Explore Teddy Hall
History of the Hall
St Edmund Hall has a long history, probably dating back to the twelfth century. The first known written reference to it was recorded in 1317. It remained a hall, housing and educating undergraduates, until 1957, when it became a fully-incorporated college.
![A photo from the College archive from 1862 of Vice-Principal Liddon with undergraduates in the Front Quad Vice-Principal Liddon with undergraduates in the Front Quad in1862](/asset/Liddon-college-group-1860-1861-from-Archive-phablet.jpg)
![The interior of St Edmund Hall's library Inside the St Edmund Hall library](/asset/Library-interior-looking-towards-main-entrance-phablet.jpg)
Library and Archive
The College’s main library is housed in the beautiful converted Norman church of St Peter-in-the-East. We also have a smaller Old Library, built in the seventeenth century.
Chapel
Services are held during term time, usually at 5:30pm on a Sunday, and all are welcome. The Chapel is also home to the St Edmund Hall Choir, a non-auditioning, friendly group who sing at services and on other occasions as well as touring overseas.
![Inside the College Chapel The interior of the College Chapel](/asset/Chapel-interior-phablet.jpg)
![The Living Wall](/asset/Teddy_Hall_by_John_Cairns_20th_May_2019-4-721x1080.jpg)
Living Wall
St Edmund Hall is proud to be the first Oxford College to install a Living Wall.
![Three students walking through the Front Quad](/asset/Three-students-walking-through-Front-Quad-tablet.jpg)
Virtual 3D Tours of College
Explore some of our College rooms, from anywhere in the world, with one of our immersive 3D tours.
![Students walking through the Front Quad The entrance to St Edmund Hall on Queen's Lane and the Oxford skyline](/asset/Queens-Lane-entrance-to-college-and-Oxford-skyline-tablet.jpg)
Maps
View a map of the College’s Queen’s Lane site, and find maps showing our location in Oxford and our accommodation annexes.
Merchandise
St Edmund Hall merchandise, including t-shirts, hoodies, scarves and cuff links, is available online at The College Store.
For any merchandise queries, please contact the Communications Office at communications@seh.ox.ac.uk.
![Edmund bear on the well in the Front Quad Edmund Bear on the wall in the Front Quad](/asset/St-Edmund-bear-in-Front-Quad-phablet.jpg)
![The Oxford skyline Oxford city skyline taken from the Kelly building roof](/asset/28080464714_c8e1c34a93_k-phablet.jpg)
University Prizes
St Edmund Hall offers several annual prizes that are open to students across the University of Oxford, including the Geddes student journalism awards.