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Happy to advise on life at 'London's country campus'. Was there for undergrad and postgrad studies so can't have been that bad!
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you ever heard of a lecturer there called Alun Lewis?
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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!
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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.
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Wasn't Holloway designed by the same architect as CH? So you basically went to the same place again!
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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 ...
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Well, they look the same to me! LOL
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be the red brick, cloistered quads and chiming clock! at least we didn't have to wear yellow socks :lol:
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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!
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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.
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Re: CH architect

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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!
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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...
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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...
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