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=== 1945 onwards === The college buildings were de-requisitioned in 1945. The hospital huts were initially leased as offices to university departments, including the Bureau of Animal Population, the Department of Zoological Field Studies and the Institute of Statistics, before being demolished in 1952.<ref name="nl2011p10"/> [[Agnes Headlam-Morley]], a fellow of St Hugh's, became the first woman to hold a chair at the University of Oxford in 1948.<ref>{{cite web|title=Women at Oxford|url=http://www.ox.ac.uk/about/oxford-people/women-at-oxford|website=University of Oxford|access-date=9 July 2016}}</ref> In 1951 the college purchased the freeholds to 85 and 87 Banbury Road and 9 to 13 Canterbury Road from St John's College. In addition, the freehold of The Shrubbery was acquired; this meant the college now owned the freehold of the entire {{frac|14|1|2}}-acre site.<ref name="nl2011p10"/> The college extended the Main Building in 1958.<ref name="nl2011p11">St Hugh's College Spring Newsletter 2011 at page 11</ref> The 1960s saw an extensive programme of building work at St Hugh's. The Shrubbery was converted into the principal's lodgings in 1963.<ref name="nl2011p11"/> Between 1964 and 1965 the Kenyon Building was constructed to provide accommodation for students<ref name="nl2011p11"/> (designed by modern architect [[David Wyn Roberts|David Roberts]], the building has already been given a [[Listed building|heritage listing]]).<ref>{{NHLE|desc=St Hughβs College Kenyon Building |num=1392941 |access-date=18 January 2015}}</ref> This was followed shortly after by the Wolfson Building, which was constructed between 1966 and 1967 and opened by [[Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy|Princess Alexandra]] and [[Harold Macmillan]] in his role as chancellor of the university.<ref name="nl2011p11"/> The chapel was renovated in 1980; a new organ was installed.<ref name="nl2011p11"/> The following year, 78, 80 and 82 Woodstock Road were also renovated. The houses are now named SH Ho House, Ho Tim House and KK Leung House in recognition of the gifts from the three Hong Kong benefactors that funded the renovations.<ref name="nl2011p11"/>
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