Carnatic Halls
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University of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...
s' two halls of residence sites located in the suburbs of Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England
England
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. It stands within the Mossley Hill
Mossley Hill
Mossley Hill is a district of Liverpool, Merseyside, England and a Liverpool City Council Ward. It is located to the south of the city, bordered by Aigburth, Wavertree, Childwall and Allerton. At the 2001 Census, the Mossley Hill ward had a population which was recorded at 12,650.-Notable...
area of the city.
Halls
The site is home to six halls of residence:- Dale Hall (264 residents)
- Lady Mountford House (241 residents)
- McNair Hall (161 residents)
- Morton House (205 residents)
- Rankin Hall (265 residents)
- Salisbury Hall (221 residents)
Facilities
All six halls have access to the central 'Carnatic House', which houses a refectoryRefectory
A refectory is a dining room, especially in monasteries, boarding schools and academic institutions. One of the places the term is most often used today is in graduate seminaries...
for catered students and guests; as well as a student bar
Bar (establishment)
A bar is a business establishment that serves alcoholic drinks — beer, wine, liquor, and cocktails — for consumption on the premises.Bars provide stools or chairs that are placed at tables or counters for their patrons. Some bars have entertainment on a stage, such as a live band, comedians, go-go...
- known as the 'CarniBar'.
As well as the CarniBar, the site has a small shop
Retailing
Retail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be...
, which is run in conjunction with the Liverpool Guild of Students
Guild
A guild is an association of craftsmen in a particular trade. The earliest types of guild were formed as confraternities of workers. They were organized in a manner something between a trade union, a cartel, and a secret society...
, and provides basic living necessities.
Carnibar
The CarniBar offers a wide range of activities besides that of a normal bar. Every televised Premier League, UEFA Champion's League, FA CupFA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
and Carling Cup match is shown, as well as international football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches. Similarly, international rugby
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
is also shown, such as the annual Six Nations Championship
Six Nations Championship
The Six Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union competition involving six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
.
When the CarniBar is showing live sport, usually MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
or a similar music channel is shown on the television. Alternatively, a jukebox
Jukebox
A jukebox is a partially automated music-playing device, usually a coin-operated machine, that will play a patron's selection from self-contained media...
is used.
As well as a place to congregate and watch live sport, the CarniBar also serves as a venue for site-wide events, such as end-of-term balls
Ball (dance)
A ball is a formal dance. The word 'ball' is derived from the Latin word "ballare", meaning 'to dance'; the term also derived into "bailar", which is the Spanish and Portuguese word for dance . In Catalan it is the same word, 'ball', for the dance event.Attendees wear evening attire, which is...
, Halloween
Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
and Christmas
Christmas
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parties and specially arranged event, such as quiz
Quiz
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nights.
However, most popularly, the CarniBar is used as a meeting place for students before a night out in Liverpool. On such nights, usually a most weekdays, a DJ is present to provide live music.
Catering
As with the other site, Greenbank Halls, a range of catered and self-catered accommodation is available. However, as Greenbank is primarily self-catered, Carnatic Halls are primarily catered. As such, self-catered accommodation is limited to parts of Dale Hall.Meals included with the self-catering accommodation are breakfast
Breakfast
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and dinner
Dinner
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. Meal times are as follows:
- Monday - Friday: Breakfast 0730 - 0900; Dinner 1630 - 1830
- Saturday: Breakfast 0900 - 1000; Dinner 1630 - 1800
- Sunday: Breakfast 1030 - 1200; Dinner 1630 - 1800
Transport
Carnatic Halls are served by the ArrivaArriva
Arriva plc is a multinational public transport company owned by Deutsche Bahn and headquartered in Sunderland, United Kingdom. It has bus, coach, train, tram and waterbus operations in 12 countries across Europe, employs more than 47,500 people and services over 1.5 billion passenger journeys each...
bus service, which runs every 10 minutes throughout the day and every 20 minutes at night and at the weekend
Workweek
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. Student bus passes are available on a termly, bi-termly or annual basis.
A short walk down Rose Lane leads to Mossley Hill
Mossley Hill
Mossley Hill is a district of Liverpool, Merseyside, England and a Liverpool City Council Ward. It is located to the south of the city, bordered by Aigburth, Wavertree, Childwall and Allerton. At the 2001 Census, the Mossley Hill ward had a population which was recorded at 12,650.-Notable...
railway station, which provides links to the local hinterland
Hinterland
The hinterland is the land or district behind a coast or the shoreline of a river. Specifically, by the doctrine of the hinterland, the word is applied to the inland region lying behind a port, claimed by the state that owns the coast. The area from which products are delivered to a port for...
as well as the city centre.
Finally, each hall has its own allocated car park, for around 30 cars
CARS
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. This means that students wishing to bring a car to university with them may do so. There is also a provision for the safe storage of bicycles and motorbikes. Each service incurs a small annual payment.
Local Amenities
Carnatic Halls are situated in the suburb of Mossley HillMossley Hill
Mossley Hill is a district of Liverpool, Merseyside, England and a Liverpool City Council Ward. It is located to the south of the city, bordered by Aigburth, Wavertree, Childwall and Allerton. At the 2001 Census, the Mossley Hill ward had a population which was recorded at 12,650.-Notable...
, a residential area of south Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
. Consequently, there is much in the way of local facilities. There is a large Tesco
Tesco
Tesco plc is a global grocery and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Cheshunt, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues and the second-largest measured by profits...
superstore a mile away, several local newsagent
Newsagent
A newsagent's shop , newsagency or newsstand is a business that sells newspapers, magazines, cigarettes, snacks and often items of local interest. In Britain and Australia, these businesses are termed newsagents...
s and a range of restaurants and pubs.
Sefton Park
Sefton Park
Sefton Park is a public park in south Liverpool, England. The park is in a district of the same name within the Liverpool City Council Ward of Mossley Hill, and roughly within the historic bounds of the large area of Toxteth Park...
is also a short walk away, as is Greenbank Park
Greenbank Park
Greenbank Park, Liverpool, England, with its focal point of the elegant, placid lake is situated in the south of the city close to the borders of Sefton Park.-Historical background:...
and the University playing fields. However, Carnatic has a large lawn itself, so the need for open space is already amply provided for.
History
The site was originally the location of Mossley Hill House (known to locals as Carnatic Hall), built by Liverpool shipwright Peter Baker around 1779. The money to build this house came from the sale of a ship called the "Carnatic", which was captured by Baker's ship, The Mentor from the French in 1788. The cargo was worth £400,000, with £135,000 in diamonds alone, a fortune at that time.In 1891 it was almost completely destroyed by fire and the then owner, Walter Holland, had a new similar styled hall erected. In 1947 the University of Liverpool purchased the hall outright and, until it was demolished in 1964, University of Liverpool Museum made use of the building.
Salisbury, McNair and Rankin Hall (the second University hall to bear this name, the original having been based at 44-46 Ullet Road, Liverpool) were built on this site between 1964 and 1972. More residences were added: Morton House and Lady Mountford Hall between 1971 and 1974, and Dale Hall. By this period, mixed halls were the norm although Derby, McNair and Rankin Halls were restricted to men, and Salisbury to women. However, at the present time, all halls on the site are mixed.