Decade: 1960

Churchill becomes the first men’s college to decide to admit women (8 March) Student representatives admitted as observers to College Council: first reps are Julian Filowchowski (U66) and Edward Libbey (U&G66) Students (in particular Michael Trier, U67) organise International Student Conference on ‘Relations between Industry and the Universities’, Prince Philip present John Barnes, Fellow, becomes…

Sir William Hawthorne becomes the second Master West (Wolfson) Court completed, intended final residential court All undergraduates can now be housed on site Central buildings achieve a RIBA award Barbara Hepworth’s ‘Four Square Walk Through’ installed Henry Moore’s ‘Reclining Figure’ removed by Moore Foundation Catholic Cardinal Heenan preaches at the chapel College Boathouse opened (shared…

South Court completed Sudden death of the first Master, Sir John Cockcroft The Chapel at Churchill College opened by Lady Cockcroft Violent Vietnam War protest against US Ambassador David Bruce Sixth Form Visitors Scheme inaugurated First appointment of a College archivist for embryonic Archives Centre A connection with the University of Ghana formed Kapitza House,…

The Trustees transfer the endowment to the College, enabling it to be designated a full College of the University of Cambridge The College now liable to contribute to the intercollegiate fund The College already reaches its original target size of 600 members Charter formally amended to allow the possibility of admitting women Fellows’ wives permitted…

Death of the Founder, Sir Winston Governing Body votes to rescind men-only clause in its Charter Bevin and Bracken Libraries and Wolfson Hall opened by the Lord Chancellor The Library includes an archives room Wolfson Flats completed Prime Minister Harold Wilson cancels visit owing to Rhodesia crisis Original West Court abandoned, leaving vista to playing…

Central buildings are completed and Dining Hall opened First dinner in the Dining Hall (26 March) College opened by the duke of Edinburgh; Prime Minister present (5 June) First cohort of undergraduates graduate East Court completed First May Ball Churchill Association (for alumni) formed; membership 3 guineas p.a. GODS, student dramatic society, formed Black Monday…

First United States Churchill Foundation scholars arrive First issue of the College Record (later Churchill Review) Oscar Nemon’s bust of the Founder gifted by the UK government

First undergraduates admitted, numbering 75 Sheppard Flats – the first building on site – completed, which provides college facilities until 1964, with dining in a neighbouring portacabin Building of North Court and central buildings commences Foundation stone laid by Lord Tedder (a College trustee) Joint Fellows-students committee created Bitter controversy over a chapel: Francis Crick…

College Charter granted by Queen Elizabeth II College becomes an Approved Foundation of the University First students admitted, all postgraduates, numbering 25 Building commences: the Sheppard Flats Rattee & Kett appointed contractors to build remainder of the College First College studentship awarded: Lu Jeu Sham, later physics professor On 3 August 1960 the College received…