During Wren's absence in Paris, the construction of the initial freestanding building - two-storied accommodation block with a mansard roof (the first one in Oxford) was put up under the direction of Oxfordshire stonemason family, the Townsends between 1665-1668. The west side was added to the same plan in 1682. The mansard roof was pulled down and replaced with the addition of a third storey as the population of Trinity College students grew.
During Wren's absence in Paris the construction of the initial f,reestanding building - two-storied accommodation block with a mansard roof (the fir.st one in Oxford) was put up under the direction of Oxfordshire stonemason family, the Townsends between 1665-1668. The west side was added to the same plan in 1682 The mansard roof was pulled down and replaced with the addition of a third storey as the population of Trinity College students grew.