Armstrong College buildings in 1914
In 1914 Armstrong College consisted of 3 buildings.
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The first, the original, college building (now known as the Armstrong Building) was built in 3 phases. The first part (that part of the Armstrong Building which faces onto the Quadrangle) was opened in November 1888. |
| In 1892 the South East and South West wings (which today faces the Students Union and Bedson Buildings) opened. Both first and second phases were designed by R.J. Johnson. |
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Johnson had died just before the completion of the 2nd stage and his design for the final wing was substantially revised by W.H. Knowles. This final phase, (fronting on to Queen Victoria Road) was opened on 11th July 1906 by King Edward VII. |
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The second building (the original part of the Fine Art Building and the “Arches”) was opened in 1911 as the King Edward VII School of Art. Again designed by W.H. Knowles, it was built following donation of £10,000 from a local mine-owner Mr. J.B. Simpson. |
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| Finally in 1914 the Agriculture Building (now part of the Architecture Building) and another Knowles design, was completed. Half the cost of the building was met by a donation of £5,000 by Dr Clement Stephenson, a local veterinary surgeon. However, before the College could occupy the building, it was requisitioned by the Government along with the rest of the College buildings for use as the 1st Northern General Hospital on the outbreak of World War I. |
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