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fo r th e b o y s, w ith s m a lle r ro o m s a t e ith e r end fo r g a m e s
an d s o c ia l m e e tin g s , as w e ll as a b a r, k itc h e n and
d in in g ro o m , c e lla r a g e , an d th e u s u a l o ff ic e s ; on th e
first floor is th e g y m n a s iu m , a sp a c io u s h a ll 33ft.
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ro o m u n d e r it an d a s ta g e , all of w h ic h can b e sh u t off
fro m th e g y m n a s iu m an d c o n v e rte d in to se p a ra te a p a r t ­
m e n ts ; on t h e sa m e flo o r a re r e a d in g , w r it in g a n d
b illia r d ro o m s, an d on th e floor a b o v e a lib r a r y and
m e e tin g ro o m , b a th ro o m s an d c a r e ta k e r ’ s a p a rtm e n ts ,
t o g e th e r w ith lu m b e r and sto ra g e ro o m s. In th e re a r
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a s tro n o m ic a l in s tr u m e n ts and a p a rtm e n ts fo r observatio
and fo r l e c t u r e s ; th e O b s e rv a to ry is also fu lly equipDej
w ith s ta n d a rd an d s e lf-re c o rd in g m e te o ro lo g ica l instru
m e n ts , is a s ta tio n of t h e first c la s s , an d reports daily
to t h e M e te o ro lo g ic a l O ffice in co n n e ctio n w ith the daily
w e a th e r r e p o r t a n d fo r e c a s t. C o n n e cte d w it h the eastern
w in g b y a co v ere d w a y is t h e r e s id e n c e of th e Observer
A r t h u r A . R a m b a u t M .A ., D .S c .D u b lin , F .R .S ., F .B .y §’
fro m w h o m an o rd e r m u s t be o b ta in e d fo r admission
T h e A sh m o le a n M u s e u m , to g e th e r w ith the Tavlor
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d ia t e ly o p p o site th e R a n d o lp h h o tel. T h e front part of
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b u ild in g s w as e r e c te d in 18 41-5 fro m designs by
s t r u c tu r e in th e C la s s ic s t y le , e r e c te d in 1 7 1 1 - 1 3 from
C R . C o c k e r e ll esq . R .A ., D .C .L . a t a c o s t of £49,373th e p ro fits of th e sale of L o r d C lare n d o n ’ s “ H is to r y of
th e s t y le a d o p te d is an e x tr e m e ly c h a s te and elegant
th e R e b e llio n ,” an d w as d e sig n e d b y N ic h o la s H a w k e sv a r ie ty of G re c ia n Io n ic , re p ro d u c e d fro m th e tempi*
m o o r, one of W r e n ’ s p u p il s : th e b u ild in g is p ie rce d b y
of A p o llo E p ic u r u s , B a ssa e , n ea r P h y g a lia , b u ilt about B.C
an a rc h e d p a ssa g e w a y an d is ap p ro ach ed fro m th e
43 0 ; th e s t r u c tu r e co n s ists of tw o lo ft y w in g s of three
s t r e e t b y a b ro ad flig h t of s te p s su p p o rtin g a lo fty
s t o r e y s ea ch , co n n e cte d b y a ce n tra l block of lower
p o rtico , w ith p e d im e n t and p illars o f t h e T u s c a n o r d e r :
e lev atio n , in th e m id s t of w h ic h is a tall portico with,
fro m O c to b e r 17 13 to S e p te m b e r 1830 i t se rv e d as th e
s ix co lu m n s o f th e Io n ic o rd e r, su p p o rtin g a richlyU n iv e rsity P re s s, b u t is n o w o cc u p ie d b y th e o ffices of
c a rv e d p e d im e n t, b e a rin g on it s su m m it a sittin g fkur*
th e U n iv e r s it y R e g is tr a r , U n iv e r s ity C h e st, B o a rd s of
of A p o llo ; th e w hole in c lo s es th re e sid es of a raised
F a c u ltie s , A p p o in tm e n ts C o m m itte e , t h e A ss o c ia tio n fo r
q u a d ra n g le o r fo r e c o u r t fa c in g B e a u m o n t street, and b
th e H ig h e r E d u c a t io n of W o m e n , th e D e le g a c y fo r th e
g en e ra lly 240 fe e t in le n g th b y 102 fe e t w ide. The AshT r a in in g of S e c o n d a ry T e a c h e r s , W o m e n S t u d e n t s ’
m o lea n M u se u m , o c c u p y in g th e c e n tre and w est wing,,
D e le g a c y
an d t h e L o d g in g
H o u ses D e le g a c y , an d
w as b u ilt in p a r t fro m a le g a c y o f£ i,o o o , bequeathed,
in c lu d e s also offices fo r t h e u s e of th e P r o c t o r s : o v er
b y D r. F r a n c is R a n d o lp h , p r in c ip a l of S t. Alban Hall
t h e s o u th e n tra n c e is a fine s t a t u e o f E d w a r d H y d e ,
fro m 1759 to 1796, fo r e r e c t in g a b u ild in g to receiveE a r l of C la r e n d o n a n d L o rd H ig h C h a n c e llo r, in his
a r t c o l l e c t io n s : to t h is b u ild in g a new structure,
ro b es o f office.
