The Yusuf Hamied Theatre is located in the Yusuf Hamied Centre in New Court.
About this Room
The Plumb Auditorium is a beautifully styled room suitable as a main lecture room for smaller, more intimate conferences or as a break out room.
Features
AV Ready
Wifi
Seats 55
Natural Daylight
AV Ready
Wifi
Seats 55
Natural Daylight
The Plumb Auditorium. The room can seat between 55 to 60 people at tables.
With its high ceilings, superb acoustics and air-conditioned surroundings, it is comfortable and spacious. The room can seat between 55 to 60 people at tables.
The Auditorium was originally built as the Council Chamber of the former County Hall, acquired by the College in 1983. The room was named in honour of Sir John Plumb, FBA (1911-2001), eminent scholar, Professor of Modern English History, Fellow of Christ’s (1946-1978), and Master (1978-1982). During the Second World War, he worked as an analyst on the ULTRA signals intelligence operation at Bletchley Park. Plumb was a prolific writer, and a major authority on the Stuart and Georgian periods of English history.
Limited Availablity
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The Plumb Auditorium is a beautifully styled room suitable as a main lecture room for smaller, more intimate conferences or as a break out room.
