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  • George Eliot Halls

    GeorgeEliotHalls 450px The George Eliot Halls are not so much a hall of residence but a complete student Estate. Built on the north side of the A30 in the grounds of Elm Lodge and The Chestnuts. The estate is made up of about 15 buildings. Each building is a modern townhouse and they offer more space for relaxing and socialising than other halls, including a lounge area and a kitchen.
  • Gowar & Wedderburn Halls

    GowarWedderburn 450pxGowar and Wedderburn Halls were opened in 2005. These were built to a much higher standard that Reid Halls. Each room had a double bed (though single occupation rooms) as well as an en-suite shower room and toilet. Gowar has 215 student bedrooms and Wedderburn 352. The buildings housed athletes for the London 2012 Olympics and alumni who attended the 2010 RHC70s reunion.

  • Penrose Court

    Highfield Court and penrose Court 450pxPenrose Court was built as an estate of accommodation blocks to house the increasing number of students coming to Royal Holloway. Work began in 1983 to build Penrose Court on land previously part of the Highfield Estate and covering much of the land that had formed part of the Highfield Estate. The development consisted of self-catering houses and flats for 200+ students with each of the units housing between four and six single accommodation rooms with shared bathrooms and kitchens.
  • Reid Hall

    Reid Hall2 450pxReid Hall was the first of the accommodation buildings to be put up after the Bedford merger. They were completed in 1986 and provided a total of 188 study bedrooms over three 3-story blocks. They were built on land near Athlone, Cameron and Williamson.
  • Runneymede Hall

    Runnymede Halls 450pxRunnymede Hall comprises of eight buildings and was built over two phases. Phase 1 with 4 buildings offering a total of 252 study-bedrooms arranged in groups of six was opened in 1992. The second phase with a further 4 buildings providing 211 en-suite study bedrooms and double bedrooms for married students opened in 1996.
  • Williamson II, Butler & Tuke Halls

    ButlerTuke 450px After the demolition of the bulk of Athlone & Cameron Halls (the old dining halls and common rooms, as well as some of the bedrooms above these in Athlone remain) Butler and Tuke Halls were put up to replace them. 

    The Williamson Hall, first opened in 1973, was also demolished and replaced with a new Williamson Hall.
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