Lonsdale College
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Lonsdale College is a constituent college
of the University of Lancaster, UK
. It was one of the two founding colleges, built when the university first opened in 1964. It is also one of the largest colleges on campus in terms of Junior Common Room membership, with over 1,200 JCR members. Like most other colleges in the university, the college is named after a region of the traditional county of Lancashire
. The college takes its name from the Lonsdale
area, the valley of the River Lune
.
The College was originally located in what is now Bowland North to the north of Alexandra Square. The college was designed in tandem with Bowland and was in fact designed as a mirror image of it. In 2004 the college chose move, along with Cartmel College
to some of the newly-built buildings to the south of the main campus in Alexandra Park. Its original buildings was transferred to the other founding college, Bowland, and became known as Bowland North.
Since its move to the southwest of campus, the Bowland
and Lonsdale JCR executive committees have started the Founders' Series in an attempt to maintain the rivalry between the two colleges.
, SCR
, a computer lab, a study room, and a launderette.
Just over half of the college's students live in college at any one time. Other Lonsdale students live in Lancaster city centre. The residential buildings housing the college's entirely en-suite accommodation are named after places in the Lonsdale area. Due to ongoing building work on campus, precisely which residential buildings are Lonsdalion ones is subject to change each year. However, in spite of this, the college has been able to transfer Lonsdalion block names as it takes and relinquishes the various residential buildings.
The College is established under the Statutes of the University. Internally, the key committee which runs the College is the College Syndicate.
The College Principal is Keith Davidson and the Vice-Principal is Michael Pickles. The Senior Tutor is Laura McGowan, and the Dean is Richard Austen-Baker.
, as featured in Colin Dexter
's Inspector Morse
novels. In the television adaptation of Inspector Morse, Brasenose College
was used to represent Lonsdale.
College
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of the University of Lancaster, UK
United Kingdom
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. It was one of the two founding colleges, built when the university first opened in 1964. It is also one of the largest colleges on campus in terms of Junior Common Room membership, with over 1,200 JCR members. Like most other colleges in the university, the college is named after a region of the traditional county of Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
. The college takes its name from the Lonsdale
Lonsdale (hundred)
Lonsdale was a hundred of Lancashire, England. For many decades, it covered most of the northwestern part of Lancashire around Morecambe Bay, including the detached part around Furness, and the city of Lancaster....
area, the valley of the River Lune
River Lune
The River Lune is a river in Cumbria and Lancashire, England.It is formed at Wath, in the parish of Ravenstonedale, Cumbria, at the confluence of Sandwath Beck and Weasdale Beck...
.
History
Cartmel College
Cartmel College, University of Lancaster, UK was founded in 1968. It is named after the Cartmel peninsula of "Lancashire north of the sands" which was once known as The Land of Cartmel. The college buildings were originally sited at the north end of the university's Bailrigg campus and extended in...
to some of the newly-built buildings to the south of the main campus in Alexandra Park. Its original buildings was transferred to the other founding college, Bowland, and became known as Bowland North.
Since its move to the southwest of campus, the Bowland
Bowland College
Bowland College is the oldest and, traditionally, smallest constituent college of Lancaster University. It celebrated its 40th anniversary in November 2004. The College was named after the Forest of Bowland, to the east of Lancaster...
and Lonsdale JCR executive committees have started the Founders' Series in an attempt to maintain the rivalry between the two colleges.
College Symbols
Under Bob Neal's principalship the college adopted the lion as its symbol. The "Heraldic" lion features in the official Lonsdale college logo. Use of the lion is widespread throughout the college, however the old lion still features on the college tie. The college colours are observed in the college scarf and include: blue, white, red and grey.Facilities
Lonsdale college boasts a bar called Mane Place, a JCRJCR
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, SCR
SCR
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, a computer lab, a study room, and a launderette.
Social Events
The college has a noted long standing reputation for being the university's "party college", holding some of the best attended social events on campus. Lonsdale was the first winner of the inter-college Rugby sevens cup in 1969.Residences
Governance
The College Principal is Keith Davidson and the Vice-Principal is Michael Pickles. The Senior Tutor is Laura McGowan, and the Dean is Richard Austen-Baker.
Junior Common Room
The Junior Common Room consists of all Lonsdalion undergraduates. The term JCR is often used in reference to the junior common room's elected executive committee. The executive committee undertake a variety of tasks, ranging from organising social events to co-ordinating sports, producing publicity and offering an education and welfare service. The JCR publishes 'Purple Lonnie', currently named ROAR, the college magazine. The origin of the magazine's name relates to an episode when one of the parents of a member of the JCR executive worked for the company that penned the Purple Ronnie poems. On being asked to pen a Purple Ronnie poem for Lonsdale, the poem came back signed Purple Lonnie.Other uses
Lonsdale College is also a fictional college of the University of OxfordUniversity of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, as featured in Colin Dexter
Colin Dexter
Norman Colin Dexter, OBE, is an English crime writer, known for his Inspector Morse novels which were written between 1975 and 1999 and adapted as a television series from 1987 to 2000.-Early life and career:...
's Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse is a fictional character in the eponymous series of detective novels by British author Colin Dexter, as well as the 33-episode 1987–2000 television adaptation of the same name, in which the character was portrayed by John Thaw. Morse is a senior CID officer with the Thames Valley...
novels. In the television adaptation of Inspector Morse, Brasenose College
Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, originally Brazen Nose College , is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. As of 2006, it has an estimated financial endowment of £98m...
was used to represent Lonsdale.