Hatfield College, Durham

{{Short description|Constituent college of Durham University}} {{good article}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox residential college | university = [[Durham University]] | name = Hatfield College | latin_name = Collegium Hatfeldiensis | namesake = [[Thomas Hatfield]] | photo = [[File:Hatfieldkitchenblock.jpg|290px]] | shield = [[File:Hatfield College.svg|200px]] | shield_caption = Arms of Hatfield College | blazon = ''Azure a Chevron Or between three Lions rampant Argent a Bordure Ermine'' | motto = {{langx|la|Vel Primus Vel Cum Primis}} | motto_English = Either the first or with the first | scarf = {{scarf|{{cells|5|#006}}{{cells|2|white}}{{cells|2|#006}}{{cells|2|white}}{{cells|10|#006}}}} | named_after = [[Thomas Hatfield]] |previous_names = Bishop Hatfield's Hall | established = {{Start date and age|1846}} | senior_tutor = | master = Ann MacLarnon (2017–) | chaplain = The Rev. Dr Julia Candy | undergraduates = 1010 (2017/18)<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=Term-Time Accommodation Stats|url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/student.registry/statistics/summary/1.9ttaccom/171-9.pdf|website=Student Registry|access-date=30 March 2018|archive-date=8 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008134403/https://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/student.registry/statistics/summary/1.9ttaccom/171-9.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> | postgraduates = 260 (2017/18)<ref name="auto"/> | website = {{URL|https://dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/}} | coordinates = {{coord|54.7744|-1.5741|display=inline,title}} | location_map = Durham | map_size = 200 |location=North Bailey, Durham, DH1 3RQ | embedded = {{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site |child = yes |Part_of = [[Durham Castle and Cathedral]] |ID = 370 |Year = 1986 |Criteria = Cultural: ii, iv, vi }} }}

'''Hatfield College''' is one of the [[Colleges of Durham University|constituent colleges]] of [[Durham University]] in England. It occupies a city centre site above the [[River Wear]] on the [[World Heritage Site]] peninsula, lying adjacent to [[The Bailey|North Bailey]] and only a short distance from [[Durham Cathedral]]. Taking its name from [[Thomas Hatfield|a medieval Prince-Bishop of Durham]], the college was founded in 1846 as '''Bishop Hatfield's Hall''' by [[David Melville (priest)|David Melville]], a former [[Oxford don]].

Melville disliked the 'rich living' of patrician undergraduates at [[University College, Durham|University College]], and hoped to nurture a collegiate experience that would be affordable to those of limited means; and in which the students and staff were to be regarded as part of a single community. In line with his ambitions, the college pioneered the concept of catered [[student residence|residences for students]], where all meals were taken in the hall, and occupants charged fixed prices for board and lodgings — this system became the norm for Durham colleges, and later on at [[Oxbridge|Oxford and Cambridge]], before spreading worldwide.

As the 20th century progressed, Hatfield was increasingly characterised by its irreverent atmosphere among undergraduates, reputation for academic indifference, sporting achievement — especially in rugby — and possessing a high intake of students from [[Public school (United Kingdom)|English public schools]]. College administration, on the other hand, preferred to highlight the willingness of students to get involved in a wide variety of university activities; and argued that 'Hatfield man', contrary to his [[reactionary politics|reactionary]] image, had often been at the forefront of significant reform on campus.

College architecture is an eclectic blend of buildings from a variety of styles and periods. The sloping main courtyard contains an eighteenth-century dining hall, the restrained [[Jacobethan]] Melville Building (designed by [[Anthony Salvin]]), a [[Victorian Gothic]] chapel, and the 'inoffensive [[Georgian architecture#Post-Georgian developments|neo-Georgian]]' C Stairs. The trend for revivalist and traditional buildings was disposed of with the modern Jevons Building, located in the college's second courtyard, which interprets older forms in a more 'contemporary' manner.

After many decades as a single-sex institution, the first female undergraduates were formally admitted in [[Michaelmas term]] 1988.

== History == ===Early years=== The establishment of the college in 1846 as a furnished and catered residence with set fees was a revolutionary idea, but later became the general standard for [[student residence|university accommodation]] in the modern sense: an "arrangement where students would be provided with furnished rooms and meals for a flat fee".<ref name="Hatfield College">{{cite web |title=Hatfield College |url=https://www.durhamworldheritagesite.com/architecture/bailey/north-bailey/hatfield-college |website=Durham World Heritage Site |access-date=13 September 2018 |language=en |archive-date=13 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913150454/https://www.durhamworldheritagesite.com/architecture/bailey/north-bailey/hatfield-college |url-status=live }}</ref> Previously, university students were expected to furnish their rooms themselves.<ref name="Hatfield College" /> This concept came from the young founding master, David Melville, who believed his model would make a university education more affordable.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dimbleby |first1=Josceline |author-link1=Josceline Dimbleby |title=A Profound Secret : Mary Gaskell, her daughter Amy and Edward Burne-Jones |date=2004 |publisher=[[Transworld Publishers]] |location=London |isbn=9780552999816|pages=33–35}}</ref> Essentially, the three principles were that rooms would be furnished and let out to students with shared servants, meals would be provided and eaten in the college hall, and college battels (bills) were set in advance.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hatfield College History: Introduction|url=https://community.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.history/intour/index.htm|access-date=2 March 2018|archive-date=22 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122083328/http://community.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.history/intour/index.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> This system made Hatfield a more economical choice when compared to [[University College, Durham|University College]], whose students were generally wealthier, and ensured that student numbers at Hatfield built up steadily.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|title=Hatfield College History|url=http://community.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.history/intour/model.htm|website=Durham University Community|access-date=6 March 2018|archive-date=17 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117015539/http://community.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.history/intour/model.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The success of Melville's model led to a second hall along the same lines, [[Bishop Cosin's Hall]], opening in 1851,<ref>{{cite book|url=http://reed.dur.ac.uk/xtf/view?docId=bookreader/DU_Calendars/1857/ducal1857METS.xml|title=Durham University Calendar, with Almanack|year=1857|chapter=Introduction|publisher=W.E. Duncan and Sons|page=7}}</ref> and the model was introduced to the wider university after an endorsement from the [[Royal Commission]] of 1862.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="roberts">{{cite book |last1=Roberts |first1=Martin |title=The Buildings and Landscapes of Durham University |date=2013 |publisher=Durham University |page=54}}</ref>{{efn|Melville, who stepped down in 1851, was "at least partially a victim of his own success" as the cheaper cost of Hatfield sparked an ever growing demand for places, thus forcing the college to spend to acquire more and more space.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Armstrong |first1=Rev. Dr. Michael |title=David Melville Memorial Evensong Sermon |journal=Hatfield Record |date=2013 |page=28}}</ref>}}

Although not intended as a [[theological college]], for the first 50 years the majority of students tended towards theology, while senior staff members and the principal were [[Holy orders|in holy orders]]. Under [[William Sanday (theologian)|William Sanday]] (1876–1883) student numbers rose considerably, prompting a desperate search for extra rooms. It was forced to rent 3 South Bailey (now part of [[St John's College, Durham|St John's College]]) in 1879 to accommodate them.<ref name="auto2">{{cite book |last1=Moyes |first1=Arthur |title=Hatfield 1846 – 1996: A History of Hatfield College in the University of Durham |date=1996 |publisher=Hatfield College Trust|location=Durham|pages=57–59|isbn=0903324016}}</ref> Though Hatfield was run on the most economical lines, student poverty was a frequent problem. Dr Joseph Fowler, who, apart from his roles as Chaplain and Senior Tutor in the college, acted as Bursar, allowed undergraduates to take on some debt and even loaned them money, often employing [[Cooking the books|rather creative accounting practises]] in the process.<ref name=auto2 /> In 1880, a tennis court was installed for the first time, occupying roughly the same space as the current one.<ref name=auto2 /> In the 1890s, the college purchased Bailey House and the Rectory (despite its name, most previous occupants were laymen) to accommodate more students.<ref name="College History Summary">{{cite web|title=College History Summary|url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/hatfield.college/contact_us/about_the_college/history/History%20of%20Hatfield.pdf|publisher=Hatfield College|access-date=4 March 2018|archive-date=16 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716101713/https://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/hatfield.college/contact_us/about_the_college/history/History%20of%20Hatfield.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> As the end of the century drew closer, the balance of undergraduate students rapidly shifted away from theology. In 1900, there were 49 arts students who had matriculated within the previous 3 years, and 20 in theology.<ref>Moyes, 1996, p. 93</ref> By 1904, just 9 theology undergraduates are recorded, compared to 57 in arts.<ref>Moyes, p. 93</ref>

===Inter-war=== [[File:Durham Castle Eingang.jpg|thumb|For 20 years Hatfield cooperated with nearby [[University College, Durham|Castle]]]] The [[inter-war period]] saw a decline in college fortunes. In the first two decades of the 20th century, Hatfield had experienced a sharp fall in numbers. This was caused initially by the decision to isolate science courses at the [[Armstrong College, Newcastle|campus in Newcastle]], an increased tendency to train priests at specialised colleges, poor finances, and finally the outbreak of the [[First World War]].<ref name="auto3">{{cite book|last1=Whitworth|first1=Thomas|title=Yellow Sandstone and Mellow Brick|date=1971|publisher=Hatfield College, Durham|location=Durham|page=28|isbn=9780903324007}}</ref> For 15 years after 1897, total students in residence numbered above 100.<ref name="auto3"/> This had fallen to 69 in 1916, 2 in 1917, and to 3 in 1918.<ref name="auto3"/> After the war finished there was a temporary leap to more than 60 undergraduates, but by 1923 there were just 14 men on the college books.<ref name="auto3"/> In 1924, a new science department was established in Durham, and this, along with the active recruiting efforts of new Master Arthur Robinson (1923–1940), achieved gains in student numbers.<ref>Whitworth, p. 33</ref> Within five years of Robinson's appointment they had quintupled from the low of 1923.<ref>p. 33</ref>

