Abbot's Kitchen, Oxford

The Abbot's Kitchen in Oxford, England, is an early chemistry laboratory based on the Abbot's Kitchen at Glastonbury Abbey, a mediaeval 14th-century octagonal building that served as the kitchen at the abbey.[1]

Abbot's Kitchen chemistry laboratory in Oxford
Detail of a wood engraving by W. E. Hodgkin of 1855 showing the Abbot's Kitchen

History

Chemistry was first recognized as a separate discipline at Oxford University with the construction of this laboratory, attached to the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, and opening in 1860.[2] The laboratory is a stone-built structure to the right of the museum, built in the Victorian Gothic style. The building was one of the first ever purpose-built chemical laboratories anywhere and was extended in 1878. A further major extension adding three wings was completed in 1957.[3] It is still a part of the Department of Chemistry. The ground floor is used as a training room by the Radcliffe Science Library.[4]

In December 2018 it was announced that the building would be used as part of a new graduate college of the University, Reuben College, opening in 2021.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Glastonbury Abbey Photo: The Abbot's Kitchen". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  2. "History of Chemistry at the University of Oxford". UK: Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. "The "Abbots Kitchen" by the Oxford University Museum of Natural History". UK: Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  4. "Radcliffe Science Library | RSL History". Bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  5. "Oxford unveils plans for new graduate college". University of Oxford. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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