{"id":388,"date":"2022-08-02T15:18:55","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T14:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/alumni\/?p=388"},"modified":"2022-09-07T08:37:09","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T07:37:09","slug":"then-and-now-student-accommodation-at-frenchay-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/alumni\/then-and-now-student-accommodation-at-frenchay-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Then and Now: Student accommodation at Frenchay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Love lost and found, riotous parties, beans on toast, late night cramming before deadlines. So many experiences big and small have unfolded on Frenchay\u2019s student accommodation over the years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A huge part of a student\u2019s university life is the accommodation. Whether you chose to live on campus or not you will likely have been a visitor to these buildings. Throughout the decades both the exterior and interior of these spaces have changed vastly. Let\u2019s take a look back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ashley Village to Student Village<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Ashley Village in 1975<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Ashley Village in 1975<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When Frenchay was first built in 1975, the accommodation was known as Ashley Village. It held 252 students, seven per house, in 36 separate structures. Accommodation at Ashley village cost around \u00a310.20 per week in 1979 and \u00a342 by 1994.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

30 years later in 2005,  work began on a new \u00a380 million student accommodation, Student Village. Rather than lots of little houses, Student Village consists of  four high-rise blocks, Brecon, Cotswold, Mendip and Quantock. Within each are flats for six students to share.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aerial view of Ashley Village in the 1980’s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ashley Village in 1980<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Student Village in 2005<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Aerial view of the new Student Village 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Also added was Wallscourt Park, it currently provides both townhouses and flats with shared shower room facilities, en-suite flats, and studios available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wallscourt Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A look inside the flats<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Shared Ashley Village kitchen in 1980<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Shared Ashley Village kitchen in 1983<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A shared kitchen in Student Village 2010’s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In Ashley Village, each flat had a shared kitchen, dormitory style bedrooms and shared bathrooms. Now each room in Student Village has an en-suite bathroom (with the option of a superior en-suite) as well as a communal lounge area attached to the kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ashley Village study bedroom late 70s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Student bedroom in Ashley Village 1995<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Student bedroom in Student Village 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Carroll Court<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Carroll Court study bedroom, 1993<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Built in the 1980’s, Carroll Court was  added as a second Student Village. It had 50 houses with six bedrooms each as well as a communal kitchen and living space.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Carroll Court in the 2010’s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

 In 2021 the houses of Carroll Court were demolished to make way for three, six-story accommodation blocks that will house still more students. The last students to ever live in the beloved accommodation created a video<\/a> detailing their rather unusual last day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The demolition of Carroll Court in 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Looking to the futur<\/strong>e<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Work for the new accommodation is expected to be completed in 2023. It will be one of the largest low-carbon certified developments of its kind anywhere in the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plans for the new accommodation on Frenchay Campus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To help address issues of climate change and sustainability it is being built to the highest sustainability standard of ‘Passivhaus’. A first for the university sector in the UK. The buildings will yield a 54% reduction in running costs and carbon emissions compared with a typical \u2018good practice\u2019 building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell us your story<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Where did you live when you were a student? What do you remember most vividly?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019d love to hear your stories. Tell us what you’re doing now, share an old photo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can get in touch through our memories form<\/a> or post on social media \u2013 tag us and use #30yearsofUWE<\/p>\n\n\n\n