However, the [[Economic history of the United Kingdom#Postwar stagnation|economic crisis of the 1920s]] created uncertainty. Hatfield had more students than [[University College, Durham|University College]] yet lacked the facilities, especially kitchens, to accommodate them. [[University College, Durham|University College]], on the other hand, was comparatively undersubscribed. To address this, the two colleges effectively amalgamated under the guidance of [[Angus Macfarlane-Grieve]], and all meals were taken together in the [[University College, Durham#Great Hall|Great Hall of University College]], while each college retained its own set of officers and clubs.<ref name="College History Summary" /> Unhappy with this arrangement, some Hatfielders expressed their separate identity in trivial ways: for example, using a different door to enter the Castle dining hall than the [[University College, Durham|University College]] students, and, in contrast to the [[University College, Durham|University College]] contingent – turning to face the High Table during grace.<ref>Whitworth, p. 34</ref>

The political situation in Europe impacted college activities: during one memorable [[Rag (student society)|rag week]] in 1936, Hatfield students staged a mock Nazi procession to the nearby Market Square, with participants dressing in jackboots, [[Sturmabteilung|brown shirts]], and fascist armbands.<ref name=Moyes49>Moyes, 1996, pp. 149–151</ref> One of them, Joe Crouch, a fluent German speaker, comically impersonated [[Adolf Hitler]] and delivered an impromptu speech to the assembled crowd.<ref name=Moyes49 /> In 1938, fears of an [[Second World War|impending war]] resulted in the construction of an [[air raid shelter]], with dons and servants digging trenches in the Master's garden (now Dunham Court).<ref name=Moyes49 /> [[Gas mask]]s were issued to college residents.<ref name=Moyes49 /> Meanwhile, a recent decline in the number of [[freshers]], and the death that year of John Hall How, the Master of University College, gave rise to rumours that Hatfield would be annexed to its older neighbour.<ref name=Moyes49 />

===World War II=== [[File:Hatfieldunderpass.jpg|thumb|The chapel underpass]] In October 1939, Hatfielders were barred from their own college when the university decided to use Hatfield as a temporary site for the new [[Neville's Cross College]], an institution for training women teachers. Having spent over a decade taking meals in Castle, they would now be prevented from using Hatfield buildings altogether.<ref name=Moyes49 /> Without its own buildings and Master, and the issue of the ongoing war, Hatfield was in a poor position to recruit new students, an era later described as the "wilderness years" by college archivist Arthur Moyes.<ref>Moyes, p. 163</ref>

However, the college received an unexpected new lease of life when the [[Royal Air Force]] established short courses at the university for some of its cadets, and soon these cadets made up half of the Hatfield student body. This led the university to postpone plans to merge Hatfield with University College.<ref>Moyes, p. 166</ref> Plans were revived again in 1943, but met the strong opposition of Hatfield dons, especially [[Hedley Sparks]].<ref name=Moyes73>Moyes, pp. 173–174</ref> In 1946, the centenary year of the college, members formed the [[Old Boys|Hatfield Association]] to both represent alumni and demonstrate to the university council that Hatfield was supported.<ref name=Moyes73 />

===Post-war===

The university finally decided that from October 1949, Hatfield would be reestablished as an independent college – with [[Vindolanda]] archaeologist [[Eric Birley]] (1949–1956) appointed to serve as the new Master.<ref>Moyes, p. 195</ref> The post-war period saw Hatfield once again faced with the familiar problem of squeezing in a larger student population, as the war had created a growing backlog. More buildings were constructed and refurbished.<ref name="buildings2">{{cite web |title=Buildings |url=https://community.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.history/intour/buildings.htm |website=Hatfield College History |access-date=28 September 2019 |archive-date=2 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302231219/https://community.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.history/intour/buildings.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Moreover, accommodation was acquired away from the main site and the [[Senior Common Room]] was established. In 1962, it was decided that a brass plaque should be fixed to the college gates identifying the establishment as ''Hatfield College''.<ref name=Whitworth46 /> Just 24 hours after installation, a group of students from a rival Bailey college were caught trying to remove the plaque as a sporting trophy.<ref>Whitworth, p. 47</ref> In 1963, the college received its first taste of [[Student activism#United Kingdom|student protest]], when a "militant minority group of young gentlemen united under the banner of [[International Socialism]]".<ref name=Whitworth51>Whitworth, p. 51</ref> Around the same time students voted to boycott formal dinners after a row with Master Thomas Whitworth (1957–1979) over whether or not jeans counted as formal wear.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Background to the Hatfield Affair |journal=Palatinate |date=23 May 1964 |issue=182 |url=https://iiif.durham.ac.uk/index.html?manifest=t2m8w32r567v |access-date=9 September 2018 |archive-date=10 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910061103/https://iiif.durham.ac.uk/index.html?manifest=t2m8w32r567v |url-status=live }}</ref>

Reforms were subsequently introduced. Joint standing committees, composed equally of staff and students, were set up to "deliberate almost every conceivable topic" and the undergraduate Senior Man was allowed to take part in meetings of the college's governing body.<ref name=Whitworth51 /> By 1971, a "liberal and balanced" Governing Body had been achieved: consisting of 4 college tutors, 4 elected tutors, 4 delegates from the Junior Common Room, and a representative from the Hatfield Association alumni group.<ref name=Whitworth51 /> Writing in the same year, a satisfied Whitworth was able to boast of warding off the "mischievous opportunism" of student "exhibitionists".<ref>Whitworth, p.53</ref>

===Modern=== [[File:Jevonsandpace.jpg|thumb|Jevons (left) and Pace (right) Buildings]] The leadership of James Barber (1980–1996) was a period of significant change. Student numbers rose, increasing to over 650 by the time Barber finished his tenure in office.<ref name="College History Summary" /> Living out became compulsory for students for at least part of their career, and many existing buildings were either rebuilt or refurbished to make room for students: The Rectory was remodeled, C & D Stairs were refurbished, the Main Hall was repaired, and Jevons' was redecorated.<ref name="College History Summary" /> A [[Middle Common Room]] for the postgraduate community was added in Kitchen Stairs. In 1981, the [[Formal (university)|Formal Ball]] was renamed 'The Lion in Winter', which it has been called ever since.<ref name=Moyes324>Moyes, 1996, p. 324</ref> More comically, 'C Scales', a goldfish, was elected as a member of the JCR in 1982 and put forward as a potential [[Durham Students' Union|Durham Student Union]] President.<ref name=Moyes324 /> In 1984, the JCR was sued by representatives of the band [[Mud (band)|Mud]] after a student ruined four speakers by pouring beer into an [[amplifier]] during a performance at a college ball.<ref>{{cite journal |title=oh Hatfield... |journal=Palatinate |date=10 October 1984 |issue=379 |page=8 |url=https://iiif.durham.ac.uk/index.html?manifest=t2mns064614p&canvas=t2tmc87ps49m |access-date=10 September 2018 |archive-date=11 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911044617/https://iiif.durham.ac.uk/index.html?manifest=t2mns064614p&canvas=t2tmc87ps49m |url-status=live }}</ref>

Hatfield also became co-educational, which at the time was only 'grudgingly accepted' by the college.<ref name="College History Summary" /> In 1985, talk of going mixed was stimulated by the low numbers of applicants selecting Hatfield as their preference, and a recent decline in academic standards – with the college finishing bottom of the results table the previous year.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Hatfield All Mixed Up |journal=Palatinate |date=14 February 1985 |issue=385 |page=8 |url=https://iiif.durham.ac.uk/index.html?manifest=t2mqz20ss61w&canvas=t2t6969z339b |access-date=12 September 2018 |archive-date=13 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913040057/https://iiif.durham.ac.uk/index.html?manifest=t2mqz20ss61w&canvas=t2t6969z339b |url-status=live }}</ref> Ignoring threats of hooliganism, the Senior Common Room decided in May of that year to push forward with plans to go mixed.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Hatfield For Girls |journal=Palatinate |date=9 May 1985 |issue=388 |page=388 |url=https://iiif.durham.ac.uk/index.html?manifest=t2msb3978367&canvas=t2t8623j1285 |access-date=12 September 2018 |archive-date=13 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913040119/https://iiif.durham.ac.uk/index.html?manifest=t2msb3978367&canvas=t2t8623j1285 |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 1987, a student referendum was held, with 79.2% voting for the college to remain men only.<ref name=Moyes306>Moyes, 1996, p.306</ref> The Senate decided that, despite the referendum result, the college would in fact go mixed – and the first female undergraduates arrived the following year.<ref name=Moyes306 /><ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrating 30 Years of Hatfield Women |url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/alumni/events/thirty/ |website=Hatfield College, Durham |access-date=23 October 2019 |archive-date=23 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023205543/https://www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/alumni/events/thirty/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The first female [[Senior Man]] held the post in 1992.<ref name="College History Summary" /> Her election win, by a single vote, prompted some students to declare a mock 'week of mourning' and walk around the college wearing black arm bands.<ref name=Moyes306 />

==Buildings== ===Main Court=== [[File:Hatfield_College_C_Stairs.jpg|thumb|right|C Stairs dominates the left of this image, the Melville Building is to its right]] [[File:Frontal_view_of_hatfield_rectory.jpg|thumb|right|The Rectory, purchased by the college in 1897]] The oldest part of the college site is likely what is now the dining room, believed to date back to the 17th century.<ref name="Hatfield College" /> It originally formed part of a town house owned by a wealthy member of local society, and was converted in 1760 into a [[coaching inn]], The Red Lion – a stopping point for coaches travelling between London and Edinburgh.<ref name=buildings2 /> During this time it also hosted concerts, probably featuring the work of composers like [[Charles Avison]] and [[John Garth (composer)|John Garth]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hatfield Record – 2009 |url=https://issuu.com/hatfield-record/docs/hatfield_record_2009_-_redacted_cop |website=Issuu |date=22 June 2016 |access-date=13 September 2018 |language=en |archive-date=7 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307161233/https://issuu.com/hatfield-record/docs/hatfield_record_2009_-_redacted_cop |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1799 the old coaching inn reverted to being a private residence.<ref name=buildings2 /> In 1845, it was sold to the university, and emerged as the first component of the newly founded Hatfield College the following year.<ref name="Hatfield College"/> Much more extensive when first occupied by Hatfield, since then "substantial parts of the building" have been replaced by newer structures.<ref name=buildings2 /> Apart from the dining room, what remains are spaces adjoining it that were once used by travellers, but are now filled by the [[Senior Common Room]] (SCR) – formerly a [[cardroom|card room]] – the SCR dining room; and finally, on the higher floors, the 'D Stairs' student accommodation block, which comprises 13 twin rooms.<ref name=buildings2 /><ref name=buildings /> D Staircase has had a reputation for being haunted by a [[White Lady (ghost)|female spirit]], recognisable by the aroma of a distinctive perfume.<ref>Whitworth, p. 44</ref>

