Historic libraries · West Midlands
Somerville College Library
Somerville College Library is a historic library in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Oxford · 0.8 km
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Somerville College Library is a historic library in the United Kingdom. Part of University of Oxford. Coordinates: 51.7594°, -1.2631°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Somerville College Library is the college library of Somerville College, one of the 38 colleges of the University of Oxford. The library is one of the largest college libraries at the University of Oxford and has achieved 100% student satisfaction in several annual surveys. Somerville College Library is situated north of the main quadrangle, facing the Chapel. It is open 24 hours a day, has Wi-Fi, several study rooms and computers, and the main student colour printer and scanner. The library is a Grade II-listed building.
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Background
History
The Edwardian building was built in 1903 and designed by Sir Basil Champneys. It was officially opened in 1904 by John Morley. Robert Bridges wrote Demeter specially for this opening, at which it was performed for the first time. Somerville College Library was the first library for women at the University of Oxford, and among the first college libraries built at Oxford with the needs of the undergraduates rather than the fellows in mind. During the First World War, Somerville college became a hospital for convalescing officers and the library was a popular place for beds to be placed, overlooking the gardens. Siegfried Sassoon and Robert Graves were both to reminisce about their time at…
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- Coordinates
- 51.7594, -1.2631
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Oxford
- Parish
- Oxford, unparished area
- Postcode
- OX2 6HD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Established
- 1903
- Nearest railway station
- Oxford — 0.8 km
- Official site
- www.some.ox.ac.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q51915999 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Somerville College Library (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Somerville College Library in snow.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Somerville College Library?
- Somerville College Library is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX2 6HD), in the parish of Oxford, unparished area.
- When was Somerville College Library built?
- Built or established in 1903.
- How do I get to Somerville College Library?
- The nearest railway station is Oxford, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OX2 6HD.