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Early days and renovations

Early days

Image: Site before clearing
Image: Clearing site
Image: Campus aerial view 1970
Image: Building the department
Image: Building the department
Image: Building the department
Image: Building the department
Image: Building the department
Image: Technician's strike Alwyn Taylor (first from left), Terry Chamberlain (third from left). Jean Humpherson can be seen walking down the path in the background.
Image: Whinfield library
Image: Chemistry quad in the snow 1983

The building of the Department of Chemistry is featured in the video The Construction of the University of York, filmed by Shepherd Construction who was the main building contractor for most of the buildings on campus.

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The Water Tower

One of the iconic architectural features of the whole campus, until its demolition, was the Chemistry water tower. It was built to allow a supply of water to the department for 24 hours in the event of a mains water failure.

Image: Water tower at sunset
Image: Craning one of the petals into position during construction of the water tower
Image: The water tower
Image: Maintenance on the water tower
Image: View inside water tank during demolishing
Image: Craning out one of the petals during demolishing
Image: Water tower and boiler house chimney

Renovations

Image: Teaching lab renovations 1990
Image: Teaching lab instrument room renovations 1990
Image: Teaching lab instrument room renovations 1990
Image: Teaching lab renovations 1990
Image: Main lecture theatre refurbishment
Image: Main lecture theatre refurbishment
Image: A102 refurbishment
Image: Opening of refurbished teaching lab by the University chancellor Dame Janet Baker
Image: Opening of refurbished teaching lab
Image: Creating the new A-block entrance passage from the Whinfield library
Image: Upgrading teaching lab fume cupboard motors
Image: Refurbished teaching labs
Image: Working under B-block for Green Chemistry lab
Image: New Green chemistry labs

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