Alternative names Regs Town or city St Andrews, Fife Completed 1868 Opened 1868 Owner University of St Andrews | Type Student residence Country Scotland Renovated 1928
1950 Phone +44 1334 467065 Architect George Rae | |
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Address Queen's Gardens, St Andrews KY16 9TQ, United Kingdom Hours Open today · 6PM–2AMFriday6PM–2AMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday6PM–2AMTuesday6PM–2AMWednesday6PM–2AMThursday6PM–2AMSuggest an edit Architectural style Scottish baronial architecture Similar John Burnet Hall, University Hall, Andrew Melville Hall, Agnes Blackadder Hall, Deans Court Profiles | ||
St Regulus Hall is a hall of residence at the University of St Andrews in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. It is located on Queen's Terrace, nearby to St Mary's College. The hall was built in 1868 and currently accommodates approximately 170 students.
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History
The building that would become St Regulus Hall was built in 1868 by architect George Rae as a hotel. It was acquired by the University of St Andrews in the 1950s in order to accommodate the increasing student population, and was extensively refurbished and extended.
The hall is named after Saint Regulus, a 4th-century Greek Monk who brought the bones of Saint Andrew to the town of St Andrews, after becoming convinced that the Emperor Constantine would move them from Patras to Constantinople. St Regulus' feast day in the Aberdeen Breviary is October 17, and at St Regulus Hall this is celebrated annually. The Crest of St Regulus Hall also references the legend of St Regulus; including the ship he sailed to St Andrews in, the bones of St Andrew he brought with him, and St Rule's (St Regulus) tower. It also features the red lion on the University of St Andrews' own crest.
Facilities
St Regulus Hall accommodates approximately 170 students, in 98 single rooms and 37 shared rooms. Students are drawn predominantly from first years, but some second, third and final year students continue to reside in hall. St Regulus is a catered hall that serves 19 meals a week in the dining hall. St Regulus Hall also contains a library, computer room, Common Room, sports facilities and student kitchens.