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'''Trevelyan College''', commonly known as '''Trevs''', is a [[University of Durham#Colleges|college]] of the [[University of Durham]] in [[England]]. It was founded in 1966 and takes its name from the historian [[George Macaulay Trevelyan]], [[Chancellor]] of the University from 1950 to 1957. |
'''Trevelyan College''', commonly known as '''Trevs''', is a [[University of Durham#Colleges|college]] of the [[University of Durham]] in [[England]]. It was founded in 1966 and takes its name from the historian [[George Macaulay Trevelyan]], [[Chancellor]] of the University from 1950 to 1957. |
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Trevs' internal construction is very unusual. Essentially, it is a string of [[hexagon]]s, which means that many of the rooms contain strange angles. In a typical room, the angles in any pair of opposite corners add up to 180°, making it a [[cyclic quadrilateral]]. |
Trevs' internal construction is very unusual. Essentially, it is a string of [[hexagon]]s, which means that many of the rooms contain strange angles. In a typical room, the angles in any pair of opposite corners add up to 180°, making it a [[cyclic quadrilateral]]. The story goes that the architect believed that women — for whom the college was originally designed, becoming fully mixed only in 1992 — would be intimidated by a building full of right angles and corners. |
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That legend I've never heard, and my speculation has always been that the building was cunningly designed to minimise privacy and make it difficult to "misbehave". Almost all of the rooms have windows which are overlooked by other windows; if you want to get up to anything "interesting" during the day, you either shut your curtains, or the world sees! And of course, just having the curtains shut draws attention to your room and advertises that something is going on. Speaking, of course, from bitter experience ... Jenny Radcliffe (Trevs 1997-2000). |
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The building, built in the 1960s, has won a Civic Design Award. More modern additions include the K-block with en-suite rooms and the Sir James Knott Hall. Approximately 320 students can be housed in the building, and around 500 are members of the college, making Trevs one of the smaller of [[Durham]]'s colleges. Its shield bears the upper half of a horse swimming in water, which presumably explains the joshing title of the college magazine, ''[[Hippocampus (fish)|Hippocampus]]''. |
The building, built in the 1960s, has won a Civic Design Award. More modern additions include the K-block with en-suite rooms and the Sir James Knott Hall. Approximately 320 students can be housed in the building, and around 500 are members of the college, making Trevs one of the smaller of [[Durham]]'s colleges. Its shield bears the upper half of a horse swimming in water, which presumably explains the joshing title of the college magazine, ''[[Hippocampus (fish)|Hippocampus]]''. |
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==Notable alumni== |
==Notable alumni== |
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Its most famous |
Its most famous alumna is arguably [[Mo Mowlam]] (former [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|cabinet minister]]) who, in a characteristically rebellious act even at that tender age, is reputed to have painted her room black. Other alumni include the puzzle writer [[David J. Bodycombe]]. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Revision as of 04:15, 6 February 2005
Template:Durham college Trevelyan College, commonly known as Trevs, is a college of the University of Durham in England. It was founded in 1966 and takes its name from the historian George Macaulay Trevelyan, Chancellor of the University from 1950 to 1957.
Trevs' internal construction is very unusual. Essentially, it is a string of hexagons, which means that many of the rooms contain strange angles. In a typical room, the angles in any pair of opposite corners add up to 180°, making it a cyclic quadrilateral. The story goes that the architect believed that women — for whom the college was originally designed, becoming fully mixed only in 1992 — would be intimidated by a building full of right angles and corners.
That legend I've never heard, and my speculation has always been that the building was cunningly designed to minimise privacy and make it difficult to "misbehave". Almost all of the rooms have windows which are overlooked by other windows; if you want to get up to anything "interesting" during the day, you either shut your curtains, or the world sees! And of course, just having the curtains shut draws attention to your room and advertises that something is going on. Speaking, of course, from bitter experience ... Jenny Radcliffe (Trevs 1997-2000).
The building, built in the 1960s, has won a Civic Design Award. More modern additions include the K-block with en-suite rooms and the Sir James Knott Hall. Approximately 320 students can be housed in the building, and around 500 are members of the college, making Trevs one of the smaller of Durham's colleges. Its shield bears the upper half of a horse swimming in water, which presumably explains the joshing title of the college magazine, Hippocampus.
Notable alumni
Its most famous alumna is arguably Mo Mowlam (former cabinet minister) who, in a characteristically rebellious act even at that tender age, is reputed to have painted her room black. Other alumni include the puzzle writer David J. Bodycombe.
External links
- Trevelyan College official website
- Trevelyan College JCR undergraduate student organisation
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