f o r m in g an an n e x e in t h e re a r, w as ad ded by the
T h e U n iv e r s it y O b s e r v a to r y , situ a te d in the N ew
U n iv e r s it y in 1893-4, a t a c o s t (w ith fittin g s ) of £15,000,
P a rk s , w as e re c te d b y th e U n iv e r s it y in 18 73-4 , fo r the
fro m d e s ig n s b y M r. H . W . M o o re, to receive theu se o f th e S a v ilia n p ro fe sso r, fro m d e s ig n s b y C h a rle s
c o lle c tio n s of t h e o ld A sh m o le a n M u se u m , in Broad
B a r r y esq . F .R .I .B .A ., F .S .A . a r c h ite c t, and P . P . B a ly s tr e e t, w h ic h h a v e n o w been tra n s fe rre d here. This
esq. e n g in e e r, a t a c o s t o f a b o u t £ 3 ,0 0 0 ; th e b u ild in g c o lle ctio n , b e g u n a b o u t 1600 b y th e fam o us traveller,
c o n s ists of a sq u a re c e n tra l b lo ck fla n ke d b y tw o to w ers a n t iq u a r y and g a rd e n e r, Jo h n T r a d e s c a n t, w as formerly
a n d is p la c e d e a s t and w e s t, th e in te rn a l le n g th o f each a t L a m b e th , an d w a s k n o w n as “ T ra d e sc a n t’ s Ark,” but
s id e b e in g a b o u t 21 fe e t 6 in c h e s : th e w e ste rn o r D e L a h a v in g b ee n b e q u e a th e d b y John T r a d e s c a n t the younger
R u e to w e r o f tw o s to r e y s co n ta in s ro o m s fo r ca lc u la tio n , to E lia s A sh m o le, i t w as p re s e n te d b y him to theand t h e g r e a t E q u a to r ia l T e le sc o p e , a tta ch e d to w h ic h U n iv e r s ity , to g e th e r w it h h is ow n co llectio n , in 1679,
is t h e a s tr o g r a p h ic te le s c o p e , w it h a p h o to g r a p h ic o b je c t w hen th e old m u s e u m in B ro a d s tr e e t w as b u ilt for it.
g la s s 13 in c h e s in d ia m e te r , p r e s e n te d b y W a r r e n D e L a T h e a r t and a n tiq u a ria n co lle c tio n s h a ve been greatly
R u e esq . M .A ., D .C .L ., F . R . S . ; t h is in s tr u m e n t is so lely ad d ed to b y th e m u n ifice n t g if t o f th e la t e D r. C. D. E.
d e v o te d to a s tro n o m ic a l p h o to g ra p h y . In th e ea ste rn F o rtn u m V .P .S .A . w h o also c o n trib u te d by gift and
or S a v ilia n t o w e r is th e p ro fe sso r’ s p r iv a t e ro o m , and b e q u e st a b o u t £ 2 5 ,0 0 0 t o w a r d s th e endowm ent of the
in th e d o m e a b o v e a re fle c tin g te le sco p e , also p res e n te d m u se u m .
T h e M u se u m e m b ra ce s th e w hole history
b y D r. W . D e L a R u e , in 18 75, t o g e th e r w it h o th er o f a r t fro m t h e e a rlie st p r e - h is to r ic and E g yp tia n periods
v a lu a b le in s tr u m e n t s o f d iffe re n t k in d s , and b o th to w ers to t h e M ediaeval an d R e n a iss a n c e tim e s, including
h a ve r e v o lv in g d o m es : t h e c e n tr a l p o rtio n o f th e b u ild in g r e s u lt s o f P ro f. P e t r ie ’ s e x c a v a tio n s in E g y p t and a
c o n ta in s a t r a n s it c irc le , p res e n te d b y J . G u r n e y B a rcla y
s e rie s of o b je c ts illu s t r a t in g S ir A . J. E vans’s dis­
e s q . : t h e O b s e rv a to ry also p o sse sse s a sp e ctro s co p e , and
co v eries a t th e p re -H e lle n ic p a la ce of K n ossos, Crete;
se ve n in s tru m e n ts fo r m e a s u r in g t h e p h o to g ra p h ic p la te s,
a u n iq u e H i llit e c o l l e c t io n ; th e A r u n d e l and Pomfret
b esid e s a la r g e n e w in s tr u m e n t g iv e n b y C . L . Brook
m a r b l e s ; a fin e c o lle c tio n of G re e k v ases, and one of
esq. F .R .A .S . in 1903, c a lle d a ste re o c o m p a ra to r. A
t h e b e s t e a r ly B r itis h an d A n g lo -S a x o n collections in
L ib r a r y and L e c t u r e R o o m , th e la t t e r c o n ta in in g an
t h e c o u n tr y , in c lu d in g th e ce le b ra te d “ A lfred Jewel”
“ a rtific ia l s k y ” foT t h e u se o f s tu d e n ts , h a v e since
M a n y o th e r h is to r ic a l r e lic s are also ho u sed here; on
been ad d e d a t a c o s t o f £ 2 ,5 0 0 : t h e O b s e rv a to ry is
t h e g ro u n d flo o r is p la c e d a co llectio n of castsu n d e r th e c a r e of H e r b e r t H a ll T u r n e r D .S c ., D .C .L .,
il l u s t r a t in g t h e h is to r y of a n c ie n t sc u lp tu re , and in
F . R .S ., F .R .A .S . S a v ilia n P ro fe s s o r of A s t r o n o m y ;
o th e r p o rtio n s o f th e b u ild in g are preserved the
F r a n k A r t h u r B e lla m y , hon. M .A ., F . R .A .S ., R . S.
