Laboratories, their planning and fittings . ipment. A one storey building for theteaching of chemistry, physics, and natural history, Mr. Bakers main idea inthe design was to centralize the attendants and store rooms and to avoidwaste of space in corridors, and it will be noticed that the entrance hall, alsoused as a museum, gives access to three of the four laboratories and thelecture room besides the two smaller rooms on the frontage. The remaininglaboratory has an external door or can be approached through the measure-ments room. The attendant can obtain independent access to all the roomsa
Laboratories, their planning and fittings . ipment. A one storey building for theteaching of chemistry, physics, and natural history, Mr. Bakers main idea inthe design was to centralize the attendants and store rooms and to avoidwaste of space in corridors, and it will be noticed that the entrance hall, alsoused as a museum, gives access to three of the four laboratories and thelecture room besides the two smaller rooms on the frontage. The remaininglaboratory has an external door or can be approached through the measure-ments room. The attendant can obtain independent access to all the roomsand can be summoned by speaking-tubes which have a diff^erent whistlepitch for each laboratory. The doors are made of extra thickness, whichis found to reduce the transmission of sound. To deal shortly withthe individual rooms—the masters room is fitted up as a small laboratoryfor private use. The lecture room, 31 ft. by 24 ft., has seating forabout 60. The table is well supplied with services and is lighted by a RECENT SCHOOL DESIGNS i6i. GROUND PLAIN to s o /o -20 30 40 SO SCALE OF FEET. [^. E. Lloyd Oswell, , 104.—Science Block, Shrewsbury School, as arranged by the Senior Science Master, Mr. C. J. Baker. II 162 LABORATORIES series of ceiling lights placed in front of an opal glass surface, and speciallights screened from the students are used for the blackboard, behind whichis a lantern screen on the wall surface. The chemical laboratory, 50 ft. by25 ft., contains 28 places ; the sinks (not shown) in these benches can be usedfor experiments with gases. Water pumps are provided on the benches andalso small pilot gas jets to economize the gas used by the bench burners,which can thus be relighted at will. By the use of space under wall benches(not shown on the plan), which provides 30 extra lockers, 86 lockers in allare obtained. On these side benches are twelve balances specially designedfor this laboratory with opal glass backs, glass pans, and we
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