The architectural history of the University of Cambridge, and of the colleges of Cambridge and Eton . ity) is valuable,as shewing Colemans share in the work. It is countersigned by Dr Bentley. I dohereby Certify that Mr Colman, lately deceased, was employd by me when Vice-Chancellor (with consent of Syndics) as Undertaker in the work at the Schools, wasvery serviceable to me in that Affair by his Advice and Direction, drawing the Plan ofthe Classes, providing Materials, and taking several journeys to Cambridge on purposeto supervise, direct, and forward the Work. For which Services I judge Ten
The architectural history of the University of Cambridge, and of the colleges of Cambridge and Eton . ity) is valuable,as shewing Colemans share in the work. It is countersigned by Dr Bentley. I dohereby Certify that Mr Colman, lately deceased, was employd by me when Vice-Chancellor (with consent of Syndics) as Undertaker in the work at the Schools, wasvery serviceable to me in that Affair by his Advice and Direction, drawing the Plan ofthe Classes, providing Materials, and taking several journeys to Cambridge on purposeto supervise, direct, and forward the Work. For which Services I judge Ten Guincysto be no more than a suitable reward. Dan. Waterland Tho. CrosseHen. Bull. Magd. Coll. April 1. 1718.] 32 SCHOOLS, LIBRARY, SENATE-HOUSE. [CHAP. and the University, by which the latter obtained a lease ofthe space over the Porters Lodge on certain conditions. Thelease was not executed until I January, 1718—19, but, in virtueof the Articles the University at once set about building theroom which was afterwards called the Dome Room, and whichit will be convenient to refer to by that Fig. 8. Part of the south front of the Old Court of Kings College, shewing the entrance fromthe Chapel Yard, the Porters Lodge, and the south-west corner of the University Library :reduced from Loggans view of the west front of Kings College Chapel. [The projected alterations began in 1715. A study of theitems in the estimates and bills of the different workmenemployed enables us to make out with tolerable accuracy theextent of the work done. A new floor was laid down in the II.] HISTORY OF THE SCHOOLS QUADRANGLE. 33 Law School, which then, as will be understood from a com-parison of the plan of the first floor of the quadrangle in its oldstate (fig. 5) with the plan of the same as it is at present (fig. 9),was fifteen feet shorter than the existing west room of theLibrary; plain roundheaded windows, two to each bay, replacedthose of three lights shewn by Loggan (fig. 4) ; and sixteen
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