At the west end of the dining room is Kitchen Block, which features the main kitchens as well as a small number of student rooms and offices on the higher floors.<ref name=buildings2 /> 'C Stairs', holding the C accommodation block, was officially opened in 1932 by [[Lord Halifax]].<ref name=buildings2 /> It replaced an earlier section of the coaching inn used since the founding of the college.<ref name=buildings2 /> Designed by [[Anthony Salvin]], A & B Stairs – also used for undergraduate housing – was completed in 1849 at a cost of £4,000, and was the first purpose-built part of the college.<ref name=buildings2 /> Containing A and B accommodation blocks, it was renamed and rededicated as the Melville Building in 2005 after a £1million refurbishment.<ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Hara |first1=Robert James |title=Hatfield College (Re)Dedicates its Melville Building |url=https://collegiateway.org/news/2005-hatfield-melville-building |website=Collegiate Way |access-date=28 September 2019 |language=en |date=24 May 2005 |archive-date=28 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928155435/https://collegiateway.org/news/2005-hatfield-melville-building |url-status=live }}</ref> Author [[Josceline Dimbleby]], the great-great-granddaughter of David Melville, was invited to perform the ceremony.<ref>{{cite news |title=Building renamed in founder's honour |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/6952715.building-renamed-in-founders-honour/ |access-date=28 September 2019 |work=The Northern Echo |date=7 May 2005 |language=en |archive-date=28 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928155434/https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/6952715.building-renamed-in-founders-honour/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Rectory was acquired in 1897, and is the administrative hub of the college, encompassing as it does the offices of the Master, the Vice-Master & Senior Tutor, the Assistant Senior Tutor, the Chaplain, the Senior Administrative Secretary, the Senior Tutor's Secretary, the Finance Officer and the Hatfield Trust/Association.<ref name="buildings">{{cite web |title=Location & Buildings |url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/about/location/ |website=Hatfield College, Durham |access-date=28 September 2019 |archive-date=28 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928155436/https://www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/about/location/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Birley Room, used for social functions, can be found at the ground floor of the Rectory.<ref name=buildings /> Added to the college at the same time as the Rectory, Hatfield Cottage is in between the [[redundant church]] of St Mary-le-Bow (now the [[Durham Museum and Heritage Centre]]) and Gatehouse Block. It is where the Middle Common Room (MCR) is now located, having moved from its former space in Kitchen Block.<ref name=buildings />

Gatehouse Block is to the right of the entrance and houses the [[porters' lodge]]. It also has single and twin use student rooms.<ref name=buildings /> In 1961 the college had begun a project to replace the remnants of a much older gatehouse that was in poor condition. The new pseudo-[[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] replacement was completed by Easter 1962 for a total cost of £55,000.<ref name=Whitworth46>Whitworth, p. 46</ref> To provide an unbroken front to the North Bailey, decorative gates and railings were installed in the aftermath.<ref name=Whitworth46 />

===Dunham Court=== [[File:Jevons_building_at_hatfield_college,_durham.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Jevons, after 2018 renovation]] Named after alumnus [[Kingsley Dunham]], Dunham Court is the second quadrangle of the college.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Hatfield College |journal=Report by the Vice-Chancellor and Warden for the Year 1967-68 |date=1968 |page=122 |url=http://reed.dur.ac.uk/xtf/view?docId=bookreader/DU_Warden/warden67/warden67METS.xml#page/126/mode/2up |access-date=16 May 2021}}</ref> Accessed through an underpass by the chapel, it comprises two buildings, Jevons ([[Frank Jevons]]) and Pace (Edward Pace). An influx of extra students after the war stimulated demand for more accommodation and the garden of the old Jevon's House provided the available space. The new building, described by [[Nikolaus Pevsner|Pevsner]] as "friendly", with a "nice rhythm of windows towards the river", was finished in 1950 and named after former Vice-Master Edward Pace.<ref name=buildings2 />

The college commenced the largest building project in its history when it demolished old Jevon's House, a "property of advanced decrepitude" once occupied by the bare-knuckle boxer and politician [[John Gully]] before its purchase by the university.<ref>Whitworth, p. 49</ref><ref name="oldjevons">{{cite book |last1=Moyes |first1=Arthur |title=The History of the Hatfield Association |date=2011 |publisher=Hatfield College Trust |location=Durham |page=57}}</ref> As parts of the building had become dangerous by this point, the entire structure had to be removed.<ref name=oldjevons /> Construction of the new [[modernist architecture|modernist]] style Jevons Building, which would complete the new Dunham Court, began in June 1966. It was officially unveiled in a ceremony in June 1968, attended by both Kingsley Dunham and [[Lord Lieutenant of Durham]] [[James Fitzjames Duff|James Duff]].<ref name=Whitworth50>Whitworth, p. 50</ref> It won a [[Civic Trust Awards|Civic Trust Award]] the following year.<ref name=Whitworth50 /> In 1972 a fishpond, since removed, was constructed in the centre of the court at the encouragement of senior college officers.<ref>Moyes, 2011, p. 55</ref>

Both buildings contain rooms and social spaces: the college bar and café is located in Jevons, while Pace has a TV lounge, a music room, a kitchen, two gyms, and the JCR Common Room.<ref>{{cite web |title=Social spaces |url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/undergraduate/facilities/social/ |website=Hatfield College, Durham |access-date=28 September 2019 |archive-date=28 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928155434/https://www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/undergraduate/facilities/social/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Chapel === [[File:Hatfield College Chapel, Durham.jpg|thumb|The chapel from North Bailey]] [[File:Hatfield College Chapel.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Interior of the chapel]] The college chapel was conceived in 1851 and built by 1854, funded by donations by alumni and topped up with a loan of £150 from the university.<ref name="College History Summary" /> Designed by [[Bishop Cosin's Hall]] chaplain, [[James Turner (bishop)|James Turner]] (also a trained architect), it contains [[Boss (architecture)|head sculptures]] of [[William Van Mildert]], the founder of the university, and [[Charles Thorp|Warden Thorp]], the first Vice-Chancellor.<ref name="College History Summary" />

Commemorative oak panels mark the fallen of the [[First World War]], with a [[book of remembrance]] naming those lost in the [[Second World War]].<ref name="College History Summary" /> The chapel houses a [[Harrison & Harrison]] organ, which is used to accompany services and for recitals. In 2001, it was refurbished at the cost of £65,000.<ref name="College History Summary" />

When Hatfield was founded, attendance at cathedral services was compulsory; and once the chapel was constructed attendance at these services was obligatory for the next 80 years.<ref name="College History Summary" /> Since then, the chapel has been described as making up an "important but minority interest" within the college.<ref name="College History Summary" />

Hatfield offers eight [[choral scholar]]ships annually, after an audition and interview process with the chaplain during first term.<ref name="scholarships">{{cite web |title=Study : Choral and Organ Scholarships |url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/study/pg/finance/funding/bursaries/choralorgan/ |website=Durham University |access-date=7 August 2021}}</ref> The choir is led by a student choral director, supported by an [[organ scholar]] and deputy organ scholar.<ref name=scholarships /> It is mainly made up of students who support regular worship in the chapel, but also sing at other churches and cathedrals, with annual tours undertaken both at home and abroad.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hatfield Chapel Choir |url=https://www.musicdurham.org/hatfield-chapel-choir/ |website=Music Durham |access-date=20 March 2020 |archive-date=20 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320230526/https://www.musicdurham.org/hatfield-chapel-choir/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A further scholarship, the Matthew Fantom Organ Scholarship, is available to those students in the early stages of learning to play the organ and who would not be ready to apply for the regular organ scholarships.<ref>{{cite web |title=Scholarships |url=https://www.musicdurham.org/scholarships/ |website=Music Durham |access-date=7 August 2021 |archive-date=5 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005053314/https://www.musicdurham.org/scholarships/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Other buildings=== Opposite the gatehouse on North Bailey is Bailey House, an accommodation block which provides 50 single rooms, plus a communal and kitchen area on the ground floor.<ref name=buildings /> Palmers Garth is located across the [[Kingsgate Bridge]] over the River Wear. It offers 8 twin and 41 single rooms for 57 students.<ref name=buildings2 /> The building was formerly used for administration by the university, and once hosted the careers service until it was handed over to Hatfield College in 1991.<ref name=buildings2 />

The postgraduate accommodation site is James Barber House, or JBH for short, a self-catered residence on nearby Church Street. Named after former Master James Barber, it was completed by [[Durham County Council]] as Palatine House in 1968, and originally a care home for the elderly before its purchase by the college in 2006.<ref name=buildings2 />

== College traditions ==

=== Arms and motto === [[File:Hatfield College Durham crest.jpg|thumb|180px|left|Bishop Hatfield's arms, as used by the college 1846-1954]] From its foundation, Hatfield Hall used as its arms the personal shield of Bishop [[Thomas Hatfield]] (''Azure, a chevron or, between three lions rampant argent'').<ref name='woodward'>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CIASAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA444|title=A Treatise on Ecclesiastical Heraldry|first=John|last=Woodward|year=1894|publisher=W. & A.K. Johnston|page=444|access-date=23 September 2020|archive-date=7 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307161152/https://books.google.com/books?id=CIASAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA444|url-status=live}}</ref> This was accompanied with the [[Latin]] motto "Vel Primus Vel Cum Primis", which means "Either First or With the First", and is derived from a description of Bishop Hatfield in a 14th century history of Durham:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hatfield-association.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-College-Motto-Final.pdf|title=The College Motto|first=Jerome|last=Moran|publisher=The Hatfield Association|date=6 June 2019}}</ref>

