University of York – RIBA pix

Following my previous visits to the University of York, recording the history and the Fred Millett Reliefs, I have searched the RIBA pix archives to find further images.

They mainly illustrate the Derwent and Langwith Colleges – both built using the CLASP system of construction.

The University of York was founded in 1963 and work on its campus facilities in the grounds of Heslington Hall was begun in 1964. The first two colleges, Langwith and Derwent, accepted residential students for the autumn term of 1965. The original buildings were designed by Sir Andrew Derbyshire of Robert Matthew Johnson-Marshall & Partners, and assembled using the CLASP system of prefabricated construction.

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Derwent College: one of the two covered walkways linking the college buildings with sculptural relief by Fred Millett at the far end.

Photographs 1965 – Reginald Hugo de Burgh Galwey.

Derwent College: a concrete panel sculptured by Fred Millett.

Derwent College.

Photographs 1965 Keith Gibson.

JB Morrell Library.

Derwent College: a covered walkway over the lake.

Central Hall.

Photograph 1972 Bill Toomey.

Vanbrugh College: stepped roof to the covered way leading down to the lake.

Photograph 1972 Peter Bairstow.

Derwent College and Heslington Hall.

Photographs 1965 – Reginald Hugo de Burgh Galwey.

Langwith College, seen from the lake.

Langwith College.

Photographs 1965 Bill Toomey.

David Brown Laboratories: the flue stack.

David Brown laboratories: the water tower.

Photographs 1965 – Reginald Hugo de Burgh Galwey.

Derwent College.

Derwent College.

Langwith College: close-up of the oriel windows.

Photographs 1965 Bill Toomey.

Derwent College: a concrete sculptured screen flanking a covered way.

Derwent College: a concrete sculptured screen flanking a covered way.

One of several concrete link bridges.

Another of the several concrete link bridges.

Photographs 1965 – Reginald Hugo de Burgh Galwey.

David Brown laboratories: seen from one of the link bridges.

David Brown Laboratories: the flue stack and water tower rising above the laboratory blocks.

J. B. Morrell Library: the central staircase and lift tower.

Photographs 1965 Keith Gibson.

Central Hall.

JB Morrell Library, University of York, seen from the south side of Heslington Road with linking pedestrian bridge and ramp in foreground and cast aluminium sculpture by Austin Wright

JB Morrell Library: the covered pedestrian bridge linking the library to the southern side of the campus.

JB Morrell Library.

JB Morrell Library: the main entrance and terrace.

JB Morrell Library: the issue counter seen from the second floor.

JB Morrell Library: viewpoint from the fourth floor.

The covered pedestrian bridge linking the southern side of the campus to the JB Morrell Library on the north side.

Langwith and Derwent Colleges.

Derwent College and Heslington Hall.

Photograph 1965 Henk Snoek.

Public Art Trail – University of Leeds

The University of Leeds has a long established collection of public art, this has now been formalised into an Art Trail around the campus. Each of the pieces on this largely accessible display, has a QR code with a supporting audio tour, along with an information panel.

Printed guides are also available from the Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, or online here.

Burton’s – The Tailor of Taste, have long been benefactors of the collection – here’s a little of the company’s history.

Sir Michael Sadler, University Vice Chancellor 1911-1923, was instrumental in developing an interest in Modernist art, through his own collection.

Sadler felt that a student’s education was greatly enhanced by a cultured and harmonious environment. He set about creating such an environment through the public display of pictures from his collection.

Take some time to wander around and consider the works in context, set against two centuries of architectural style and fashion, along with generous open and green spaces.

You can devise your own route around the trail, this is mine.

#7 HermesWilliam Chattaway

#9 Meet Sit and Talk – Lorna Green

#17 Three Piece Reclining FigureHenry Moore

#20 Masters of the UniverseEduardo Paolozzi

#3 Sign For ArtKeith Wilson

#12 UntitledHubert Dalwood

#14 Dual FormBarbara Hepworth

#16 Texta TexensSue Lawty with Dan Jones and Helen Mort

#6 Man Made TextilesMitzi Cunliffe

#19 CurtainJuanjo Novella

#11 Greener Living SpaceDavid Mayne

#10 Lenten FormsMichael Lyons

#13 Celebration of Engineering SciencesAllan Johnson

#18 The Worlds of IFSara Barker

#5 The DreamerQuentin Bell

#9 Limbo Austin Wright

#4 Christ Driving The Moneylenders From the TempleEric Gill

The trustees operate within these two positions: we absolutely condemn Eric Gill’s abuse of his daughters with no attempt to hide, excuse, normalise or minimise, yet we also have a duty to protect, display and interpret the art work we hold in our collections.

Ditchling Museum

#2 Walking Figure – William Chattaway

#1 A SpireSimon Fujiwara

#15 Conversation ColumnLiliane Lijn

Also if you fancy a little more Leeds – here’s my Modern Mooch Walk – have fun, stay safe.