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Mansfield College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Located close to the University Parks, it is one of the smallest colleges within the university.

1 History

The college was originally founded (under the name of Spring Hill College) in Birmingham, as a college for Nonconformist students, who could not at that time be admitted to Oxford or Cambridge.

The college moved to Oxford following the relaxation of the religious restrictions, and was founded in its present form by George and Elizabeth Mansfield in 1886. The Victorian buildings were designed by Basil Champneys .

Until 1995 Mansfield was a Permanent Private Hall rather than a college, the Queen's Charter being awarded in that year. It is considered one of the most open and liberal of the Oxford colleges, having a broad (for Oxford University) spread of students by sexuality, ethnicity and educational backgrounds. It is the leader of the University's F.E. Access scheme and has amongst the highest proportions of state school students at any Oxbridge college.

No description of Mansfield would be complete without mention of Hugh and Mike, the porters. Hugh Flint was the drummer for John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and appeared on their first two albums, the second of which featured Eric Clapton. He later formed the band McGuiness Flint .

2 Notable Former Students

• Adam von Trott
• Albert Schweitzer
• Guy Hands
• James Coatsworth
• Erik RoutleyErik Routley ( October 31 1917 October 8 1982) was an English Congregational minister, composer and musicologist. He was educated at Lancing College and Magdalen and Mansfield Colleges in Oxford. He was chaplain of Mansfield from 1948 to 1959 and then hel

3 External Link

• Official website