St Edmund Hall, commonly known as Teddy Hall, is one of the oldest undergraduate teaching institutions in the world and is part of the University of Oxford. It is located in central Oxford on Queen’s Lane, just off the High Street, bordered by New College and The Queen’s College quads. The college has a long history dating back over seven centuries and was originally a men-only college until it became coeducational in 1979.
notable buildings such as the Old Dining Hall from the 1650s, the chapel, the Old Library, and student accommodations. Above the main entrance on Queen’s Lane, the college coat of arms is displayed with a Latin dedication that includes the year 1246, marking the canonisation of St Edmund of Abingdon.
 
Interesting facts...
St Edmund of Abingdon, after whom the Hall is named. A medieval miracle story recounts how he survived a nearly fatal accident when a stone fell after he had just moved from his chair in class, sparing his life. He went on to become Archbishop of Canterbury and teacher at Oxford in 1190.