Central · Founded 1896 · Permanent private hall
Campion Hall
The appeal is the rare Lutyens-designed hall and its notable art collection, a small jewel of a Jesuit house rather than a grand quad.
The college
A closer
look.
Brewer Street, central Oxford
Founded 1896. A Jesuit (Roman Catholic) foundation established in 1896 as a house for Jesuit scholars and renamed Campion Hall in 1918 after the martyr St Edmund Campion.
Its home on Brewer Street is the only Oxford college building designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, opened in 1936, a refined understated house holding a remarkable collection of religious art and antiquities.
On the same walk
Closest to
this one.
On a visit
Don’t miss.
- 01Only Oxford building by Sir Edwin Lutyens
- 02Notable collection of religious art and antiquities
- 03Jesuit chapel and study house
- 04Named for the martyr St Edmund Campion
Connected to
Notable
names.
- Society of Jesus (Jesuits)
- Sir Edwin Lutyens (architect of the building)
- Roman Catholic religious foundation
Before you go
Visiting Campion Hall
Appointment Only. Published visitor access: By appointment only. Admission: No public admission charge published. Confirm arrangements before travelling.
Opening hours, admission and access change often — check the official site before you travel.
- Founded
- 1896
- Area
- Brewer Street, central Oxford
- Type
- Permanent private hall
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