St John’s as a Voluntary Aid Detachment Hospital
During World War One many teacher training colleges temporarily closed due to falling student numbers. St John’s College closed due to a lack of students in 1916 and did not reopen until after the...
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Grays Court Memories
Grays Court has a very long and exciting history. It stands on the site of a Roman legionary fortress and has welcomed historic and VIP guests over the years, including King James I! But...
YSJ Student Life Today – How have things changed since your time with us? – Alumni Newsletter, Winter 2018
We might still occupy the corner of Lord Mayor’s Walk, but most of the buildings have gone through a radical redesign since the twentieth century, let alone since the mid-nineteenth. The new Students’ Union...
Peter’s Favourite Finds
Two days a week, a man sits in the Heritage Room absorbed in the history of the University, cataloguing the wealth of items that are collected there and accepting new donations from alumni and friends...