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natural scien ces, t o g e th e r w it h a lib r a r y , la b o ra to rie s ,
lecture room s a n d o th e r n e c e s s a r y a p a rtm e n ts . T h e m ain
entrance is on th e w e s t, th r o u g h a fin e ly c a rv e d d o o rwav, lead in g in to a la r g e lo b b y an d th e n c e in to th e g r e a t
Court, w hich has a g la s s ro o f su p p o rte d b y iro n co lu m n s
and arches, th e s p a n d rils o f w h ic h are fille d w ith fo lia g e
of w ro u g h t iro n fro m n a tu ra l e x a m p le s : th is c o u r t is
120 feet square, an d co n tain s in th e c e n tra l a v e n u e and
on the north side th e co llectio n s in co m p a ra tiv e an a to m y ,
.and on th e so u th sid e im p o rta n t m in e ra lo g ic a l and
geological co llectio n s, th e la t t e r in c lu d in g th e bones of
the enorm ous O x fo rd sa u ria n , C e tio sa u ru s O x o n ie n sis.
The co u rt is
s u rro u n d e d
b y an open arcad e
of
two sto reys, g iv in g a c c e s s to a ll t h e v a rio u s d e p a rtm e n ts ,
and co nnecting th e se w ith th e co lle c tio n s in th e area.
The shafts, 125 in n u m b e r, a re sp e cim e n s of th e m o st
important rocks of th e B r itis h isla n d s, Avhile th e ca p ita ls
are ex q u isitely c a rv e d in im ita tio n of n a tu ra l p la n ts and
foliage; upon th e p ie rs are s ta tu e s of em in en t sc ie n tific
men? ancient an d m o d e rn . T h e th e a tre or le ctu re -ro o m ,
also on th e first floor, is a fine a p a r tm e n t an d w ill se at
320 people ; it is a m p ly s u p p lie d w it h g a s , w a te r and
drainage, fo r e x p e r im e n t s : th e te a c h in g d e p a rtm e n ts
of the m u seu m , u n d e r t h e ir re s p e c tiv e p ro fe sso rs, are
medicine, co m p a ra tiv e
a n a to m y ,
p h y s io lo g y ,
hu m an
anatomy, p a th o lo g y , z o o lo g y , e x p e r im e n ta l p h ilo so p h y ,
electricity, o rg a n ic c h e m is tr y , in o rg a n ic an d p h y sic a l
chem istry,
g e o lo g y ,
m in e r a lo g y ,
p h a r m a c o lo g y
and
anthropology.
In v a r io u s p a rt s of t h e b u ild in g are
offices and la b o ra to rie s s e t a p a rt fo r th e u s e of d iffe re n t
professors and s tu d e n ts , w h ic h a re n o t open to p u b lic
view. In 1872 a new w in g , e r e c te d in 1869-70, a t a co st
of £10,282, w as ad d e d to t h e m u s e u m b y th e C la re n d o n
/trustees for th e d e p a rtm e n t of e x p e rim e n ta l p h ilo so p h y.
This b u ild in g , k now n as th e C lare n d o n la b o ra to ry , is of
stone, and co n ta in s a la r g e le c t u r e -t h e a tr e an d la b o r a ­
tories for c a r r y in g on e x p e rim e n ts in h e a t, l ig h t , e le c ­
tricity &c. and in 1887 a d d itio n s w e re m a d e fo r th e
.purpose of p ro v id in g ro o m fo r e le c tr ic lig h t in g m a c h in e ry ,
and for th e s t u d y o f th is b ra n c h o f e le c tr ic sc ien c e. In
1884 a b u ild in g w as e re c te d in th e n o rth -e a s t c o rn e r of
the grounds fo r th e d e p a rtm e n t of p h y s io lo g y .
