The New Bodleian Library Conservation Plan - Central ...

Appendix 3: Chronology of the New Bodleian Library1925Dr Cowley's warns about the future of the library’scapacity1926 Sir Michael Sadler's pamphlet sets out 5 proposals1926The Rockefeller Foundation agreed to support a newlibrary1930 Commission appointed under Sir Henry Miers1931 Sir Edmund Craster appointed as Bodley's Librarian1931 Report 'Library Provision in Oxford' published26 May 1931 Congregation endorsed the Report's findingsJune 1934Sir Giles Glbert Scott appointed as architect14-31 July 1934 European libraries tour by Craster and Scott30 August - 16 October1934American and Canadian libraries tour by Craster andHill (Bodley's secretary)23 Feb 1935 Building Committee approve solid block stack conceptApril 1935Second European libraries tour by Craster10 June 1935 Instructions to Architect approved1936 Tenders and Appointments for various contractors17 December 1936 Roneo appointed contractors for shelvingDecember 1936Construction started25 June 1937 Foundation stone laid by Queen MaryFebruary 1938Sovex appointed contractors for conveyorNovember 1938 Lamson appointed contractors for tubing systemMarch-June 1939 Conveyor installed1940 Construction completed1941Public bomb shelter built in basement of New BodleianLibrary1940-45 1.5 million books moved in and services maintainedOctober 1946King George VI opened New Bodleian Library1966 Basement bomb shelter demolished1966-69 Robert Potter Indian Institute Library extension added.Conservation Statement and Gazetteer completed byMay 2006Purcell Miller Tritton. Informs subsequent developmentplans.Planning application submitted for extensive alterations,March 2010including new main entrance on Broad Street. Sets outvision for the future of the New Bodleian.Autumn 2010-15Extensive alterations undertaken, involving staggeredclosure of reading rooms.New Bodleian LibraryConservation Plan, April 201247