Central · Founded 1278
St Edmund Hall
Uniquely the last of Oxford's medieval academic halls, 'Teddy Hall' offers one of the city's most charming small quads, a medieval well, and Pre-Raphaelite chapel glass.
The college
A closer
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Queen's Lane, off the High Street, central Oxford
Founded 1278. The college dates its foundation to about 1278 on a site where Edmund of Abingdon had taught in the 1190s, and it is the last surviving of Oxford's medieval academic halls; possible origins reach back as far as 1236.
A picturesque, intimate Front Quad blending medieval origins with a 17th-century hall and a chapel of 1682, its library housed in the deconsecrated Norman church of St Peter-in-the-East.
On the same walk
Closest to
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On a visit
Don’t miss.
- 01Last surviving medieval academic hall in Oxford
- 02Medieval well in the Front Quadrangle
- 03Chapel (1682) with stained glass by Burne-Jones and William Morris
- 04Library in the former church of St Peter-in-the-East and its churchyard
Connected to
Notable
names.
- The last surviving medieval academic hall at Oxford
- Named after Edmund of Abingdon, the first known Oxford Master of Arts and an Archbishop of Canterbury
- Sir Keir Starmer
- Sir Robin Day
- Samira Ahmed
Before you go
Visiting St Edmund Hall
Open to Public (Seasonal Charge). Published visitor access: Daily 10:00–16:00 except during events and examination periods. Admission: Seasonal summer charge £2; under-14s free. 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
- 1278
- Area
- Queen's Lane, off the High Street, central Oxford
- Type
- College
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