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Williams Laboratory

Williams Laboratory 450pxAfter a block on building for some years (because of priorities set after WW2) The Williams Laboratory was built in 1952 – whilst it was built as a temporary pre-fab building after the war it has outlasted many of the other buildings on the campus.

The Moore Laboratory

Moore 1 450pxThe Moore Laboratory was the first academic building to be put built after the completion of the Founders Building and came into service in circa 1888. It was to house the Chemistry department for the next 60 years and had within it a Chemical & Botanical laboratory. In 1989 the Botany department moved out.

Horton laboratory

Horton 3 450px The Horton Laboratory was built after the first world war with the building being completed in 1926. It was built to house a Physics Laboratory on the ground floor and a Botany department on the first floor. It functioned in this way until 1967 when the Botany department moved out (to Huntersdale in Virginia Water) and Horton became a building dedicated to Physics. 

Gardener's Lodge

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The Gardeners Lodge (together with the main gatehouse) are two of those buildings you often see but rarely give much thought to - or is that just me. As the name suggests, it was originally a lodge for the gardeners and given the size of the campus and the extensive shrubs, trees and bushes that (used to) occupy it there must have been some significant work undertaken in the early years of the college. I've no idea what the current use of the building is but it is certainly still there.

The Boilerhouse

Boilerhouse2 450pxAs the name of the building suggests this building was originally the boiler house for most of the college buildings (at the time) with piped water going underground to Founders via a tunnel that came out under 'the boog tube' near Founders West. It was built as one of the first building on the campus in 1886

 There was rarely a reason for students to access the building (other than so they could get into the tunnels and get into Founders).

Crossland's Bungalow

BungalowPictures of Crossland's Bungalow are difficult to come by, so what we have here are pictures of the building after it had been clad in white timber and its use converted to a students union building in 1965. It was regarded as a historic building when it was built c 1879 and there was an outcry when it was demolished in 2015 to make way for the new library building. The bungalow was designed by the architect W H Crossland as a home for himself and his family while he oversaw the construction of the Founder’s Building. 

Founders Building

Founders NW 450pxThe Founders building is the heart of the College. As soon as you enter the grounds through the main gates it strikes you in all its glory. Many alumni were struck by it when they arrived for their interview or when they first started their course and spent many hours in it during their student days.

It has its own section in the top menu of the site and also appears in the 'Hall of Residence' section