Josephine Butler College, Durham
Josephine Butler College is a constituent college of Durham University. The college was opened in 2006. It is named after Josephine Elizabeth Butler, a 19th-century feminist and social reformer who had a significant role in improving women's public health and education in England. Butler's father was the cousin of the 2nd Earl Grey, after whom Grey College, Durham is named.
| Josephine Butler College | |
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| Durham University | |
College buildings at the Howlands Farm site | |
Arms of Josephine Butler College Arms: Gules on a chevron Or charged with a Cross formy, with cotises invected, between in chief two lions Argent and in base an open book charged with two covered cups | |
| Coordinates | 54.7592°N 1.5789°W |
| Motto | French: Comme je trouve |
| Motto in English | As I find |
| Established | 2006 |
| Named for | Josephine Butler |
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| Principal | Gillian Hampden-Thompson |
| Vice principal | Karen Langdon |
| Undergraduates | 1300 |
| Postgraduates | 110 |
| Charities | Grace House |
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Location in Durham, England | |
The college is a fully self-catered college of the university, and is comparatively new in relation to other existing Durham undergraduate colleges. All rooms in the college are en-suite. It is the one of the university's first fully self-catered constituent college in Durham. The college bar is the largest of all the college bars in Durham. The college also has extensive leisure facilities including a library, study spaces, sports hall, outdoor tennis court and music room. It is located within the Howlands Farm site along South Road, next to Stephenson College, Durham.