{{Translated blockquote |language=la |Cæterum inerat ei magnanimitas, ut in conventu procerum et magnatum, '''vel primus, vel cum primis''', semper contenderit esse; et inter honorificos honoris locum magnificentius obtineret |But [Hatfield] had such a sense of grandeur, that in a gathering of nobles and magnates he always strove to be '''either first or with the first'''; and to occupy a place of honour more magnificently among the honoured |author=[[William de Chambre (chronicler)|William de Chambre]] (attributed) |title=History of Durham, in ''Historiae Dunelmensis Scriptores Tres'', ed. [[James Raine (antiquary)|James Raine]] (1839)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/historiaedunelme00gauf/page/136/mode/2up|first=William|last=de Chambre|author-link=William de Chambre (chronicler)|editor-first=James|editor-last=Raine|editor-link=James Raine (antiquary)|page=137|title=Historiae dunelmensis scriptores tres|date=c. 1365|publication-date=1839}}</ref>}}

This motto is now loosely interpreted by the college as "Be the Best you can Be".<ref name='crestandmotto'>{{cite web |title=Hatfield College : Crest & Motto |url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/about/story/crest/ |website=Durham University |access-date=13 September 2018 |language=en |archive-date=13 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913150348/https://www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/about/story/crest/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/college_life/|title=Hatfield College – Durham University|website=Durham University|access-date=15 January 2007|archive-date=1 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061101105318/http://www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/college_life/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1954, the college learned that these arms had not been [[Grant of arms|granted]] to the college by the [[College of Arms]], and its [[Assumed arms|assumption]] of Bishop Hatfield's shield without a grant was inappropriate and illegal.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/hatfield.college/contact_us/about_the_college/history/History%20of%20Hatfield.pdf|title=History of Hatfield|access-date=15 January 2007|archive-date=21 June 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060621100955/http://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/hatfield.college/contact_us/about_the_college/history/History%20of%20Hatfield.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name='crestandmotto' /> Consequently, it sought a grant of its own from the College of Arms,<ref name=crestandmotto /> and was granted new arms based on Hatfield's shield, but with an ermine [[bordure]] added to [[Difference (heraldry)|difference]] the college's arms from the bishop's. A [[crest (heraldry)|crest]] was also added, of ostrich feathers, charged with a black chevron, issuing from a crown. The motto was also made an official part of the grant.<ref name=crestandmotto />

A drawing of the new shield, without the crest, was produced by student Rodney Lucas for use in the annual ''Hatfield Record'', and was used on college stationery for many years.<ref name="rodneylucas">Moyes, 1996, p. 345</ref> In 1994, Lucas contacted the college with a new rendering of the college arms made on a computer, which was subsequently adopted.<ref name=rodneylucas /> In 2005, the university produced a new representation of the arms as part of a university rebrand.<ref name=crestandmotto />

=== Academic dress === Similar to most [[Bailey Colleges]], the wearing of the undergraduate academic [[Academic dress of Durham University|gown]] is required for formal events, including to the [[matriculation]] ceremony and all formal dinners held in college.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hatfield College JCR Rough Guide 2016-17 |url=https://issuu.com/communicationsoffice/docs/jcr_rough_guide_booklet_2016-17 |website=Issuu |access-date=29 July 2021 |pages=27, 47 |language=en |date=10 August 2016}}</ref>

=== Formals === In [[Michaelmas term]] (first term) and [[Epiphany term]] (second term), formal dinners are once every fortnight, on Fridays. Few formals are held during [[Easter term]] (third term) as students' attention is increasingly focused on exams and assignments.<ref name="formals">{{cite web |title=Formals |url=https://hatfieldjcr.co.uk/formals |website=Hatfield JCR |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref> A [[High table]], consisting of senior staff, is also present during formal meals.<ref name=formals />

Unique to Hatfield is the tradition of 'spooning', in which students bang spoons on the edge of the table or on silverware for several minutes before the formal starts.<ref name="auto8">{{cite web|title=Hatfield College @ Durham SU|url=https://www.durhamsu.com/freshershub/hatfield|website=Durham Student Union|access-date=27 March 2018|language=en|archive-date=28 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328041207/https://www.durhamsu.com/freshershub/hatfield|url-status=live}}</ref> The act immediately ceases when the High Table walks in.<ref name="auto8" /> Upon exiting the hall, the [[Senior Man]] must bow to the High Table.{{citation needed|date=May 2026}}

==== Grace ==== <blockquote>{{lang|la|Benedicte Deus, qui pascis nos a iuventute nostra et praebes cibum omni carni, reple gaudio et laetitia corda nostra, ut nos, quod satis est habentes, abundemus in omne opus bonum. Per Jesum Christum, Dominum Nostrum, cui tecum et Spiritu Sancto, sit omnis honor, laus et imperium in saecula saeculorum. Amen.}}</blockquote>

This can be translated as:

<blockquote>''Blessed God, who feedest us from our youth, and providest food for all flesh, fill our hearts with joy and gladness, that we, having enough to satisfy us, may abound in every good work, through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom with thee and the Holy Spirit, be all honour and praise and power for all ages. Amen.''</blockquote>

Since 1846 the [[Grace (prayer)|grace]] has been read at all formal meals in college.<ref name="grace">{{cite web |title=College Grace |url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/about/history/college_grace/ |website=Hatfield College |access-date=16 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627142642/https://www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/about/history/college_grace/ |archive-date=27 June 2020}}</ref> It is popular at alumni dinners, where an attempt to read the grace in English was badly received by guests.<ref name=grace />

Widely used in the fourth century and based on earlier Hebrew prayers, it was translated from the Greek and adopted by [[Oriel College, Oxford]]. Hatfield copied it practically verbatim; the college believes this was likely influenced by the Rev. Henry Jenkyns, a Fellow of Oriel before becoming Professor of Greek and Classical Literature at Durham.<ref name=grace /><ref>{{cite journal |title=Officers of the University |journal=Durham University Calendar |date=1838 |page=18 |url=http://reed.dur.ac.uk/xtf/view?docId=bookreader/DU_Calendars/1838/ducal1838METSfile.xml#page/32/mode/2up |access-date=16 May 2021}}</ref>

===Hatfield Day=== Hatfield Day is a day of festivities held every June to celebrate the end of exams. Traditions include 'Storming the Castle', in which Hatfield students wake up early to rush the courtyard of University College and sing college songs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Storming the Castle |url=https://www.durhamworldheritagesite.com/learn/architecture/castle/university-college/storming-castle |website=Durham World Heritage Site |access-date=20 July 2024}}</ref>

By the 1980s Hatfield Day was 'not an occasion to which children or maiden aunts could be invited'.<ref name="moyes323">Moyes, 1996, p. 323</ref> Problems included offensive student pranks, vandalism, and an inability to contain events within the confines of the college.<ref name=moyes323 /> Arrests were not unknown.<ref name=moyes323 /> The Hatfield Day of 1984 required [[County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service|County Durham Fire Brigade]] to extinguish a fire set by a student.<ref name=moyes323 />

With the admission of female undergraduates, Hatfield Day became notably 'less coarse' as women members of JCR now 'exerted an influence' on behaviour.<ref>Moyes, p. 325</ref>

===Songs=== The college song was formerly [[Green Grow the Rushes, O]]. It was replaced in 1952 with a surprising selection: 'If I Should Plant a Tiny Seed of Love' by [[Ballard Macdonald]]. This 'mournful Edwardian ballad' came to be the 'rallying song of an increasingly macho Hatfield'.<ref>Moyes, p. 321</ref>

As of 2012, other long-established college songs included [[Two Little Boys]], [[And did those feet in ancient time#By Hubert Parry|Jerusalem]], and [[Swing Low, Sweet Chariot]].<ref>{{cite journal |editor1-last=Whittingham |editor1-first=Mike |title=College Songs |journal=Freshers' Rough Guide to Hatfield College 2012-2013 |date=2012 |pages=73, 75 |url=http://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/hatfield.college/freshers/JCRFRESHERSROUGHGUIDE2012-13.pdf |access-date=20 July 2024 |publisher=Hatfield College JCR |archive-date=21 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021060109/http://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/hatfield.college/freshers/JCRFRESHERSROUGHGUIDE2012-13.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

== Student body == As of the 2017/18 academic year, Hatfield College has a population of 1,339 students.<ref name="auto"/> There are 1,007 full-time undergraduates and 3 part-time undergraduates.<ref name="auto"/> Postgraduate figures include 55 students on full-time postgraduate research programs and 111 studying for full-time postgraduate taught programs, plus a further 94 part-time postgraduate students (research and taught) as well as 69 [[distance learning]] students.<ref name="auto"/>

