V. 



The Sedgwick Museum, Cambridge. 



WHEN the question of a memorial to Professor Sedgwick came to 

 be considered, it was generally agreed that nothing could be 

 more appropriate than a Museum to contain the collections which had 

 been so largely made during the fifty-five years of his Professorship, 

 and which even then (1873) were too extensive for the building which 

 they still occupy. For this purpose a sum of money, which now 

 amounts to ^23,000, was quickly subscribed. 



Several syndicates have been appointed by the University from 

 time to time to carry out this object. But no real advance was made 

 until i8gi, when the site was fixed upon as that part of the Old 

 Botanic Gardens which faces Downing and Pembroke Streets, and 

 extends from Corn Exchange Street to near the Chemical Laboratory. 

 This position will be most convenient both for teachers and students, 

 since all the other departments of Science have their museums and 

 laboratories close at hand. Another Syndicate was appointed on 

 February 4, 1892, to prepare plans and obtain estimates for the 

 building. The services of the eminent architect, Mr. T. G. Jackson, 

 A.R.A., were obtained; and his plans, together with the report of the 

 Syndicate, were presented to the University on November 22, 1892, 

 and after some slight modifications were accepted by the Senate on 

 May 4, 1893. 



The perspective elevation and floor-plans are shown in the 

 accompanying illustrations. The materials to be used in the con- 

 struction are red brick and Clipsham stone (Lincolnshire Oolite). The 

 length of the building will be 304 feet, and the breadth 44 feet (outside 

 measurement); the main wall will be set back 10 feet from the street, 

 and the projecting portions 4 feet. There will be three floors in 

 addition to cellars and attics. 



On the ground floor will be the entrance-hall, containing the 

 original Woodwardian and other historic collections; to the right will 

 be a room for models, maps, sections, etc., and beyond this a lecture- 

 room ; to the left will be the Curator's room and other offices. At 

 the north-west corner will be the principal staircase. The first floor 

 will be devoted entirely to the Museum of Stratigraphical Palaeon- 

 tology, with the exception of a room at the west end for the 

 Professor's library. This museum will be divided by upright cases, 



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