Eliot College, Kent
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Eliot College is the oldest college
of the University of Kent
. It was established in 1965, the same year the university opened.
, the poet who died on January 4, 1965, the same day the university was formally established. The name "Caxton College", after William Caxton
, was also considered.
's design for a residential block at Bryn Mawr College
in Pennsylvania
. The need to have three hundred study-bedrooms and several large areas for distinctive use, such as teaching, a common room
and a dining hall plus kitchens, led to the adoption of a section design with the college divided into several square blocks, each containing a distinctive interior space with study bedrooms along all four walls. The Bryn Mawr residential block has three squares in a row, but faced with the need for an additional square for each college, it was decided to arrange the squares in a cruciform
layout.
The college is to a large extent a mirror of Rutherford College
, as the same basic design was used for both and time constraints meant that there was no opportunity for the latter to be adapted to meet problems encountered in the use of the former. However due to the contours of the hill on which the campus is built, the two colleges are not exactly alike and in later years annexe extensions and alterations were to further the differences.
. ("Becket" was one of several names originally considered for what became Darwin College
.) Becket Court was opened in 1990 and contains en suite accommodation.
This is in addition to many vending machines in the corridor just outside Mungo's.
Mungo's is so named after the character Mungojerrie
from T.S Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
published in 1939. The character Mungojerrie
is also a well known character in the musical Cats
, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber
and based on Eliot's original collection of poems.
Colleges within UK Universities
In relation to universities, the term college normally refers to a part of the university which does not have degree-awarding powers in itself. Degrees are always awarded by universities, colleges are institutions or organisations which prepare students for the degree...
of the University of Kent
University of Kent
The University of Kent, previously the University of Kent at Canterbury, is a public research university based in Kent, United Kingdom...
. It was established in 1965, the same year the university opened.
Namesake
The college is named after T. S. EliotT. S. Eliot
Thomas Stearns "T. S." Eliot OM was a playwright, literary critic, and arguably the most important English-language poet of the 20th century. Although he was born an American he moved to the United Kingdom in 1914 and was naturalised as a British subject in 1927 at age 39.The poem that made his...
, the poet who died on January 4, 1965, the same day the university was formally established. The name "Caxton College", after William Caxton
William Caxton
William Caxton was an English merchant, diplomat, writer and printer. As far as is known, he was the first English person to work as a printer and the first to introduce a printing press into England...
, was also considered.
College architecture
The basic design of the college was inspired by Louis KahnLouis Kahn
Louis Isadore Kahn was an American architect, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. After working in various capacities for several firms in Philadelphia, he founded his own atelier in 1935...
's design for a residential block at Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College is a women's liberal arts college located in Bryn Mawr, a community in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, ten miles west of Philadelphia. The name "Bryn Mawr" means "big hill" in Welsh....
in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. The need to have three hundred study-bedrooms and several large areas for distinctive use, such as teaching, a common room
Common Room (university)
In some universities in the United Kingdom — particularly collegiate universities such as Oxford, Cambridge and Durham — students and the academic body are organised into common rooms...
and a dining hall plus kitchens, led to the adoption of a section design with the college divided into several square blocks, each containing a distinctive interior space with study bedrooms along all four walls. The Bryn Mawr residential block has three squares in a row, but faced with the need for an additional square for each college, it was decided to arrange the squares in a cruciform
Cruciform
Cruciform means having the shape of a cross or Christian cross.- Cruciform architectural plan :This is a common description of Christian churches. In Early Christian, Byzantine and other Eastern Orthodox forms of church architecture this is more likely to mean a tetraconch plan, a Greek cross,...
layout.
The college is to a large extent a mirror of Rutherford College
Rutherford College, Kent
Rutherford College is the second oldest college of the University of Kent. It is located on the university's Canterbury campus and was established in 1966.-Namesake:...
, as the same basic design was used for both and time constraints meant that there was no opportunity for the latter to be adapted to meet problems encountered in the use of the former. However due to the contours of the hill on which the campus is built, the two colleges are not exactly alike and in later years annexe extensions and alterations were to further the differences.
Becket Court
In addition to the college's main accommodation, it also includes the adjacent Becket Court residential building, named after Thomas BecketThomas Becket
Thomas Becket was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his murder in 1170. He is venerated as a saint and martyr by both the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion...
. ("Becket" was one of several names originally considered for what became Darwin College
Darwin College, Kent
Darwin College is the fourth oldest college of the University of Kent, an English institution in the United Kingdom. It was opened in 1970.- Namesake :After heavy debate, it was named after Charles Darwin, the biologist...
.) Becket Court was opened in 1990 and contains en suite accommodation.
Dining
- Mungo's
- Eliot Shop
This is in addition to many vending machines in the corridor just outside Mungo's.
Mungo's is so named after the character Mungojerrie
Mungojerrie
Mungojerrie is a fictional character in T. S. Eliot's book, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats which was adapted into the musical Cats.-Characteristics:Mungojerrie and his partner in crime, Rumpelteazer, specialize in petty theft and mischief...
from T.S Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats is a collection of whimsical poems by T. S. Eliot about feline psychology and sociology, published by Faber and Faber. It is the basis for the record-setting musical Cats....
published in 1939. The character Mungojerrie
Mungojerrie
Mungojerrie is a fictional character in T. S. Eliot's book, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats which was adapted into the musical Cats.-Characteristics:Mungojerrie and his partner in crime, Rumpelteazer, specialize in petty theft and mischief...
is also a well known character in the musical Cats
Cats (musical)
Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot...
, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer of musical theatre.Lloyd Webber has achieved great popular success in musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of...
and based on Eliot's original collection of poems.