=== Common rooms === The [[Junior Common Room]] (JCR) is for undergraduates in the college. It annually elects an executive committee consisting of 10 members, including an impartial chair, who run the JCR in conjunction with college officers.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Executive Committee |url=http://www.hatfieldjcr.co.uk/uk/staff/view |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106012549/http://www.hatfieldjcr.co.uk/uk/staff/view |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 November 2012 |website=Hatfield College JCR (via [[Internet Wayback Machine]]) |access-date=20 March 2020}}</ref> Unlike other colleges, Hatfield exclusively retains [[Senior Man]] as its title for the head of the JCR, having rejected a motion to move to "JCR President" in May 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hatfield JCR crush motion to rename Senior Man|url=http://thetab.com/uk/durham/2014/05/15/hatfield-crush-senior-man-13235|website=Durham University|access-date=15 March 2018|date=15 May 2014|archive-date=16 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316214103/http://thetab.com/uk/durham/2014/05/15/hatfield-crush-senior-man-13235|url-status=live}}</ref> A motion to allow the incumbent to choose between "Senior Man", "Senior Woman" or "Senior Student" was also defeated in January 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hatfield College JCR rejects motion to change JCR President title to 'Senior Student'|url=http://www.palatinate.org.uk/hatfield-college-jcr-rejects-motion-to-change-jcr-president-title-to-‘senior-student’/|website=Palatinate|access-date=15 March 2018|date=24 January 2016|archive-date=11 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011234742/http://www.palatinate.org.uk/hatfield-college-jcr-rejects-motion-to-change-jcr-president-title-to-%E2%80%98senior-student%E2%80%99/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Middle Common Room]] (MCR) is the organisation for postgraduate students. Postgraduate accommodation is located at James Barber House.<ref>{{cite web |title=James Barber House |url=https://community.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.mcr/?page_id=25 |website=Hatfield College MCR |access-date=13 September 2018 |archive-date=13 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913184902/https://community.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.mcr/?page_id=25 |url-status=live }}</ref> College officers, fellows and tutors are members of the [[Senior Common Room]] (SCR).<ref>{{cite web |title=Hatfield SCR |url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/scr/ |website=Durham University |access-date=20 March 2020 |archive-date=19 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919195859/https://www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/scr/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Image === [[File:Hatfield_College,_Dunham_Court.jpg|thumb|left|Dunham Court during Hatfield Day]] Having shed its theological image by the Second World War, Hatfield developed a strong sporting reputation over the following decades.{{efn|[[Kim Darroch]], in his memoir ''Collateral Damage: Britain, America, and Europe in the Age of Trump'', recalls discovering that Hatfield, 'while modest in its academic record, was comfortably the strongest college at sport'<ref>{{cite book |first1=Kim |last1=Darroch |author1-link=Kim Darroch |title=Collateral Damage: Britain, America, and Europe in the Age of Trump |date=2020 |publisher=Hachette |isbn=978-1541751026 |page=24}}</ref>}} Johnathan Young, a 1963 matriculant, later recalled that his contemporaries 'were expected to excel in most sports and particularly rugby'.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Young |first1=Johnathan |title=50 Years On |journal=Hatfield Record |date=2013 |page=36}}</ref>{{efn|In 1967, Young, by now a graduate student, joked it was harder to get into the Hatfield College rugby team than [[Durham University Rugby Football Club|Durham RUFC]]<ref>{{cite journal |title=Profiles on senior men and women |journal=Palatinate |date=10 October 1967 |issue=217 |page=11 |url=https://iiif.durham.ac.uk/index.html?manifest=t1m7d278t14d&canvas=t1ttd96k474x |access-date=9 September 2018}}</ref>}}

A stereotype of Hatfield undergraduates as indifferent students who were largely [[elitism|from privileged backgrounds]] also emerged. This was a perception that college leadership were acutely aware of and keen to downplay.<ref name="collegeimage">Whitworth, 1971, pp. 84–85, 91</ref> Master Thomas Whitworth, in his 1971 college history, ''Yellow Sandstone and Mellow Brick''; instead defined Hatfielders by ambition, and stressed their tendency to seek leadership positions on campus.<ref name=collegeimage />{{efn| Whitworth defended generations of students at length. He argued that Hatfield undergraduates and staff members had tended to be the 'genuine progressive, concerned with substance rather than with shadow' and pointed out, among other things, that they had supported the entry of women into the university, the provision of [[Workers' Educational Association|educational facilities for workers]] in the [[North East of England]], and were 'notably active at the conception, birth and infancy' of new colleges and societies<ref>Whitworth, p. 99</ref>}} It was a viewpoint echoed years later by his successor, James Barber:

{{Blockquote |quote = "Go to a University concert, a play or a debate, watch a University sporting event, and Hatfield students will be prominent."<ref name = "collegeimage2">Moyes, 1996, p. 326</ref>}}

Alumni have also praised a "work hard, play hard ethos" conducive to future success and highlighted a strong sense of identity and community.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reid |first1=James |title=Laura Williamson: "I'm going to get in there and show them" |url=https://www.palatinate.org.uk/laura-williamson-im-going-to-get-in-there-and-show-them/ |access-date=8 August 2021 |work=Palatinate |date=6 March 2021}}</ref><ref>Moyes, 2011, pp. 111, 120</ref> Nevertheless, student articles have criticised Hatfield for being [[rah (slang)|'rah']], and suggested it is responsible for perpetuating negative views about the wider university.<ref>{{cite web|title=These are officially the most private school Durham colleges|url=https://thetab.com/uk/durham/2018/02/28/these-are-officially-the-most-private-school-durham-colleges-40390|website=The Tab Durham|access-date=27 March 2018|date=28 February 2018|archive-date=27 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327212918/https://thetab.com/uk/durham/2018/02/28/these-are-officially-the-most-private-school-durham-colleges-40390|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Palatine Jungle: Part 1|url=http://www.durham21.co.uk/2001/10/the-palatine-jungle-part-1/|website=[[Durham21]]|access-date=27 March 2018|archive-date=28 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328102615/http://www.durham21.co.uk/2001/10/the-palatine-jungle-part-1/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Durham's worst colleges|url=https://thetab.com/uk/durham/2014/11/07/durhams-worst-colleges-15510|website=The Tab Durham|access-date=27 March 2018|date=7 November 2014|archive-date=28 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328041159/https://thetab.com/uk/durham/2014/11/07/durhams-worst-colleges-15510|url-status=live}}</ref> Writing in 1996, college archivist Arthur Moyes admitted that [[humility|modesty]] "is not a Hatfield characteristic".<ref name = "collegeimage2" />

Past data has shown it to be popular with applicants from [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|private schools]]. For the 2015/2016 cycle, 65.8% of applicants were privately educated – against a university total of only 36.1%.<ref name="auto10">{{cite web|title=College Preference by School Type (2015–2016)|url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/ug.admissions/admindocuments/admincycle1516/3-2-3CollegePreferencebySchoolTypeState-Independent.pdf|website=Student Registry|access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref> These figures also represent a significant reversal over time; during the 1960s the state school intake averaged 63%.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Winnard |first1=Madeleine |title=Non-traditional students as field outsiders: a case study of the institutional sub-field of an 'elite' university and its role in social reproduction |url=http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/14041/1/Winnard000681211_CORRECTIONS.pdf?D34+ |publisher=Durham University |access-date=19 December 2023 |page=104 |date=2021}}</ref>

For 2016 entry, under 2% of [[freshers]] were from low participation neighbourhoods.<ref>Winnard, 2021, p. 189</ref> To attract a wider range of candidates it has launched an [[Outreach|outreach programme]] working with pupils in local state schools in [[Gateshead]], [[Hartlepool]], and [[Washington, Tyne and Wear|Washington]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bash |first1=Anthony |title=Notes from the Vice-Master and Senior Tutor |journal=Hatfield Record 2019 |date=2019 |page=11 |url=https://issuu.com/hatfield-record/docs/hatfield_record_2019 |access-date=6 June 2020 |publisher=Hatfield College Trust |archive-date=7 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307161233/https://issuu.com/hatfield-record/docs/hatfield_record_2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Admissions === For the 2015/2016 entry cycle 1,375 applicants selected the college as their preference.<ref name="auto9">{{cite web|title=College Preference – Total Applications|url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/ug.admissions/admindocuments/admincycle1516/3-1CollegePreference-TotalApplications.pdf|website=Student Registry|access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref> This made it the 5th most popular overall, behind University College, [[Josephine Butler College, Durham|Josephine Butler College]], [[Collingwood College, Durham|Collingwood College]], and [[St Mary's College, Durham|St Mary's College]].<ref name="auto9"/> 336 accepted applicants ultimately enrolled.<ref>{{cite web|title=College Entrants – Total Entrants|url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/ug.admissions/admindocuments/admincycle1516/3-3CollegeEntrants-TotalEntrants.pdf|website=Student Registry|access-date=27 March 2018|archive-date=7 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307161153/https://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/ug.admissions/admindocuments/admincycle1516/3-3CollegeEntrants-TotalEntrants.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Compared to most other colleges, Hatfield received a somewhat higher percentage of [[gap year]] applicants, with 7.8% of applicants in the 2015/2016 cycle choosing to defer, against a university average of 3.8%.<ref name="auto9"/>

In the application cycles from 2017 through 2020, Hatfield was ranked in the top 5 of colleges by number of first choice preferences, but dropped to 8th place for 2021 entry.<ref name="burman">{{cite web |last1=Burman |first1=Theo |title=Durham college popularity rankings revealed |url=https://www.palatinate.org.uk/durham-college-popularity-rankings-revealed/ |website=Palatinate |access-date=19 September 2024 |date=19 January 2022}}</ref> That year it was the 'most polarizing college', having seen the largest increase in last-place rankings.<ref name=burman />

