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==Buildings and grounds== Old Court, construction of which began in 1880 and is built in [[Ketton stone]] and local red brick in the [[Gothic Revival architecture|Victorian Late Perpendicular Gothic Revival]] style, was largely designed by Sir [[Arthur Blomfield]] and comprises seven staircases (A–G), together with a tower and gateway, Master's Lodge, Chapel, Hall, Kitchens, Music Practice Room and Archives. [[Selwyn College Library]] is located adjacent to Old Court; it was designed by T. H. Lyon in 1929 to serve as a First World War memorial. Cripps Court, named after the [[Humphrey Cripps|Cripps Foundation]] that donated most of the funds to build it (and which also funded developments at [[St John's College, Cambridge|St John's College]], [[Queens' College, Cambridge|Queens' College]] and [[Magdalene College, Cambridge|Magdalene College]]) was built and formally opened on 17 May 1969 on land on the opposite side of Grange Road which was originally owned by [[Jesus College, Cambridge|Jesus College]]. Selwyn's Cripps Court features a tricolon design with ensuite rooms for students. Cripps Court comprises a further seven staircases (H–N) and is home to all of Selwyn's first-year undergraduates, a few second-year undergraduates and postgraduates including their common room, the Middle Combination Room (MCR). [[File:Selwyn College Chapel 2, Cambridge, UK - Diliff.jpg|thumb|left|The chapel facing west towards the entrance and organ]] [[File:Selwyn2.jpg|thumb|right|Ann's Court, Selwyn College]] Ann's Court, built on the land to the north of Old Court and south of West Road, is the most recent court. Its exterior reflects the atmosphere of the rest of the college with Ketton limestone and brick-work fixtures. Ann's Court was designed by the traditionalist architect [[Demetri Porphyrios]] who has completed similar new projects at [[Magdalen College, Oxford]], which also utilised hand-carved Ketton stone in its exteriors, and at [[Princeton University]] ([[Whitman College, Princeton University|Whitman College]]) in the United States. The golden-yellow Ketton stone used in Ann's Court (and the rest of Selwyn College) has been used in the construction of Oxford and Cambridge colleges for several hundred years, and can be seen in the exterior of the [[Wren Library]] at [[Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity College]]. The interior of Ann's Court is contemporary and equipped with wooden staircases. As a proponent of [[New Classical Architecture]], Porphyrios designed new buildings which fit the existing limestone and brick materials of Selwyn College. The Porphyrios Associates design involved a three-winged building which created the space for a large new court to be formed in the middle of the college, named Centre Court. Ann's Court features hand-carved details and a series of limestone cloisters and chimneys arranged in the traditional Cambridge University fashion. Ann's Court was named after Ann Dobson, who with her husband Christopher Dobson (who matriculated at Selwyn in 1957) formed the Ann Dobson Foundation, which is one of the principal donors towards the construction costs of Phases I and II. Phase I was completed in July 2005 and consists of 43 ensuite rooms and 15 administrative offices, forming two staircases (O and P) at a cost of £7.5 million. The second phase, including 40 en-suite bedrooms forming staircases Q and R and a new [[Common Room (university)|Junior Combination Room]] (JCR) at a cost of £2.5 million, was completed in Summer 2009.<ref>{{cite book |title=Selwyn College Cambridge – Ann's Court: The story so far |first=Heather |last=Kilpatrick |publisher=Selwyn College Cambridge |date=June 2009}}</ref> The college bar was refurbished in 2002, and redecorated in 2011. The college has [[planning permission]] to develop further three phases of building, planned to be built as funding permits, which will extend the college's distinctive limestone and red-brick façade along Grange Road to the corner of West Road. The plans consist of a new library and archives (Phase 3) behind Staircase E of Old Court, and two further accommodation blocks (Phase 4) to form a new court (tentatively named Library Court) between Old Court and Ann's Court, and an auditorium, debate chamber, and conference facilities (Phase 5) to complete the west side of Ann's Court. [[File:Map of Cambridge, England (1886).png|thumb|right|Map of Selwyn College (1886)]] Plans are currently underway to build a new library and auditorium located near Ann's Court and the College Gardens. The college plan calls for all future expansions to adhere to the same architectural style of limestone and brick demonstrated in the Ann's Court development. The Master Plan, also designed by Porphyrios Architects, calls for a new wing of student housing alongside Grange Road, located between Old Court and Ann's Court. This new wing of accommodation would enclose the western edge of Centre Court and would allow the college to increase graduate student numbers. In 2018, the college assured concerned alumni and students that the original library would be preserved and converted into lecture and auditorium rooms (although the small 1970s annex will probably be removed).<ref name="Annual Report 2017-18">{{cite web |title=Selwyn College Annual Report 2017–18 |url=https://www.selwynalumni.com/publications |website=selwynalumni.com |access-date=5 June 2018}}</ref> The building of a new library is a priority for Selwyn College and would complete the perimeter of a fourth collegiate court.
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