St Cuthbert's Society

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Template:Durham college St Cuthbert's Society, commonly known as Cuth's, is a college-level body of Durham University in England. It was founded in 1888 to cater for non-resident students and is named after Cuthbert of Lindisfarne. St Cuthbert's was the third of Durham's collegiate bodies to be founded, following University and Hatfield College. It is located on Durham's "peninsula", so is considered one of the 'Bailey' colleges.

St Cuthbert's foundation as a Society differed from that of the earlier colleges in that it was founded by its students rather than established by the university. Several other Societies followed, including St Aidan's Society (now St Aidan's College) and the Graduate Society (now Ustinov College), but St Cuthbert's is now the only remaining Society. As such, it retains some structural differences from the colleges - for example, the position of President of the Society is a student position rather than a staff one; though there is also a staff Principal. The Society feels proud to retain this small sense of freedom and autonomy from the University.

The Society owns accommodation across Durham, but most central facilities are provided at its main site on South Bailey. Notable among these is the bar, which is the only Durham college bar to have regular daytime as well as evening opening. Since 2005 the Society has also housed students at its Parson's Field site off Old Elvet. The Parson's Field site includes Refounders House, Fonteyn Court and Parsons Field Court. A new 192-bedroom accommodation block, to be known as Brooks House, is due to be completed by the start of the 2006-2007 academic year.

In 2002 the University proposed that the Society should relocate and become ‘St Cuthbert’s College’ along with new purpose-built facilities. The Junior Common Room (JCR) absolutely rejected any such move which they say would "destroy the traditions and ethos laid down by our founders in 1888 and re-emphasised by the Refounders in 1946". The Society Staff firmly agreed with the comments of the JCR on this matter.

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Notable alumni

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Further reading

  • Tudor, H. St. Cuthbert's Society, 1888-1988 : the history of 'a modest but exciting institution in the University of Durham'.
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