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St Alban Hall, sometimes known as St Alban's Hall or Stubbins, was one of the medieval halls of the University of Oxford, and one of the longest-surviving.
St Alban Hall, pictured in 1837, engraving by John Le Keux from a drawing by F. Mackenzie. St Alban Hall was an independent academic hall owned by the convent of Littlemore until it was purchased by Merton College in 1548 following the dissolution of the convent.
St. Alban Hall. According to the Oxford historian Anthony Wood, St Alban Hall was established during the reign of King John (d.1216), and given to the priory of Littlemore just outside Oxford. During the medieval period Merton College leased the hall from the nuns of Littlemore, and subsequently purchased the hall in 1548.
Merton College purchased St Alban Hall, an independent academic hall, in 1548 and annexed it in 1881. During the English Civil War, Merton was the only Oxford college to side with Parliament. The college’s buildings were commandeered by the Royalists and used to house Charles I’s court when the city became the Loyalists’ capital.
St Alban Hall. St Alban Hall existed as an academic hall before the foundation of Merton College, and belonged to the convent of Littlemore. Merton purchased the hall in 1548 following the dissolution of the convent and exerted a strong influence over it, although in principle it remained an independent academic institution.
The Merton College main site is made up of six distinct areas - Front Quad, St Alban’s Quad, Fellows’ Quad, Mob Quad, Rose Lane, and the Grove Building. There is step free access to many of the main areas of the College.
St Alban Hall and its students - for many centuries owned by Merton whilst still remaining a separate institution - are incorporated into the college, expanding Merton's undergraduate membership and buildings on Merton Street.
