# Mansfield College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide

> A small, welcoming college notable for its Nonconformist heritage, expressed in a chapel whose stained glass and statues honour Reformation and dissenting…

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Central-N · Founded 1886

## Mansfield College

A small, welcoming college notable for its Nonconformist heritage, expressed in a chapel whose stained glass and statues honour Reformation and dissenting figures rather than saints.

[Official site](<https://www.mansfield.ox.ac.uk/>)

Founded  1886

Where  Central-N

Access  Open to Public (Working College)

Type  College

The college

### A closer
*look.*

Central-north — Mansfield Road

**Founded 1886.** Established in Oxford in 1886 (with roots in Spring Hill College, Birmingham, founded 1838) as a college for Nonconformist students; it gained full Oxford college status by royal charter in 1995.

A cohesive late-Victorian Gothic Revival ensemble by Basil Champneys (1887–89), with its chapel, hall and library ranges. The modern Hands Building adds an auditorium and study accommodation.

Nearby on foot · Central-N **Find Mansfield College and the closest colleges.**

Explore around Mansfield College

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51.7570°N, 1.2527°W [Get directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=51.757,-1.2527>)

On the same walk

### Closest to
*this one.*

[2 min walk **Harris Manchester College** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/harris-manchester>)[2 min walk **Wadham College** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/wadham>)[3 min walk **New College** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/new-college>)[4 min walk **Reuben College** Central-N](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/reuben-college>)

On a visit

### Don’t *miss.*

1. 01  Champneys Gothic Revival buildings
2. 02  Unconsecrated chapel with Nonconformist stained glass (Cromwell, Penn, Vane)
3. 03  Historic library
4. 04  Hall
5. 05  Hands Building auditorium

Connected to

### Notable
*names.*

- Nonconformist and dissenting Protestant heritage
- Adam von Trott (anti-Nazi resistance member)
- Known for law and human-rights teaching

Before you go

#### Visiting Mansfield College

Open to Public (Working College). Published visitor access: Monday–Friday 09:00–17:00. 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](<https://www.mansfield.ox.ac.uk/>) before you travel.

Founded

1886

Area

Central-north — Mansfield Road

Type

College

Before you visit

### Check hours, tickets and access.

Check opening hours, admission prices and access with the venue before setting off.

Updated

Date unavailable

By

[Above Guide Editorial Team](<https://above.guide/oxford/about#editorial-team>)

Useful links

- [Official site mansfield.ox.ac.uk ↗](<https://www.mansfield.ox.ac.uk/>)
- [Reference identity en.wikipedia.org ↗](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansfield_College,_Oxford>)

[Report a correction](<https://above.guide/oxford/corrections>)

Keep exploring

### Where to
*next.*

[Compare the best colleges to visit](<https://above.guide/oxford/best-colleges-to-visit>)[All colleges](<https://above.guide/oxford/explore>)[Neighbourhoods](<https://above.guide/oxford/neighbourhoods>)[Things to Do](<https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do>)



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