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Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge

Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge

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Educational institution in Cambridgeshire

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Hughes Hall, possessing two paintings, is a progressive and innovative college which accepts graduate students and mature undergraduates. Originally founded in 1885 as the Cambridge Training College for Women Teachers, its first principal was Miss Elizabeth Phillips Hughes. It began with 14 students in a small house in Newnham called Croft Cottage. By 1895 the college moved to its present site, which was designed by the Cambridge architect William Fawcett. Expanding slowly over the next 40 years, the college finally became part of the University in November 1949 and was renamed Hughes Hall in honour of its first principal. Hughes Hall became an Approved Foundation of the University in 1985 and achieved full College status in 2006. Hughes has many specialities, including students in professional disciplines such as medicine, law, business, and postgraduate studies in education, as well as a disproportionately high number of Cambridge 'Blues' – sports men and women who have excelled in fields including rugby, rowing, cricket, swimming, chess and others. It is stressed that the paintings at Hughes Hall are not in public ownership. In accordance with the charitable aims of the College, which is a private institution, we are including our paintings on this website to widen public awareness and for the benefit of scholarship.

Mortimer Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB1 2EW England

enquiries@hughes.cam.ac.uk

01223 334898

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http://www.hughes.cam.ac.uk