College Facilities

The library is in Peckwater Quad and you’ll need your Oxford University Student Card (“Bod Card”) to use it. Even if you don’t use the library much, go in to look at the Upper Library (ask the librarian at the desk to let you upstairs).

It is a beautiful room containing many old and rare books, and a set of very comfortable Chippendale stools. Cardinal Wolsey’s hat or galero (which can be seen in the College crest) is also on display.

Graduate students may apply to be library clerks in the evenings and on weekends.

The Picture Gallery is in Canterbury Quad. It contains an extensive art collection, and frequently changing exhibitions. It is one of the finest collections of its kind in the country and should not be missed.

Members of Christ Church and guests can enter for free.

The “Undie” is the College bar. It can be found in the cellar of the Lee Building. It is open most nights of the week, from 7.30 pm -11 pm. Drinks are cheap and there is a jukebox. As with all pubs and other “enclosed spaces” in the UK, smoking is prohibited. This is a thoroughly cheap and cheerful place to have a drink or two, as well as mix with undergraduates... if you so wish.

The Buttery is the other College bar, situated in the Ante-Hall, just outside the main dining hall. It’s open before dinner in the evening until 8pm. You can buy bottles of the House wine, sherry and port there, as well as beer, spirits, and wine from the College cellars. Each member may battel up to £60 of wine per term.

The Music Room is on the ground floor of Tom 4. You’ll need to obtain permission from the Music Tutor in order to use it. The music room contains a grand piano, and can be booked at the Porters’ Lodge.

The Art Room is in Blue Boar. It is an open access studio, seminar, exhibition, and social space welcoming anyone connected to the College with an interest in the visual arts. One GCR Member recently displayed an exhibition of their art there.