{"id":149,"date":"2008-08-11T17:53:27","date_gmt":"2008-08-11T17:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catchingphotons.co.uk\/blog\/?p=149"},"modified":"2013-11-17T22:44:10","modified_gmt":"2013-11-17T22:44:10","slug":"joseph-black-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/catchingphotons.co.uk\/blog\/miscellaneous\/joseph-black-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Joseph Black Building"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Glasgow&#8217;s Chemistry Department building was two-thirds completed between 1936 and 1939, but war halted construction, and the third wing was finally finished in 1954. It is now an A-listed building, and has mostly been completely refurbished inside. The Chemistry Department&#8217;s website has lots more info on the building.<\/p>\n<p>Although this is a building in use, quite a few areas are out of bounds to students and most staff &#8211; I had permission and a guide for some areas.<\/p>\n<p>The building from the outside:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Joseph Black Building (by Ben Cooper)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/2483147047\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Joseph Black Building (by Ben Cooper)\" alt=\"Joseph Black Building (by Ben Cooper)\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3128\/2483147047_9609ec1fd2_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->The roof is covered with dozens of fume hood chimneys:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Joseph Black Building (1 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/2754739278\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Joseph Black Building (1 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" alt=\"Joseph Black Building (1 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3144\/2754739278_213cf044ac_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A few corridors still have original Mackintosh-style lockers:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Joseph Black Building (10 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/2754825814\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Joseph Black Building (10 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" alt=\"Joseph Black Building (10 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3100\/2754825814_83a44f47ee_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In places, you can tell the third wing was built in the &#8217;50s:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Joseph Black Building (16 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/2754055501\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Joseph Black Building (16 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" alt=\"Joseph Black Building (16 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3017\/2754055501_f9cf5ceb63_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The basement boiler room &#8211; pressurised steam radiators used to be used, which were a bit troublesome:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Joseph Black Building (18 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/2754072513\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Joseph Black Building (18 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" alt=\"Joseph Black Building (18 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3001\/2754072513_a081a88ea7_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the last of the original lecture theatres &#8211; now closed, and just about to be refurbished:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Joseph Black Building (22 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/2754939222\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Joseph Black Building (22 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" alt=\"Joseph Black Building (22 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3230\/2754939222_d20f5d6d7e_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The lecture theatre ceiling is incredible:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Joseph Black Building (26 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/2754979230\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Joseph Black Building (26 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" alt=\"Joseph Black Building (26 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3076\/2754979230_ddd0a687b8_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And it has some beautiful old wooden steps and benches:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Joseph Black Building (30 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/2755015686\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Joseph Black Building (30 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" alt=\"Joseph Black Building (30 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3214\/2755015686_0d4b6b2580_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The two main stairwells are the stars of the building &#8211; here from above:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Joseph Black Building (32 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/2755034130\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Joseph Black Building (32 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" alt=\"Joseph Black Building (32 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3047\/2755034130_aa6b19dec7_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And here from the first floor:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Joseph Black Stairway (by Ben Cooper)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/2756724265\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Joseph Black Stairway (by Ben Cooper)\" alt=\"Joseph Black Stairway (by Ben Cooper)\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3158\/2756724265_28df073733_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The clean modernist design still shows through the later clutter:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Joseph Black Building (44 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/2754290647\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Joseph Black Building (44 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" alt=\"Joseph Black Building (44 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3056\/2754290647_fa89fe758d_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And there are yet more dramatic staircases:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Joseph Black Building (47 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/2755141450\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Joseph Black Building (47 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" alt=\"Joseph Black Building (47 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3079\/2755141450_c5f6ec7632_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The janitors have wonderful little wooden boxes at the base of each stairwell, with little windows at the back as well. This one is unused, the other one is like a Tardis, with loads of computer and CCTV screens.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Joseph Black Building (54 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/2754356523\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Joseph Black Building (54 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" alt=\"Joseph Black Building (54 of 54) (by Ben Cooper)\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3031\/2754356523_9f3de9ec59_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Glasgow&#8217;s Chemistry Department building was two-thirds completed between 1936 and 1939, but war halted construction, and the third wing was finally finished in 1954. It is now an A-listed building, and has mostly been completely refurbished inside. The Chemistry Department&#8217;s website has lots more info on the building. 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