▁ 3 0 0 ▁students . ▁The ▁hall ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁its ▁benef actor , ▁Sir ▁Cy ril ▁C ri pp s . ▁It ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁and ▁was ▁originally ▁all ▁male , ▁but ▁has ▁been ▁mixed ▁sex ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁C ri pp s ▁Hall ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁architect s ▁Donald ▁Mc Mor ran ▁and ▁George ▁Whit by , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁grade ▁II ▁listed ▁building ▁( one ▁of ▁only ▁relatively ▁few ▁post - war ▁buildings ▁to ▁be ▁given ▁such ▁status ). ▁The ▁current ▁W arden ▁who ▁lives ▁within ▁the ▁C ri pp s ▁Hall ▁grounds , ▁is ▁Dr ▁Alexander ▁Tra ut rim s ▁an ▁Associ ate ▁Professor ▁of ▁the ▁University ' s ▁Rights ▁Lab . ▁Bu ilt ▁around ▁traditional ▁qu ads , ▁the ▁D ining ▁Hall ▁is ▁notable ▁in ▁being ▁wood - panel led ▁with ▁several ▁paint ings ▁of ▁former ▁Ward ens , ▁above ▁it ▁a ▁Library ▁and ▁functional ▁bell ▁tower . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁J CR ▁common ▁room , ▁a ▁bar ▁room ▁with ▁pool ▁table , ▁though ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁serve ▁drink s ▁- ▁the ▁nearest ▁lic ensed ▁Camp us ▁Bar ▁being ▁at ▁neighbour ing ▁Hugh ▁Stewart . ▁▁ ▁O wing ▁to ▁a ▁substantial ▁don ation ▁from ▁the ▁C ri pp s ▁Foundation ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁brand ▁new ▁new ▁Health ▁Centre ▁opposite ▁the ▁hall , ▁the ▁old ▁C ri pp s ▁Health ▁Centre ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁an ▁extra ▁accommod ation ▁block ▁for ▁C ri pp s ▁Hall ▁for ▁the