At the time this photograph was taken King's College in Newcastle Upon Tyne was part of the University of Durham. In 1963, King's College became the University of Newcastle and the Physics Building was subsequently named the Herschel Building. The building was designed by Sir Basil Spence and was built by Laing.
This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.
This is part of the Series: JLP01/08 John Laing Photographic Collection Black and White Negatives; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection
© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection
Photographer: John Laing Ltd
Builder: Spence, Basil: John Laing Ltd
Mid 20th Century University
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