Department of Natural Philosophy, Glasgow Faculty of Arts architect, Strathclyde Basil Spence building

University of Glasgow Building : Natural Philosophy Department

Glasgow University Faculty of Arts, Scotland, UK, from the 1950s – Physics and Astronomy facility

post updated 21 December 2023

The Department of Natural Philosophy Extension, University of Glasgow, Scotland

Date built: 1952

Design: Basil Spence (Basil Spence & Partners)

Faculty of Arts building

The Department of Natural Philosophy is now part of, and known as, the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

Department of Natural Philosophy, Glasgow

The department is based in the building currently known as the Kelvin Building.

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Basil Spence architect

Location: Hunterian Museum, Gilbert Scott Building, University Avenue, University of Glasgow, West End, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

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The University of Glasgow was founded in 1451 and has existed at this site since 1870 when it moved from the city centre. This higher education institute is the second oldest university in Scotland and the fourth oldest in Britain.

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