Life in Hall
There is never a dull day at 'Slems'. From the serious (nobody knows why we bang the spoon three times at dinner but we do) to the fun and occasionally stupid (that hedgehog given full burial rites) St Anselm has been shaping student life for over 100 years. These photos do not fit into any particular category but simply reflect daily life at Slems, in all its colours.
Students outside 134 Dickenson Road, the terraced house occupied by the hall between 1910 and 1914. Allworthy (the halls founder) can be seen on the far left and Spencer Wade (the first 'Slemsman') on the far right. Leaning on the railing is another early Slemsman, Albert Candler
Digging the ground for the new multi-gym. Early 1980s
A tutor and senior tutor in the act of suppressing the 'black flag', a JCR led organisation protesting the Warden's banning of spooning (banging spoons on the table as late arrivals to formal dinner made their way to the top table to apologise to the Warden). Early 1980s.
The funeral of 'Eric', the hedgehog. November 2019
Harry Potter dinner. February 2020
Students at the last formal dinner before lockdown. March 2020