Identifier: architecturalhis03will_0 (find matches)
Title: The architectural history of the University of Cambridge, and of the colleges of Cambridge and Eton
Year: 1886 (1880s)
Authors: Willis, Robert, 1800-1875 Clark, John Willis, 1833-1910
Subjects: University of Cambridge Eton College
Publisher: Cambridge (Eng.) : The University Press
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute

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Botanic Garden. It was takenJan. 19, 1770, by Mr Tyson, Fellow of Benet College, from a ChamberWindow in that College, and just opposite to it. It is drawn rather tooshort at the North end4. Again, when attending the sale of the effects of the lateM1 Buck in his house in Free School Lane, 25 November, 1746,he remarks: which said House, tho just behind the East End of St BenedictsChurch and Corpus Christi College, is nothing more than the Refectoryof the Austin Friers, and is compleat; only made into 3 Stories . In 1655 the University obtained from Queens College alease of their ground at the corner of Silver Street and Queens 1 (History of Gonville and Caius College, Vol. 1. p. 160.) 2 (Allegations preferred by Leonard Green against Thomas Buck, in the Registryof the University, Press Documents, 33. 1. 11.) 3 (Agreement between Thomas Buck and Roger Daniel, Ibid. 33. 1. rg.) 4 (MSS. Cole, xlii. 260. Add. MSS. Mus. Brit. 5843.) 5 (Ibid, iv fol. 43. b. Add. MSS. Mus. Brit. 5805.) 9—2
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Fig. 2. Ground-plan of the sites of the old and new Press. HISTORY OF THE PRINTING-HOUSE. 133 Lane1. On part of this site John Field, who had been appointedPrinter in 1654, built the large Shop or Printing-house now(1753) in use2. In 1696, however, when great efforts were madeto renovate and improve the University Press, mainly at theinstigation of the Duke of Somerset, elected Chancellor in1689, wno contributed largely himself, and procured con-siderable Benefactions from others, towards reestablishing andsupporting our Press3/ a second, or new printing-house, wasbuilt, to the north of the former4. The two houses were useduntil 1716, when the more modern building was made over tothe Professors of Anatomy and Chemistry, because, in the wordsof the Grace, it was of no use to the University for any otherpurpose (Academics alioquin infritctitositmy, and the business ofprinting was carried on in the older house, which stood at thecorner of Silver Street and Queens Lane, with a range of wa

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