MacLaurin Hall

MacLaurin Hall is located at the south-west corner of the Quadrangle, diagonally opposite The Great Hall.

The exterior continues the neo-gothic style of the earlier buildings. The upper floor was built to house the Fisher Library, with the reading room in the main chamber. Five floors of book stacks were originally situated in the building's northern arm, where the grand entrance stair is now located. The ground floor was built for the Nicholson Museum.

The Fisher Library moved to its current location on Eastern Avenue in 1962, and MacLaurin Hall was substantially renovated in the late 1980s to provide a spectacular venue for recitals, formal dinners and corporate gatherings. Construction of support services was completed in December 2004 which added a banquet kitchen and a goods passenger lift adjacent to the rear stairwell.

The University Venues Office are committed to providing a service to ensure your event is on course to run successfully in accordance with University policies. For general information regarding hosting functions in MacLaurin Hall, please download The MacLaurin Hall fact sheet.pdf (71 kb)