The Oxford Guide - Differences between Version 14 and Version 9 of Pembroke College

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Pembroke is a medium size college that often does well in rowing.
Pembroke is a relatively small college specialising mainly in rowing, singing, musical theatre and law. Also pretty hot on oriental studies.
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There are four quads; the one when you go in is Old Quad, which mainly
contains the JCR and the MCR, college offices and teaching rooms. The
grand
one to the right is Chapel Quad. This contains the hall, which
is the thing which looks like a chapel, and the chapel, which is the
thing which looks like a hall.
There are three quads; the one when you go in is Old Quad, which mainly contains the JCR and the MCR, college offices and teaching rooms. The one to the right is Chapel Quad. This contains the hall, which is the thing which looks like a chapel, and the chapel, which is the thing which looks like a hall.
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Left of the Chapel Quad, via the Fellow's Garden, there's the new
quad
, which you reach by crossing a bridge over Brewer Street and the
old city wall
. It's just opened (2012) and is pretty flash, all
ensuite rooms, terraced gardens and a theatre
. Most second years and
a fair few graduates live here
. This means all undergrads get
accomodation for their whole degree
.
Around the back of Chapel Quad is the North Quad, which contains most of the accommodation; some freshers and lucky finalists are put up in the MacMillan building to the west end of North Quad and up the steps, but most folk are in the converted houses on Pembroke Street. There is a street running through North Quad, Beef Lane, which Pembroke bought outright. I don't know if it's a right of way or just as a courtesy, but it's opened on Sundays for people going through to [[St. Ebbe's Church]] and [[St. Aldate's Church]].
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Around the other side of Chapel Quad is the North Quad. Some freshers
and lucky finalists are put up in the MacMillan building to the west
end of North Quad and up the steps
, but most folk are along the row of
18th century houses which stretch along Pembroke Street. There is a
street running through North Quad, Beef Lane, which Pembroke bought
outright. I don't know if it's a right of way or just as a courtesy,
but it's opened on Sundays for people going through to [[St. Ebbe's
Church]] and [[St. Aldate's Church]]
.
To the left of Old Quad is the McGowin library, donated by the McGowin family of Alabama in 1974.
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To the left of Old Quad is the McGowin library, donated by the McGowin
family of Alabama in 1974
, and the Master's Lodgings (formerly
Cardinal Wolsey's Alms houses)
.
The other finalists are in the Geoffrey Arthur Building (call it the GAB, and don't call it the Jeffrey Archer Building, we've heard that one) which is down Abingdon Road and by the river.
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The other finalists are in the Geoffrey Arthur Building (call it the
GAB) which is down Abingdon Road and by the river. It
's a big
monolithic thing with a
couple of ice grassy quads. You'll probably
have
a river view. Most of the Graduates live here too.

The student body
is what makes this college. Everybody tends to be very friendly and welcoming. There is a good interest in the JCR committee that debates with college to give the student population a voice.

See also:
*
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pembroke_College,_Oxford Wikipedia entry]
The atmosphere at Pembroke's generally chilled out, although JCR/MCR relations were really very bad when I was there a couple of years ago, and emphasis is explicitly placed on extra-curricular activities by tutorial staff. Not the place to go if you want a first, although plenty of firsts do happen here, the focus is on balance and turning out "rounded individuals". An intimate, supportive atmosphere, Pembroke was once in financial trouble, but is definitely out of it now, and expanding in a multi-million venture to build a brand new quad out of lovely old buildings. You cannot fail to love the place.
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summary='Small, centrally located college.'
summary='Corrected spelling. If it was genuinely generous it'd have been named it after someone else.'

Pembroke is a relatively small college specialising mainly in rowing, singing, musical theatre and law. Also pretty hot on oriental studies.

There are three quads; the one when you go in is Old Quad, which mainly contains the JCR and the MCR, college offices and teaching rooms. The one to the right is Chapel Quad. This contains the hall, which is the thing which looks like a chapel, and the chapel, which is the thing which looks like a hall.

Around the back of Chapel Quad is the North Quad, which contains most of the accommodation; some freshers and lucky finalists are put up in the MacMillan building to the west end of North Quad and up the steps, but most folk are in the converted houses on Pembroke Street. There is a street running through North Quad, Beef Lane, which Pembroke bought outright. I don't know if it's a right of way or just as a courtesy, but it's opened on Sundays for people going through to St. Ebbe's Church and St. Aldate's Church.

To the left of Old Quad is the McGowin library, donated by the McGowin family of Alabama in 1974.

The other finalists are in the Geoffrey Arthur Building (call it the GAB, and don't call it the Jeffrey Archer Building, we've heard that one) which is down Abingdon Road and by the river.

The atmosphere at Pembroke's generally chilled out, although JCR/MCR relations were really very bad when I was there a couple of years ago, and emphasis is explicitly placed on extra-curricular activities by tutorial staff. Not the place to go if you want a first, although plenty of firsts do happen here, the focus is on balance and turning out "rounded individuals". An intimate, supportive atmosphere, Pembroke was once in financial trouble, but is definitely out of it now, and expanding in a multi-million venture to build a brand new quad out of lovely old buildings. You cannot fail to love the place.


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