Dalton-Ellis Hall
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Dalton-Ellis Hall is a hall of residence complex at the University of Manchester in Manchester, England. It is situated in the south of the city on Conyngham Road in Victoria Park, next to St Chrysostom's Church. It is close to Wilmslow Road in Rusholme. Dalton-Ellis has 279 male and female residents in catered accommodation. The hall admits both undergraduate and postgraduate students; most are undergraduate first years.
Dalton-Ellis Hall | |
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Hall of Residence | |
University of Manchester | |
Location | Manchester, United Kingdom |
Established | 1987 as Dalton-Ellis |
Previous names |
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Gender | co-ed |
Principal | Timothy Stibbs |
Residents | 279 |
Blocks | 5 (Main Hall, Sutherland, Fiddes, Ewings and Graham) |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Dalton Hall with attached forecourt walls |
Designated | 2 October 1974 |
Reference no. | 1208904 |
The complex comprises several residential blocks built at various stages. They include the Grade II listed Main Hall,[1] the first purpose-built hall of residence in England,[2] opened in 1882, the Nield Wing extension to Main Hall, Fiddes, Graham, Ewings, and Sutherland built in 1994. Dalton-Ellis Hall has a second Grade II listed block, Eaglesfield, which is not currently in use. Sunnyside houses the complex's library and music rooms and other facilities include a squash court, tennis courts, croquet lawn, and a bar. There is a computer cluster and a reading room. The hall also has a history of sporting success fielding rugby, hockey, netball, cricket, football and croquet teams.