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| | caption = The Hicks Building, viewed from Western Bank, showing the red-brick main building, and the smaller |
| caption = The Hicks Building, viewed from Western Bank, showing the red-brick main building, and the smaller extension. | ||
| | building_type = Education | | building_type = Education | ||
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| | completion_date = 1950s | | completion_date = 1950s | ||
| | demolition_date = | | demolition_date = | ||
| | height = 40 |
| height = 40 m | ||
| | floor_count = 9 | | floor_count = 9 (plus 1 basement level) | ||
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| The '''Hicks Building''' is a building in the city of ], ], ], part of the ]. It is named in honour after ]. It was completed in 1962 with an additional lower section joined by a bridge constructed immediately afterwards.<ref name=Scholars185>{{cite book |last=Mathers |first=Helen |date=2005 |title=Steel City Scholars |location=London |publisher=James & James |page=185 |isbn=1904022014 }}</ref> but was ] in 2005.<ref name=CPMG>{{cite web |url=http://www.cpmg-architects.com/architecture/conserv/hicksbuilding.html|title=The Hicks Building, University of Sheffield |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=] Ltd |access-date=20 July 2017 }} | |||
| The '''Hicks Building''' is a building in the city of ], ], part of the ]. | |||
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| The building houses the departments of ] |
The building houses the departments of ] and ], the ] and ] Workshop (formally known as the Central Mechanical Workshops) and the School of ] and ], which comprises the departments of ] and ], ] and ]. | ||
| ⚫ | It is in three sections: a taller building, with a roof height of around {{Convert|40|m|ft}}, clad in red-]; a shorter, fully linked section which is only around {{Convert|12|m|ft}} tall, clad in blue ] and ]; and a section facing the University ], around {{Convert|15|m|ft}} tall, clad in blue, following a re-paint in 2010. | ||
| ⚫ | ==References== | ||
| ⚫ | It is in three sections: a taller building, with a roof height of around 40 |
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| The building has long been one of the city's ]{{Fact|date=June 2007}}, and has dominated the site to the south of Western Bank<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=swx4qwgw8jcy&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=7715320&encType=1|title=Bird's-eye view}}</ref> (the ], Sheffield's tallest building, is on the northern side, though closer to Bolsover Street) until the completion of the shorter, copper-clad ], adjacent to ]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:01, 6 August 2024
Education in Sheffield, South Yorkshire
| Hicks Building | |
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 The Hicks Building, viewed from Western Bank, showing the red-brick main building, and the smaller extension. | |
| General information | |
| Type | Education |
| Location | Sheffield, South Yorkshire |
| Completed | 1950s |
| Height | 40 m |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 9 (plus 1 basement level) |
The Hicks Building is a building in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, part of the University of Sheffield. It is named in honour after William Mitchinson Hicks. It was completed in 1962 with an additional lower section joined by a bridge constructed immediately afterwards. but was reclad in 2005.
The building houses the departments of Physics and Astronomy, the Chemistry and Physics Workshop (formally known as the Central Mechanical Workshops) and the School of Mathematics and Statistics, which comprises the departments of Probability and Statistics, Applied Mathematics and Pure Mathematics. It is in three sections: a taller building, with a roof height of around 40 metres (130 ft), clad in red-brick; a shorter, fully linked section which is only around 12 metres (39 ft) tall, clad in blue tiles and glass; and a section facing the University Concourse, around 15 metres (49 ft) tall, clad in blue, following a re-paint in 2010.
References
- Mathers, Helen (2005). Steel City Scholars. London: James & James. p. 185. ISBN 1904022014.
- "The Hicks Building, University of Sheffield". CPMG Architects Ltd. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
External links
- University of Sheffield
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield
- Chemistry and Physics Workshop, University of Sheffield
- School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Sheffield Archived 24 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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