Maintaining a Masterpiece: the challenges of Campion Hall

Thursday 25 June 2026, 2pm to 4.30pm

Campion Hall, Brewer Street, Oxford OX1 1QS

Led by the Bursar Tim Myatt and the Fellow-Curator Peter Davidson, this two and a half hour tour takes visitors behind the scenes at Campion Hall, to attics and basements, cellar and boiler rooms, and gives a sense of how a working Oxford College attempts to maintain and preserve one of Lutyens’s latest and finest buildings. There should also be a chance to glimpse some of Lutyens’s plans for Campion and some of the completion photographs.

Campion Hall incorporates to the west, part of a C17 property, Micklen Hall. Lutyens’ hall, 1934-36, is in Clipsham ashlar and includes a stunning chapel.

If you would like a full introduction to the delights of Lutyens’ Campion Hall, its tailored design and craftsmanship, or wish to understand more about the challenges which maintaining a building of this calibre (designated at Grade II*), in constant use as a university hall, this tour is for you. While some enjoyed a light tour as part of our November conference in Oxford, this is at a different level and more extensive, taking in the conservation issues that the bursar has tackled and is tackling, and welcoming discussion.

Remember that The Lutyens Trust events are now approved by the IHBC as providing suitable CPD for historic environment professionals.

Getting There
Oxford is well-served by public transport but many Oxford streets are closed to traffic and parking is severely limited.
Trains:  Direct services run from London Paddington (serving Oxford station) and London Marylebone (serving Oxford and Oxford Parkway stations). Other services operate from the north via Birmingham New Street; from the south via Reading; and from the west via Didcot or Reading.
For details and to plan your journey, see contact National Rail Enquiries.
Oxford Railway Station is a 5-10 minute walk from the centre of Oxford. Please use Google Maps or our interactive map to find your way from the station to the part of the University you are visiting.
Cars: Visitors are encouraged to use the five Park and Ride bus services across the five sites around Oxford.
Please note that there is a zero emission zone in central Oxford and if you enter this you must make a payment.
Parking: in Oxford city centre is limited and can be expensive. For information on car parks, on-street parking and costs of parking, see Oxfordshire County Council’s website.

Events Terms and Conditions
Events Disclaimer

Neither The Lutyens Trust nor the Leader or Organizer of any event or walk advertised in this Newsletter or any other programme organized by The Lutyens Trust shall be held liable for the death of or injury or damage to the person or property (including theft or loss) of any member of the Trust or any guest or any person occurring during or arising from participation in any of the events advertised in this Newsletter or programme. Members are reminded that they should have adequate personal and travel insurance cover.

Refund Policy
Refunds for cancellations requested after the 14-day cooling-off period are subject to a £25 administration charge.

Refunds will only be issued for cancellations made no later than 14 days prior to the event start date. It may be possible to make a member substitution if you contact us at least a week in advance of the event.

Transfers to another event cannot generally be made. Any such transfers that are agreed by the Lutyens Trust will be subject to a £25 administration charge.

If the Lutyens Trust cancels the events, we will refund the event fee in full.

If the Lutyens Trust postpones, reschedules or relocates that event, or makes any other material alterations which mean you are no longer able to attend, we will refund the event fee in full.