The Hall is one of the Hackett Memorial Buildings funded by the munificent bequest received from the first Chancellor of the University, Sir John Winthrop Hackett. Winthrop Hall measures 135 feet long by 60 feet wide with a height from floor to ceiling of 50 feet. The Hall features a Clock Tower, a glazed terracotta gryphonââ¬â¢s frieze that circles the building just under the roof eaves, an undercroft and a reflection pool at its front. It seats 1069 people in the body of the Hall and 150 or more on the dais.(2) The Hall, as well as other Hackett Memorial Buildings, is permanently entered into the Register of Heritage Places
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