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New Buildings From Trinity Hall MCR Jump to: navigation, search [IMG] [IMG] The new buildings seen from afar. Photograph (c) S. Stevens. Room User Information Sheet for New Build, Blocks A, B and C Introduction This is the newest and most high-end accommodation Trinity Hall has to offer. It is located on the Wychfield Site, next door to Launcelot Fleming and Walter Christie Houses, Herrick House as well as the sports pavilion, playing fields and gardens. The units within these buildings consist of flats of four individual rooms, with en suite facilities each, joined to a hallway and a small but fully equipped shared kitchen. On the ground floor is a large living room space with couches and a TV. This creates a multi-levelled community effect, in that about 15-20 people share the living room, but you share your kitchen space with just three others, and finally, for solitude you can retreat to your private room, of which the walls have been insulated to offer greater sound proofing and peace. It should be noted, however, that these luxuries (including heated towel racks!) do not come without a cost and these are at the top end of College accommodation in terms of price (except for the penthouse suites in Launcelot Fleming and Walter Christie Houses ). As a result, these rooms may appeal most to those not on tightly limited funding or those for whom a private toilet and shower is worth the extra cost. [IMG] [IMG] Looking through the crested door into a New Building Kitchen. Photograph (c) A. Pitts. Living at Wychfield Living at Wychfield has advantages and disadvantages. Though you will be situated in beautiful gardens among many new Trinity Hall friends, the surrounding neighborhood is hardly urban and contains few shops. If you are the sort that prefers nearby shops to nearby peers, you might prefer living in town at Bateman Street. However, there are a couple pubs nearby--including the Castle, which is quite nice--and there are a few curry restaurants nearby as well. The closest grocery stores (a Co-Op, Aldi and Iceland) are a 15-minute walk away (a shortcut is to take Richmond Rd which is just up a bit from the Huntingdon Rd entrance, go to the end and through the bicycle path, turn right and continue until you reach Histon Rd - Co-op, a Chemist (what Americans call drugstores) and Post office are on your left, Aldi, Iceland and a wine merchant are on your right). The nearest Sainsbury's is best reached by a bike ride down the hill, so if you run out of milk you're more likely to try to borrow some from a neighbour than journey out for just the one item. There are several other colleges next door, including Churchill, New Hall, Fitzwilliam and St. Edmund's so, though there isn't much in the way of next-door shops or restaurants, the area is nonetheless full of students. Furthermore, many will relish the open skies and relative quiet of being out of the city centre (click here for a satellite view of the neighbourhood), being surrounded instead by fields (the Cambridge University Farm is nearby). Philosophers might be interested to know that Ludwig Wittgenstein's final resting place is practically next door. IMG 2993 Wychfield playing field.jpg Above: the sports pavilion, including gym and squash courts. Below: a 180-degree shot showing a garden path to the new buildings on the far left, Wychfield House in the middle, and Launcelot Fleming and Walter Christie Houses on the right IMG 3004 Wychfield Wychfield House panorama.jpg Retrieved from "http://www-mcr.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/wiki/New_Buildings" Views * Page * Discussion * View source * History Personal tools You are viewing an old version of the Trinity Hall MCR Website. You can see the new website here: http://www.mcr.trinhall.cam.ac.uk * Log in Main Page a * Main Page b * MCR Committee * What is the MCR? c * Useful College Contacts * Grants and Funding * Accommodation * Prospective Students * International Students * Postdocs * What to Bring d * Dining * College Societies * Sports * Entertainment * Transportation * Life in Cambridge e * Green issues * Welfare * Academics * McMenemy Seminars f * Bulletin Board * Service Request System g * Computing * Mailing list * How to edit * Contact us Search _____________________ [ Go ] [ Search ] Toolbox * What links here * Related changes * Special pages * Printable version * Permanent link Powered by MediaWiki * This page was last modified on 26 October 2008, at 17:00. * This page has been accessed 15,143 times. * Privacy policy * About Trinity Hall MCR * Disclaimers