▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 ▁academic ▁year , ▁named ▁' Lower ▁C ri pp s ' ▁and ▁adding ▁a ▁further ▁ 5 5 ▁rooms ▁to ▁the ▁hall . ▁This ▁brings ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁rooms ▁to ▁ 3 6 8 , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁largest ▁c ater ed ▁hall ▁on ▁University ▁Park ▁campus . ▁ ▁Derby ▁ ▁Derby ▁Hall ▁() ▁provides ▁accommod ation ▁for ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁students . ▁The ▁hall ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁local ▁city ▁of ▁Derby . ▁The ▁hall , ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁architect , ▁Brian ▁O ' R or ke , ▁in ▁classical ▁style , ▁around ▁a ▁central ▁quad . ▁An ▁extension ▁block ▁named ▁Mat lock ▁was ▁later ▁added , ▁greatly ▁increasing ▁accommod ation ▁by ▁adding ▁ 9 6 ▁rooms . ▁ ▁Florence ▁Boot ▁ ▁Florence ▁Boot ▁Hall ▁() ▁provides ▁accommod ation ▁for ▁just ▁under ▁ 2 0 0 ▁students . ▁The ▁hall ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁Florence ▁Boot , ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁J esse ▁Boot , ▁the ▁first ▁Lord ▁Tr ent , ▁a ▁major ▁benef actor ▁to ▁the ▁University . ▁It ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁oldest ▁hall ▁on ▁the ▁campus ▁( H ugh ▁Stewart ▁Hall ▁has ▁existed ▁for ▁longer ▁as ▁L ent on ▁Hall , ▁but ▁Florence ▁Boot ▁has ▁been ▁designated ▁as ▁a ▁hall ▁for ▁longer ). ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁all ▁female , ▁but ▁has ▁been ▁mixed ▁sex ▁since ▁ 2 0