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Garden Hostel and West Road, 1775 - 2009

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0272/KCAR/7/GAR

Scope and Contents

Includes records relating to the University Library West Road site, occupied from 1935. For records concerning the University Library, when it was based on the Old Schools site, see KCAR/7/CUL.
Includes GAR/1-/102.

Dates

  • Creation: 1775 - 2009

Conditions Governing Access

From the Sub-Fonds:

ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD MAY BE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS. ASK THE ARCHIVISTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Biographical / Historical

The building of Garden Hostel was begun in April 1949 and was completed in October 1950. The architect was Mr Geddes Hyslop. Major extensions were carried out in 2001-3. Refurbishment of Old Garden Hostel, including the addition of a fourth story, was undertaken in 2020.

Extent

23 file(s)

c. 256 item(s)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Documents from the original West Road series (KCAR/6/2/027/16/09) were merged into this file, 5 Dec 05.

Related Materials

For material relating to the Choir School on West Road, see KCAR/7/CSH. See KCAR/3/1/1/9/24 for Bursar's subject files.

Related Materials

The Library holds in the pamphlet collection a copy of 'The Architect and Building News' from 1951 reporting on the newly built Garden Hostel.

Finding aid date

2004-03-25 14:41:14+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Archive Centre, King's College, Cambridge Repository

Contact:
Archivist
King's College
Cambridge CB2 1ST United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 331444