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  • Bourne Laboratory

    Bourne Laboratory 450pxWork began in 1967

    Bourne was a specialist laboratory designed for 250 undergrads and 50 postgrads of Chemistry. It was opened in 1970 opposite Williamson Field. In 1984 the Biochemistry department also moved in. When first built it was a very imposing building but a new building (Wolfson) has now been built (1987) in front of it and it is almost impossible to visualise how it once looked.
  • Computer Science pre-fab

    Old computer Building behind new one and in front of Williams Building 450px

    This single story pre-fab was put up in about 1968. It was just in front of the Williams building. It was used to house the links to the mainframe systems that were installed elsewhere in the University of London. It housed its own PDP computer that I remember programming using little toggle switches at the front of the box. The building provided a study-space for computer science students and as well as providing links to the mainframe you could also pick up your printed output her. The Computer Science department remained based in Founders until they moved into the McCrea building in 1986.
  • Lecture Rooms A&B

    Lecture rooms A B 450px A prefab building between the old SU building and the computer room pre-fab to the North. I did a lot of my second and third year in these but they were knocked down (or possibly just fell over) to make room for the Windsor building. The magnificent trees on the rectangles just outside were always a pleasant distraction when the lecturer was not too engaging.
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