St Chad's College
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Template:Durham college St Chad's College is a college of the University of Durham in England. It is the smallest of Durham's colleges, nestled on the Bailey next to Hatfield College, and occupying eight historic buildings at the east end of Durham Cathedral. The college is named after St Chad of Mercia, a 7th century bishop.
St Chad's was founded as an Anglican theological college in 1904, and remains a Church of England foundation. For the first 70 years of its existence a high proportion of students trained for ordination. It ceased formal ordination training in the early 1970s, and its students now read for degrees across all departments of the University. St Chad's was among the last university colleges in the UK to admit women undergraduates: the final all-male year entered in September 1987.
St Chad's is one of only two 'Recognised Colleges', the other being St John's. This means that it is financially independent of the University and has a greater degree of administrative independence than the 'Maintained Colleges'. However Council must approve the appointment of its principal and be notified of changes to its constitution.
Students who study at St Chad's are accommodated in seven different houses: No. 1, Main College, Lightfoot, Langford, Grads' and Ramsey house (for undergraduates), and Trinity Hall (for postgraduates). Grad's house contains one of the oldest hanging staircases in England.
The college includes the North East Institute for Theological Education (an ecumenical institution of the Church of England, Methodist and United Reformed Churches). There are over a hundred students studying for University certificates and diplomas through ordination and ministerial training programmes affiliated with St Chad's throughout the North East of England.
Notable alumni
- Arthur Bostrom, actor who played Officer Crabtree in 'Allo 'Allo!
- Martin Speight, former Durham County Cricket Club wicketkeeper
- Tim FitzHigham, Perrier Best Newcomer award nominated comedy writer and performance artist
- Gwyneth Herbert, Singer
External links
- St Chad's College (http://www.dur.ac.uk/StChads) official website
- St Chad's College JCR (http://www.dur.ac.uk/StChadsJCR/Home/index.htm) undergraduate student organisation
- St Chad's College MCR (http://www.dur.ac.uk/stchads.mcr/) postgraduate student organisation
- St Chad's College SCR (http://www.dur.ac.uk/StChads/scr.html) staff organisation