Editing St Hilda's College, Oxford (section)

==Buildings and grounds==
[[File:Sthildas milhamford by cherwell.JPG|thumb|200px|Milham Ford Building by the River Cherwell]] 
The college is located at the eastern end of the [[High Street, Oxford]], over [[Magdalen Bridge]], in [[Cowley Place]], making it the only University of Oxford college lying east of the [[River Cherwell]].  It is the most conveniently situated Oxford college for the Iffley Road Sports Complex, a focus for Oxford University Sport.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

===Buildings===
Its grounds include six major buildings, which contain student accommodation, teaching areas, dining hall, the library and administration blocks. The first building occupied by the hall was Cowley House built by [[Humphry Sibthorp (botanist)|Humphrey Sibthorp]]. Together with later extensions it is now known as Hall. In 1921 the hall acquired the lease of Cherwell Hall, now known as South, which was originally Cowley Grange, a house built by [[A. G. Vernon Harcourt]].<ref name=VCH/> The lease of Milham Ford, a [[Milham Ford School|former school]] between Hall and South, was acquired in 1958.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sthildas.ox.ac.uk/content/pictorial-timeline |title=Pictorial Timeline |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=St Hilda's College, Oxford |date=29 January 2016 |access-date=20 August 2020 |quote=1958 Milham Ford Building was leased}}</ref> More recent additions are Wolfson (opened in 1964), Garden (by [[Alison and Peter Smithson]], opened in 1971), and the Christina Barratt Building (opened in 2001).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sthildas.ox.ac.uk/content/buildings |title=The Buildings |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=St Hilda's College, Oxford |access-date=10 February 2020 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702025841/https://www.sthildas.ox.ac.uk/content/buildings |archive-date=2 July 2019}}</ref> In autumn 2020, a new Boundary Building replaced some of the older buildings, while Milham Ford, which was demolished in 2018, was replaced by a new riverside "Pavilion".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sthildas.ox.ac.uk/content/transforming-our-site-1|title=Transforming our Site |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=St Hilda's College, Oxford |date=20 November 2018 |access-date=9 February 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://solid-engineering.co.uk/our-work/st-hildas-college|title=St. Hilda's College is creating a new public entrance sequence of spaces with the new Boundary Building and Riverside Pavilion at its riverside location|website=Solid Engineering|date=25 January 2021 |access-date=2 February 2021}}</ref> The college also owns a number of properties on [[Iffley Road]], and in the Cowley area.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-19 |title=Accommodation: Undergraduates |url=https://www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk/live/undergraduate-accommodation |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=St Hilda's College Oxford |language=en}}</ref>

===The Jacqueline du Pré Music Building===
[[File:Jacqueline Du Pré Music Building, Oxford.jpg|thumb|The Jacqueline du Pré Music Building]] 
The [[Jacqueline du Pré]] Music Building (JdP) is a concert venue named after the famous cellist who was an honorary fellow of the college. The JdP was the first purpose-built concert hall to be built in Oxford since the [[Holywell Music Room]] in 1742. Built in 1995 by [[van Heyningen and Haward Architects]], it houses the [[Steinway & Sons|Steinway]]-equipped Edward Boyle Auditorium and a number of music practice rooms. In 2000 the [[van Heyningen and Haward Architects|architects]] designed a new, enlarged foyer space; a lean-to glass structure along the front elevation to the existing music building. In addition to frequent recitals presented by the St Hilda's Music Society, the JdP also hosts concerts by a number of world-renowned performers. Musicians who have performed in the JdP in recent years include [[Steven Isserlis]], the [[Jerusalem Quartet]], the [[Chilingirian Quartet]] and the [[Belcea Quartet]]. The building has also been used for amateur dramatic performances; since 2008, St Hilda's College Drama Society have been producing several plays a year in the Edward Boyle Auditorium.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

===The Kathleen Major Library===
The original library was held within Hall Building but was limited in space and offerings. In 1909, a new basement wing was opened, and more resources began to be added to collections. The college's second principal, [[Christine Mary Elizabeth Burrows]], known as Miss Burrows, is credited with compiling the first catalogue for the library; thus, St. Hilda's first library was named for her. The building saw two more expansions and was completed in 1935, though renovations and expansions would continue through to today. The library was renamed in 2005 for [[Kathleen Major]], former librarian and president of the college, and pioneer of the archive profession.<ref>{{cite web |title=St Hilda's College: A History by St Hilda's College - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/sthildascollege8/docs/st_hilda_s_history |website=issuu.com | date=14 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

The library currently holds approximately 70,000 books covering all undergraduate subjects. The library offers specialised collections intended for use by research students, including medieval history and literature and women's studies. The library holds the St. Hilda's College Archives in physical and digital formats. Notable items in the archive include letters from the college founder, [[Dorothea Beale]], and other artifacts pertaining to early women's education at the university.<ref>{{cite web |title=Archives |url=https://www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk/content/archives |website=St Hilda's College Oxford |language=en |date=18 December 2015}}</ref> The library also holds a rare books collection of approximately 700 items with content ranging from the 15th century to today. Many of the items in the rare books collection were donated by Dorothea Beale. College archives and rare books collections are held in a secure, temperature- and humidity-controlled facility.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Library |url=https://www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk/content/library |website=St Hilda's College Oxford |language=en |date=18 December 2015}}</ref> Other collections offered at the library include popular fiction, culinary books, and travel books.

The library has three floors, seven reading rooms, and 150 study spaces, and has desktop computers as well as a printer, scanner, and photocopier. The main reading room has an art gallery, as well as views of the [[River Cherwell]] and the Oxford spires.

===Grounds===
The college grounds stretch along the banks of the [[River Cherwell]], with many college rooms overlooking the river and playing fields beyond. The college has its own fleet of [[punt (boat)|punts]], which students of the college may use free of charge in summer months. Unfortunately, this location at times led to problems with flooding in the former Milham Ford building.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}