Basic Site Details
| Name: | Nottingham University, Department of Chemistry |
| City or county: | Nottingham |
| Country: | England |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Faculty building | ||
| University | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 5 September 1958 | Proposed | 'A contract valued at £870,000 for erecting new buildings for the Department of Chemistry...has been awarded to Richard Costain, Ltd. The main building will be a three-storey structure in reinforced concrete, the external cladding generally of metal windows with facing brick panels, Westmorland slate cladding and a tooled face to the exposed concrete columns and beams. Overall size is 290 ft. by 165 ft.... An inner courtyard will contain a link block and single-storey lecture theatres with basement. The first portion...will be finished in June, 1960, and the whole contract is scheduled for completion later in that year.' per Builder p395 | |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Basil Spence & Partners | 5 September 1958 | structural consultants: Ove Arup and Partners services consultants: A.F. Meyers and Partners QS: Gleeds per Builder p395 | |||
| Colin Herbert Ritchie McCrae | A | 1960 | 1968 | As senior assistant with Spence | |
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 5 September 1958 | 'Nottingham University Contract' p395 | ||