=== Master ===

The current [[Master (college)|Master]] is Ann MacLarnon, Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Durham University, who assumed the role in September 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hatfield College : Who's Who – Durham University|url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/about/staff/|website=Durham University|access-date=7 March 2018|language=en|archive-date=8 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308043357/https://www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/about/staff/|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''List of past masters ''' * [[David Melville (priest)|David Melville]] (1846–1851)<ref>Dimbleby, 2004, p. 33</ref> * [[William Henderson (priest)|William Henderson]] (1851–1852)<ref name="sadgrove">{{cite journal |last1=Sadgrove |first1=Michael |title=David Melville Evensong |journal=Hatfield Record |date=2011 |pages=15–17 |url=https://hatfield-association.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Hatfield-Record-2011.pdf |access-date=29 July 2021 |quote=He was followed by three principals in quick succession: Henderson, Bradby and Londsdale, none of whom lasted longer than a few months.}}</ref> * [[Edward Bradby]] (Michaelmas Term 1852)<ref name=sadgrove /> * James Lonsdale (1853–1854)<ref name=sadgrove /> * John Pedder (1854–1859)<ref name="principals">{{cite journal |title=List of Principals, Masters and Acting-Masters |journal=History of Hatfield |page=13 |url=https://www.durham.ac.uk/media/durham-university/colleges/hatfield-college/resources/BriefHistoryofHatfield.pdf |access-date=29 July 2021 |publisher=Hatfield College}}</ref> * James Barmby (1859–1876)<ref name=principals /> * [[William Sanday (theologian)|William Sanday]] (1876–1883)<ref name=principals /> * [[Archibald Robertson (bishop)|Archibald Robertson]] (1883–1897)<ref name=principals /> * [[Frank Jevons]] (1896–1923)<ref>{{cite web |title=''Jevons, Frank Byron'', (9 September 1858 – 29 February 1936) |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U211965 |website=Who Was Who |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=13 September 2018 |language=en |date=1 December 2007 |archive-date=7 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307161201/https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-211965;jsessionid=BA0C066FC6D5E40FF4931E0289232602 |url-status=live }}</ref> * Arthur Robinson (1923–1940)<ref>{{cite web |title=''Robinson, Arthur'', (10 March 1864 – 21 March 1948) |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U231119 |website=Who Was Who |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=13 September 2018 |language=en |date=1 December 2007 |archive-date=7 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307161201/https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-231119;jsessionid=076BFE6F2862E5607955125DFF2C252F |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Angus Macfarlane-Grieve]] (1940–1949)<ref>{{cite web |title=''Macfarlane-Grieve, Angus Alexander'', (11 May 1891 – 2 August 1970) |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U50451 |website=Who Was Who |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=13 September 2018 |language=en |date=1 December 2007 |archive-date=7 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307161236/https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-50451;jsessionid=71B9D74FAE1075FF0EFCD74BEE1A388E |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Eric Birley]] (1949–1956)<ref>{{cite web |title=''Birley, Prof. Eric'', (12 January 1906 – 20 October 1995) |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U171160 |website=Who Was Who |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=13 September 2018 |language=en |date=1 December 2007 |archive-date=7 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307161254/https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-171160;jsessionid=116371782489C2042E49082D180E7161 |url-status=live }}</ref> * Thomas Whitworth (1957–1979)<ref>{{cite web |title=''Whitworth, Thomas'', (7 April 1917 – 18 December 1979) |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U160944 |website=Who Was Who |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=13 September 2018 |language=en |date=1 December 2007 |archive-date=7 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307161222/https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-160944;jsessionid=0B933F52AA16882A2E31178473EF2232 |url-status=live }}</ref> * James Barber (1980–1996)<ref>{{cite web |title=''Barber, Prof. James Peden'', (6 November 1931 – 24 July 2015) |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U6427 |website=Who Was Who |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=13 September 2018 |language=en |date=1 December 2007}}</ref> * [[Tim Burt]] (1996–2017)<ref>{{cite web|title=Goodbye Garden Party for Professor Tim Burt, Master of Hatfield College|url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/dialogue/signposts/staff/?id=31181&itemno=31181|website=Durham University|date=16 June 2017|access-date=7 August 2019|archive-date=7 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307161222/https://www.dur.ac.uk/dialogue/signposts/staff/?id=31181&itemno=31181|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Fellows === Hatfield College Council awards honorary fellowships to alumni and people who have a close association with Hatfield. On receipt of the fellowship, the fellow automatically becomes an honorary member of the SCR and receives the same benefits. By 2012, honorary fellows numbered 24 in total, notably including former university chancellor [[Bill Bryson]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hatfield Record 2012|url=http://hatfield-association.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Hatfield-Record-2012-Redacted-Copy.pdf|website=Hatfield Association|access-date=26 March 2018|archive-date=27 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327131608/http://hatfield-association.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Hatfield-Record-2012-Redacted-Copy.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

As of 2018, other staff affiliated to the college include eight junior research fellows<ref>{{cite web|title=Hatfield College : Junior Research Fellows|url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/research_at_hatfield/junior_fellows/|website=Durham University|access-date=29 March 2018|language=en|archive-date=30 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330015515/https://www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/research_at_hatfield/junior_fellows/|url-status=live}}</ref> and 10 Senior Research Fellows.<ref name="senior">{{cite web |title=Senior Research Fellows |url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/research_at_hatfield/seniorfellows/ |website=Durham University |access-date=26 August 2019 |archive-date=15 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815190821/https://www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/research_at_hatfield/seniorfellows/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Current senior fellows include, amongst others, the theologian [[Douglas Davies]].<ref name=senior /> The college also occasionally hosts visiting academics, normally for one term, as part of the fellowship scheme offered by the university's [[Institute of Advanced Study (Durham)|Institute of Advanced Study]].<ref>{{cite web|title=IAS Fellows|url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/ias/fellows/iasfellows/|website=[[Institute of Advanced Study (Durham)|Institute of Advanced Study]]|access-date=26 March 2018|language=en|archive-date=27 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327090019/https://www.dur.ac.uk/ias/fellows/iasfellows/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Sports and societies ==

=== Hatfield College Boat Club === {{main article|Hatfield College Boat Club}} [[File:Hatfield College Boat Club Blade.svg|thumb|left|240px|The [[Oar (sport rowing)|blade]] colours of Hatfield College Boat Club]] The boat club was started in 1846, shortly after the founding of the college, making it one of the oldest student clubs in Durham.<ref name="auto11">{{cite web|title=Finding the Balance|url=https://www.hatfieldjcr.co.uk/blog/2017-09-20-finding-the-balance|website=Hatfield JCR|access-date=21 April 2018|language=en|archive-date=22 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422062224/https://www.hatfieldjcr.co.uk/blog/2017-09-20-finding-the-balance|url-status=live}}</ref> There is a Novice Development programme for absolute beginners.<ref name="auto11"/> It also trains [[coxswain (rowing)|coxes]] and has a dedicated Coxes Captain.<ref name="auto11"/>

The club competes in [[Head race|head races]] and [[Regatta|regattas]] across the country, including the [[Head of the River Race]], [[Henley Royal Regatta]], [[Durham Regatta]], as well as inter-collegiate competitions run by [[Durham College Rowing]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Durham College Rowing |first= |title=Durham College Rowing |url=https://durhamcollegerowing.webspace.durham.ac.uk/ |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=Durham College Rowing |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Notable former members of the club include [[Alice Freeman]], [[Louisa Reeve]], [[Angus Groom]], and [[Simon Barr]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympic call up for Durham graduates |url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/news/newsitem/?itemno=6748 |website=Durham University News |publisher=Durham University |access-date=29 July 2021 |date=17 July 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Simms |first1=George |title=Durham alumnus Angus Groom bags Olympic rowing silver |url=https://www.palatinate.org.uk/durham-alumnus-angus-groom-bags-olympic-rowing-silver/ |access-date=29 July 2021 |work=Palatinate |date=28 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=World Gold for DUBC Alumnus in Amsterdam|url=https://www.teamdurham.com/?itemno=22022|website=[[Team Durham]]|access-date=17 April 2018|language=en}}</ref> The boat club's alumni society, The White Lion Club, connects current students with alumni at key events throughout the year such as the Head of the River Race, Durham Regatta and the annual Christmas dinner.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-20 |title=White Lion Club Archives |url=https://www.hatfield-association.co.uk/tag/white-lion-club/ |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=Hatfield Association |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Rugby === Hatfield College has become known for prowess in rugby in particular – so much so that Thomas Whitworth (Master, 1957–79), a known rugby enthusiast, was often accused of bias in the selection and treatment of rugby-playing students.<ref name="College History Summary" /> In intercollegiate rugby, Hatfield became the dominant club in the decades following the war, conceding the colleges cup just once in a 14-year period up to 1971.<ref>Whitworth, p. 85</ref> The [[Durham University Rugby Football Club|Durham University team]] that triumphed in the 1969 [[British Universities and Colleges Sport|University Athletic Union]] final against [[Newcastle University]] was made up mostly of Hatfield players.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Unwin |first1=Bruce |title=Durham University 1969 team for reunion |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/17908614.durham-unis-winning-team-1969-reunion/ |access-date=30 March 2020 |work=[[The Northern Echo]] |date=18 September 2019 |language=en |archive-date=7 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307161224/https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/17908614.durham-unis-winning-team-1969-reunion/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Intercollegiate dominance continued into the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, with Hatfield eventually establishing a record of 30 cup wins in 32 years.<ref name="rugbynotes">Moyes, 1996, p. 320</ref> The 1995 cup final was noteworthy for being an all-Hatfield event, contested by the college's A and B teams.<ref name=rugbynotes /> Today, double protein portions for university rugby players are still offered in the college dining hall each meal-time.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morgan |first1=Charlie |title=Josh Basham interview: Durham University and Newcastle Falcons back-rower poised for return as England U20 aim to bounce back |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2019/06/07/josh-basham-interview-durham-university-newcastle-falcons-back/ |website=The Telegraph |access-date=11 June 2019 |date=7 June 2019 |archive-date=11 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611070100/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2019/06/07/josh-basham-interview-durham-university-newcastle-falcons-back/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Will Carling]], [[Will Greenwood]], and [[Marcus Rose]] are the most notable former undergraduates, all of whom made multiple appearances for [[England national rugby union team|England]] and participated in various editions of the [[Rugby World Cup]].<ref name="College History Summary" />{{efn|In total, 7 former students have won senior England caps. Other than the aforementioned Carling, Greenwood, and Rose, they are in alphabetical order: [[Charlie Hannaford (rugby union)|Charlie Hannaford]], [[Andy Mullins (rugby union)|Andy Mullins]], [[Dave Walder]], and [[Peter Warfield]].<ref name="College History Summary" />}} [[Richard Breakey]] and [[Jeremy Campbell-Lamerton]] were capped by [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]], while [[Mark Griffin (rugby union)|Mark Griffin]] won several caps for the [[United States men's national rugby union team|United States]].<ref name="College History Summary" /> [[Josh Basham]], [[Stuart Legg (rugby union)|Stuart Legg]] and [[Ben Woods]] have all played club rugby for [[Newcastle Falcons]].<ref name="yearinreview">{{cite news |last1=Fleming |first1=Ben |last2=Reid |first2=James |title=Durham sport in 2020: a year in review |url=https://www.palatinate.org.uk/durham-sport-in-2020-a-year-in-review/ |access-date=6 August 2021 |work=Palatinate |date=2 December 2020}}</ref><ref name="College History Summary" /> Another recent graduate, [[Fitz Harding]], is signed to [[Bristol Bears]].<ref name=yearinreview />