In
1891-2 a co n sid e rab le a d d itio n w as m ad e on th e e a st
side of the m ain b u ild in g fo r th e d e p a rtm e n t of h u m an
anatomy: th e n ew blo ck , c o n s tru c te d of B o x sto n e,
from plans b y M r. H . W . M oore, a rc h ite c t, o f O x ­
ford, co m p rises a b a s e m e n t w it h ta n k ro o m a n d o th e r
rooms and o ffic e s ; g r o u n d floor, co n ta in in g a d isse c tin g
room, m u seu m , s u rro u n d e d b y a g a lle r y , le c tu r e -th e a tr e
and other a p a rtm e n ts , a n d fir s t flo o r, on w h ic h is a m ic r o ­
scopical room , 18 b y 30 fe e t, a n d a s s is ta n ts ’ r o o m s ; th e
building also co n ta in s all th e u s u a l f itt in g s fo r la b o ra to ry
purposes. In 1894 im p o r t a n t a lte r a tio n s w e r e m a d e in
the Hope d e p a r tm e n t of zo o lo g y , in c lu d in g th e p r o ­
vision of a new lib r a r y , le c tu r e -r o o m s an d la b o ra to rie s .
The ex te n siv e co lle c tio n il l u s t r a t iv e o f a n th ro p o lo g y ,
made by G en era l P it t R iv e r s F .R .S ., F .S .A . is p la c e d in
a large a p a rtm e n t to t h e e a s t of t h e m a in c o u r t. T h e
new P a th o lo g ica l la b o r a to r y , e r e c te d in 1901 w it h in th e
grounds of th e m u se u m , is a s t r u c tu r e of B a th stone
and red b rick , fro m d e sig n s b y M r. J . A u g u s t u s S o u t t a r ;
it consists of a su n k b a s e m e n t a n d tw o flo o rs, c o m ­
prising a le c tu re ro o m and m u s e u m , re s e a rc h ro o m for
experim ental p a th o lo g y , la b o ra to ry fo r c h e m ic a l re s e a rc h ,
and other room s for th e s tu d y o r te a c h in g of p a th o lo g ica l
histology and b a c te rio lo g y , besides a p h o to g ra p h ic stu d io ,
other laboratories, an d , in th e b a s e m e n t, a re fr ig e r a tin g
chamber. T h e M o rp h o lo g ica l la b o ra to ry , also in the
'museum g ro u n d s, w as ere cted in 1898-9 fro m th e d e sig n s
of Messrs. J. J. S te v e n so n an d H . R e d fe rn , o f L o n d o n ;
« is of b ric k w ith a sto n e fro n ta g e , an d co n tain s a
aboratorv for 100 stu d e n ts , a le c t u r e th e a tre h o ld in g
e same n u m ber, and v a rio u s o th e r a p a rtm e n ts . In
1902 extensive a ltera tio n s and a d d itio n s w ere m a d e in
F I T ? ' 031 d e p a rtm e n t fro m p la n s b y M r. H . W . M oore
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5 9 10 an E le c t r ic a l la b o ra to ry w a s ere cte d
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sid e a t a c o s t of £ 2 1 ,0 0 0 ; t h e b u ild in g ,
rubbed b ric k w it h sto n e fa c in g s , is fro m d e sig n s
Ink
T
J a c k so n R .A . a n d co n ta in s re s e a rc h
oratories, th e a tre , w o rk sh o p s, le c t u r e ro o m s, class
Rpnf1 !
p ro fe sso rs’ ro o m s, a n d w a s f o r m a lly preM a ste r of th e W o r s h ip fu l C o m p a n y of
of fk^TT ° n b eh alf ° f t h a t C o m p a n y , to th e C h a n ce llo r
at tif d i v e r s i t y . T h e E n g in e e r in g la b o ra to ry , ere cte d
cpm t.6* corner ° f P a rk s an d B a n b u r y ro a d s, co n ta in s
jrJn a. ® ro o m s
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th e r m o d y n a m ic s ,
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of
a rlrn • - d r a u lic s and e le c tr ic a l e n g in e e rin g ,
also
fessor
°® c e ’ io c tu re t h e a t r e , sto re ro o m ,
prol a v n w rooi?1> m e c h a n ic s ’ sh o p ,
b o ile r ro o m
and
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b o d y of s u b s c r ib e r s h e ad e d b y t h e la t e S ir W . A n so n ,
M r. Jo hnso n an d M r. R a p e r : as it s ta n d s th e b u ild in g
re p re se n ts r a t h e r m o re th a n h a lf of th e co m p le te
d e s ig n , a n d a ll t h e in te rn a l a rra n g e m e n ts h a v e been
m a d e so as to r e q u ir e th e m in im u m p o ssib le a lt e r a t io n
w hen th e r e s t is b u ilt : th e new la b o r a t o r y ta k e s th e
p la c e of th e th re e te m p o ra ry b u ild in g s , t h e M illa r d
la b o ra to ry , 6 K e b le ro a d , and t h e ir o n b u ild in g in
th e m u s e u m p r e c in c ts , w h ic h h a ve bee n u se d sin ce
th e C h a ir of E n g in e e r in g S c ie n c e w as fo u n d e d in 1907 :
i t is u n d e r t h e c h a r g e of t h e P ro fe sso r o f E n g in e e r in g
S c ie n c e , C h a r le s F re w in J e n k in M .A ., M .I n s t .C .E .
