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SJCR/SJGR/2/16/1/3/1
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- 1882-1888 (Creation)
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2 files, paper
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Papers of the Buildings Committee related to the Penrose Building, includes letters and notes concering the appointment of F.C. Penrose as architect, opinions and discussion concerning the overall appearance of the building, and a brief note of the estimated cost of the building as proposed by Penrose. Also includes letters to and from Penrose, sketches of parts of the building by Penrose and letters about deputies to be appointed in Penrose's absence.
Additionally includes a report by A. F. Torry on the chapel fund from March 1882.
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Note
The Penrose Building is also referred to as the New Wing.
Note
The Penrose Building in Chapel Court was designed by Francis Cranmer Penrose and construction began in 1885. See "Penrose to Cripps" by Alec C. Crook (chapter 2) for information on the Penrose Building.