Constructing the Ashby Building at Queen’s

Constructing the Ashby Building at Queen’s

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Location

Queen's University Belfast

Year

1964

Date

Production 27/08/1964

Length

02min 09sec

Audio

mute

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

Fitting out and completing the Ashby Building in 1964. The building was designed in 1960 by Manchester architects, Cruickshank and Seward, and finished in 1965. 

This is one of the finest modern buildings in Ireland and houses research facilities for numerous engineering courses, as well as offering a breathtaking view over Belfast. 

Notes

Eric Ashby, Baron Ashby, FRS (24 August 1904 – 22 October 1992) was a British botanist and educator. He was President and Chancellor or Queen’s University 1950-1959. 

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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