Dyson Perrins Laboratory - Central Administration - University of ...

Figure 16). The teaching laboratories are attractive and well-lit spaces of some illustrativevalue. They retain their original benching and lead-lined drainage gullies. The benches in152.20.04 have their cupboard doors fitted backwards, with the recessed panels facinginwards, presumably to avoid a dust trap; however, the doors in 152.20.18 are fitted with therecessed panels facing outwards.As the interior features are in regular use and for the most part experience greater humaninteraction than the external structure of the building, they are vulnerable to vandalism,accidents (especially regarding the laboratory nature of some areas of the building), andgeneral wear and tear. Some of these issues should be mitigated assuming adequate securityand maintenance regimes are in place, but ultimately these significant elements will havelimited lifespans. These lives can be lengthened as much as possible through regular,adequate monitoring and maintenance.As a Grade-II-listed building any alterations, or repairs made with non-original materials, willrequire listed building consent.The Dyson Perrins Laboratory, Oxford 38Conservation Plan, May 2012