=== Other sports and societies === Kinky Jeff and the Swingers is the Hatfield jazz/function band. They regularly play at Hatfield events, in addition to other college's balls. Hatfield also has its own theatre group, the Lion Theatre Company.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sports and Societies |url=https://hatfieldjcr.co.uk/sports-and-societies |website=Hatfield College JCR |access-date=29 July 2021 |archive-date=29 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729235326/https://hatfieldjcr.co.uk/sports-and-societies |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Alumni== ===Hatfield Trust=== Established in 1987 to get around the financial limitations of [[Colleges of Durham University#Types of College|being a maintained college]], the Hatfield Trust is essentially the college [[endowment fund]]. It relies on contributions from alumni and supporters to fund student activities, bursaries, and one-off projects.<ref>{{cite web |title=An introduction to the Hatfield Trust |url=https://www.hatfield-association.co.uk/hatfield-trust/ |website=Hatfield Association |access-date=16 July 2024 |date=2024}}</ref> The value of the trust stood at £500,000 by 1998.<ref>{{cite journal |editor1-last=Curry |editor1-first=Ian |title=51st Hatfield Association A.G.M. |journal=Hatfield Record |date=1998 |volume=5 |issue=7 |page=36}}</ref> As a way to encourage more frequent donations from former students, the 1846 Club enables donors to make pledges of £18.46 annually, quarterly, or monthly.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 1846 Club |url=https://www.hatfield-association.co.uk/the-1846-club/ |website=Hatfield Association |access-date=17 July 2024 |date=2024}}</ref>

===Societies===

Hatfield alumni are active through organisations and events, such as the Hatfield Association, which now has a membership of more than 4,000 graduates.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hatfield Association |url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/alumni/associations/ |website=Durham University |access-date=13 September 2018 |language=en |archive-date=13 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913150329/https://www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/alumni/associations/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Notable people=== {{further|List of alumni of Hatfield College, Durham}}

[[File:Strauss Somerset.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Andrew Strauss]]]] There are examples of notable alumni of Hatfield College in various fields, including government, academia, arts, and sport to name just a few.{{efn|8 former students are featured in the ''[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]''. They are, in order of surname, [[Kingsley Dunham]], [[Alastair Haggart]], [[Harold Orton]], [[Frederick William Sanderson]], [[Jake Thackray]], [[Percy Warrington]], [[Adrian Woodruffe-Peacock]], and [[Ted Wragg]]<ref>{{cite ODNB |first1=Peter A. |last1=Sabine |title=Dunham, Sir Kingsley Charles (1910–2001) |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-75702 |access-date=28 October 2020 |language=en |date=6 January 2005 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/75702 |isbn=978-0-19-861412-8 |archive-date=31 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031030732/https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-75702 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite ODNB |first1=Edward |last1=Luscombe |title=Haggart, Alastair Iain Macdonald (1915–1998) |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-69132 |access-date=28 October 2020 |language=en |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/69132 |isbn=978-0-19-861412-8 |archive-date=30 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030232923/https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-69132 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite ODNB |first1=Stanley |last1=Ellis |author-link1=Stanley Ellis (linguist) |title=Orton, Harold (1898–1975) |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-69689 |access-date=28 October 2020 |language=en |date=8 October 2009 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/69689 |isbn=978-0-19-861412-8 |archive-date=31 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031023710/https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-69689 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite ODNB |author1=M. C. Curthoys |title=Sanderson, Frederick William (1857–1922) |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-35934 |access-date=28 October 2020 |language=en |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/35934 |isbn=978-0-19-861412-8 |archive-date=31 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031020557/https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-35934 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite ODNB |first1=Robb |last1=Johnson |author-link1=Robb Johnson |title=Thackray, John Philip [Jake] (1938–2002) |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-88712 |access-date=28 October 2020 |language=en |date=5 January 2006 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/88712 |isbn=978-0-19-861412-8 |archive-date=31 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031045423/https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-88712 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="warrington">{{cite ODNB |author1=B. J. W. Turnock |title=Warrington, Percy Ewart (1889–1961) |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-36756 |access-date=28 October 2020 |language=en |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/36756 |isbn=978-0-19-861412-8 |archive-date=1 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101153738/https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-36756 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="peacock">{{cite ODNB |first1=Mark |last1=Seaward |title=Peacock, (Edward) Adrian Woodruffe- (1858–1922) |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-72414 |access-date=28 October 2020 |language=en |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/72414 |isbn=978-0-19-861412-8 |archive-date=27 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027185854/https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-72414 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite ODNB |first1=Wendy |last1=Berliner |title=Wragg, Edward Conrad [Ted] (1938–2005) |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-96170 |access-date=28 October 2020 |language=en |date=8 January 2009 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/96170 |isbn=978-0-19-861412-8 |archive-date=1 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101160333/https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-96170 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}

The sporting alumni of Hatfield College may be the most famous, among them former [[England national rugby union team|England rugby union]] captain [[Will Carling]], [[2003 Rugby World Cup]] winner [[Will Greenwood]], and former [[England cricket team]] captain [[Andrew Strauss]].<ref name="sporting">{{cite web |last1=Widdison |first1=Penny |title=Sporting Greats |url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/p.e.widdison/History/sport.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302183044/https://www.dur.ac.uk/p.e.widdison/History/sport.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 March 2009 |website=Hatfield History (via Internet Wayback Machine) |access-date=26 August 2019 |date=2 March 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Allowing exceptional people to do exceptional things |url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/about/universitiesweek/exceptionalpeople/ |website=Durham University |access-date=13 September 2018 |language=en |archive-date=13 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913150447/https://www.dur.ac.uk/about/universitiesweek/exceptionalpeople/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Durham alumni Andrew Strauss named England Test and One Day Cricket captain |url=http://www.bucs.org.uk/news.asp?itemid=2530&itemTitle=Durham+alumni+Andrew+Strauss+named+England+Test+and+One+Day+Cricket+captain&section=8&sectionTitle=News+from+BUCS |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803135712/http://www.bucs.org.uk/news.asp?itemid=2530&itemTitle=Durham+alumni+Andrew+Strauss+named+England+Test+and+One+Day+Cricket+captain&section=8&sectionTitle=News+from+BUCS |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 August 2009 |website=[[BUCS]] (via Internet Wayback Machine) |access-date=20 March 2020 |date=12 January 2009}}</ref> More recently, rower [[Angus Groom]] was a silver medallist [[Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's quadruple sculls|at the 2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite journal |editor1-last=Swanston |editor1-first=Kirsten |title=World Championship Success for Durham Rowers |journal=Dunelm |date=2016 |issue=2 |page=5 |url=https://issuu.com/durhamfirst/docs/dunelm_issue_02}}</ref>

Government figures to have attended Hatfield include [[Robert Buckland]], a former [[Secretary of State for Justice]] and [[Lord Chancellor]]; [[Edward Timpson]], former [[Member of Parliament|MP]] for [[Eddisbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Eddisbury]] and [[Minister for Children (United Kingdom)|Minister of State for Children and Families]]; and [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] [[life peer]] [[Patrick Carter, Baron Carter of Coles|Baron Carter of Coles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/li/member_of_parliament.in.Swindon/|title=Members of Parliament for Swindon|publisher=Newsquest Media Group|access-date=12 March 2011|archive-date=15 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115115253/http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/li/member_of_parliament.in.Swindon/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hello from Edward Timpson |url=https://www.eddisburyconservatives.co.uk/ |website=Eddisbury Conservatives |access-date=20 December 2019 |language=en |archive-date=20 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220132353/https://www.eddisburyconservatives.co.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Edward Timpson |url=https://www.crewechronicle.co.uk/all-about/edward-timpson |website=Crewe Chronicle |date=7 May 2018 |access-date=7 March 2019 |archive-date=7 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307175440/https://www.crewechronicle.co.uk/all-about/edward-timpson |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=''Carter of Coles, Baron, (Patrick Robert Carter)'' (born 9 Feb. 1946) |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U44482 |website=Who's Who |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=13 September 2018 |language=en|date=1 December 2007}}</ref> [[List of Durham University people#Ambassadors and High Commissioners|At least 5 alumni have held ambassadorial level posts in the Foreign Office]], most notably [[Kim Darroch]], previously [[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the United States|British Ambassador to the United States]].<ref>{{Who's Who|title=Darroch of Kew |year=2023 |id=U12851 |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U12851 }}</ref>