A n ew C h e m ic a l la b o r a to r y , in S o u th P a r k ro ad , is
no w (19 15 ) in c o u r s e of e re c tio n , a t a c o s t of £20,000,
and w ill be r e a d y fo r o c c u p a tio n in O c to b e r.
Thè
b u ild in g w ill b e u n d e r th e c h a r g e of th e W a y n fle te
P ro fe sso r o f C h e m is t r y , W . H. P e r k in , and w ill be
d e v o te d m a in ly to t e a c h in g an d re s e a rc h in o rg a n ic
c h e m is tr y . I t w ill co n ta in a le c t u r e room a n d la r g e
la b o ra to rie s fo r g e n e ra l t e a c h in g , a n d also a n u m b e r
of s m a lle r ro o m s fo r re s e a r c h , as w e ll as p r iv a t e ro o m s
fo r th e p ro fe sso r.
T h e p r e s e n t la b o r a to r ie s in th e
m u s e u m w ill b e u n d e r t h e c h a r g e o f t h e n ew L e e s
P ro fe sso r of C h e m is tr y , a n d w ill b e m a in ly u se d fo r
t e a c h in g
and
re s e a r c h
in
in o r g a n ic
a n d p h y s ic a l
c h e m is try .
T h e m u s e u m , in c lu d in g t h e P it t - R iv e r s e x h ib ite d
co lle c tio n s, is open d a ily to m e m b e rs o f th e U n iv e r s ity
an d to o th e rs a c co m p a n ie d b y a m e m b e r of th e U n i­
v e r s it y em p lo y e d in w o rk a t t h e m u s e u m o r it s d e p a r t ­
m e n ts, fro m xo a .m . to 4 p .m . ; v is it o r s o th e r th a n
th e a b o v e a re a d m itte d fro m 10 a .m . to 2 p .m . on
p a y m e n t of a fe e of 6d. an d fro m 2 p .m . t o 4 p .m .
e x c e p t T h u r s d a y s an d S a t u r d a y s , w h en th e c h a r g e is
3d . T h e o ffice o f th e s e c r e ta r y to th e d e le g a te s o f th e
m u s e u m , P ro f. H e r b e r t L i s t e r B o w m a n M .A ., D .S c .
is in t h e n o rth a rc a d e o f th e c o u r t w ith in t h e m u s e u m .
In 1861 t h e R a d c liffe lib r a r y w as re m o v e d b y co n s e n t
of t h e tru s t e e s fro m th e o rig in a l b u ild in g , ' d e sig n e d
b y G ib b s , to th e m u s e u m . T h is lib r a r y , 'fo u n d e d in
th e 18th c e n tu r y b y D r. R a d c liffe , th e ce le b ra te d
p h y sic ia n , is no w p la c e d in th e n ew b u ild in g , ere cted
1899-1900 fo r t h a t p u rp o se b y t h e D r a p e r s ’ C o m p a n y ,
a t a c o s t of £2 1,0 0 0 , on t h e s o u th sid e o f t h e m a in
b u ild in g . T h e lib r a r y c o n ta in s a b o u t 65,000 v o lu m e s
r e la t in g t o m a t h e m a t ic s , s c ie n c e an d m e d ic in e , in ­
c lu d in g a la r g e co lle ctio n o f sc ie n tific t ra n s a c tio n s and
p e rio d ic a ls .
