top of page

Executive Committee

Dame Carol Black

Dame Carol Black

Patron

Professor Dame Carol Black DBE was our first Patron and is a former President of the Royal College of Physicians and the current Principal of Newnham College, Cambridge.

Nikki Press

Nikki Press

Honorary Vice-President

Nikki studied History at Bristol, spending her first year as an undergraduate as a resident in Hiatt Baker, and after lived in a flat in York Place with a fine view of Manor Hall.

Dr Bo Hou

Dr Bo Hou

Treasurer

Bo studied Economics at the University of Bristol from 2007 to 2010. He stayed at Manor Hall in the 2007-08 and 2009-10 academic years.

Lilian Brown

Lilian Brown

Honorary Vice-President

Mrs Lilian Brown first arrived in Manor Hall soon after the Second World War and received her degree in 'English Language with its Literature' and a Certificate of Education in 1952.

Grant Wray

Grant Wray

Chairman

Grant's links with Manor Hall go back more than 10 years through his involvement in one of the Hall's charities, the Heswall Disabled Children's Holiday Fund.

Dr Molly Niu

Dr Molly Niu

Publicity Officer

Molly arrived at Manor Hall in 2011 as a postgraduate student in the Department of Film and Television. She became a Senior Resident in Manor House in 2012-14.

Christopher Didcote

Christopher Didcote

Honorary Vice-President

Christopher was the first Chairman of the Manor Hall Association after it came out of abeyance in 2007, and was responsible for creating the Elton House Award.

Andrew Franks

Andrew Franks

Vice-Chairman

Andrew arrived at Manor Hall in 2006 to read Aeronautical Engineering. After securing a returner position in Manor Hall for his second year he gained a position on the Junior Common Room Committee

bottom of page