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BLAKENEY POINT IN 1913. 
The Laboratory. 
The building of a laboratory to serve as an adjunct to field 
work at Blakeney Point was projected in 1910; plans were 
drawn up and approved by the late Lord Calthorpe and a site 
allocated. Its realisation, however, had to be postponed owing 
to the unsettlement of the property following the death of 
Lord Calthorpe later in the same year. In the autumn of 
1912, The Point passed into the hands of the National Trust, 
which body gave its approval to the proposal and confirmed 
the allocation of the site for the Laboratory. 
In March, 1913, an appeal for /"150 to cover the estimated 
cost of building was issued, and met with a very generous and 
immediate response — ^181 Is. 6d. being received in subscrip- 
tions. The building was placed in the capable hands of Mr. 
W. R. Allen, of Blakeney, and was ready for occupation by 
July 1st. 
The Laboratory, seen from the south-west in the accom- 
panying view, stands on the consolidated sandy plateau just 
south of the Glaux Low. The length over all is 28 ft. and the 
width 16 ft. The outside walls are weather-boarded and the 
roof tiled, whilst within the Laboratory is lined with match- 
boarding. The principal room, which is the full width of the 
building, is well lighted by seven windows, and has benches for 
microscopical work along the north-east side, and for chemical 
and physical work and the bacteriology of soils on the south- 
west. A balance room and a dark room are also provided, 
together with an instrument room and a shed for general 
storage. 
Contributors will be glad to know that in construction, 
comfort and general convenience the Laboratory leaves 
nothing to be desired. All who work on The Point greatly 
appreciate the facilities which the generosity of the donors has 
thus made available. 
