Halls of Residence

This is the Queen's Road Student Village of the Winchester University. It houses 399 students in ensuite flats. It was built in 2010 to ease housing issues for students and it took many 1st year students out of private accommodation in areas such as nearby Stanmore.

The rooms are around 12 sq metres with a bed, desk, wardrobe, ensuite bathroom and free internet access, there are shared kitchens and eating areas. The rent is £106 a week. Quite a few years ago I stayed at the halls of residence at Sussex University in Brighton, they were nothing like this! En-suite? I wish!

Stained Glass

More art from last weekend's open studios at the Link Gallery, a modern take on stained glass.

Link Gallery

Over the last week it has been the Hampshire Open Studios, where artists open their studios and galleries to the public. Yesterday we visited the Link Gallery at Winchester University which is part of the Open Studios event and is showing contemporary paintings in a mixture of styles by a group of artists called 2D3D South Contemporary Art

And if you look carefully at this one you may recognise some things you've seen before on my blog!