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	Trinity Hall
	Established:	1350
	University:	University of Cambridge
	Address:	Trinity Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1TJ
	Telephone:	(01223) 332500
	Website:	http://www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk
	Student Union/JCR website:	http://www-jcr.trinhall.cam.ac.uk
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Trinity Hall is one of the smaller Cambridge Colleges. It was founded in 1350 by William Bateman, making it the 5th oldest Cambridge college. It is affectionately referred to as Tit Hall.

Contents 1 Location 2 Accommodation 3 Social Spaces 3.1 Chapel 4 Library and Computing 5 Welfare 6 Atmosphere 7 Facilities 8 Student-eye view

Location

Trinity Hall is on a road parallel to Trinity Street, behind Gonville and Caius, and next door to Clare. Trinity Hall can also be accessed by punt at the small docking area at the bottom of Latham Lawn. It has lovely views over the river.

Accommodation

The College owns or administers over 500 rooms that are used to accommodate Junior Members. All Freshers and some of the third year live on the College’s Central Site; the great majority of the second year and some of the third year live on the Wychfield site, next to the College’s playing fields, in St Clement's Hostel, or in Bishop Bateman Court. During Lent Term undergraduates choose accommodation for the following year in a ballot run by the JCR.

All 1st year rooms are on central site, all have basic things like sink, bed, desk, armchair, chair etc. The higher the price you pay:

1. the bigger room you have:- more armchairs, u could even get a sofa
2. the nearer you are to wc, shower, kitchen (e.g. my room is in the lowest band:- no shower on my floor, have to go downstairs)
3. you get a nicer outlook like front court/lathan lawn, unlike my room which faces trinity lane:- can be quite noisy

But don't think that lowest band rooms are bad, mine is much bigger than I thought and rooms in highest category are absolutely massive

As far as living facilities go, it can vary from staircase to staircase. Some have proper kitchens like you would have at home and corner baths whereas others don't. It depends which price bracket you apply for. Cooking facilities aren't really a big issue really though, as you can get meals in hall every meal time apart from Sunday lunchtime.

Social Spaces

Chapel

Trinity Hall has the smallest Chapel of all the Cambridge Colleges. The Chapel exists for every member of the Hall, and is available outside service times for private prayer and meditation any hour of the day or evening. Worship is broadly according to the liturgy of the Church of England, but all members of the Hall and their guests are welcome to attend any of the services, as indeed are outside visitors. Christians who would normally expect to receive communion in their own churches, whatever the denomination or tradition, are cordially invited to receive communion at the College Eucharists. It is not necessary to wear gowns in Chapel. There is a College Choir, who sing on Thursday and Sunday evenings during full term. We hope that, if you come, you will find a friendly welcome, good music, and stimulating preaching and teaching.

Library and Computing

One thing that really sets Trinity Hall apart is its splendid library. Designed to look like a ship, it hangs out over the Cam, with beautiful large windows around the front of it. It is called the Jerwood Library and was opened in 1999. It is fully airconditioned and so a comfortable place to study

Welfare

Atmosphere

Trinity Hall is very friendly, the kind of place where everyone knows everyone else and everyone gets to know everything... unless you're the sort of person who locks yourself in your room and doesn't bother to get to know anyone.

Facilities

Student-eye view