W ith c e rta in
e x c e p tio n s
th e
T ea d in g
room s are open d a ily in fu ll T e r m , e x c e p t S u n d a y s ,
fro m 10 a .m . t ill 6 p .m . an d in v a c a tio n fro m 10 a .m .
t i l l 4 p .m . ; on S a t u r d a y s in fu ll T e r m it is c lo sed
a t 4 p .m . ; in v a c a tio n s a t 1 p .m . W . H a tc h e t t J a c k so n
M A ..
D .S c . is t h e l ib r a r i a n ;
Jam es F o rd ,
su b ­
lib ra ria n .
N e w b u ild in g s fo r th e S c h o o ls o f F o r e s t r y a n d R u r a l
E c o n o m y w e re e re c te d in P a rk s ro a d in 1909 a t a co st
o f a b o u t £ to , o o o ; t h e y c o m p ris e le c t u r e ro o m s, a
m u s e u m , a lib r a r y , sto re s & c.
T h e U n iv e rsity P r in t in g o ffice, in W a lto n s tr e e t ,
n o rth w a rd of W o r c e s te r C o lle g e , w a s e re c te d in 182630 and is a b u ild in g of th e C o rin th ia n o rd e r, w ith a
fro n t 412 fe e t in e x te n t, fro m d e sig n s b y M r. D aniel
R o b ertso n an d M r. B lo re , a r c h it e c t s ; it co n s ists ch iefly
of tw o blo ck s of b u ild in g s ea ch t h r e e s t o r e y s in h e ig h t
and co n n e cted on th e p rin c ip a l or e a s t fro n t b y o th e rs
of one s to r e y , in th e ce n tre of w h ic h is a lo ft y e n tran ce
of th ree arc h es, w ith an e n ta b la tu re and p a ra p e t, s u p ­
p o rted on C o rin th ia n co lu m n s, and th u s fo rm s th r e e sid es
o f a sq u are ; the so u th sid e is d e vo ted to th e p r in tin g of
th e v a rio u s ed itio n s of th e B ib le , w h ic h is p rin te d h e re
in m a n y d iffe re n t la n g u a g e s ; a tta c h e d a re d e p a rtm e n ts
for e lec tro an d ste re o - ty p in g , in k m a k in g , b o o kb in d in g
& c. as w ell as a t y p e fo u n d ry , in w h ic h all t h e ra re ty p e s
in u se are c a s t, and a d e p a rtm e n t w a s ad d ed in 1887
w hich p h o to -lith o g ra p h ic, c o llo ty p e an d co p p er-p la te p r in t ­
in g are ca rried on ; fro m t h e n o rth w in g t h e n u m e ro u s
classical and o th e r w o rk s p rin te d b y th e U n iv e rs ity , as
w ell as t h e “ U n iv e r s ity G a z e tt e ,’ ’ are is su e d . T h e p re s s
is p ro v id e d w it h a v e r y co m p le te eq u ip m e n t fo r t h e e x ­
tin g u is h in g of fires, an d has a p ro p e rly -c o n stitu te d fire
co n tin g e n t, d rilled b y th e officers of th e c ity b rig a d e . C o n ­
t ro lle r of th e P re s s an d P r in t e r to th e U n iv e r s it y ,
F r e d e r ic k H a ll. T h e U n iv e r s it y p a p e r m ill is a t L o w e r
W o lv e rc o te , a b o u t 2 m ile s n o rth of O x fo rd , a n d th e in k
w o rks a r e in J u x o n s tre e t.
T h e C la re n d o n P re s s I n s t it u t e , in W a lto n s tr e e t,
e re c te d in 1893-4 b y th e D e le g a te s of th e U n iv e r s it y
P re s s fo r th e u se of t h e ir w o rk p e o p le , a t a c o s t of
£5,00 0, is a la r g e s t r u c tu r e o f b r ic k w it h fre e s to n e d r e s s ­
in gs, in th e E liz a b e th a n sty le , fro m d e s ig n s b y M r. H.
W . M o o re, a r c h it e c t, a n d c o m p rise s a b a s e m e n t w it h
tw o flo o rs a b o v e ; th e b a s e m e n t c o n ta in s a la r g e ro o m
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