After two years of extensive refurbishment and expansion work, the College took possession of a renewed Cripps Court at the beginning of September. The finishing touches are now being put to the building and its gardens, and it will be fully operational for the new academic year beginning in October. The total cost of the project was £13m, and the College is grateful for the generous support it received from the Cripps Foundation.
The new building has 203 rooms, including 54 new rooms on the newly-created fourth storey, substantially all of which have en-suite facilities. The building will house all first year undergraduates, and two of the seven staircases will be reserved for postgraduates. The work also included major refurbishment of the MCR and the Diamond Room, as well as a new College gym.
Our photos show the Diamond as it was:
And as it now is:
The room is used for conferences and meetings, but has also been well used by generations of students for a wide range of social activity. It has improved external signage too:
Selwyn has some of the best accommodation in Cambridge now that the refurbished Cripps Court joins Ann’s Court and the historic Old Court. All undergraduates and most graduates are able to live in the College. You can read more about our accommodation at http://www.sel.cam.ac.uk/prospective-students/undergraduate/study-selwyn/college-accommodation/
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