St Matthias (known colloquially as St Matts) used to belong to the

University of the West of England The University of the West of England (also known as UWE Bristol) is a public research university, located in and around Bristol, England. The institution was know as the Bristol Polytechnic in 1970; it received university status in 1992 and ...

. The campus is located in the suburb of Fishponds in

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History

The campus was previously a teacher training college, originally called the Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Training Institution for School Mistresses, which opened in 1853 and was later the humanities campus for UWE Bristol. As part of a project dedicated to the history of the campus, staff and students both past and present
share their memories of their time on campus
The original buildings were constructed in 1851-2 by John Bevan with Jonathan Clarke, in a Gothic Revival style. The building was extended in 1903. Today it is a grade II*

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and the lodge is listed grade II.

Departments and courses

St Matthias was home to departments within the faculty of Creative Arts, Humanities and Education, including: * Department of Culture, Media and Drama * Department of History, Philosophy and Politics * Department of English, Linguistics and Communication

Buildings and facilities

The campus has some

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buildings, and is set around a quad.

Closure

The University of the West of England closed the campus in September 2014 (with operations on the site ceasing on 4 July 2014) as a part of a relocation project. The various departments of the faculty of Creative Arts, Humanities and Education from St Matthias and Bower Ashton have moved to new facilities at Frenchay campus. As part of the planned closure UWE and the

UWE Students' Union The University of the West of England (also known as UWE Bristol) is a public research university, located in and around Bristol, England. The institution was know as the Bristol Polytechnic in 1970; it received university status in 1992 and ...

held a 3 day farewell party to celebrate the campus, its history, staff, ex- staff, students and alumni. In March 2014 it was announced that, subject to planning permission, the site would be sold and redeveloped by Barratt Developments for housing and the listed buildings would become a

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References

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Buildings and facilities

Closure

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