C h a n tr e y m o d e ls , a se rie s of a r c h it e c tu r a l models, and
C a p o n B .A . a n d M is s E . F . B . B e lla m y b e in g th e
t h e W e stw o o d c o lle c tio n o f fic t ile iv o rie s . In 1900-1902
a s s is t a n t s ; th e re a re o c c a s io n a lly c o m p u te rs as r e q u ire d .
t h e co lle c tio n of G re e k and R o m a n an tiq u ities of the
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sp a cio u s la t e E d m u n d O ld fie ld esq. F .S .A . w e re p a rtly given and
p a r t ly b e q u e a th e d to th e m u s e u m . D av id G. Hogarth
g ro u n d s n o rth of th e I n fir m a r y , w a s e re c te d in 1772-5
at a co st of n e a rly £30,000, o u t of fu n d s b e q u e a th e d b y M .A .; F .B .A .. F .S .A . k e e p e r of th e A sh m olean museum
a n d th e A n t iq u a r iu m ; C h a rle s F . B e ll M .A., F.S.A
D r. R a d c liffe , an d fro m d e sig n s su c c e s s iv e ly fu rn is h e d
b y M r. H e n ry K e e n e an d M r. J a m e s W y a t t ; th e b u ild ­ k e e p e r of t h e A r t g a lle r ie s , a n d E . T h u rlo w Leeds M.Aa s s is ta n t k e e p e r o f th e A n t iq u a r iu m .
in g c o n s ists of a ce n tra l b lo ck tw o s to re y s in h e ig h t
T h e A r t G a lle r ie s co n ta in th e C ham bers-H all co^ ‘
a n d s e m ic ir c u la r to w a rd s th e n o r th , w it h la t e r a l w in g s ,
e a ch 69 fe e t in le n g th , th e to ta l le n g th of th e p rin cip a l t io n of d ra w in g s a n d e t c h in g s b y old m asters; the
o r so u th fro n t b e in g 175 f e e t : fro m th e ce n tre r is e s an c e le b ra te d co llectio n of d ra w in g s b y R a ffa ele and Michae
e x a m p le s , purchased f°r
o cta g o n a l to w e r , w ith a co n ical ro o f, on th e a p e x of A ngelo, c o n s istin g of 2 77
w hich are fig u re s o f A tla s and H e rc u le s su p p o rtin g a £ 7 ,0 0 0 ; th e F o x - S tr a n g w a y s and P en ro se collections
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th e w a lls u n d e r th e p la tfo rm a re o th e rs re p re se n tin g i 8 6 t b y J o h n R u sk in esq. M .A . so m e tim e Slade Profeso
th e sig n s o f th e Z o d ia c and t h e S u n m o d e lle d in C o a d e’ s o f F in e A r t. and an e x te n s iv e co llectio n of Pr’n •
a rtific ia l sto n e b y R o s s i : th e to w e r g e n e r a lly w as A tta ch e d to th e G a lle r ie s is t h e R u sk in D rawing pct1^
d e sig n e d b y M r. W y a t t fro m th e te m p le of t h e w in d s at fou n d ed and end ow ed b y Jo h n R u sk in esq. M.A. in
A t h e n s ; it w a s t h o r o u g h ly re s to re d in 1901. In th e w ith a s u m o f £5,00 0. A le x a n d e r M acdonald, Hon. i
g r o u n d s s ta n d s a la r g e c ir c u la r to w e r w ith re v o lv in g
M a s te r of D ra w in g S ch o o l. T h e w h o le I ns^ a.tl0!LVj
d o m e , t o g e th e r 53 fe e t in h e ig h t, ere cted to receiv e a o pen d a ily fro m 10 to 4 ; T h u r s d a y s and Satar
new e q u a to r ia l r e f r a c tin g te le sco p e o f la r g e d im en sio n s, fre e , fro m 2 to 4 ; S u n d a y s (in te rm ), f ree»
m a d e in 1902 fo r th e R a d c liffe T r u s te e s b y S ir H ow ard
G r u b b F .R .S . of D u b lin , and c o n s is tin g o f tw in p a ra lle l
T h e T a y lo r In s t it u t io n is
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t u b e s ; th e to w e r, 31 fe e t in in tern a l d ia m e te r , is b u ilt w in g, th e p rin cip a l fro n t o f w h ic h , facing St.