New Library Facility, St. Hilda's College, Oxford

Oxford Archaeology (OA) was commissioned to carry out a historic building photographic
record of the east boundary wall in front of the library. This wall was built as the east boundary
to Cowley House, on the site of earlier tenement frontages. It is constructed of limestone ashlar
blocks on the east side, and red brick on the west side. The library wall was identified as having
historic potential, due to its location. The wall is going to be taken down and rebuilt as part of the
new library extension works. Photographs of both sides of the wall were required to create an
archive showing its current position and condition and to aid the rebuilding work after the library
extension is complete.