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Royal Holloway

Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 12:38 pm
by eloisec
Happy to advise on life at 'London's country campus'. Was there for undergrad and postgrad studies so can't have been that bad!

Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 3:12 pm
by ben ashton
you ever heard of a lecturer there called Alun Lewis?

Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 3:29 pm
by eloisec
ben ashton wrote:you ever heard of a lecturer there called Alun Lewis?
I know he lectures in Science Communication (he seems to have a lot of hits if you search on Google), but that's it I'm afraid. I studied History and Politics, with courses in the English Department. Quite alot to do with the Music Department too. But science and me never really did mix. The science schools at CH filled me with dread!

Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 3:40 pm
by ben ashton
cool. i used to do rifle shooting with him in London. he's got some good stories to be heard over a pint or 2.
i nearly did a-level chemistry after a ch visit to Novartis in Horsham, but i managed to save myself in the end.

Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 5:03 pm
by Great Plum
Wasn't Holloway designed by the same architect as CH? So you basically went to the same place again!

CH architect

Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:16 am
by eloisec
CH was designed by Aston Webb, Royal Holloway by William Crossland. Founders is in C16th French chateau style whereas CH is in Gothic Revival style ... can you tell who studied Victorian architecture? oh dear ...

Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:54 am
by Great Plum
Well, they look the same to me! LOL

architecture

Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 11:15 am
by eloisec
be the red brick, cloistered quads and chiming clock! at least we didn't have to wear yellow socks :lol:

Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 12:50 pm
by Great Plum
True,

although of course Founders Building was insualted with 100 year straw which would make the place go up quicker than smoking in a petrol station!

burnt toast

Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:45 pm
by eloisec
During my years '94-'98 in Founders it was rumoured that the insulation was still straw. The local fire station had to give RH priority over any other calls because of the potential large loss of life (and art works!). No wonder the firemen all looked so pissed off every time a student burnt a bit of toast.

Re: CH architect

Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 3:03 pm
by Laura M
eloisec wrote:CH was designed by Aston Webb, Royal Holloway by William Crossland. Founders is in C16th French chateau style whereas CH is in Gothic Revival style ... can you tell who studied Victorian architecture? oh dear ...
Aston Webb also designed BRNC Dartmouth, now that place is a clone of CH!

Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 3:40 pm
by Hannoir
Aston Webb designed alot of the birmingha campus, its very similar actually, we have our own clock tower too!
and the main building is called the aston webb building...

Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 3:51 pm
by Great Plum
Hannoir wrote:Aston Webb designed alot of the birmingha campus, its very similar actually, we have our own clock tower too!
and the main building is called the aston webb building...
Why is it that every uni has a big tower with a history of suicide jumpers?