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East Thorpe Palmers Alfred Waterhouse University St Andrews Hall Museum
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The Acacias was built with Bath stone facing in 1818 for a coal and salt merchant so it was known locally as Salt Box Hall. The house was sold to a Mary Wienholt in 1821 and bought by George Palmer in 1863. The Palmers held many open afternoons for local school children in the garden. Over time they acquired the whole estate, some of which had been owned by the Sutton family and used as a seed nursery. In 1897, George's son Alfred inherited the estate and in 1904 he generously leased it to the University College.
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The Clock Tower was built in 1924 to a design by Herbert Maryon to commemorate the lives of those members of the University who died during the Great War. An additional plaque was placed there for those who died in the Second World War and more recently for someone who died in Afghanistan.
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The Clock Tower was built in 1924 to a design by Herbert Maryon to commemorate the lives of those members of the University who died during the Great War. An additional plaque was placed there for those who died in the Second World War and more recently for someone who died in Afghanistan.
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The Acacias was built with Bath stone facing in 1818 for a coal and salt merchant so it was known locally as Salt Box Hall. The house was sold to a Mary Wienholt in 1821 and bought by George Palmer in 1863. The Palmers held many open afternoons for local school children in the garden. Over time they acquired the whole estate, some of which had been owned by the Sutton family and used as a seed nursery. In 1897, George's son Alfred inherited the estate and in 1904 he generously leased it to the University College.
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The oldest building is believed to be Green Bank which was built around 1770; the house name can be seen engraved in the wall outside.
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The portico was built by Dr Childs as a temporary entrance to the University College but it is, of course, still there! The University obtained its charter in 1926. Dr Childs became its first Vice Chancellor and Alfred Palmer the first President of the University Council.
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he Old Red Building was built around 1770, formeTrly known as Portland Place and where former Mayor William Silver Darter attended school around 1806 – referenced in his book ‘Reminiscences of Reading’ The stone fronted building and the terrace of four houses near Crown Place, beyond the Old Red Building, were built in the 1820s and formed part of Portland Place.
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**There are sometimes exams in the Great Hall so please keep noise down**
The Great Hall was built in 1905.
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The old Zoology building in the West Cloister was built in 1940, incorporating an air raid shelter.
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