College Facilities

Common Rooms

Students and academic staff of the college are provided for with a common room for each of these communities:

Junior Common Room (JCR) - undergraduate members of the College – Kathleen lea building

Middle Common Room (MCR) – post graduate members of the College – Clore building

Senior Common Room (SCR) - Fellows and other academic and senior administrative staff – Deneke building

'Common Room' refers both to the student/staff body and to a physical common room that is available for its members' use. Both the JCR and MCR organise activities for their members and have elected representatives who serve on College committees.

Laundry

LMH has four laundry rooms on site in Kathleen Lea, Talbot, Old Old Hall and the Clore Graduate Centre, and these services are provided by WashCo. You can pay by debit card at the machine, and a wash cycle is £3.20, £3.40 or £3.60 depending on the cycle. A drying cycle costs £1.40 for 60 minutes. Hypoallergenic detergent is pre-added in Clore, Talbot and Old Old Hall, but not in the Kathleen Lea laundry. If you encounter any problems contact bursary@lmh.ox.ac.uk.

Sports and Recreation Facilities

LMH has a hard court area in the gardens marked up as three full sizes tennis courts, two netballs court and a basketball court. There is also some lawn area where informal football can be played. 

The College also has a punthouse in it’s grounds on the river Cherwell, punts are usually on the water from April or early May and can be booked at the lodge at a charge of £15 per hour per punt. Bookings are made through the Porters' Lodge and payment is accepted by card only.

LMH shares a boathouse on the Isis or the use of the LMH Rowing Club and a sports field with Trinity College situated on Marston Road for the use of LMH field sports teams.

We also have an indoor gym on site equipped with a rowing machine, running machine, cross training, cycle machine, squat rack and free weights. Membership is currently charged at £35 for a full or part academic year. To sign up to use the gym you first need to complete a short gym induction quiz and make the payment for your membership through UPAY. To enquire further about membership contact bursary@lmh.ox.ac.uk.

All students can access rowing machines in our ‘Erg Shed’ on site when the LMH Rowing Club are not using them.

Music Facilities

There are grand pianos that can be used in Talbot Hall, The Old Library and the Mary O'Brien Room.  These rooms can also be booked on the Intranet for piano use. 

There is a Steinway model 'B' grand piano in the Mary O'Brien Room; to be able to collect the key from the Porters lodge for this piano you must either be a current music student or have achieved Grade 8 on the piano.  You can have your name added to the list of eligible people by emailing bursary@lmh.ox.ac.uk 

Book a room on the Intranet.

Tower Studios

The Kathleen Lea building houses Tower studios which comprise a semi equipped sound proof rehearsal room available to book on the intranet for any college member, and a fully equipped control room, available to trained members of the college.  To secure training and allow access to the Control Room email bursary@lmh.ox.ac.uk

Chapel and Prayer Room

The chaplaincy of the College is run on ecumenical principles. Services are held in the Chapel during Full Term - you can find further details on the website, Chapel noticeboard and Chapel term-card. Everyone is welcome - members of all denominations, any religion, or none. You will find the College's Prayer Room in the Clore Graduate Centre - this room is open to those of all faiths as a private location for personal reflection. 

Student Storage

Storage space at LMH is extremely limited. There are a handful of communal vacation storage rooms around the College but you should plan to take the vast majority of your belongings home. 

Kit Keeper is a service provided by an external company who will collect, store and then return your boxed belongings during the vacation. LMH students can get a 10% discount with the code LMHSTORAGE. You can find out more here

If you have any queries contact us at bursary@lmh.oxc.ac.uk.