east range: the story so far

East Range

The Story So Far

Work on the new East Range link building began in February 2013, and is scheduled to be completed in the forthcoming Trinity term. Situated in the area north of the Chapel that borders Mansfield Road, the link building, as its name suggests, will provide direct access into both the main building and into the Chapel.

The new building will incorporate extensive new kitchen space and associated storage and staff facilities. It will also allow access to three optional dining areas – the Chapel, the current Dining Hall, and a new open-plan refectory/bar/social space that will be located below the Hall on the site of the old kitchens. The last of these will open on to a new patio in the corner of the Quad, giving College members and guests an attractive outdoor seating area.

The new kitchens will provide our catering staff with vastly improved facilities – a significant upgrade on the previous space which had been in continuous use since Mansfield’s foundation, and which had long been too small to meet the needs of our growing student body.

The project will cost approximately £5m in total, around half of which will be funded through borrowing. This exciting addition to College would not have been possible without the generous support of our alumni and friends.