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Fountains Hall Redevelopment
rooms; these are in regular use throughout
the day and their number will be increased
using the former stage space. One of the
new rooms would be suitable for use as
a green room during performances; the
other being on the same level as the Main
Hall, will allow one of the grand pianos to
be easily moved into and out of the Hall
for performances if required.
- Include a multimedia studio; this is replacing the current out of use kitchen and
will also be available as a further music
practice room.
- Include an Arts Studio; the College has
a thriving Arts Society, and finding a space
for arts and crafts has been a priority for
some time.
- Improve sanitary provision; the current
office is not in regular use and given the
importance of disabled access, this will be
converted into a disabled toilet and shower, with a further increase in the current
toilet provision for performances.
- Leave the chapel untouched; this is
currently an excellent venue for concerts
and rehearsals by choirs and small ensembles, and is fully licensed by the Church of
England as a place of worship, and it has
been used for baptisms, weddings and
funerals. However, it is also open as quiet
space to members of all faiths and none.
Alumni and friends of the College can still
provide support to this project through
the College Trust, which will allow us to
provide better and more high-specification
internal facilities. In particular, people may
wish to support the work through either:
- The “buy a brick” scheme and have
your name, with a brief commemoration,
for example of an artistic group/production which took place whilst you were at
Grey College, attached to a plaque on a
wall for £150;
- Have a room in the building named
after you for £2,000 though there are necessarily only a limited number available.
More detailed information about the
Fountains Hall project and how to support it can be found on our website, or by
contacting the Vice-Master at g.p.swift@
durham.ac.uk.
The main hall in
particular will
be a much improved space,
with a greater
capacity and
greater flexibility as these
artist’s drawings show
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