports gyms and facilities page for more information.
St. Anne's also shares a sports ground with St. John's College. Please see the college sports page for more infomation.