Hatfielders in the military include [[Lord Dannatt]], a former [[Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)|Chief of the General Staff]], and one of his successors in the same role – [[General (United Kingdom)|General]] [[Mark Carleton-Smith]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lishman |first1=James |title=General Lord Dannatt: A Short Profile |url=https://www.thebubble.org.uk/current-affairs/politics/general-lord-dannatt-a-short-profile/ |website=The Bubble |access-date=7 March 2019 |date=9 November 2011 |archive-date=8 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308080845/https://www.thebubble.org.uk/current-affairs/politics/general-lord-dannatt-a-short-profile/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Allison |first1=George |title=Mark Carleton-Smith appointed new Chief of the General Staff |url=https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/mark-carleton-smith-appointed-new-chief-of-the-general-staff/ |website=UK Defence Journal |access-date=7 March 2019 |date=9 May 2018 |archive-date=8 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308080914/https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/mark-carleton-smith-appointed-new-chief-of-the-general-staff/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The late [[Air Marshall]] [[Peter Walker (RAF officer)|Peter Walker]], [[Rear Admiral]] [[Andrew Burns (Royal Navy officer)|Andrew Burns]], the current [[Fleet Commander]], and retired Rear Admiral [[Matt Parr]] were also Hatfield undergraduates, in addition to [[Major-General (United Kingdom)|Major-General]] [[Peter Grant Peterkin]], later appointed [[Serjeant at Arms]] in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hatfield Record 2016 |url=https://issuu.com/hatfield-record/docs/hatfield_record_2016_-_redacted_cop |pages=192–193 |access-date=7 March 2019 |language=en |date=2016 |archive-date=14 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214083312/https://issuu.com/hatfield-record/docs/hatfield_record_2016_-_redacted_cop |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Members' News |journal=Hatfield Record |date=2017 |page=177 |url=http://hatfield-association.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Hatfield-Record-2017-Hatfield-Association-copy.pdf |access-date=11 June 2019 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112203623/http://hatfield-association.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Hatfield-Record-2017-Hatfield-Association-copy.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=New Year Honours 2014 |journal=Dunelm |date=2015 |issue=1 |page=10 |url=https://issuu.com/durhamfirst/docs/02_dur_alumni_mag_lo_res/10 |access-date=20 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Gazette |url=http://reed.dur.ac.uk/xtf/view?docId=bookreader/DU_Gazettes/DUGazette18_3/dg183METS.xml#page/6/mode/2up |website=Durham University |access-date=7 March 2019 |date=1971 |archive-date=12 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312210319/http://reed.dur.ac.uk/xtf/view?docId=bookreader%2FDU_Gazettes%2FDUGazette18_3%2Fdg183METS.xml#page/6/mode/2up |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Jonathan Darlington - Pressefotos 2010 - 014.jpg|thumb|upright|left|[[Jonathan Darlington]]]] In the media, presenters [[Jeremy Vine]], [[Mark Durden-Smith]], [[Jonathan Gould (presenter)|Jonathan Gould]], and [[Mark Pougatch]]; and [[David Shukman]], Science Editor of [[BBC News]] (2012–2021), were all students at the college.<ref name="alumni">[http://www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/alumni/ List of alumni] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302182912/http://www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/alumni/ |date=2 March 2009 }}, URL accessed 18 May 2009</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hatfield College : Alumni – Durham University|url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/alumni/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060616151209/https://www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/alumni/|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 June 2006|website=Durham University (via [[Internet Wayback Machine]])|access-date=30 April 2018|date=16 June 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Final Examination For The Degree Of B.A. With Honours |journal=Durham University Gazette |date=1981 |volume=25 |page=50 |url=http://reed.dur.ac.uk/xtf/view?docId=bookreader/DU_Gazettes/DUGazette25_2/dg252METS.xml#page/50/mode/2up |access-date=21 March 2020 |archive-date=13 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313094832/http://reed.dur.ac.uk/xtf/view?docId=bookreader%2FDU_Gazettes%2FDUGazette25_2%2Fdg252METS.xml#page/50/mode/2up |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the arts world, travel writer [[Alexander Frater]] was a Hatfield student, as was the poet and memoirist [[Thomas Blackburn (poet)|Thomas Blackburn]], fashion journalist [[Colin McDowell]], singer-songwriter [[Jake Thackray]], comedian [[Ed Gamble]], and conductor [[Jonathan Darlington]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Moyes |first1=Arthur |title=Be The Best You Can Be: A History of Sport at Hatfield College, Durham University |date=2007 |publisher=Hatfield College Trust |page=80}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Thomas Blackburn Special Collections|url=https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections/research-spotlight/16|website=Leeds University Library|access-date=1 May 2018|language=en|archive-date=2 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502064708/https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections/research-spotlight/16|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Editorial |journal=Palatinate |date=22 February 1957 |issue=99 |page=2 |url=https://iiif.durham.ac.uk/index.html?manifest=t1m2f75r812k&canvas=t1tm613n0727 |access-date=11 September 2018 |archive-date=11 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911114247/https://iiif.durham.ac.uk/index.html?manifest=t1m2f75r812k&canvas=t1tm613n0727 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="alumni"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Ed Gamble: From Hatfield to Hammersmith Apollo |url=https://www.palatinate.org.uk/ed-gamble-from-hatfield-to-hammersmith-apollo/ |website=Palatinate Online |access-date=12 March 2019 |date=7 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="balshaw">{{cite web |last1=Balshaw |first1=Lois |title=Hatfield College Most Iconic Alumni 2023 |url=https://themarque.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#4K000000FEyt/a/N10000003GY5/x2sZU0OAezCHVT07QmJ1KVVVDtKcgBH0nJJ1toJNyn0 |publisher=Sainty, Hird & Partners |access-date=21 April 2024 |pages=8–27 |date=11 October 2023}}</ref>

Ecclesiastical alumni are numerous: with former [[Bishop of Derby]] [[Peter Dawes]], former [[Bishop of Cyprus and the Gulf]] [[Clive Handford]], and [[Morris Gelsthorpe]], the first Bishop in [[Anglo-Egyptian Sudan|the Sudan]], making up just a small sample.<ref>{{Who's Who|title=Dawes, Rt Rev. Peter Spencer|year=2023|id=U13222|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U13222 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Graduates |journal=University of Durham Gazette |date=September 1961 |page=9}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Matriculation Examination |journal=Durham University Calendar 1912–13 |date=1913 |page=334 |url=http://reed.dur.ac.uk/xtf/view?docId=bookreader/DU_Calendars/1912-3/ducal1912METS.xml#page/352/mode/2up |access-date=16 December 2019 |archive-date=12 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312145316/http://reed.dur.ac.uk/xtf/view?docId=bookreader%2FDU_Calendars%2F1912-3%2Fducal1912METS.xml#page/352/mode/2up |url-status=live }}</ref>

In academia, names include [[computer scientist]] [[Keith Clark (computer scientist)|Keith Clark]], Professor of Computational Logic at [[Imperial College London]] (1987–2009); [[particle physics|particle physicist]] [[Nigel Glover]], a current professor at Durham; [[Rebecca Goss (chemist)|Rebecca Goss]], Professor of Organic Chemistry at the [[University of St Andrews]]; and [[Gordon Cameron (economist)|Gordon Cameron]], Professor of Land Economy at the [[University of Cambridge]] (1980–1990) and Master of [[Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge]] (1988–1990).<ref>{{cite web |title=Durham University MathSoc |url=https://www.facebook.com/mathsocdurham/posts/1685156745029752 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/1661949327350494/1685156745029752 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|website=[[Facebook]] |access-date=16 May 2019 |language=en |date=9 December 2015 |quote=Prof Clark graduated from our department in 1964 (Hatfield College), before embarking on a career in artificial intelligence and computational logic}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Profile|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigel-glover-28a428b9/|website=[[LinkedIn]]|access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref><ref>Moyes, 1996, p. 260</ref>

[[Eden Project, Cornwall|Eden Project]] founder [[Tim Smit]], [[BP]] executive [[Richard Paniguian]], [[Oliver Bonas]] founder [[Oliver Tress]], and [[David Arkless]], Chairman of [[End Human Trafficking Now]], are all examples of alumni with a background in business.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Sixth Congregation |journal=Durham University Gazette |date=1977 |volume=22 |page=52 |url=http://reed.dur.ac.uk/xtf/view?docId=bookreader/DU_Gazettes/DUGazette22/dg22METS.xml#page/52/mode/2up |access-date=20 March 2020 |archive-date=15 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315135453/http://reed.dur.ac.uk/xtf/view?docId=bookreader%2FDU_Gazettes%2FDUGazette22%2Fdg22METS.xml#page/52/mode/2up |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Report by the Vice-chancellor and Warden for the year 1970–71 |url=http://reed.dur.ac.uk/xtf/view?docId=bookreader/DU_Warden/warden70/warden70METS.xml#page/142/mode/2up |website=Durham University Archives |access-date=11 September 2019 |page=136}}</ref><ref name="Financial Times">{{cite news |last1=Graham |first1=Natalie |title=My First Million — Oliver Tress, retailer |url=https://www.ft.com/content/dad86c06-7979-11e5-a95a-27d368e1ddf7 |access-date=25 June 2021 |work=[[The Financial Times]] |date=27 November 2015 |archive-date=25 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625072813/https://www.ft.com/content/dad86c06-7979-11e5-a95a-27d368e1ddf7 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Final Examinations For The Degree of B.A. In General Studies |journal=Durham University Gazette |date=1977 |volume=22 |page=34 |url=http://reed.dur.ac.uk/xtf/view?docId=bookreader/DU_Gazettes/DUGazette22/dg22METS.xml#page/34/mode/2up |access-date=20 March 2020 |archive-date=15 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315135453/http://reed.dur.ac.uk/xtf/view?docId=bookreader%2FDU_Gazettes%2FDUGazette22%2Fdg22METS.xml#page/34/mode/2up |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Gallery== <gallery mode="packed"> File:Hatfield College chapel in 2016.jpg|The chapel viewed from outside the college gates File:Hatfield College, Durham.jpg|Kitchen Block File:A B and C stairs Hatfield College.jpg|A, B and C Stairs File:Viewfromhatfieldunderpass.jpg|View of Dunham Court from the underpass </gallery>

==See also== * [[List of alumni of Hatfield College, Durham|List of Hatfield College alumni with articles on Wikipedia]] * [[History of Durham University]]

== Notes == {{notelist}}

== References == ===Bibliography=== {{Refbegin}} *{{cite book |last1=Dimbleby |first1=Josceline |author-link1=Josceline Dimbleby |title=A Profound Secret : Mary Gaskell, her daughter Amy and Edward Burne-Jones |date=2004 |publisher=[[Transworld Publishers]] |location=London |isbn=9780552999816|pages=33–35}} *{{cite book |last1=Moyes |first1=Arthur |title=Be The Best You Can Be: A History of Sport at Hatfield College, Durham University |date=2007|oclc=912903369 |publisher=Hatfield College Trust |location=Durham}} *{{cite book |last1=Moyes |first1=Arthur |title=Hatfield 1846–1996 : A History of Hatfield College in the University of Durham |date=1996 |publisher=Hatfield College Trust |location=Durham |isbn=0903324016}} *{{cite book |last1=Whitworth |first1=Thomas |title=Yellow Sandstone and Mellow Brick: An Account of Hatfield College, Durham, 1846-1971 |date=1971 |publisher=Hatfield College, Durham |location=Durham |isbn=9780903324007}} {{Refend}}

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