Central · Founded 1786
Harris Manchester College
Oxford's college for mature students (aged 21+), with an intimate campus and a jewel-like chapel of Burne-Jones and Morris stained glass.
The college
A closer
look.
Central — Mansfield Road, off Holywell Street
Founded 1786. Traces its origins to the Manchester Academy, a dissenting academy founded in 1786; it moved to Oxford in 1889 and gained full collegiate status by Royal Charter in 1996, named after benefactor Lord Harris of Peckham.
Late-Victorian Gothic Revival by Thomas Worthington (completed 1893), notable for a chapel decorated with Pre-Raphaelite stained glass by Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris.
On the same walk
Closest to
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On a visit
Don’t miss.
- 01Chapel with Burne-Jones and Morris stained glass
- 02Arlosh Hall
- 03Library
- 04Quad
Connected to
Notable
names.
- Unitarian and dissenting academic heritage
- Early Manchester Academy tutor Joseph Priestley
- Distinctive focus on mature students
Before you go
Visiting Harris Manchester College
Open to Public (Chapel Only). Published visitor access: Chapel only when available: Monday–Friday 10:00–17:30; Saturday 08:30–20:00. Admission: Free; donations welcome. College events, services and exams can still close areas at short notice.
Opening hours, admission and access change often — check the official site before you travel.
- Founded
- 1786
- Area
- Central — Mansfield Road, off Holywell Street
- Type
- College
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