The Duke of Cambridge visits the Longwall Library at Magdalen
Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, visited Magdalen College to officially open the Longwall Library
Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, and Sandy Wright. Image: John Cairns
Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, visited the College on May 11 2016 to open the Longwall Library. A large gathering of students, fellows and staff were present to greet the Duke. He talked to benefactors and students in the Library and unveiled a stone inscription after a speech by the President Professor David Clary.
The main building of the Longwall Library was built as a School Hall back in 1851 and was turned into a library in 1932. Through an imaginative redesign and extension the architects Wright and Wright have now tripled the number of workspaces to produce a library with a light and contemporary feel.
Magdalen College Library
An Oxford college Quad is transformed, by retrofitting a new library within the historic building fabric and out into the garden, providing a significant expansion of workspaces for future generations.
