Fry Building

Fry Building
Location Bristol, England
Coordinates 51°27′25″N 2°36′14″W / 51.4569°N 2.6038°W / 51.4569; -2.6038Coordinates: 51°27′25″N 2°36′14″W / 51.4569°N 2.6038°W / 51.4569; -2.6038
Architect George Oatley
Owner University of Bristol
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name: University of Bristol, Department of Chemistry
Designated 4 March 1977[1]
Reference no. 1220433
Location of Fry Building in Bristol

The Fry Building of the University of Bristol is a Grade II listed building built in 1909 by Sir George Oatley.[1]

On 6 January 2018, while building work was underway, the building caught fire.

History

The building is named for the Fry family who donated land and funds to the university.[2] The Fry family was prominent in England, especially Bristol, in the Society of Friends, and in the confectionery business in the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries. They intermarried with many of the other prominent Quaker families and were involved in business and social and philanthropic causes.

The building was used for the School of Biological Sciences until 2014.[3]

On 6 January 2018, while £33 million building work was underway to convert it into a new mathematics department,[4][5][2] the building caught fire.[6][7][8] Avon Fire and Rescue Service responded with a turntable ladder and multiple fire engines.[9] A helicopter was used to illuminate the area.[3]

The cause of fire was investigated and labelled accidental by the fire and rescue service.[10]

Architecture

The L-shaped building is of pennant stone with limestone dressings and slate roof.[1] The exterior is "architecturally ornate".[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "University of Bristol, Department of Chemistry". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Work to create £33 million mathematics building gets underway". University of Bristol. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Bristol fire: crews tackle blaze near university's Wills Memorial Building". Telegraph. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "The Fry building - the new home of The School of Mathematics". University of Bristol. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "University of Bristol: Fry Building". WilkinsonEyre. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Bristol University fire: Live updates as Fry building undergoing major refurb goes up in flames with smoke seen across city". Bristol Post. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Bristol University fire: Crews tackle campus blaze". BBC. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  8. ↑ Roberts, Rachel (6 January 2018). "Bristol University fire: Crews tackle blaze at Grade II listed Fry Building". Independent. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Crews tackle fire at University of Bristol building". Avon Fire & Rescue. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Bristol University fire accidental, investigation finds". BBC. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Heritage". School of Mathematics. University of Bristol. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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